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THE MANAGEMENT TEAM<br />

PAGE 3<br />

TODAY’s LINE UPS<br />

CENTRE PAGES<br />

Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 1<br />

MATCHDAY<br />

Saturday <strong>12</strong>th January <strong>2<strong>01</strong>3</strong><br />

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Afternoon everyone and welcome back to<br />

The Rec for <strong>2<strong>01</strong>3</strong>!<br />

We have made progress since the last home<br />

match against Langford, and have notched up useful<br />

away wins at both Watchet Town and Ilminster<br />

Town, which have elavated us to 4 th position.<br />

Having said at the start of the season that<br />

we would like to be in touch with the leaders at the<br />

turn of the year, and to then push on, and lo and<br />

behold that’s exactly where we are.<br />

The hard work starts now if we are to<br />

progress further, but everyone in the squad has<br />

proved that individually and as a team we are<br />

certainly capable, and having now seemed to have<br />

overcome the inconsistencies which had held us<br />

back for the past two seasons, we can look forward<br />

to an exciting New Year.<br />

Newy and I, along with the players, would<br />

really like to thank the travelling supporters who<br />

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wishes to travel we are confident we can find seats<br />

for you, particularly with plenty of away games<br />

coming up - it makes all the difference to the<br />

lads..Please contact the chairman if you want to<br />

find out more.<br />

We welcome Street Reserves to the Rec this<br />

afternoon, who have had a momentary blip in what<br />

they will I’m sure be looking upon as a largely<br />

successful first half to the season. In recent weeks<br />

however they have let in quite a few goals, and we<br />

have managed to nudge ahead of them in the table<br />

for the first time this season..<br />

They are sure to be smarting from last<br />

weeks’ 4-0 defeat at Watchet, so we will need to<br />

be on top form to claim all three points today.<br />

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Good afternoon<br />

to you all as we welcome<br />

Street Reserves to The<br />

Rec for our first home match of <strong>2<strong>01</strong>3</strong>.<br />

It was great to see the blues win<br />

the local derby at Watchet on Boxing Day,<br />

when a fiesty game was eventually settled<br />

by a Stefan Phillips penalty <strong>12</strong> minutes from<br />

the end. A large party of 60-70 travelling<br />

Minehead supporters helped swell the gate<br />

to an estimated 180, which was obviously<br />

hampered by a storm starting less than an<br />

hour before kick off. But well done to the<br />

lads for overcoming the pitch, opposition<br />

and dare I say the officials, to win the game<br />

despite having two sent off before half time.<br />

Promotion out of the County<br />

League and into the Toolstation Western<br />

League is a long process whereby any clubs<br />

wishing to go up have to apply to the FA<br />

before 31 st December 2<strong>01</strong>2. Strict ground<br />

grading criteria is involved, which this year<br />

is being completed by the full FA themselves<br />

and NOT by the relevant leagues. We have<br />

a few things to do facilities wise, some<br />

difficult some straight forward, but the most<br />

important issues now lie firmly in the hands<br />

of our landlords Minehead Town Council<br />

and include a long term lease on the ground,<br />

Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 4<br />

(Rants no longer being allowed)<br />

which still did not go through the “final”<br />

meeting earlier in December and has been<br />

puck back for further discussion in January.<br />

Supporters will be pleased to know that we<br />

have applied to the FA in the hope that our<br />

ground grading can be delayed until nearer<br />

to the 31 st March deadline. Only one team<br />

from each division will be considered for<br />

promotion, which will effectively be the<br />

highest placed club who has applied,<br />

providing they finish within the top five. To<br />

our knowledge, the only other club to apply<br />

this season is Ashton & Backwell United, so<br />

we will need to finish above them to be<br />

considered. Unfortunately we have already<br />

lost to them twice this season, and<br />

therefore no longer have an opportunity to<br />

take points off of them. We also have far<br />

more away games remaining than we do<br />

home, but the way the side has played on<br />

many occasions this season should give us<br />

a fighting chance.<br />

All that remains for me to say is<br />

from everyone at the club, and in particular<br />

the players, is to thank all of you most<br />

sincerely for your support thoughout 2<strong>01</strong>2<br />

and we look forward to a hopefully<br />

prosperous <strong>2<strong>01</strong>3</strong> at Irnham Road.<br />

Let’s get this party started!<br />

MAFC SUPPORT THE RESPECT CAMPAIGN


Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 5<br />

The Gerry Hatrick Man of the<br />

Match Trophy, is awarded to the Minehead<br />

player whose performance most catches<br />

the eye at each home match. Adjudicated<br />

by the mysterious Gerry Hatrick (pronounced “geriatric”), the player winning<br />

the accolade on the most occasions will be presented with the prestigious<br />

Gerry Hatrick trophy at the end of the season. The Star Ratings, give a more<br />

detailed insight into each player’s individual form fluctuations throughout the<br />

length of the season, but should be largely taken as a bit of fun.<br />

9<br />

<strong>12</strong>/<strong>12</strong> Total Games Av'ge Wins<br />

Stefan Phillips 9 69 10 6.9 3<br />

Luke Freeman 7 63 9 7 2<br />

Damion Redman 7 73 11 6.64 2<br />

Jack Groves-Furse 28 4 7 1<br />

Mike Graddon 20 3 6.67 1<br />

Paul Smyth 7 79 <strong>12</strong> 6.58 1<br />

Aaron Deeks 72 11 6.55 1<br />

Mike Mullen 7 83 13 6.38 1<br />

Chris Yeates 7 51 8 6.38 1<br />

Sam Hutchings 8 1 8<br />

Guy Burns 8 8 1 8<br />

Lee Smyth 7 7 1 7<br />

Matt Cracknell 7 60 9 6.67<br />

Luke Webber 59 9 6.56<br />

Chris Meredith 7 65 10 6.5<br />

Chris Newbold 7 77 <strong>12</strong> 6.42<br />

Martyn Phillips 36 6 6<br />

Wes Pooley 18 3 6<br />

Kyran Wilkins <strong>12</strong> 2 6<br />

Rob Gurnett <strong>12</strong> 2 6<br />

Luke Bloys 40 7 5.71<br />

Zac Ryder 5 1 5


Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 6<br />

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towards our funds, and this year we are very glad to provide<br />

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Saturday 15th December 2<strong>01</strong>2<br />

Though Minehead took the match to their<br />

hosts, a golden chance to elevate themselves fur-<br />

ther up the league table was essentially lost at 5 th<br />

placed Ashton & Backwell on Saturday, when<br />

Minehead’s forwards repeatedly drew blanks.<br />

In another entertaining game in which for<br />

long periods Minehead outplayed their hosts, the<br />

blues should have fired themselves into a two goal<br />

lead in the first ten minutes but firstly, with just 2<br />

minutes on the clock Guy Burns threaded the ball<br />

through to Luke Freeman who beat his defender<br />

but slotted his angled shot from 10 yards out a<br />

foot wide of the far post. Eight minutes later from<br />

a short corner, Mike Mullen floated a perfect cross<br />

over the last defender to Freeman whose first time<br />

side-footed volley from the same position as earlier<br />

again ended up inches wide of the goal frame.<br />

Guy Burns’ trickery was causing the home<br />

defence all sorts of problems and on 18 minutes<br />

after the striker had been felled on the edge of the<br />

box, makeshift defender Lee Smyth smashed the<br />

free kick goalwards, bringing a superb save out of<br />

Gary Clarke in the home goal, who tipped the ball<br />

around the post for a corner.<br />

A good run from Damion Redman resulted<br />

in his cut back cross for Chris Yeates, but the industrious<br />

midfielder’s shot from the edge of the box<br />

went inches wide Next the agile Clarke parried<br />

away Guy Burns’ right food shot for another corner,<br />

but against the run of play a dubiously awarded<br />

free kick on the edge of the box found it’s way<br />

through to Lee Delaney who beat Minehead’s 16<br />

year old keeper Kyran Wilkins from 6 yards out.<br />

The second half started with Minehead<br />

playing up the slope, and again they took the game<br />

to their hosts, and straight after the restart Chris<br />

Yeates met Lee Smyth’s cross but as he proved<br />

during the first half, keeper Gary Clarke was proving<br />

a tough figure to beat. On the hour another<br />

foul on Guy Burns saw a free kick in a dangerous<br />

position curled just over by Lee Smyth.<br />

Minehead were not always having things<br />

completely their own way, and with an incisive<br />

move showing why they seem permanently in the<br />

top quarter of the table the Lee Delaney almost<br />

Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 7<br />

ASHTON & BACKWELL UNITED (1)1 MINEHEAD (0) 0<br />

doubled his tally but shot wide when well placed.<br />

In another attack the ball travelled across the<br />

blues six yard box with no striker able to deflect<br />

the ball goalwards and shortly afterwards a clever<br />

lob from Delany bounced off the top of the crossbar.<br />

But it was Minehead who did by far the<br />

most pressing and after bringing on Aaron Deeks,<br />

Jack Groves-Furse and Martyn Phillips it looked<br />

increasingly possible that all three points could<br />

still be won. Another free kick from Lee Smyth<br />

went over the bar, and after cutting in from the<br />

left Jack Groves-Furse’s shot from eight yards was<br />

parried away for a corner by Clarke.<br />

Luke Webber then burst passed two defenders<br />

and after his run had taken him to eight<br />

yards out his shot at goal was too weak and<br />

straight at Clarke. Shortly afterwards, with the<br />

blues attack becoming desperate, comments<br />

made to the referee by Webber were strong<br />

enough to earn him a yellow card.<br />

In the closing minutes with Minehead<br />

seemingly camped in the home half, another<br />

breakaway from the hosts resulted in a desperate<br />

challenge from Lee Smyth upending a marauding<br />

striker, earning the defender a yellow card which<br />

was also shown to Martyn Phillips for his over<br />

zealous remonstrating that the challenge was two<br />

yards outside of the penalty area.<br />

The eventual penalty kick, taken by Delaney,<br />

was expertly saved by Wilkins in the Minehead<br />

goal, but there was not enough time to<br />

mount another attack and the points stayed with<br />

the home side.<br />

Minehead’s strike force will be ruing the<br />

chances spurned over the last two highly important<br />

games, in which their play would ordinarily<br />

have been enough to have claimed all six points<br />

and pushed them up into the top three. However<br />

they remain in sixth position and gladly there are<br />

many more points to be played for in the next 20<br />

plus weeks of the season.<br />

Minehead: K Wilkins, C Newbold, L Smyth., M<br />

Mullen, P Smyth, C Yeates, S Phillips, L Freeman, L<br />

Webber, G Burns, D Redman<br />

Subs: A Deeks (8,70), M Phillips (10,72), J Groves-<br />

Furse (11,72)


