Saturday 26th September 2015 Kick-off 3.00pm

V HULLBRIDGE SPORTSEmirates FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round

At Mill Field, Aveley RM15 4SR SPONSORED BY ANONYMOUS SUPPORTER

ON BEhAlf Of GAfC 1890 SUPPORTERS TRUST

NEXT HOME MATCH

Friday 2nd October 2015 Kick-off 7.45pm

V KINGSTONIANRyman League Premier Division

SPONSORED BY DAVID BARNES

ON BEhAlf Of ThE ESSEX WIlDlIfE TRUST

INSIDE COVER

Today’s

Line-Ups

Saturday 26th

September 2015

Referee:

STUART BUTLER

Assistant Referees:

CRAIG BURTON

PETER CRUISE

NEXT HOME MATCH

Friday 2nd October 2015 Kick-off 7.45pm

V KINGSTONIANRYMAN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

SPONSORED BY DAVID BARNES ON BEHALF OF THE ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST

FROM:

Lamar Johnson(GK)

Jey Siva

Sean Cronin

Jay Leader

Tommy Cummings

James Stevens

Kenny Beaney (c)

Luke Ifil

Joao Carlos

Nathan Ferguson

Alex Addai

Glen Little

Mark Bentley

Bradley Tomlinson

Lamar Reynolds

Gus Douglas

Roman Michael-Percil

Dumebi GB-Dumaka

Harry Agombar

Perry Tamburrini

Jermaine Osei

Callum Maltese

George Kamurasi

Ruddock Yala

Charles Kiaku

GRAYS ATHLETICBlue

FROM:

Bobby Mason

Kieran Offord

Sam Taylor

Harry Skinner

Reece Brandon (c)

Joe Turpin

Charlie Little

Dean Wallace

Luke Hornsley

Kurtis Clarke

Matt Brinklow

Rory Clark

Rob Hodgson

Aaron Hunwicks

HULLBRIDGE SPORTSYellow

Good afternoon and welcome to Mill Fieldfor today’s FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Roundgame versus Hullbridge Sports. We sendour usual warm greetings to the players,supporters, management and officials ofHullbridge and trust you all have a safejourney home.

The history of the FA Cup contains manya giant killing and it’s about this time ofthe year that all those Non-League teamsleft in the competition dream of gettinginto the 1st Round Proper and play againstFootball League opposition - something ourClub has managed just twice in our longhistory. This is the furthest that HullbridgeSports have ever reached in the F.A. Cupand they will no doubt be looking for agiant slaying performance against a GraysAthletic team that at the point of writingsits proudly at the top of the RymanPremier Division. Grays Athletic ’s historydoesn’t contain many fantastic journeys inthe FA Cup, but maybe - just maybe -today will be the start of one of those jour-neys that puts our Club into the spotlightand - probably more importantly - earnsthe financial rewards to secure its immedi-ate future.

It would be fantastic if in our 125th yearwe were able to achieve something andtoday gives us an opportunity to go a littlefurther on that long road. Whoever pro-gresses, I wish them every success in thenext round and hopefully several rounds tocome. Games come thick and fast at thistime of the year and the job of producing ahome match day programme falls to ourproduction team of Glyn Balmer and hisloyal [aka elderly – Ed] assistant, GlynJarvis. This is our fourth home game inquick succession, so hat’s off to both theGlyns for producing what many believe isone of the best programmes in the RymanLeague. We have several contributors thatmake up this programme, including ourManager Mark Bentley, Coach David Raven,Photographer Peter Jackson, StatisticianChris Jones, Designer & Printer MarkKettlety, Life President Glyn Jarvis, TrustMembership Secretary Glyn Balmer andMichael Parker. [Asst Ed – can’t think of atitle for Parker then, Tony?] [I can – Ed]. Iwould also be remiss were I not to mention

occasional contributors George Watts,Steve Allen (Muttley) and Paddy Brennan(Paddles O’Maddles). I send my thanks toall of you for the great job you do for andon behalf of the Club, [Asst Ed – the Edand I also appreciate your pithy[spellcheck – Ed] and timely contributionsthat NEVER miss our print deadline……!].

Our physio Jack Hughes also joins thisweek’s thank you list after leaping over thebarrier at our home game last Saturdayagainst Bognor to give first aid to a younglad who had tripped on the terracing. Thecall for a first aider went up and Jack wasimmediately on the scene shortly followedby Steve Boughen, our Health & SafetyOfficer, to administer the required treat-ment. The family of the young lad wasvery grateful for the prompt action andtreatment supplied by Jack and Steve andsent thanks for the prompt actions andreactions.

Finally, may I remind you all that ourhome game against Kingstonian next weekhas been moved up to Friday 2nd Octoberat 7.45pm due to a fixture clash with ourlandlords Aveley FC on the Saturday.Please note also that the FA Youth cup willnow be played on Monday 28th Septemberhere at Aveley FC with a 7.45pm kick off.Prices are £3 for adults and £1 for conces-sions. Enjoy this afternoon’s game andmake some noise for the boys. Come onyou Blues…. Please see the article “A day in the life ofa GAFC programme editor” later in thisprogramme.