Wednesday 26th December 2<strong>01</strong>2<br />

Minehead’s refusal to roll over to Watchet,<br />

even with two players sent off after 40 minutes,<br />

saw them take all three points from this<br />

explosive local derby, with a Stefan Phillips penalty<br />

<strong>12</strong> minutes from time separating the two<br />

teams.<br />

Minehead should have taken the lead in<br />

the first minute, when captain Mike Mullen misskicked<br />

from 6 yards out in a crowded goalmouth.<br />

A long throw caused Minehead problems shortly<br />

afterwards but after blocking a few shots the ball<br />

was eventually cleared.<br />

Then Minehead drew first blood, when a<br />

sweeping incisive move from deep in their own<br />

half exposed Watchet. Matt Cracknell found Lee<br />

Smyth who in turn released Luke Webber on the<br />

left flank and his inch perfect cross was buried<br />

expertly by Minehead’s inform goalscorer Guy<br />

Burns, to put the visitors one up with 19 minutes<br />

played.<br />

With tackles getting stronger and more<br />

reckless by the minute the referee lost any control<br />

on the match that he may have initially had<br />

and Watchet got back into the match on 35 minutes.<br />

Minehead captain Mike Mullen was booked<br />

for remonstrating about the referee’s failure to<br />

spot repeated breaches of the laws, and from the<br />

indirect free kick well inside the penalty box, the<br />

ball was passed sideways to Lee Nunn who fired<br />

home strongly from 10 yards, whilst the Minehead<br />

keeper was unable to attempt a save having<br />

been blocked out of the action by a home player.<br />

Minehead’s tempers now regrettably<br />

snapped, and within a few minutes a high challenge<br />

by Chris Yeates which felled two Watchet<br />

players, ignited a 20 man mass brawl on the<br />

touchline in front of the majority of the large<br />

crowd. Fortunately a punch did not appear to be<br />

thrown by either team, though with so much<br />

going on one could easily have been missed.<br />

When sensibility returned some minutes later<br />

both Chris Yeates and Minehead substitute Martyn<br />

Phillips had both been sent off.<br />

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WATCHET TOWN (1) 1 MINEHEAD (1)2<br />

Fortunately half time soon came and the<br />

10 minute break seemed to calm things down,<br />

and the second half became a dour struggle with<br />

neither side seeming capable of getting the ball<br />

out onto the wings where the heavy conditions<br />

were less restrictive. Minehead’s defence, in<br />

particular central defenders Mike Mullen and<br />

Paul Smyth stood firm. Tayler Maddock was restricted<br />

to long shots, of varying quality, and Tom<br />

Sparks only broke clear once but the opening<br />

came to nothing.<br />

The final twist of the dice came a few<br />

minutes after Minehead brought on their second<br />

substitute Aaron Deeks, a former Watchet favourite.<br />

Having been put through by a fine Damion<br />

Redman pass, Deeks pushed the ball passed<br />

the keeper, only to be unceremoniously brought<br />

down by Adam Bishop, whose momentum<br />

caused the collision. Being the last player, a red<br />

card was likely, but a yellow was shown allowing<br />

Bishop to remain on the pitch for the penalty<br />

kick. However blues top scorer Stefan Phillips<br />

confidently slotted home to give Minehead their<br />

first victory over the red and blacks since August<br />

2<strong>01</strong>0.<br />

It was hard to tell how many players had<br />

been booked, as the referee only appeared to<br />

show cards twice through the whole of the<br />

match, however to add to the two sent off Minehead<br />

are likely to have had four other players<br />

booked, with Watchet’s players faring somewhat<br />

better. Had a stronger referee been officiating<br />

things may have been quite different. Whilst you<br />

cannot condone players’ tempers, this was a<br />

feisty local derby and it was always going to need<br />

a strong referee.<br />

Minehead: K Wilkins, C Newbold, M Cracknell.,<br />

M Mullen, P Smyth, C Yeates, S Phillips, L Freeman,<br />

L Smyth, G Burns, L Webber<br />

Subs: A Deeks (10,75), D Redman (8,67) M Phillips<br />

(Not Used), R Gurnett (3,80)<br />

Att: 180 (Estimated)


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Minehead moved into the top four with<br />

this workmanlike win<br />

over Ilminster Town on<br />

Saturday, with both<br />

goals and a missed<br />

penalty coming in the<br />

last <strong>12</strong> minutes of the<br />

match.<br />

On a heavy<br />

pitch both sides did<br />

well to play the<br />

amounts of<br />

constructive football<br />

that they did, but it was<br />

Minehead who looked<br />

likeliest to score during a first half<br />

when they created considerably<br />

more goalscoring opportunities.<br />

However much like the match at<br />

Minehead in December, anything<br />

that was on target was dealt with<br />

admirably by Wayne Lewis in the<br />

home goal, including a fine diving<br />

save from a Deeks piledriver.<br />

The first close call for the<br />

Ilminster rearguard was a perfect<br />

corner by Lee Smyth which Matt<br />

Cracknell met at pace but his firm<br />

header went inches over the bar<br />

from 6 yards. Two minutes later<br />

after a flowing move on the left a<br />

through ball found Guy Burns on<br />

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ILMINSTER TOWN (0) 0 MINEHEAD (0)2<br />

the right but his left footed effort curled just over<br />

the bar. A stong run<br />

from Deeks who cut in<br />

from the left touchline<br />

saw him beat two<br />

defenders but his crisp<br />

shot from an angle<br />

also went wide.<br />

A four man<br />

move again carved<br />

through the Ilminster<br />

defence but having<br />

beaten a defender<br />

Guy Burns shot wide.<br />

Then another run with<br />

the ball seemingly tied to his<br />

boots enabled Aaron Deeks to<br />

create a shooting opportunity,<br />

but his shot from just inside<br />

the box that was destined for<br />

the top corner was brilliantly<br />

saved at full length by Lewis.<br />

Ten miuntes before the break<br />

Luke Webber beat a defender<br />

and showed another a clean<br />

pair of heels and though his<br />

shot beat Lewis’ dive it too<br />

went the wrong side of the<br />

post with a desperate attempt<br />

by Lee Smyth to divert it inside<br />

the post being a split second<br />

too late.<br />

Photos courtesy of Clara Lawrie - About My Area


The second half saw Minehead needing<br />

to defend far more than the first, with play<br />

territorially becoming more even, but the blues<br />

still managed to create serious chances. A Lee<br />

Smyth centre evaded both Mike Mullen and Chris<br />

Yeates by inches at the far post, and a superb<br />

turn by Aaron Deeks inside the box created an<br />

opening for Lee Smyth but his effort also went<br />

just wide.<br />

Making two substitutions in the 70 th<br />

minute Minehead continued to take the game<br />

to their hosts, with strikers Martyn Phillips and<br />

Luke Freeman replacing Guy Burns and Chris<br />

Yeates, and after Matt Crackenll had been hashly<br />

booked for a trip,<br />

the blues finally got<br />

the break through<br />

with <strong>12</strong> minutes<br />

remaining when<br />

Luke Freeman had<br />

been fouled on the<br />

edge of box and Lee<br />

Smyth’s awkward<br />

curling free kick<br />

from an angle<br />

evaded everybody<br />

and crept in at the<br />

far post.<br />

A slick 1-2<br />

between Lee Smyth and Martyn Phillips gave<br />

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ILMINSTER TOWN (0) 0 MINEHEAD (0)2 (contd)<br />

Smyth another shooting opportunity but again<br />

Lewis was good enough in the Ilminster goal to<br />

push it around<br />

the post for a<br />

corner, then a<br />

hand off by<br />

Jonathan Manley<br />

which felled<br />

Aaron Deeks<br />

resulted in the<br />

defender’s<br />

second yellow<br />

card and a<br />

penalty for the<br />

blues. Top scorer<br />

Stefan Phillips<br />

put his spot kick<br />

wide of the goalframe, but the away side were<br />

Photos courtesy of The Somerset County Gazette<br />

now well in control and in the 90 th minute<br />

a powerful close range shot from Deeks<br />

cannoned off Lewis’ body but fell kindly to<br />

Martyn Phillips who finished the scoring<br />

from a few yards out.<br />

Minehead: K Wilkins, R Gurnett, M<br />

Cracknell., M Mullen, P Smyth, C Yeates, S<br />

Phillips, L Webber, L Smyth, A Deeks, G<br />

Burns<br />

Subs:M Phillips (6,70) L Freeman<br />

(11,70)


Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 13


RECENT RESULTS<br />

TUESDAY 4th DECEMBER<br />

ODD DOWN RESERVES 1-4 STREET RESERVES<br />

SATURDAY 8th DECEMBER<br />

BERROW 3-1 WATCHET TOWN<br />

ILMINSTER TOWN 2-4 NAILSEA TOWN<br />

LANGFORD ROVERS 2000 2-4 BISHOPS LYDEARD<br />

NAILSEA UNITED 2-2 BRIDGWATER TOWN RES<br />

ST GEORGE EASTON in G 1-3 CUTTERS FRIDAY<br />

STREET RESERVES 3-5 SHIREHAMPTON<br />

WESTON ST JOHNS 1-2 MINEHEAD<br />

WEDNEESDAY <strong>12</strong>th DECEMBER<br />

MINEHEAD 2-2 LANGFORD ROVERS 2000<br />

SATURDAY 15th DECEMBER<br />

ASHTON & BACKWELL UTD 1-0 MINEHEAD<br />

BERROW 2-0 CUTTERS FRIDAY<br />

NAILSEA TOWN 6-2 ST GEORGE EASTON in G<br />

NAILSEA UNITED 4-1 STREET RESERVES<br />

ODD DOWN RESERVES 7-1 LANGFORD ROVERS 2000<br />

STOCKWOOD GREEN 0-2 WATCHET TOWN<br />

WEDNESDAY 26th DECEMBER (BOXING DAY)<br />

WATCHET TOWN 1-2 MINEHEAD<br />

SATURDAY 5th JANUARY<br />

BISHOPS LYDEARD 3-1 ST GEORGE EASTON in G<br />

CUTTERS FRIDAY 1-3 BERROW<br />

ILMINSTER TOWN 0-2 MINEHEAD<br />

LANGFORD ROVERS 2000 3-3 CLEVEDON UNITED<br />

NAILSEA TOWN 0-2 ASHTON & BACKWELL UTD<br />

SHIREHAMPTON 7-1 WESTON ST JOHNS<br />

STOCKWOOD GREEN 3-1 NAILSEA UNITED<br />

WATCHET TOWN 4-0 STREET RESERVES<br />

Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 14<br />

Table up to and inc 05/<strong>01</strong>/13 HOME<br />

P W D L F<br />

1 Berrow 17 7 1 2 22<br />

2 Cutters Friday 17 5 1 2 23<br />

3 Ashton and Backwell Utd 15 5 1 2 16<br />

4 Minehead 16 3 4 2 16<br />

5 Nailsea United 15 5 1 0 22<br />

6 Street Res 14 3 0 3 <strong>12</strong><br />

7 Shirehampton 13 2 2 1 15<br />

8 Odd Down Res 16 4 0 4 14<br />

9 Nailsea Town 14 4 0 3 14<br />

10 Langford Rovers 2000 13 5 1 3 31<br />

11 Ilminster Town 16 1 4 3 13<br />

<strong>12</strong> Bishops Lydeard 13 3 2 2 19<br />

13 Watchet Town 15 3 2 2 <strong>12</strong><br />

14 Weston St Johns 17 3 2 2 17<br />

15 Stockwood Green <strong>12</strong> 2 1 5 9<br />

16 Bridgwater Town Res 15 2 1 2 7<br />

17 Clevedon United 10 1 0 4 9<br />

18 St George Easton in G 16 1 0 8 13<br />

Name<br />

LEADING GO<br />

Club<br />

1 Alexis Piper Bishops L<br />

2 Scott Bamford Shireham<br />

3 Ryan Bending Cutters F<br />

4 Michael Purnell Nailsea T<br />

5 Aaron Blakemore Langford<br />

6 Kenzie Farnham Bridgwat<br />

7 James Lee Nailsea U<br />

8 Nathan Rendell Ashton a<br />

9 Adam Bell St George<br />

10 Adam Crooks Ashton a<br />

11 Connor Watts Berrow<br />

<strong>12</strong> Luke Desave Bishops L<br />

13 Matthew Long Nailsea U<br />

14 Lee Delaney Ashton a<br />

15 Ryan Havard Langford


AWAY OVERALL<br />

A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts<br />

11 6 0 1 <strong>12</strong> 4 13 1 3 34 15 19 40<br />

17 5 0 4 14 14 10 1 6 37 31 6 31<br />

14 4 2 1 19 10 9 3 3 35 24 11 30<br />

8 5 0 2 10 7 8 4 4 26 15 11 28<br />

9 3 2 4 16 16 8 3 4 38 25 13 27<br />

10 5 1 2 19 17 8 1 5 31 27 4 25<br />

9 4 3 1 25 21 6 5 2 40 30 10 23<br />

13 3 1 4 9 15 7 1 8 23 28 ‐5 22<br />

13 3 0 4 15 15 7 0 7 29 28 1 21<br />

23 0 3 1 10 16 5 4 4 41 39 2 19<br />

17 4 0 4 11 14 5 4 7 24 31 ‐7 19<br />

17 2 1 3 14 17 5 3 5 33 34 ‐1 18<br />

5 1 1 6 9 14 4 3 8 21 19 2 15<br />

10 1 1 8 14 37 4 3 10 31 47 ‐16 15<br />

<strong>12</strong> 2 0 2 8 10 4 1 7 17 22 ‐5 13<br />

6 1 4 5 <strong>12</strong> 19 3 5 7 19 25 ‐6 13 *<br />

13 1 1 3 8 14 2 1 7 17 27 ‐10 7<br />

29 0 3 4 11 24 1 3 <strong>12</strong> 24 53 ‐29 6<br />

ALSCORERS<br />

Gls Apps<br />

ydeard 19 14<br />

pton 18 11<br />

riday 14 13<br />

own 11 14<br />

Rovers 2000 10 11<br />

er Town Res 10 16<br />

nited 10 16<br />

nd Backwell United 10 14<br />

Easton in Gordano 9 16<br />

nd Backwell United 9 14<br />

9 16<br />

ydeard 8 10<br />

nited 8 15<br />

nd Backwell United 7 16<br />

Rovers 2000 7 13<br />

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FORTHCOMING FIXTURES<br />

SATURDAY <strong>12</strong>th JANUARY<br />

ASHTON & BACKWELL UTD v CLEVEDON UNITED<br />

BRIDGWATER TOWN RES v BISHOPS LYDEARD<br />

MINEHEAD v STREET RESERVES<br />

NAILSEA TOWN v SHIREHAMPTON<br />

NAILSEA UNITED v CUTTERS FRIDAY<br />

ODD DOWN RESERVES v ST GEORGE EASTON in G<br />

WATCHET TOWN v BERROW<br />

WESTON ST JOHNS v STOCKWOOD GREEN<br />

SATURDAY 19th JANUARY<br />

BISHOPS LYDEARD v MINEHEAD<br />

BRIDGWATER TOWN RES v ODD DOWN RESERVES<br />

CLEVEDON UNITED v SHIREHAMPTON<br />

CUTTERS FRIDAY v ASHTON & BACKWELL UTD<br />

LANGFORD ROVERS 2000 v WESTON ST JOHNS<br />

ST GEORGE EASTON in G v NAILSEA TOWN<br />

STREET RESERVES v STOCKWOOD GREEN<br />

WATCHET TOWN v ILMINSTER TOWN<br />

SATURDAY 26th JANUARY<br />

ASHTON & BACKWELL RES v BISHOPS LYDEARD<br />

BERROW v SHIREHAMPTON<br />

CLEVEDON UNITED v ST GEORGE EASTON in G<br />

CUTTERS FRIDAY v LANGFORD ROVERS 2000<br />

NAILSEA TOWN v BRIDGWATER TOWN RES<br />

NAILSEA UNITED v MINEHEAD<br />

WATCHET TOWN v STOCKWOOD GREEN


Player<br />

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CAN YOU HELP BY DISPLAYING OUR MONTHLY POSTERS?<br />

We are currently looking for<br />

additional shops, cafes, pubs,<br />

clubs and public notice boards<br />

throughout Minehead and<br />

West Somerset, who are<br />

happy to display our posters.<br />

MINEHEAD AFC - STATISTICS 2<strong>01</strong>2-13<br />

2<strong>01</strong>2/13 2<strong>01</strong>1/<strong>12</strong><br />

Full<br />

Apps Sub Gls<br />

Full<br />

Apps Sub Gls<br />

Full<br />

Apps Sub Gls<br />

Complete Minehead Career<br />

Full Debut<br />

Against<br />

Date<br />

Mike Mullen 21 0 0 29 1 0 185 11 6 29/08/2007 Clevedon United<br />

Paul Smyth 19 0 0 27 1 4 62 5 5 21/11/2009 Almondsbury UWE<br />

Stefan Phillips 18 0 8 28 0 7 142 13 27 27/08/2005 Saltash United<br />

Chris Newbold 18 0 1 31 0 2 88 0 4 14/08/2<strong>01</strong>0 Watchet Town<br />

Damion Redman 16 3 2 0 0 0 16 3 2 25/08/2<strong>01</strong>2 St George Easton in Gordano<br />

Aaron Deeks 15 6 6 0 0 0 44 6 17 28/03/2006 Shepton Mallet<br />

Luke Webber 15 4 5 0 0 0 46 16 9 02/02/2008 Bradford Town<br />

Luke Freeman 15 4 3 27 3 4 71 16 22 31/10/2009 Almondsbury UWE<br />

Matt Cracknell 15 1 2 9 5 1 73 14 9 08/08/2009 Keynsham Town<br />

Chris Meredith 15 1 0 19 0 0 <strong>12</strong>5 4 0 10/09/2002 Ilfracombe Town<br />

Chris Yeates 13 2 0 21 0 4 185 28 <strong>12</strong> 25/03/2006 Cadbury Heath<br />

Martyn Phillips 10 10 4 3 1 6 24 37 14 14/04/2007 Biddestone<br />

Luke Bloys 10 4 3 13 5 5 43 17 11 21/08/2<strong>01</strong>0 Winscombe<br />

Jack Groves-Furse 5 7 1 18 7 3 67 48 6 09/08/2008 Keynsham Town<br />

Kyran Wilkins 5 3 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 <strong>01</strong>/09/2<strong>01</strong>2 Odd Down Reserves<br />