Thoughts From

The Board

With

Tony Packer

Who’s Who at

Grays Athletic

Officials &

Committee

Grays Athletic

Football Club

Club

Honours

Conference South

Founder Member Club: 2004-05

Champions: 2004-05

Corinthian League

Founder Member Club: 1945-46

Champions: 1945-46

Runners Up: 1956-57, 1954-55, 1951-52

London League Premier

Champions: 1929-30, 1926-27, 1921-22

Runners Up: 1930-31, 1928-29, 1927-28, 1920-21, 1914-15

Isthmian League Division One

Runners Up: 1999-00, 1987-88

Isthmian League North Division

Champions: 2012-13

Isthmian League Division Two South

Champions: 1984-85

Athenian League

Founder Member Club: 1912-13

Runners Up: 1982-83

FA Trophy

Winners: 2005-06, 2004-05

FA Cup

2nd Round: 2005-06

1st Round: 2008-09, 2003-04, 2001-02, 2000-01, 1988-89, 1952-53

Isthmian League Cup

Winners: 1991-92

Runners Up: 2014-15

Athenian League Cup

Runners Up: 1979-80, 1977-78

London League Challenge Cup

Winners: 1936-1937

Corinthian Memorial Shield

Winners: 1979-80, 1977-78, 1946-47, 1945-46

East Anglian Cup

Winners: 1944-45

Runners Up: 1954-55, 1943-44

Essex Senior Cup

Winners: 1994-95, 1993-94, 1987-88, 1956-57, 1944-45, 1922-23,

1920-21, 1914-15

Runners Up: 2012-13, 1988-89, 1965-66, 1957-58, 1954-55, 1953-54,

1952-53, 1925-26, 1923-24, 1919-20

Essex Thameside Trophy

Winners: 2001-02, 1990-91, 1988-89, 1987-88, 1980-81, 1978-79,

1947-48

Runners Up: 1993-94, 1985-86, 1984-85, 1968-69, 1961-62, 1958-59,

1945-46

Essex Elizabethan Trophy

Winners: 1976-77

Runners Up: 1965-66

GRAYS ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB (1982) LTD

First Team Manager: Mark Bentley

Reserves Manager: Rainer Hein

Coach/Scout: David Raven

Physiotherapist: Jack Hughes

Kitman: Sim Madgewick

Youth Development: Rainer Hein

CLUB OFFICIALS AND VOLUNTEERS

Chairman: Keith Burns

Vice Chairman: Danny Swallow

Chief Executive Officer: Joel Nathan

Secretary: Janet Packer

Treasurer: Tony Packer

Programme Editor: Glyn Balmer

Assistant Programme Editor: Glyn Jarvis

Programme Production: Mark Kettlety (MK Publications)

Website Manager: Rob Seaman

Fundraising: GAFC 1890 Supporters Trust

Stadium Safety Officer: Steve Boughen

LIFE PRESIDENTS

Alan Barnard, Glyn Jarvis, Jamie Lee, Tony Packer

Fred Saxton, Jeff Saxton, John Turner

GRAYS ATHLETIC 1890 SUPPORTERS TRUST

Chairman: Fred Wakeling

Vice Chairman: Steve Skinner

Secretary: David Barnes

Treasurer: Anthony Auger

Registered Office : 21 St Johns Road, Chadwell St Mary,

Essex RM16 4JU Registered Number: 01651326

Prediction

League

Who Will Win

This Season?

League Table 2015-2016 as at 10pm,

Saturday 19th September 2015

1st Flintstone 779

2nd Stewieg 741

3rd Glynbo 723

4th Magic 722

5th Graysgooner 717

6th Jack C 693

7th Teamtalksrus 692

8th Miller 682

9th JDockerill2025 679

10th Graham 675

11th= Brian 670

11th= Graysblue 670

13th PDoc1967 660

14th John M 654

15th Stiffordblue 643

16th TerryTibbs 1890 642

17th Pasha 634

18th Gazza56 629

19th Ashingdonblue 626

20th Kim Ross 614

21st Don 610

22nd Coursie 606

23rd Tony Packer 604

24th= Robbo 590

24th= Muttley 590

26th Elizabeth 588

27th Rhino1890 541

28th Gwatts 537

29th Kris 530

30th Shepherd 527

31st Wolfie 514

32nd David 502

33rd Stephen 482

34th MrBridger 482*

35th Blueblood 479

36th Mickyrod 470

37th Grayscan 428

38th Welchandmahoney 313

* indicates missed prediction

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING.The following are arrestable offences under the Football (Offences & Disorder)

Act 1999.

1. Throwing of an object within the ground without lawful authority or excuse.

2. The chanting of anything indecent, racial or homophobic comments

3. Entry onto the playing area or any adjacent area to which spectators are not generally

admitted without lawful authority or excuse. Conviction could result in a Football Banning

Order being made for ALL grounds in the country, together with the surrender of passport

whenever England are playing abroad.

4. Alcohol may not be consumed with sight of the playing surface (The club may at its dis-

cretion relax this rule, by using plastic glasses for friendly fixtures).

Any breach of these regulations will lead in the first instance to ejection from the ground,

but could also lead to the suspension of season tickets, and Grays Athletic and the Police

issuing a football banning order.

Grays Athletic wish to encourage families and genuine supporters to visit home matches

and hope they enjoy the match-day experience in a safe and friendly atmosphere.

Ryman League

Premier Division

Directory

Of Clubs

Billericay Town FC “The Blues” New Lodge, Blunts Wall Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9SA

http://www.billericaytownfc.co.uk/

Bognor Regis Town FC “The Rocks”Nyewood Lane, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 2TY

http://www.therocks.co.uk/

Brentwood Town FC “The Blues” The Arena, Brentwood Centre, Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood,

Essex CM15 9NN http://brentwoodtownfc.co.uk/

Burgess Hill FC “The Hillians” Leylands Park, Maple Drive, Burgess Hill,West Sussex

RH15 8DL http://www.bhtfc.co.uk/

Canvey Island FC “The Gulls”The Prospect Stadium, Park Lane, Canvey Island, Essex,

SS8 7PX http://canveyislandfc.com/home

Dulwich Hamlet FC “The Hamlet” Champion Hill Stadium, Edgar Kail Way, Dog Kennel Hill,

East Dulwich, London, SE22 8DB http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/

East Thurrock United FC “The Rocks” Rookery Hill, Corringham, Essex, SS17 9LB

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/eastthurrockunited/

Enfield Town FC “Towners” Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Donkey Lane, Enfield, Middlesex,