Guy Burns 4 4 4 14 4 3 149 53 33 08/<strong>01</strong>/2005 Radstock Town<br />

Lee Smyth 4 0 1 8 1 5 36 8 14 27/10/2007 Shrewton United<br />

Wes Pooley 4 1 0 11 0 0 15 1 0 21/<strong>01</strong>/2<strong>01</strong>2 Cheddar<br />

Mike Graddon 4 11 0 9 2 1 13 13 1 24/03/2<strong>01</strong>2 Clevedon United<br />

Rob Gurnett 2 3 0 13 1 2 56 13 2 06/<strong>12</strong>/2008 Shrewton United<br />

Sam Hutchings 1 0 0 1 0 0 161 25 6 29/04/20<strong>01</strong> Melksham Town<br />

Will Giblett 1 0 0 0 0 0 53 33 2 <strong>12</strong>/08/2000 Bristol Manor Farm<br />

Zac Ryder 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 08/09/2<strong>01</strong>2 Ashton and Backwell United<br />

Craig Carr 0 1 0 5 7 0 136 66 25 05/11/1994 Amesbury Town<br />

Micky Burns 0 1 0 0 1 0 35 32 <strong>12</strong> 28/<strong>01</strong>/2006 Shrewton United<br />

Ross Addicott 0 3 0 14 10 0 16 21 0 22/02/2<strong>01</strong>1 Bridgwater Town Reserves<br />

Sam Tarr 0 6 0 4 1 0 4 7 0 24/03/2<strong>01</strong>2 Clevedon United<br />

Luke Howells 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0<br />

We can provide any suitable<br />

premises or businesses with<br />

clip frames to smartly present<br />

our posters in your windows or<br />

on your notice boards.<br />

Please contact Brian Walder on<br />

706850 if you are able to help.<br />

MAFC POSTERS CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM WWW.MINEHEADAFC.CO.UK<br />

FIRST XI UPCOMING MATCHES<br />

Saturday 19 th JANUARY (AWAY) v BISHOPS LYDEARD 2:00pm (SCLPD)<br />

Saturday 26 th JANUARY (AWAY) v NAILSEA UNITED 2:00pm (SCLPD)<br />

Saturday 2 nd FEBRUARY (AWAY) v STREET RESERVES 2:30pm (SCLPD)<br />

Saturday 9 th FEBRUARY (HOME) v ODD DOWN RESERVES 3:00pm (SCLPD)


Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 17<br />

BCSources<br />

Printing – colour or black and white<br />

Individual copies, short or long runs<br />

A5, A4 and A3. Booklets and greetings cards<br />

Booklets published with ISBN available<br />

John 0800 7838572 bcsources@aol.com<br />

Sylvia <strong>01</strong>643 85<strong>12</strong>69 abbadges@yahoo.co.uk<br />

Badges, fridge magnets, games and bookmarks<br />

abbadges


Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 18<br />

BUY FROM OUR LEISURE RANGE ONLINE<br />

VIEW MATCHDAY CHRONICLES BEFORE THE GAME<br />

VIEW or DOWNLOAD UPDATED FIXTURE LISTS<br />

READ THE REPORTS<br />

STUDY THE LEAGUE TABLE<br />

FOLLOW LINKS TO SPONSORS’ WEBSITES (RECOMMENDED!)<br />

LIVE TWITTER FEED DURING AWAY MATCHES (SOON)<br />

CHECK OUT THE CLUBS’ HISTORY<br />

STATS GALORE<br />

NEXT MATCH DETAILS<br />

VISIT OUR CLUB SHOP ONLINE<br />

BUY PROGRAMMES ONLINE<br />

BECOME A CLUB SPONSOR<br />

CONTENT WILL GROW AS TIME PERMITS<br />

SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW FEATURES WELCOMED<br />

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(BLUE)<br />

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H/T( )<br />

F/T ATT: <strong>12</strong>th J<br />

Guy Burns SOMERSET COUN<br />

Matt Cracknell PREMIER DI<br />

Aaron Deeks<br />

Luke Freeman<br />

Michael Graddon<br />

Jack Groves-Furse OFFICIA<br />

Mike Mullen Cap REFEREE:KEIRON SALM<br />

Chris Newbold ASS: (TBA)<br />

Martyn Phillips ASS: (TBA)<br />

Stefan Phillips MINEHEAD MAN<br />

Damion Redman MANAGER: ROBBIE HO<br />

Lee Smyth ASSISTANT: PAUL NEW<br />

Paul Smyth VISITOR’S MAN<br />

Luke Webber MANAGER:<br />

Kyran Wilkins COACH:<br />

Chris Yeates PHYSIO:<br />

TODAY’s MATCHDAY SPONSOR:<br />

To become a future Match Day Sponsor, please contact Brian Walder


Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 21<br />

ANUARY 2<strong>01</strong>2 F/T<br />

(Green/White)<br />

TY LEAGUE Robert Ashdown<br />

VISION Lee Begg<br />

Brendon Davies<br />

Samuel Ford<br />

Matthew Haines<br />

LS: Robert Hill<br />

ONS (TAUNTON) Ian Howse<br />

Dale Hunt<br />

Harry Lewis<br />

AGEMENT: Ross McErlain<br />

PKINS Craig Matthews<br />

BOLD Daniel Ruddle<br />

AGEMENT: Gavin Seaward<br />

Lee Smith<br />

TODAY’s MATCH BALL SPONSOR:<br />

ONE OF OUR MUCH TREASURED VICE PRESIDENTS<br />

To become a future Match Day Sponsor, please contact Brian Walder<br />

H/T( )


Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 22<br />

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Available @ £25 XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL<br />

V-Neck Acrylic Sweater (Navy Blue) S, M, L, XL, XXL<br />

Short Sleeved Classic Oxford Shirt (In Pale or Dark Blue)<br />

Long Sleeved Classic Oxford Shirt (In Pale or Dark Blue)<br />

Tipped Collar Polo Shirt (Royal and White)<br />

Tri Colour Polo Shirt (Royal, White & Black)<br />

S, M, L, XL, XXL<br />

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CARDIFF WATCH<br />

BRIAN DURBIN<br />

(Bristol Evening Post Saturday 29th October 76)<br />

Brian Durbin is the latest Minehead player<br />

to attract the attention of a league club. Several<br />

have been checking on in form striker Jimmy<br />

Jenkins, but this week Cardiff City made an inquiry<br />

about Durbin after seeing him play against Merthyr.<br />

They were planning to watch him again today in<br />

the FA Trophy game with Bridgwater Town .<br />

The 22 year old midfield player was signed<br />

from Taunton Town at the start of the season for<br />

£1000. He lives in Bristol and was formerly on City’s<br />

books.<br />

“I’m not surprised at Cardiff’s initerest”<br />

said Minehead’s player manager Bob Boyd. “His<br />

distribution is immaculate and he can always be<br />

relied upon to get 10 goals a season from midfield.<br />

Minehead face Geoff Hurst’s formidable<br />

Telford United side on Monday evening in a home<br />

Southern League Premier Division match. Telford<br />

go into top position if they can win at Irnham Road.<br />

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I REMEMBER WHEN........<br />

A “Down Memory Lane” feature which will run for the next 2 home<br />

programmes at least, detailing a short part of the club’s history during November<br />

and December 1976 (just over 36 years ago), which I hope will be of interest to<br />

home supporters and of course the players. Having become members of the<br />

Southern League at the start of the 1972-73 season, Minehead made steady progress in their four<br />

seasons in the higher grade, finishing 5th in 1972-73, followed by fourth in 1973-74 and narrowly<br />

missing being promoted in 1974-75 when they finished third. The 1975-76 season proved to be the<br />

most successful season in the club’s history so far when as well as being particularly successful in<br />

the FA Trophy, the blues won the Southern League Merit Cup by scoring the highest number of goals<br />

throughout the three divisions. The icing on the cake was in winning the Championship of the First<br />

Division South, gaining promotion to the highest position outside of the football league, the Southern<br />

League Premier Division.<br />

In between all this excitement, the club had an “above average” FA Cup run, much documented<br />

since. Having knocked out Bridport (away 4-2), Barnstaple Town (away 2-1) and neighbours Taunton<br />

Town (home 2-1) the blues were drawn against fierce cornish rivals Falmouth in the FA Cup 4 th<br />

Qualifying Round.<br />

The feature starts the week before the game at Falmouth’s Bickland Park, November 1976…..<br />

JENKINS TEASES<br />

TELFORD<br />

MINEHEAD 1 TELFORD UNITED 0<br />

Minehead gained their second home<br />

win in the Sourthern League’s Premier Division<br />

when they beat second-placed Telford under<br />

the Irnham Road floodlights on Monday night.<br />

Minehead were always quicker to the ball and<br />

it was not until the final 20 minutes that Telford<br />

were able to produce something like their true<br />

form.<br />

Minehead, nevertheless, deserved<br />

their narrow victory with a goal scored after 18<br />

minutes when Derek Bryant crashed the ball<br />

home from short range as he raced onto a low<br />

cross from Jim Jenkins.<br />

Indeed, Telford never really contained<br />

Jenkins who had another outstanding match<br />

and continued his form of causing havoc to<br />

defences this season. A brilliant one-handed<br />

save from Telford reserve keeper, Mick Bebb,<br />

after seven minutes play also denied Bryant of


another goal. At the other end Minehead’s John<br />

Macey also had a busy evening in goal and<br />

produced two finger tip saves to keep out headers<br />

from Jack Bentley and John Davies.<br />

Too often the quick tackling of<br />

Minehead’s midfield hustled Telford into errors<br />

which took them out of their stride as a side which<br />

seemingly needed more time to play their game.<br />

The number of times that Telford’s Bentley and<br />

World Cup star Geoff Hurst were caught off-side<br />

underlined the home team’s sharper reading of<br />

a fast match.<br />

For Telford Fred Kemp was put through<br />

by Hurst in the first half, but his shot cannoned<br />

off Macey’s body as the home keeper came off<br />

his line. Fifteen minutes from the end Telford’s<br />

second half substitute Ken Draycott missed a<br />

great chance for an equaliser when he ballooned<br />

the ball over the Minehead crossbar with only<br />

Macey to beat.<br />

With this success which took Minehead<br />

into the top half of the Southern League table it<br />

was another good all round performance with the<br />

quick-silver Jenkins again stealing the honours<br />

with his devastating change of pace. Twice in the<br />

final moments he went near to scoring from long<br />

runs.<br />

Attendance - 592<br />

SHAKY<br />

MINEHEAD<br />

HOLD ON IN CUP<br />

FALMOUTH TOWN 1 MINEHEAD 1<br />

Minehead must tighten up at the back if<br />

they are to win Monday evening’s replay and<br />

march into the first round proper for the second<br />

time in the club’s history.<br />

Their defence crumbled in the last 25<br />

minutes of Saturday’s tie and only poor finishing<br />

let them off the hook. Until Stuart Brace scored<br />

Falmouth’s spectacular equaliser in the 65th<br />

minute Bob Boyd’s defence was cool and well<br />

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Bobby Brown whose goal<br />