EN1 3PL http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/enfieldtown/

Farnborough FC “Boro” Cherrywood Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 8UD

http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/

Grays Athletic FC “The Blues” Mill Field, Aveley, Essex, RM15 4SJ (Groundsharing with

Aveley FC) http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/graysathletic/

Hampton & R.B. FC “The Beavers” The Beveree Stadium, Beaver Close, Station Road, Hampton,

Middlesex, TW12 2BX

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/hamptonrichmondboroughfc/

Harrow Borough FC “The Boro” Earlsmead, Corylean Avenue, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 8SS

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/harrowborough/

Hendon FC “The Greens” Earlsmead, Corylean Avenue, Harrow, Middlesex,

HA2 8SS (Groundsharing with Harrow Borough FC) http://www.hendonfc.net/

Kingstonian FC “The K’s” Kingsmeadow Stadium, 422a Kingston Road,

Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, KT1 3PB (Groundsharing with AFC Wimbledon)

http://www.kingstonian.com/

Leatherhead FC “The Tanners” Fetcham Grove, Guildford Road, Leatherhead, Surrey,

KT22 9AS http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/leatherhead/

Leiston FC “The Blues” Victory Road, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4DQ

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/leistonfc/

Lewes FC “The Rooks” The Dripping Pan, Mountfield Road, Lewes, East Sussex

BN7 3XD http://www.lewesfc.com/

Merstham FC “The Moatsiders ” Weldon Way, Merstham, Surrey, RH1 3QB

http://www.mersthamfc.co.uk/

Metropolitan Police FC “The Blues”Imber Court, Sports Ground, Ember Lane, East Molesey,

Surrey, KT8 0BT http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/metropolitanpolicefc/

Needham Market FC “The Marketmen” ‘Bloomfields’ Quinton Road, Needham Market, Ipswich,

Suffolk IP6 8DA http://www.needhammarketfc.co.uk

Staines Town FC “The Swans” Wheatsheaf Park, Wheatsheaf Ln, Staines, Middlesex

TW18 2PD http://stainestownfootballclub.co.uk/

Tonbridge Angels FC “The Angels” Longmead Stadium, Darenth Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent,

TN10 3JF http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/tonbridgeangelsfc/

VCD Athletic FC “The Vickers”Oakwood, Old Road, Crayford, Kent, DA1 4DN

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/vcdathleticfc/

Wingate & Finchley FC “The Blues” The Harry Abrahams Stadium, Sumners Lane, Finchley,

London, N12 0PD http://www.wingatefinchley.com/

Benno & His

Blue Notes

With

Mark Bentley

Good afternoon and welcome back to

Aveley and this next round of the FA

Cup. I would like to welcome Rob

Hodgson and his Hullbridge squad

here and I'm sure they are well up for

causing an upset.

We are all fully aware that the FA

Cup can spring up some surprise

results so my players must treat this

game like all the others we have this

season and they know anything less

than that could result in a lot of egg

on our faces. Dave Raven has been on

his travels to watch them in the week

so hopefully we have identified areas

in which we can hurt them. Being the

side from the higher league we having

nothing to really gain as we are

expected to win but if that "compla-

cency" word creeps into our perform-

ance then we could have all to lose

and no more so than much needed

finances that potentially come with

this great competition.

I have my targets for which round I

would like to get to and it is certainly

further than this one. So I am looking

for a real professional performance

from the players this afternoon. As we

saw in the previous round against

Biggleswade Utd it won't just happen

by itself, so we may need to be

patient at times.

Your support from the sides may

prove a big help for the players so I

look forward to you guys creating a

good atmosphere. Enjoy the game.

“We are all

fully aware that

the FA Cup

can spring up

some surprise

results so my

players must

treat this game

like all the

others we have

this season“

Grays Athletic

On Film

With thanks to

Pete Jackson

Grays Athleticv

Bognor Regis Town

CHARITY MATCH FEATURING

GRAYS ATHLETIC ALL STARSOn Sunday 27th September a hugely important game

will be taking place at Thurrock FC, Ship Lane.

Shelley Webb is a local girl who suffers from Multiple

Sclerosis. She desperately needs stem cell therapy to

prevent her from losing her sight.

As part of the fund raising efforts to make this treatment

possible, a combined Grays Athletic and Thurrock FC

All Stars Collaboration will take on a Tottenham Hotspur

and Celebrity XI. That might sound like a bit of a mouthful,

but the Thurrock and Grays Athletic side will be managed

by none other than Mr Tony Gay.

The list of names on his team sheet is simply mouth-water-

ing. Expect to see the likes of Aaron McLean, Jamie Stuart,

Steve West, Martin Carthy, Glenn Poole, Ashley Bayes and

Stuart Thurgood in action.

Other legends such as Gary Hooper and Michael Kightly are

contractually prevented from playing, but may make an

appearance at the game if at all possible.

It's a 2pm kick off, and it goes without saying that every

penny raised will go towards Shelley's treatment.

It's a fantastic opportunity to make a huge difference to her

life, and the chance to see so many former Grays Athletic

legends go into battle together again makes for

an unmissable event.

More information to follow as it becomes known.

The Club currently requires additional help on match days in

a variety of different roles including the following:

* Assistance in the Board Room

* Programme / Raffle Sales

* Operate on various gates throughout the ground

* Ballboys

If you would like to be part of the team, and are able to commit to

a number of set dates throughout the season, please see any Club

Official in person, or contact via email

(graysathleticfc@hotmail.co.uk)

If you can help, you wouldn't be expected to keep with the same

position all season, and we are looking at putting

together a rota once we know who we have available.