opened the scoring in he FA Cup<br />

4th Qual Round tie at Falmouth.<br />

organised and looked capable of holding out<br />

comfortably. Falmouth’s Joe Scott was then<br />

off target with free headers and the same<br />

player shot wide from a defence splitting<br />

through ball from Paul Horrocks. Norman<br />

Ashe and Richard Francis also found their way<br />

through a hitherto solid Minehead rearguard<br />

and suddenly goalkeeper John Macey was a<br />

busy man.<br />

The first half saw the same pattern<br />

only in reverse with Minehead’s Andy Leitch<br />

a tower of strength, causing Falmouth<br />

enormous problems in the air. Jimmy Jenkins<br />

complemented Leitch well on the ground, but<br />

both faded from the game in the second half.<br />

In midfield Bobby Brown, Brian Durbin and<br />

Micky Burns played stylishly in the first half,<br />

but they also surrendered their supremacy<br />

later.<br />

Minehead emphasised their early<br />

supremacy with a goal by captain Bobby<br />

Brown, who headed home a Derek Bryant<br />

cross after 21 minutes. The winners of<br />

Monday’s replay will play Fourth Division<br />

Swansea in the First Round Proper.


KEVIN ACKLAND<br />

BCSources<br />

MICKY BURNS<br />

A &B Pthotography<br />

ROSS ADDICOTT<br />

Dave Gaydon<br />

Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 26<br />

Photos Courtesy of Steve Guscott and Clara Lawrie<br />

LUKE BLOYS<br />

Julians<br />

CHRIS CARR CRAIG CARR<br />

Munchies Cafe<br />

TOM CLEGG MATT CRACKNELL<br />

Mike & Rosemary<br />

LUKE FREEMAN<br />

Mike & Rosemary<br />

JACK GROVES-FURSE<br />

Mike Butler<br />

WILL GIBLETT<br />

Adrian Giblett<br />

ROB GURNETT<br />

Mike Lawrie<br />

MICHAEL GRADDON<br />

John Burns<br />

GUY BURNS<br />

A & B Pthotography<br />

JOSH CHILCOTT<br />

AARON DEEKS<br />

The Bactonleigh<br />

DAVE GRANGER<br />

DAN HARRAN DAVE HARRIS<br />

Adrian Giblett


MICHAEL HODGSON ASHLEY KEAL CHRIS MEREDITH<br />

Tony Waller<br />

CHRIS NEWBOLD<br />

Bill Knowles<br />

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MARTYN PHILLIPS STEFAN PHILLIPS<br />

Roger Cornfoot<br />

MIKE MULLEN<br />

Bill Knowles<br />

WES POOLEY<br />

DAMION REDMAN SCOTT RUTTLEY SCOTT RUTTLEY<br />

ZAC RYDER PAUL SMYTH<br />

Bill Hadley<br />

LUKE WEBBER<br />

Brian Walder<br />

SAM TARR CHARLIE THOMAS<br />

KYRAN WILKINS RYAN WILKINS CHRIS YEATES<br />

Bill Hadley


This season we have produced an 8-page colour<br />

brochure, detailing the 2<strong>01</strong>2-13 Advertising and<br />

Sponsorship Opportunities available at<br />

Minehead AFC.<br />

We believe we offer options for everyone, with<br />

prices starting at just £25 for the season.<br />

If you know of a business that may be interested<br />

in a liaison with MAFC, please let us know.<br />

Further details can be found within the<br />

sponsorship section of our website<br />

www.mineheadafc.co.uk or copies of the<br />

brochure itself are available in the bar.<br />

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MINEHEAD AFC SEASON 2<strong>01</strong>1-<strong>12</strong><br />

MATCHDAY and MATCHBALL SPONSORS<br />

DATE COMP OPPONENTS MATCHDAY MATCHBALL<br />

11/08/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD SHIREHAMPTON THE PROGRAMME SHOP Rosemary Lawson & Mike Collins<br />

15/08/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD BRIDGWATER TOWN RES THE PROGRAMME SHOP<br />

25/08/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD ST GEORGE EASTON IN G<br />

<strong>01</strong>/09/<strong>12</strong> C SSC R1 ODD DOWN RESERVES Mr Tony Waller (South Harrow)<br />

08/09/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD ASHTON & BACKWELL UTD Mr Tony Waller (South Harrow)<br />

15/09/<strong>12</strong> C FAV 2Q BODMIN TOWN www.footballbookreviews.com<br />

22/09/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD WESTON ST JOHNS<br />

03/10/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD CLEVEDON UNITED Slough Town Supporters<br />

27/10/<strong>12</strong> C SCC R2 SHIREHAMPTON Slough Town Supporters<br />

10/11/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD BERROW<br />

<strong>01</strong>/<strong>12</strong>/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD ILMINSTER TOWN<br />

<strong>12</strong>/<strong>12</strong>/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD LANGFORD ROVERS 2000<br />

<strong>12</strong>/<strong>01</strong>/13 L SCLPD STREET RESERVES Mr Bill Robinson<br />

23/02/13 L SCLPD STOCKWOOD GREEN<br />

02/03/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD CUTTERS FRIDAY<br />

16/03/13 L SCLPD NAILSEA TOWN<br />

23/03/13 L SCLPD ODD DOWN RESERVES<br />

<strong>01</strong>/04/13 L SCLPD WATCHET TOWN<br />

10/04/13 L SCLPD NAILSEA UNITED<br />

20/04/13 L SCLPD BISHOPS LYDEARD


making childhood better<br />

Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 29<br />

The Children’s Society<br />

in partnership with Minehead AFC<br />

The children's society is a registered charity that works to create a society<br />

where children and young people are valued, respected and happy.<br />

We are committed to helping vulnerable, disadvantaged children in care and<br />

in society and also young runaways. We give a voice to disabled children and<br />

provide relief to young carers.<br />

The Children’s Society has opened its newest shop in Minehead, and would be<br />

grateful to receive any unwanted items you may have.<br />

All stock donations would be welcomed and we can gift-aid.<br />

Anyone interested in Volunteering, please contact the shop on <strong>01</strong>643 704525.<br />

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MINEHEAD AFC SEASON 2<strong>01</strong>2/13<br />

DATE COMP OPPONENTS ATT<br />

11/08 L SCLPD SHIREHAMPTON H 1 1 <strong>12</strong>8 Chris Meredith Chris Newbold Matt Cracknell Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Wes Pooley<br />

15/08 L SCLPD BRIDGWATER TN RES H 1 1 94 Chris Meredith Chris Newbold Matt Cracknell Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Wes Pooley<br />

18/08 L SCLPD Nailsea Town A 3 0 19 Chris Meredith Chris Yeates Matt Cracknell(1) Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Wes Pooley<br />

25/08 L SCLPD ST GEORGE EASTN in G H 1 1 90 Chris Meredith Chris Newbold Chris Yeates Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Wes Pooley<br />

<strong>01</strong>/09 C SSC R1 ODD DOWN RESERVES H 4 0 94 Kyran Wilkins Chris Newbold Matt Cracknell (1) Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Damion Redm<br />

08/09 L SCLPD ASHTON & BACKWELL H 0 2 82 Kyran Wilkins Rob Gurnett Mike Graddon Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Luke Bloys<br />

15/09 C FAV 2Q BODMIN TOWN H 0 4 84 Chris Meredith Chris Newbold Mike Graddon Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Luke Bloys<br />

22/09 L SCLPD WESTON ST JOHNS H 5 0 72 Chris Meredith Chris Newbold Mike Graddon Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Jack Furse<br />

25/09 L SCLPD Bridgwater Town Res A 0 4 72 Chris Meredith Chris Newbold Mike Graddon Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Jack Furse<br />

29/09 L SCLPD Odd Down Reserves A 1 0 31 Chris Meredith Chris Newbold Matt Cracknell Mike Mullen Will Giblett Luke Bloys<br />

03/10 L SCLPD CLEVEDON UNITED H 4 0 61 Chris Meredith Chris Newbold Matt Cracknell Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Luke Bloys (1)<br />

13/10 L SSCR2 Langford Rovers 2000 A 5 6 9 Chris Meredith Chris Newbold Matt Cracknell Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Luke Bloys<br />

27/10 C SKC R2 SHIREHAMPTON H 4 2 54 Chris Meredith Chris Newbold(1) Matt Cracknell Mike Mullen Chris Yeates Luke Bloys<br />

10/11 L SCLPD BERROW H 2 0 76 Sam Hutchings Chris Newbold Matt Cracknell Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Chris Yeates<br />

28/11 C SKC R3 Wrington Redhill A 2 1 32 Chris Meredith Chris Newbold Matt Cracknell Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Chris Yeates<br />

<strong>01</strong>/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD ILMINSTER TOWN H 1 2 44 Chris Meredith Chris Newbold Matt Cracknell Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Chris Yeates<br />

08/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD Weston St Johns A 2 1 23 Chris Meredith Chris Newbold Matt Cracknell Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Chris Yeates<br />

<strong>12</strong>/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD LANGFORD RVRS 2000 H 2 2 58 Chris Meredith Chris Newbold Matt Cracknell Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Chris Yeates<br />

15/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD Ashton and Backwell A 0 1 38 Kyran Wilkins Chris Newbold Lee Smyth Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Chris Yeates<br />

26/<strong>12</strong> L SCLPD Watchet Town A 2 1 180 Kyran Wilkins Chris Newbold Matt Cracknell Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Chris Yeates<br />

05/<strong>01</strong> L SCLPD Ilminster Town A 2 0 65 Kyran Wilkins Rob Gurnett Matt Cracknell Mike Mullen Paul Smyth Chris Yeates<br />

<strong>12</strong>/<strong>01</strong> L SCLPD STREET RESERVES H<br />

19/<strong>01</strong> L SCLPD Bishops Lydeard A<br />

26/<strong>01</strong> L SCLPD Nailsea United A<br />

02/02 L SCLPD Street Reserves A<br />

23/03 L SCLPD ODD DOWN RESERVES H<br />

16/02 L SCLPD Clevedon United A<br />

23/02 L SCLPD STOCKWOOD GREEN H<br />

02/03 L SCLPD CUTTERS FRIDAY H<br />

09/03 C SKC QF To Be Announced<br />

16/03 L SCLPD NAILSEA TOWN H<br />

23/03 L SCLPD St George Easton in G A<br />

30/03 L SCLPD Langford Rovers 2000 A<br />

<strong>01</strong>/04 L SCLPD WATCHET TOWN H<br />

06/04 L SCLPD Berrow A<br />

10/04 L SCLPD NAILSEA UNITED H<br />

13/04 L SCLPD Shirehampton A<br />

20/04 L SCLPD BISHOPS LYDEARD H<br />

27/04 L SCLPD Stockwood Green A<br />

11/05 L SCLPD Cutters Friday A<br />

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FIXTURES, RESULTS, APPEARANCES,GOALSCORERS<br />

Jack Furse Luke Bloys Luke Webber Aaron Deeks(1) Luke Freeman Yeates(7,82) M Phillips (9,78) Graddon Addicott<br />

Stefan Phillips Luke Bloys Luke Webber Aaron Deeks Luke Freeman(1) M Phillips(11,72) Graddon(8,72) Redman(9,86) Addicott<br />

Stefan Phillips(1) Luke Bloys(1) Luke Webber Aaron Deeks Luke Freeman M Phillips(11,83) Redman(9,78) Graddon(8,86) Wilkins<br />

Stefan Phillips Luke Bloys Damion Redman Aaron Deeks(1) Martyn Phillips Furse(8,84) Howells(9,88) Ryder(11,88) Tarr<br />

an Stefan Phillips Chris Yeates Martyn Phillips Aaron Deeks(2) Luke Freeman Bloys(1)(11,76) Pooley(9,80) Graddon(3,80) Tarr<br />

Chris Yeates Damion Redman Zac Ryder Aaron Deeks Luke Freeman Webber(9,62) Addicott(8,78) M Burns (11,86) Meredith<br />

Stefan Phillips Jack Furse Damion Redman Aaron Deeks Luke Freeman Webber(9,59) M Phillips(6,85) Gurnett Tarr<br />

Stefan Phillips (1) Damion Redman(1) Luke Webber(1) Martyn Phillips(2) Luke Freeman Bloys(8,70) Gurnett(5,40) Tarr<br />

Stefan Phillips Damion Redman Luke Webber Martyn Phillips Luke Freeman Bloys (6,70) Cracknell(3,60) G Burns 10,75) Deeks<br />

Stefan Phillips Damion Redman(1) Luke Webber Martyn Phillips Luke Freeman Furse(6,78) Graddon(8,78) Deeks(10,68)<br />

Jack Furse(1) Damion Redman Luke Webber Aaron Deeks Luke Freeman(1) Phillips(1)(11,70) Graddon(7,75) Cr Carr(10,76) Tarr<br />

Stefan Phillips (1) Luke Webber (3) Martyn Phillips Aaron Deeks Damion Redman Freeman(1)(10,49) Yeates(11,14) Graddon(9,72) Furse<br />

Stefan Phillips (1) Luke Freeman Luke Webber Aaron Deeks(1) Damion Redman M Phillips (8,75) Graddon(6,81) Tarr Own Goal(1)<br />

Stefan Phillips (1) Luke Webber Martyn Phillips Aaron Deeks(1) Damion Redman Freeman (9,76) Graddon(10,85) Furse (11,85)<br />

Stefan Phillips Luke Webber (1) Martyn Phillips Aaron Deeks Damion Redman Bloys Graddon(7,70) G Burns(9,23)(1) K Wilkins<br />

Stefan Phillips Luke Webber Martyn Phillips Aaron Deeks Damion Redman Graddon (10,87) G Burns (9,78) Freeman (5,82)<br />

Stefan Phillips (1) Luke Freeman Martyn Phillips Aaron Deeks Damion Redman Webber (9,68) G Burns(10,68)(1) Furse(4,68)<br />

Stefan Phillips (1) Luke Freeman Lee Smyth Guy Burns (1) Damion Redman Webber (9,70) Deeks (10,70) M Phillips Furse<br />

Stefan Phillips Luke Freeman Luke Webber Guy Burns Damion Redman Deeks (8,70) M Phillips (10,72) Furse (11,72)<br />

Stefan Phillips (1) Luke Freeman Lee Smyth Guy Burns (1) Luke Webber Deeks (10,75) Redman (8,67) M Phillips Gurnett(3,80)<br />

Stefan Phillips Luke Webber Lee Smyth (1) Aaron Deeks Guy Burns M Phillips (6,70)(1) Freeman (11,70)<br />

PRESIDENTS CLUB 2<strong>01</strong>2/13<br />

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The year 2<strong>01</strong>2 ended<br />