1. Biathlon.

2. Oldham.

3. Leicestershire.

4. Gymnastics.

5. Straw Weight.

6. Cheltenham.

7. England

8. Surrey.

9. Self Defence

10. Horse

11. Alison Fisher

12. John Curry

13. Peter Fleming

14. 19

15. Jason Queally

16. Silverstone

17. Table Tennis

18. Silverstone

Quiz Answers

Special

Feature

Grays Athletic

2015-16

Grays Athletic

FC

Special

Feature

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A GAFC

PROGRAMME EDITOR

I thought for a change this week, rather than quote Trust membership numbers at you(135, since you asked), you might enjoy a little sneak behind the scenes of the programmeproduction process. Here is a typical dialogue (Tuesday 22nd September 2015, 8.53pm) :-

Naturally, I have removed the name of the contributor from the above dialogue to saveany potential embarrassment. But suffice it to say ……….

#ProudAsPunch

Regular

Feature

50 Shades

Of Grays

Hello everybody and welcome to thisFA Cup game against fellow Essex side,Hullbridge Sports. As we all know, agood cup run is vital for many non-league clubs, it can attract attentionand perhaps more importantly prizemoney. So you would think that mostGrays’ fans would want that this sea-son? Well there could be one exceptionto the rule. 26-year old Darren Manningused to stand on the terraces at TheRec to cheer on his boyhood team buthe is now involved at Hullbridge Sports.

After he tagged me on Facebookabout today's game when the draw wasmade, I thought I would ask him a fewquestions about this match up. Darren,I remember us watching GAFC at TheRec, do you still live in Grays? "Yep, Istill live in Grays, I can still see wherethe old ground used to be from myfront door!" So what is your connectionto Hullbridge and how did you end upthere? "I am a coach and also reserveteam manager. I was managing EssexOlympian League side Herongate andgot a call from my good friend RobertHodgson (Hullbridge manager).

He offered me a chance to join hismanagement team and manage thereserves" . What was your own reactionto this cup draw? "Was a bit surrealreally, especially after being involvedwith, and being from Grays to be partof a team against them" What areHullbridge Sports ambitions? "We havea very ambitious group of players andcoaches over here so we are looking topush on and progress as quickly as pos-sible" What are your own ambitions infootball? "I'm looking into more coach-ing badges so I can go as far as possi-ble in the game".

Last question! How has the seasongone and are there any Hullbridge play-ers we should look out for? "Haha nowthat would be telling, wouldn't it! Wehave got 3 or 4 that could comfortablyplay at a higher level. We have only lostonce so far and have good momentumgoing into this game Saturday, which isthe furthest we have ever got in the FACup" Thanks for answering the ques-tions Darren, see you Saturday!

Enjoy the game Parker

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On This

Day In History

26th

September

2000: Redgrave wins fifth Olympic gold

British rower Steve Redgrave has enteredOlympic history by winning his fifth con-secutive gold medal. Redgrave won hisgold alongside Matthew Pinsent, TimFoster and James Cracknell in the coxlessfours on day eight of the Olympic Games inSydney, Australia.

The crowd of 22,000 dominated by Britishfans, let out a roar of triumph and reliefafter a thrilling and nail-biting race thatsaw the British crew win by less than halfa second ahead of their closest rivals Italyat Penrith Lakes. Pinsent fell into the wateras he rushed over to hug his fellow oars-men and Redgrave slumped over his oarsin exhaustion. It was Pinsent's third suc-cessive Olympic gold and a first for Fosterand Cracknell.

According to the Times newspaper, afterthe race Redgrave said to his crewmates,"Remember these six minutes for the restof your lives. Listen to the crowd and takeit all in. This is the stuff of dreams." Thefour Britons took the title over the 2,000-metres course in five minutes and 56.24seconds, beating the Italians by just 0.38seconds. His father, wife and three childrenwere overcome with emotion as theywatched Redgrave make sporting history.

Britain's Minster of Sport, Kate Hoey, wasalso watching the race in Sydney and saidhe was "the greatest Olympic athlete of alltime". The 38-year-old rower has had a

glittering career winning the coxed fourgold in Los Angeles in 1984 and the coxlesspair golds in Seoul in 1988, Barcelona in1992 and Atlanta in 1996.

Only Hungary's Aladar Gerevich beats himin the tally of consecutive golds - he wonsix in succession between 1932 and 1960 inthe team sabre fencing. After Atlanta hefamously announced he should be shot if hewent near a boat again. Today he wouldonly say he wanted to enjoy the moment ofvictory before thinking about his future.

Princess Anne presented the medals as theBritish National Anthem was played andthousands of spectators shouted "Arise SirSteve!" There is little doubt that Redgravewill be knighted for his Herculean achieve-ments. He already has a CBE for services torowing, adding to the MBE he received 10years ago.

Selection of matches on this day1914-15 Friendly Home Leyton W 3 - 01925-26 FA Amateur Cup - Preliminary Round Away Hays Wharf W 2 - 01931-32 London League - Premier Division Home Cray Wanderers W 4 - 11936-37 FA Amateur Cup - Preliminary Round Away Briggs Motor Bodies W 5 - 31942-43 Kent Emergency League Home Lloyds (Sittingbourne) L 2 - 31945-46 FA Cup - 1st Qualifying Round Replay Home Leyton L 0 - 31953-54 Corinthian League Away Worthing W 3 - 01959-60 FA Amateur Cup - Preliminary Round Away Barking D 3 - 31962-63 East Anglian Cup - 1st Round Replay Away Romford D 2 - 21964-65 Athenian League - Premier Away Barnet L 0 - 61967-68 East Anglian Cup - 1st Round Replay Home Harlow Town W 3 - 21970-71 Athenian League - Premier Home Southall W 1 - 0 **1972-73 Kent Floodlight League Away Sittingbourne L 1 - 41978-79 Athenian League Home Edgware W 1 - 01981-82 Essex Senior Cup - 1st Round Home Harlow Town D 0 - 01987-88 Isthmian League - Division One Home Walthamstow Avenue W 1 - 01992-93 FA Cup - 2nd Qualifying Round Home Sudbury Town W 1 - 01998-99 Isthmian League - Division One Away Maidenhead United W 3 - 22009-10 Football Conference - National Away Forest Green Rovers L 1 - 2

**Your Assistant Editor got married on this day 45 years ago(!) and missed a rare win that season

Half-Time

Quiz

Courtesy of

Glyn Balmer

1. Which sport combines cross-coun-

try skiing and rifle shooting?

2. Which rugby league team are

known as the bears?

3. Ames Whittaker captained which

side to the county championship?

4. Shannon Miller is famous for which

sport?

5. In boxing what is the lowest weight

category?

6. The Mackeson Gold Cup is run at

which course?

7. In 1996, which country was

expelled from rugby’s five nations?

8. Wentworth golf course is in which

county?

9. Aikido is the ancient Japanese art

of what?

10. Was Bertie Blunt the name of the

rider or the horse that won the 1996

Badmington horse trials?

11. Who won her 7th World

Championship snooker title in 1994?

12. Which Briton became men's figure

skating world champion in 1976?

13. Who did John McEnroe win 5

Wimbledon doubles championships

with?

14. On a standard dartboard, which

number is directly opposite number 1?

15. Who won Great Britain's first Gold

medal at the 2000 Olympics?

16. Beckett's is a corner on which rac-

ing circuit?

17. In which sport was the diameter of

the ball increased by 2mm to make it

easier to be seen on television?

18. Where has the British Grand Prix

been held since 2010?

See Question 13.

Appearance

& Scorers

Season

2015-16

Grays Ath.

Career

Start Sub. Tot Goals Yell. Reds Apps Goals

Apps

Alex Addai 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

Harry Agombar 1 4 5 0 0 0 88 15

Kenny Beaney 12 1 13 1 1 0 213 17

Mark Bentley 1 3 4 0 1 0 40 2

Joao Carlos 11 1 12 4 1 0 229 71

Sean Cronin 12 0 12 2 1 0 21 4

Tommy Cummings 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0

Gus Douglas 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Dumebi Dumaka 9 0 9 9 3 1 50 23

Nathan Ferguson 13 0 13 0 1 0 30 1

Bradley Fortnam-Tomlinson 12 0 12 2 1 0 25 5

Luke Ifil 12 0 12 0 0 0 12 0

Lamar Johnson 12 0 12 0 2 0 72 0

George Kamurasi 1 0 1 0 0 0 59 0

Jay Leader 12 0 12 1 1 1 68 5

Glen Little 0 5 5 0 0 0 33 1

Callum Maltese 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Roman Michael-Percil 5 7 12 2 0 0 12 2

Jermaine Osei 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0

Lamar Reynolds 2 10 12 0 0 0 12 0

Jey Siva 12 0 12 0 0 0 61 0

James Stevens 11 1 12 3 2 0 34 7

Perry Tamburini 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

Ruddock Yala 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 3

OWN GOALS 4

UP TO AND INCLUDING WEDNESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER 2015

Meet Our

Visitors

Hullbridge

Sports FC

Records show that HullbridgeUnited Football Club was formed by agroup of local men, fronted by thethen proprietor of the Anchor Inn, aMr. A. W. Moss. He owned a roombehind the pub known as Buff ’s Hall.This was where the club held its firstmeeting. A Mr. Brown generouslyallowed the club to play on his land,on the corner of Pooles Lane andLong Lane.

Hullbridge United’s first colourswere Green and Gold quarteredshirts, White shorts and Green socks,which, by an amazing coincidence,were the same colours as those onthe flag flying outside the AnchorInn! Affiliating to the Essex CountyFA in 1947, Hullbridge Unitedentered the Southend & DistrictLeague for the upcoming 1947-48season. 1950-51 saw HullbridgeUnited reach their first Cup Finals. Inthe Section ‘C’ Final of the SouthendCharity Competition, United beatMaxwell Sports 4-1. Four weekslater, in the Southend & DistrictLeague’s French Cup, Hullbridgefaced Rochford Athletic but, some-what unluckily, lost the Final bythree goals to four.

After six seasons of Second Divisionfootball, 1951-52 saw Hullbridgefinally gain promotion – and they didit in style, winning both theChampionship and the French Cup.In the final, Hullbridge defeated thereserves of Great Wakering Roversby three goals to nil. In all, the clubplayed 28 matches that season, scor-ing an amazing 141 goals.The summer of 1953 saw the clubchange name to Hullbridge Sports.After a few poor seasons, timesimproved for the club when they wonthe 1956-57 Third Division Champ-

ionship and the League’s Shaw Cup.They finished five points clear ofCanvey Island Sports in the Leagueand saw off Victory Athletic reserves3-2 after extra time in the Cup Final.Suffering relegation at the end of the1958-59 season, Sports’ stay in theThird Division lasted but four sea-sons as, in 1962-63, ‘Bridge wonpromotion as runner-up in the newlynamed Second Division with a dra-matic final day victory to ensure pro-motion on goal average. Drawing 4-4at home to Southwick Rovers,‘Bridge scored three goals in thefinal fifteen minutes to gain a 7-4victory and promotion.

Another double was achieved dur-ing the 1965-66 season whenHullbridge won the First DivisionChampionship and Section ’C’ of theSouthend Charity Competition –beating Southchurch Rovers 3-0 in areplay after a 2-2 draw. Arespectable fifth place finish wasachieved in the Premier Division thefollowing season, along with beingFrench Cup finalists. 1968-69 sawHullbridge finish bottom of thePremier Division but just three sea-sons later the club regained theirPremier Division status, finishingrunner-up to Canvey Island AmateurFC at the end of the 1971-72 season.Good cup runs that year saw the clubreach the semi-final of the RamuzCup and the Fourth Round of theEssex Junior Cup.