on a rather expected<br />

soggy note with a host of<br />

postponements on both Boxing Day and the<br />

following Saturday 29 th December.<br />

Minehead’s 2-1 win at rivals Watchet was<br />

one of the few matches surviving the<br />

weather on Boxing Day. Guy Burns gave the<br />

Blues a 19 th minute lead before former<br />

Minehead defender Lee Nunn drew Watchet<br />

level from 10 yards on 35 minutes. Minehead<br />

sealed victory in an explosive game which<br />

saw both Chris Yeates and substitute Martyn<br />

Philips sent off in the first half, when Stefan<br />

Philips slotted home from the penalty spot<br />

with just twelve minutes remaining.<br />

Bridgwater Town were left counting<br />

the cost of their home Boxing Day postponement<br />

against neighbours Taunton Town.<br />

Bridgwater secretary Roger Palmer said: “It<br />

will cost us thousands of pounds. The game<br />

has now been pencilled in for a midweek in<br />

February but we won’t get anywhere near<br />

the crowd we were expecting. Both sides<br />

have been playing well so there was more<br />

than the usual interest in the game.” This<br />

was the third successive postponement of a<br />

home game at Bridgwater through bad<br />

weather.<br />

Thankfully football resumed on New<br />

Years’ Day following the wet weather that<br />

has played havoc recently. The big Evo-Stik<br />

Southern League Division One South and<br />

West match at Wordsworth Drive between<br />

Taunton Town and Tiverton Town ended<br />

goalless in front of a decent crowd of 390.<br />

Nat Pepperell, on his debut for Taunton<br />

having rejoined from Weston-Super-Mare,<br />

came closest in the opening half-hour,<br />

forcing Chris Wright to race off his line and<br />

Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 34<br />

A West Country Round-Up provided by Tim Rawlings<br />

save. Former Tiverton striker Carl Cliff-<br />

Brown then came even closer for Taunton<br />

when he beat the offside trap and blasted an<br />

angled drive which the visitors keeper Wright<br />

tipped brilliantly onto the crossbar. Simon<br />

Ingram, Owen Irish, Craig Herrod and<br />

Pepperell all had further chances as Taunton<br />

finished the half in total control. After the<br />

interval Tiverton rallied and had efforts from<br />

Josh Searle and Owen Howe but the match<br />

petered out into a goalless draw. This was<br />

Taunton’s first point and clean sheet at<br />

Wordsworth Drive against their Devon rivals<br />

since October 1998 when Antony Lynch gave<br />

the Peacocks a 1-0 win in front of a bumper<br />

crowd of 1,065. Bridgwater Town continued<br />

their fine recent run by gaining a point in a<br />

1-1 draw at neighbours Clevedon Town. A<br />

crowd of 154 saw Aaron Robins give the<br />

home side the lead on 43 minutes but Tim<br />

Legg equalised for Bridgwater ten minutes<br />

after the interval.<br />

On the first Saturday of the New Year,<br />

action resumed in the Somerset County<br />

Premier League with Berrow strengthening<br />

their grip on top spot with an important 3-1<br />

win at second placed Cutters Friday. This<br />

result saw Berrow open up a significant nine<br />

point gap on their nearest challengers. Third<br />

placed Ashton and Backwell United stayed in<br />

touch with the leaders thanks to a 2-0 victory<br />

at mid-table Nailsea Town. Whilst Minehead<br />

enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 win at Ilminster<br />

Town courtesy of strikes from Lee Smythe<br />

and Martyn Philips, our neighbours Watchet<br />

Town did us a favour by winning 4-0 at home<br />

against high-riding Street Reserves. Goals<br />

from Jamie Milton, Chris Sully, Dominic<br />

Richards and a Tayler Maddock penalty gave<br />

Watchet a boost ahead of today’s clash at


home against league<br />

leaders Berrow. There<br />

was also a surprise<br />

defeat for Nailsea United as they<br />

went down 3-1 at lowly Stockwood Green. All<br />

of this meant that Minehead elevated up to<br />

fourth place just two points behind Ashton<br />

and Backwell United. Shirehampton enjoyed<br />

a goal glut as they thumped struggling visitors<br />

Weston St Johns 7-1. Amazingly Shirehamp-<br />

ton only had a Scott Bamford 25 th minute<br />

strike to show for their efforts before the<br />

interval. The visitors equalised on the hour<br />

through Ben Price but the floodgates opened<br />

shortly afterwards. Kyle Donovan fired in a<br />

hat-trick, together with a further effort from<br />

Bamford and a brace from substitute Rob<br />

Sage completed the rout. However, there<br />

was no joy for bottom club St George Easton<br />

in Gordano after they slipped to a 3-1 defeat<br />

at Bishops Lydeard. Second from bottom club<br />

Clevedon United gained an unexpected but<br />

welcome point in a 3-3 draw at Langford<br />

Rovers 2000. The home side went ahead<br />

after eleven minutes when Levi Marlowe<br />

headed in Ryan Havard’s free-kick. Clevedon<br />

were quick to reply ten minutes later through<br />

a Nick Lee penalty but Langford regained the<br />

lead just before the interval as Aaron<br />

Blakemore headed past keeper Sam<br />

Hemmingsley to make it 2-1. The scoring<br />

continued ten minutes after the break as<br />

Chris Greenslade beat the offside trap to<br />

equalise for Clevedon only for Ryan Havard to<br />

scramble the ball home after 75 minutes to<br />

make it 3-2 to Langford. Havard shortly<br />

afterwards received a yellow card and with<br />

time running out Clevedon snatched a<br />

dramatic point when Lee latched onto a Mark<br />

Harris flick to score.<br />

Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 35<br />

A West Country Round-Up provided by Tim Rawlings<br />

Last Saturday turned out to be a disappointing<br />

one for our local teams in the Evo-<br />

Stik Southern League Division One South and<br />

West. Fifth placed Tiverton Town picked up<br />

their fourth draw on the trot when they<br />

shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Bishops<br />

Cleeve at Ladysmead. It was substitute Jules<br />

Emati-Emati that put Tiverton ahead after the<br />

break when he let fly with a dipping shot that<br />

eluded Bishops keeper Jimmy Nortei and into<br />

the net. But the visitors did not give up and<br />

were rewarded with an equaliser through<br />

Sam Williams, who with space and time<br />

drilled past the home custodian Chris Wright.<br />

Play-off hopefuls Bridgwater Town suffered a<br />

setback as they slumped to a 3-1 home defeat<br />

against high riding Paulton Rovers. The<br />

visitors struck first when Scott Brice headed<br />

home a Ben Lacey cross after just five<br />

minutes but Bridgwater replied six minutes<br />

later through a Steve Fitzpatrick header.<br />

Paulton continued to control the first-half<br />

and were rewarded when James Billing swept<br />

a low shot into the net on 31 minutes.<br />

Bridgwater were unlucky not to equalise after<br />

Tim Legg struck the underside of the bar, but<br />

Paulton sealed the result with a crisp 25-yard<br />

strike from Dan Cleverley on 73 minutes.<br />

Taunton Town fared little better as they went<br />

down 2-1 at Cinderford Town despite taking a<br />

28 th minute lead through Craig Herrod from<br />

15 yards. The home side fought back with a<br />

41 st minute leveller when a Dale Evans effort<br />

took a wicked deflection to deceive Taunton<br />

keeper Conor Thompson. The points went<br />

Cinderford’s way when Alex Evans headed<br />

home a free-kick after 57 minutes and<br />

Taunton were unable to force an equaliser<br />

even after Matt Barnes was sent-off following<br />

a second yellow card offence.


Minehead Football Club was originally<br />

founded in 1889 and spent their early years in local<br />

competitions. They entered the Western League<br />

at the start of the 1924/25 season, but after<br />

Division 2 had diminished to just 8 clubs returned<br />

to the Somerset Senior League for 1928/29,<br />

remaining in the league until WWII. After the<br />

hostilities the club enjoyed success in firstly the<br />

North Devon Senior League, followed by the East<br />

Devon and Exeter League, returning to the<br />

Western League ranks for the 1949/50 season. The<br />

club turned semi-professional in 1950/51 under<br />

former Exeter City captain Steve Walker, and in<br />

the late fifties became one of the strongest forces<br />

in the league under the guidance of Bristol based<br />

Ron Gingell. Though they remained in the<br />

Western League for 23 seasons, in spite of being<br />

one of the most consistent teams in the league,<br />

Minehead never actually won the Western League<br />

Championship, although they finished as runnersup<br />

twice (in 66/67 and 71/72).<br />

They joined the Southern League in 1972,<br />

finishing 5th in Division One (South). The following<br />

season saw them improve slightly by finishing 4th,<br />

followed by 3rd in 74/75. In the 75/76 season the<br />

club improved yet again to carry off the league title<br />

as champions, plus winning the Southern League<br />

Merit Cup by scoring more goals than any other<br />

club in the competition (all 3 divisions). Andy<br />

Leitch lead the charge with 36 goals, (the highest<br />

tally recorded while Minehead were a Southern<br />

League side), closely followed by Jimmy Jenkins<br />

and Derek Bryant who both managed 30. The next<br />

season, the most successful in it's roller-coaster<br />

history, saw Minehead finish as runners-up to<br />

Wimbledon, as well as reaching the 2nd Round<br />

Proper of the FA Cup for the first time, when they<br />

were beaten 2-1 by Portsmouth at Fratten Park,<br />

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MINEHEAD AFC<br />

witnessed by more than 16,000 spectators. At this<br />

stage the club were considered to be amongst the<br />

top 6 non league clubs in the country, reflected by<br />

being invited to represent England in the Non<br />

League Anglo-Italian Cup competition during 1978.<br />

Having won both matches at home, Minehead lost<br />

both return matches in Italy, one of which was<br />

against Udinese. Within a few short years Udinese<br />

had progressed through to the Italian 1st Division,<br />

with their ground being chosen as a venue for the<br />

World Cup finals in 1990.<br />

More history was created the following<br />

season when striker Andy Leitch found his name in<br />

the record books by scoring in 6 consecutive FA<br />

Cup matches, equalling Jeff Astle's record. Leitch<br />

had a scorching header hooked off the line with<br />

the keeper beaten during Minehead's 2nd Round<br />

Proper tie at home to Exeter City, which would<br />

have given him the record outright. Minehead<br />

were beaten 3-0 by the Devon club, a tie which<br />

attracted the club's second highest home<br />

attendance of 3,050.<br />

Though the club were still a cup force to be<br />

reckoned with, their stunning strike partnership of<br />

Leitch, Jenkins and Bryant parted company.<br />

Struggling to score goals they were relegated from<br />

the Southern League Premier Division, finishing<br />

17th of 20, just one point from safety. However<br />

the name had been put firmly on the non league<br />

map. On the occasion of the Southern League's<br />

centenary year (1994) manager Bob Boyd was<br />

chosen as one of the top one hundred managers in<br />

it's history, where his name stands proudly<br />

alongside such names as Malcolm Allison, Ron<br />

Atkinson and Barry Fry.<br />

The 79/80 season saw a restructuring of<br />

the non-league pyramid, with the “creation” of<br />

the Alliance Premier League (now the Conference


League). The Southern<br />

League, losing 13 clubs<br />

in the switch, opted<br />

for a<br />

Midland/Southern<br />

divide. Minehead competed in<br />

the Midland Division, and after leading<br />

the division from January, finally finished as<br />

runners-up to Bridgend. Season 80/81 saw them<br />

finish <strong>12</strong>th, however the club were starting to<br />

experience financial problems, and the decision<br />

was made to withdraw from the Southern League<br />

at the end of the 82/83 campaign.<br />

Back in the Western League, the team were<br />

brought back to reality with an 8-0 thrashing at<br />

Frome Town on the opening Saturday of the new<br />

season. Relegated to the First Division in 1989,<br />

the following year saw things get progressively<br />

worse, finishing bottom of the lower league.<br />

With no relegation that season, the blues lived to<br />

fight again, and the following season manager<br />

Andy Hodgson led a locally based team to the<br />

First Division Championship, gaining a record<br />

number of points. Teenage striker Gareth<br />

Morgan scoring 44 times in 40 appearances,<br />

which remains a Western League record for the<br />

club.<br />

Further off the pitch problems soon hit<br />

the club and in the 93/94 season with 6 points<br />

Minehead AFC - (Errea Somerset County Premier League) Page 37<br />

being deducted the side were relegated again,<br />

staying in the First Division until 98/99 when<br />

they won the championship. Their only league<br />

defeat came in the final match, away to<br />

neighbours Ilfracombe, having been presented<br />

with the trophy several games earlier. The high<br />

point of this season again being a lethal strike<br />

partnership, this time between Nick Woon,<br />

Gareth Morgan and Jason Charlesworth. All<br />

three appearing in the Western League’s top six<br />

scorers, with over 30 goals each.<br />

On their arrival back in the Premier<br />

Division finances had dried up, with many of the<br />

successful team moving on. Woon stayed, and<br />

was again amongst the top scorers in the league,<br />

however his goals alone could not prevent the<br />

side finishing bottom, avoiding relegation due to<br />

a restructuring of the league. The club were<br />

relegated the following season however, and<br />

languished near the bottom of the First Division<br />

ever since.<br />

At the end of the 2009-10 season the<br />

club finished ten points adrift at the bottom of the<br />

table, and having flirted with relegation for several<br />

seasons were relegated into the Errea Somerset<br />

County League Premier Division. Robbie Hopkins<br />

remains in charge with Paul Newbold as his<br />

assistant as the club looks to re-establish itself and<br />

to build again for the future.