In the late 1970s the club decidedit wanted its own ground.Negotiations with Rochford Councilproved successful and the club tookcontrol of 16.5 acres of farmland inLower Road (at the top of Coventry

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The Wanderer

HULLBRIDGE SPORTS F.C. AND THE F.A. CUP

As today is the first time we have played acompetitive game against our visitors, Ithought it would be interesting for all thoseattending to learn more about The Sportshistory in the world’s greatest CupCompetition. The Club was founded in 1945and they spent their first 45 years as a jun-ior Club, initially in the Mid Essex League,followed by the Southend District League,the Southend Borough Combination and theEssex Olympian League. Senior status wasobtained in 1990 when they joined the EssexSenior League. Since 1994, they have com-peted in the F.A. Vase and their entry intothe F.A. Cup was accepted in 1999.

The following information has been provid-ed courtesy of The Football Club HistoryDatabase – www.fchd.info. The database -a positive mine of information for the foot-ball statistician - lists the main records forover 8,600 Clubs. Sports first three seasonsin the F.A. Cup saw them lose 1-0 each time,away at Histon and at home to WelwynGarden City and Concord Rangers. Theirfirst win came in 2002, with a 1-0 victory atSaffron Walden Town in the ExtraPreliminary Round. They lost 5-2 at home toEdgware Town in the Preliminary Round.Three more defeats came in 2003 to 2005away at Brackley and Bury Town, then athome to Wisbech Town. 2006 saw anothervictory away at Chalfont St Peter, followedby defeat at home to Yaxley, who have justbeen beaten in a replay

There was a loss at Stansted in 2007, butthis was followed by another win in 2008 athome to Leverstock Green, with defeat awayat Rothwell Town in the next round. Theironly draw to date was in 2009, 0-0 at StMargaretsbury, but a 1-0 replay home defeatended their interest for another season.Three more years of first time losses cameat Cockfosters, at home to Royston Townand at Southend Manor, before another winin 2013 at Woodbridge Town. Defeat fol-lowed at Clacton. In 2014, they were on thewrong end of a 5-4 game, away again atCockfosters. The Sports current campaignhas been their best so far in their 17th sea-son of F.A. Cup action. Home wins againstHadleigh United and Ryman Division OneNorth, Maldon & Tiptree, put them into theFirst Qualifying Round for the first time intheir history. A 1-0 win at fellow Essex

Senior Leaguers, Basildon United, a weekafter losing by the same score to the Bees athome in the League, has now extended theirbest run in the Competition. So they havenow registered seven wins, four of themaway from home, one draw and 16 defeats.Grays Athletic lost to an Essex SeniorLeague side in 1994, a season when wewere also in the Ryman Premier Division. Itwas against the re-incarnated RomfordFootball Club. Romford had closed down forthe second time in their history in 1978.

It was another 14 years before they re-formed. It was their third season back whenthey were granted entry into the F.A. Cup.They made national headlines with twogiantkilling acts against us and Hayes andalmost took St Albans City to a replay beforegoing down 1-0 at Clarence Park in a matchthat was featured on the BBC Grandstandsports programme. I’m afraid I was at ourgame when we lost 4-3. Romford weregroundsharing with Hornchurch and afterbeating Wingate 2-0 at Bridge Avenue, theydrew us at home. Although we weren’t par-ticularly comfortable in the game, we were3-1 ahead in the second half. Before long itwas 3-3 and just as I was settling for ascrappy draw and a replay at the Rec, theywon the tie in the last minute!

For our current F.A. Cup campaign, wehave already met Biggleswade United fromthe Spartan South Midlands League, thesame level of the Football Pyramid as theEssex Senior League, but covering a differ-ent geographic area. Our 5-0 win wassomewhat flattering, as it took a Glen Littlemasterclass in the last 15 minutes to takethe score from an uncomfortable single goaladvantage to the final score in the recordbooks.

Hullbridge Sports have also made a muchmore impressive start to their League cam-paign compared to their Bedfordshire coun-terparts. They are lying in sixth position atthe time or writing with three wins, twodraws and a solitary defeat. Today is also anEssex derby. The team from Lower Road,close to the River Crouch, have an opportu-nity to make more football history in the vil-lage. For us, we have to demonstrate thatour higher status is deserved and we have toearn the right to play in the Third QualifyingRound again. Let the game commence.

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Sports FC

Hill), with the club moving during1980. Transformation of the site wasslow, with the clubhouse not official-ly opened until 1983.

The end of the 1979-80 saw Sportsput six goals past the SouthendEstuary ‘keeper to win Section ’B’ ofthe Southend Charity Competition. A move up to the newly formedSouthend & District Alliance in 1982found the club wanting. Finishes ofsixth and eighth and First Roundknockouts in the League Cup wasn’texactly what the club had hoped for.The only bright spot was reachingthe 1982-83 Southend Charity ShieldFinal, although they lost 0-4 toRayleigh Town. Nevertheless, again,looking for a higher standard of foot-ball, Sports then joined the EssexOlympian League for the 1984-85season. They immediately won pro-motion after finishing third in theSecond Division.

At the end of the weather-hit 1987-88 season, Hullbridge (now in theSecond Division again) broughthome the Essex Intermediate LeagueCup, beating First Division Benfleetin the Final, held at the old NewWrittle Street ground of ChelmsfordCity FC. After a 1-1 extra time draw,courtesy of a Mark Wood goal,Sports went into the replay 12 dayslater having played five Leaguematches in between! However, aftera goal-less 120 minutes, Sports won5-4 on penalties.

Looking for a further climb up thenon-league ladder, Hullbridge madeimprovements to the ground during1989 so it passed the grade for sen-ior football. 1990 saw the EssexCounty FA grant the club senior sta-tus and so the club joined the EssexSenior League for the 1990-91 sea-

son.Matt Petre had the honour of scor-

ing the club’s first goal in seniorfootball when, on 25th August 1990,in the club’s first match of the EssexSenior League season, he scoredSport’s only goal in a 1-3 defeat byvisitors Stansted, in front of a 163crowd. At the end of their first sea-son, the club finished in arespectable 12th place.

The new floodlights were put togood use during the 1999-2000 sea-son when, after seven cup-ties, theyouth team reached the Third Round(last 64) of the FA Youth Cup.Visitors Blackburn Rovers won the tie6-0 in front of a crowd of over 800.After taking over the managers hotseat during February 2006, EnricoTiritera oversaw a gradual improve-ment in the club’s fortunes on thepitch. The 2008-09 season showed agood improvement for the club andthey attained their highest numberof points (41) over a 30-match pro-gramme. The club also reached theQuarter-finals of the East AnglianCup for the first time.

In 2009-10 Hullbridge reached theQuarter-finals of the Essex SeniorCup, again for the first time, beforelosing narrowly 0-1 to FootballLeague side Dagenham & Redbridge.The 2010-11 season saw Sportsreach their first Cup Final as a seniorclub, the County FA’s TolleshuntD’Arcy Memorial Cup. Unfortunately,Sports were beaten 1-2 by BraintreeTown.

Dan Braney and Mark Bliss tookover the reins from Enrico Tiritera,who departed the club in March2013. In their first full season, 2013-14, Dan and Mark guided the team totheir best ever FA Vase Cup run,

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GAFC 1890

Supporters Trust

The launch of the GAFC 1890

Supporters Trust "12th Man"

fundraising initiative.

As many of you will be aware, a numberof Football Club Trusts and SupportersAssociations in non-league footballundertake fundraising initiatives in orderto help their club meet the costs incurredover a season.

These funds have been used towardsmeeting the costs of fielding the team,management and coaching personnel.This has helped a number of Clubsimprove their League position.

As an example the Dulwich Hamlet F.C."12th Man" scheme had contributed over£22,000 to their club's budget since itslaunch in 2012.

We recognise that we are lucky enoughto have a fantastically loyal base of sup-porters who are always willing to con-tribute to the Club via season tickets,advertising, player sponsorship, matchattendance, buying programmes, 50/50tickets, Community Chest tickets, GoldenGrays, raffles and supporting varioussocial events.

The board of the Club is extremelygrateful for these funds, as while we donot have the income stream that wecould generate from having our ownground, these monies are very importantto our progress.

We would, however, ask the supporterswho feel that they would like to con-tribute more towards Club funds, to con-sider using our "12th man" scheme to dothis.

It works in the following way:Supporters can pledge to donate funds

to the scheme for every game that wewin or draw. For example, if you pledge£2 per win and over the season we win25 games, your donation in total wouldbe £50.

In addition, you may wish to contributea fixed amount per month regardless ofresults which would also be welcomedand a standing order can be set up tofacilitate this.

The scheme has been discussed at Trustmeetings during the close season and wehave already received total pledges of£210 per month,£85 per win and £22 perdraw. As a result, should we have a suc-cessful season on the pitch, the schemecould generate well over £4,000.

This season, after two years of consoli-dation in the Ryman Premier League, theClub are very keen to push on in theLeague and would welcome your supportmore than ever.

Should you want to join, please seeDavid Barnes or Anthony Auger or com-plete the form which you can downloadfrom the website.

GAFC TRUST UPDATE ON THE 12TH MAN SCHEME

Following the introduction by the Grays Athletic 1890 Supporters Trust of the

new fundraising scheme, here is an update of the amount pledged based on the

first month of the season.

August was a great, unbeaten month for the team, with six wins and two

draws. Supporters have pledged £215 a month regardless of team results, plus

£90 for each win and £26 for each draw and £2 per clean sheet. Based on these

amounts, the total donation for August is £764. The Club is most appreciative

of this support towards player travel and out of pocket expenses.

After two years of consolidation in the Ryman Premier League, the Club is very

keen to push on in the League and would welcome your support more than ever.

Should you wish to add your name to our growing list, please see Trust

Secretary, David Barnes or Treasurer, Anthony Auger at any home game or com-

plete the form which you can download from the website.

reaching the Fourth Round (last 32),before being beaten 1-3 by eventualwinners Sholing FC. It was unfortu-nate that the club had to travel toSouthampton for the fixture on a wetTuesday evening in January. Theteam under Braney and Bliss tookthe new record of points that hadbeen achieved in the 2008/09 sea-son, finishing ninth with 53 pointsfrom a 38 game season, but the icingon the cake was winning the GordonBrasted Memorial Trophy, the firstever silverware as a senior club,beating Haringey Borough 1-0 in thefinal, Michael Edgar scoring the onlygoal.

Mark Bliss took sole charge of theteam during the 2014/15 season andwas joined by coach Steve Tapley.Between them they took the club toits highest ever league position andpoints tally, finishing fourth in theEssex Senior League with 71 pointsand 73 goals along the way. With yetanother Fourth Round FA Vase run,only losing away to Flackwell HeathFC. Mark and Steve decided to stepdown for the 2015/16 season andHullbridge appointed its youngestever management team installingRob Hodgson as the new First TeamManager along with Aaron Hunwicksas the new Coach.

The Non-League

Paper

With

Sheridan Robins

Whether it be Premier League, FootballLeague or Non-League, one thing remainsa constant in football news – managerialre-shuffles…and the last few weeks havebeen no different.