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FROM THE UK’S LARGEST FLEETS<br />

CAR FINDER FOR<br />

LATE VEHICLES<br />

AVAILABLE<br />

Lowered Floor. Ramp & Winch. 5 Seats. <strong>12</strong>,000 Miles<br />

Only………………………………………………………………..£5,995<br />

2007 (57) RENAULT KANGOO AUTHENTIQUE<br />

Wheelchair Ramp. A/C. 8,000 Miles. Aqua Blue……£5,495<br />

2007 (56) FIAT DOBLO HIGH ROOF<br />

Front Window. Winch. Ramp. Azure Blue…………..£4,750<br />

2004 (54) FIAT DOBLO 1.9 TD HIGH FRONT ROOF<br />

Front Window. Wheelchair Ramp. In Blue…………..£2,995<br />

2003 (53) CITROEN BERLINGO 1.6 MULTISPACE<br />

Forte. Lowered Floor. In Metallic Blue…………………£3,295<br />

CAMPERS<br />

2008 (08) VAUXHALL MOVANO OLYMPIC CAMPER<br />

2 Berth. Fully Loaded. 17,500 Miles. In Metallic Blue.<br />

Ring or See Website for Full Spec…………………….£20,995<br />

2000 (X) FIAT SWIFT LIFESTYLE 590 2.8 DIESEL<br />

Coachbuilt Camper. Full Spec. 44,000 Miles.……..£<strong>12</strong>,995<br />

VANS<br />

2009 (59) CITROEN RELAY 35 2.2 HDI <strong>12</strong>0 L3 H2<br />

59,000 Miles. Panel Van. In White…………….£7,495+VAT<br />

2007 (57) VAUXHALL VIVARO 2.0 CDTI 90PS SWB<br />

2.7T. Bulkhead. Twin Sliding Drs. In White..£4,995+VAT<br />

2007 (57) PEUGEOT PARTNER L600 1.6 HDI VAN<br />

82,000 Miles. Finished in White…………….£3,295 No VAT<br />

2007 (07) VOLKSWAGEN CADDY C20 2.0 SDI PD<br />

Side Loader. A/C. 47,000 Miles. In Blue…….£4,995+VAT<br />

2005 (05) VW TRANSPORTER T28 1.9TDI PD SWB<br />

Panel Van. Finished in White. Roof Rack..£5,995 No VAT<br />

2003 (53) PROTON JUMBUCK GL PICKUP<br />

With Canopy. 51,000 Miles Only. In Blue.£1,995 No VAT<br />

OTHER MAKES<br />

2<strong>01</strong>0 (10) NISSAN QASHQAI 1.5 DCI N-TEC<br />

SatNav. Alloys. Moon Roof. In Black…………………£13,295<br />

2007 (57) VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.8 TWINTOP DESIGN<br />

Convertible Hard Top. 26,000 Miles. In Silver…………P.O.A<br />

2007 (57) FIAT BRAVO 1.9 DIESEL MJET 150 BHP<br />

Dynamic 5 Dr H/B. In Metallic Blue…………………….£5,295<br />

2005 (54) MINI COOPER 1.6. One Owner. A/C<br />

Part Leather Trim. Alloys. Silver with Black Roof….£5,295<br />

2004 (04) ROVER 45 1.6 CLUB 5 DOOR H/BACK<br />

A/C. Alloys. Finished in Silver………………………..…..£1,995<br />

2003 (53) FIAT PUNTO ACTIVE 1.6 SPORT….£1,500<br />

2002 (52) MAZDA 323 1.3 GXI 5 DOOR H/BACK<br />

Finished in Metallic Green………………………………….£1,200<br />

20<strong>01</strong> (51) VAUXHALL XAFIRA 7 SEATER<br />

To Clear…………………………………………………………..£1,200<br />

2000 (X) VOLKSWAGEN BORA 2.0 SPORT<br />

Finished in Red………………………………………………..£1,495<br />

PEUGEOT/CITROEN<br />

2009 (59) CITROEN C3 PICASSO 1.6 HDI 16V VTR<br />

5 Door MPV. 1 Owner. 16,000 Miles in Met Beige..£7,495<br />

2009 (59) PEUGEOT 308 1.6 S HDI 5 DOOR H/B<br />

1 Lady Owner. 39,000 Miles. A/C. £30 a year RFL. High<br />

MPG. Finished in Metallic Grey…………………………..£6,995<br />

2009 (58) CITROEN BERLINGO MULTISPACE 1.6<br />

16V VTR. 5 Door MPV. 19,000 Miles. In Blue………£6,295<br />

2006 (56) PEUGEOT 1007 DOLCE 1.4 HDI<br />

Electric Door. In Bright Metallic Blue…………………..£3,495<br />

2006 PEUGEOT 307 1.6 S HDI 110 BHP 5 DR<br />

Alloys. A/C. Finished in Silver…………………………….£3,700<br />

2005 (05) CITROEN C2 1.4 HDI DESIGN 3 DOOR<br />

45,000 Miles. Finished in Black………………………SHORTLY<br />

2002 PEUGEOT 206 1.4 LX 3 DOOR Silver…….£1,995<br />

AUTOMATIC CARS<br />

2009 (59) FORD FUSION 1.6 ZETEC AUTO 5 DOOR<br />

1 Owner. 17,000 Miles. In Bright Blue Metallic…….£5,750<br />

2009 (59) NISSAN NOTE 1.6 TEKNA AUTO 5 DOOR<br />

Half Leather. 7000 miles only…….AVAILABLE SHORTLY<br />

2009 (59) NISSAN NOTE 1.6 ACENTA AUTO 5 DR<br />

14,000 Miles. 1 Owner. In Intense Blue………………£6,495<br />

2007 (57) FORD FUSION 1.6 ZETEC AUTOMATIC<br />

22,00 Miles Only. Mint Condition. In Ocean Blue….£4,750<br />

2007 (57) FORD FIESTA 1.6 GHIA AUTO 5 DOOR<br />

Full Leather Trim. 24,000 Miles Only. In Silver…….£5,495<br />

2004 (04) HONDA CIVIC 1.6 VTEC SE EXECUTIVE<br />

Auto. Full Leather Trim. 34,000 Miles. In Silver……£3,995<br />

2002 (02) PEUGEOT 406 2.0 HDI GLX AUTO 4 DR<br />

Saloon. Finished in Metallic Blue……………………..…£1,995<br />

ESTATE CARS<br />

2009 (09) VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 140 BHP<br />

Highline. Full Leather Trim. Top Spec. In Silver……£7,995<br />

2008 (08) BMW 320D SE TOURER 177 ESTATE CAR<br />

177 BHP. Full Grey Leather Trim. In Metallic Blue£<strong>12</strong>,495<br />

2005 (05) PEUGEOT 206 SW 1.4 S ESTATE CAR<br />

A/C. Finished in Silver……………………………………….£3,295<br />

2003 (03) FORD MONDEO 2.0 TDCI ZETEC S<br />

Estate Car. In Metallic Blue………………………………….P.O.A<br />

20<strong>01</strong> (51) PEUGEOT 406 2.2 HDI ESTATE CAR<br />

Finished in Blue………………………………………………..£1,495<br />

WHEELCHAIR ACCESS<br />

2007 (57) FIAT DOBLO ACTIVE<br />

Wheelchair Ramp. Lowered Floor. In Jazz Blue……£5,495<br />

2007 (57) PEUGEOT COMBI 1.4 TOTEM<br />

2009 (59) FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 5 DOOR H/B<br />

Alloys. 1 Owner. <strong>12</strong>,000 Miles. £7,495<br />

FORD<br />

2<strong>01</strong>0 (60) FORD C-MAX 1.6 ZETEC<br />

14,000 Miles Only. Finished in Silver…………………..£8,495<br />

2009 (59) FORD FUSION 1.4 TDCI ZETEC CLIMATE<br />

£30 A Year RFL. High MPG. In Tango Red Mett……£6,495<br />

2009 (59) FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 5 DOOR H/B<br />

One Owner, 7000 Miles. In Silver………Available Shortly<br />

2009 (59) FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 5 DOOR H/B<br />

A/C. Alloys. 1 Owner. <strong>12</strong>,000 Miles. In Tango Red.£7,495<br />

2007 (57) FORD C-MAX 1.6 TDCI 110 ZETEC MPV<br />

5 Door. A/C. Alloys. Finished in Silver…………………£6,495<br />

2007 (57) FORD FIESTA 1.25 STYLE 5 DOOR<br />

25,000 Miles. Finished in Metallic Blue………………..£4,995<br />

2006 (56) FORD FOCUS 1.6 TI VCT 115 TITANIUM<br />

5 Door. A/C. Alloys. Finished in Silver…………………£3,995<br />

2006 (56) FORD FOCUS 1.8 SPORTS 5 DOOR<br />

Finished in Silver………………………………………………£3,295<br />

2006 (06) FORD FOCUS 1.8 DCI LX 5 DOOR H/B<br />

Alloys. History. Finished in Dark Green Metallic……£3,995<br />

2005 FORD FOCUS GHIA TDCI 5 DOOR<br />

Finished in Grey Metallic……………………………………£3,995<br />

2004 (54) FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI LX 5 DOOR<br />

Finished in Light Blue Metallic……………………………£2,395<br />

2002 (52) FORD FIESTA 1.3 LX 5 DOOR<br />

A/C. Finished in Green Metallic…………………………..£2,500<br />

2007 (57) FORD KA 1.3 ZETEC CLIMATE<br />

A/C. Alloys. Finished in Mauve Metallic……………….£3,295<br />

2005 (55) FORD STREETKA LUXURY 1.6 2 DOOR<br />

Full Leather. Finished in Metallic Blue…………………£3,495<br />

2002 (52) FORD KA 1.3 COLLECTION 70 3 DOOR<br />

Finished in Red………………………………………………..£1,295<br />

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