Gary Whild has left KidderminsterHarriers after five seasons at the club asassistant and manager, and Neil Aspin hasmoved on following a six-year stay at FCHalifax. The National League’s bottom twosides made the difficult decision to pursueother options, acting on recent results andthe clubs’ current league positions. Theseprolonged stints, in themselves, are anachievement and both were full of success.

As assistant to Steve Burr, Whild ledKiddy to runners-up spot in 2012-13 andhelped discover and develop big-moneysales like Jamille Matt and Joe Lolley, whileAspin masterminded three promotions inhis time at FC Halifax and sold on the likesof current England international JamieVardy, Lee Gregory and Scott Hogan for anear-£1m profit. But shorter tenures canoften make the decision even tougher tomake. However, in a results businesssomething has to give. Tim Dixon has leftHythe Town after a winless run of 10games left them occupying a place in theRyman Division One South relegation zone.Dixon may have spent just 16 months inthe job, but waiting to ride out the stormcan often be more of a risk than making achange.

Many will disagree with timing, personneland other mitigating circumstances thatcome with running a football club, butattempting to turn things around can becrucial. Recently, Paul Cox said goodbye toNational League side Torquay United whileEvo-Stik Division One South side, Lough-bourough Dynamo, saw Lee Morris depart.

But in these cases the reasons are differ-ent. The former Torquay boss left due topersonal reasons, while Dynamo are look-ing for new leadership following circum-stances out of their control. Morris, whowas in the hot-seat alongside JasonMaguire, has recently been handed a pro-motion in his coaching role at DerbyCounty’s academy and splitting his timebetween the two was no longer feasible.

Although Jason Maguire is to stay at theclub for the foreseeable future, theunprecedented re-shuffle undoubtedlytakes its toll. With Dynamo currently sit-ting precariously in 20th place in the table,a period of uncertainty was not part of theplan. Unlike the Football League andPremier League, rumours are not alwaysflying around about who might take thefreshest job on offer. Advertising thevacancy online is a method often used tothrust unknown, but qualified, applicantsin the direction of Non-League clubs and,in turn, help to secure an appointmentswiftly.

Doncaster Rovers, currently in LeagueOne, were heavily criticised for adoptingthe same approach on their own website inrecent weeks. But with Non-Leagueunleashing a vast amount of talent, bothon the pitch and in the dug-out, whyshouldn’t these clubs adopt a new tactic tofind their perfect match and quickly?

One thing is for sure: there will be plen-ty more movement in the dug-outs as theseason progresses but the results that fol-low are often the most intriguing. Clubseither look to bounce back from the disap-pointment of the departure or push for-ward and change results – all with thespotlight on the new boss.

OUR OPPONENTS LATEST RESULTS

22-Aug-2015 ESL - Premier Div. Home Greenhouse Sports W 2 - 0

29-Aug-2015 FA Cup - Preliminary Round Home Maldon & Tiptree W 2 - 0

05-Aug-2015 ESL - Premier Div. Home Basildon United L 0 - 1

08-Sep-2015 Essex Senior Cup - 1st Rd Home Barking D 1 - 1

lost 9-8 on pens

12-Sep-2015 FA Cup - 1st Qualifying Rd Away Basildon United W 1 - 0

15-Sep-2015 ESL - Premier Div. Away Burnham Ramblers D 1 - 1

19-Sep-2015 ESL - Premier Div. Home Newham W 4 - 3

22-Sep-2015 ESL Challenge Cup - 1st Rd Away Sawbridgeworth Town L 0 - 2

RECENT MATCHES WITH OUR OPPONENTS

14/08/1984 Friendly Away W 2 - 1

10/08/1991 Friendly Away W 8 - 2

16/07/2015 Friendly Home L 1 - 2

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By Paddles

O'Maddles

Good afternoon Exiles - some-

thing I've been for

most of my life !

I haven't done an article for the pro-

gramme since my Pulitzer Prize [Ahem

– Ed] winning piece on Chinese football

back in the winter of 2012-2013.

However, the Irish Tinker has returned

from the land of eating interesting

insects and strange meat and is back

ensconced in my Penthouse apartment

at the back of Ayr High Street. And, in

the time that I have not been chained

to a computer dealing with work and so

forth, I have been chained to a com-

puter dealing with a pet project of mine

from years back ! Naturally, it concerns

football and these articles are a spin-

off on the research I am doing.

I approached the editor who must be

obeyed [quite right – Ed] a.k.a. Glynbo,

and he gave it the nod. I'm going to do

a little piece in each programme about

players from foreign climes who have

played for the Mighty Blues at some

period in our long and glorious history.

It's my baby and the rules are that they

must have played in the Premier/

Football League in its various guises at

some period and played at least once

for our first team. They might have

been born in Britain but, if they played

internationally for another country, I'll

include them. I'm not including players

from God's own country [Is Essex

classed as a country? – Ed] because,

obviously, at some period in time, it

was manacled to you lot ! Not only

that, but that could be an idea for arti-

cles at another time. I've used many

and various resources and would hope

that the information is as accurate as

possible - but nobody's perfect, even

me, ask my ladies ! What I will say is

that I've been having a lot of fun

researching everything and it's fasci-

nating what you can find out there. I

hope you enjoy these articles - there's

more than you might think - and they

give you all something to discuss over

your half-time cider! [I’m teetotal – Ed]

.

Slainte !

Paddles O'Maddles (forum name

Paddles O Maddles)

FRANK BURTON

Born : 1891, Mexico.

Died : 1964, Auckland, New Zealand.

Clubs : Queens Park Rangers, West

Ham United, Charlton Athletic and

Grays Athletic.

Some sources say Frank was born in

a town called Luopagno but a town of

that name cannot be found and neither

is there any record of his birthdate.

What is known is that he was born in

Mexico in 1891 ! He turned up at

Queens Park Rangers in the late 1900s

and, when the Park Royal side won the

Southern League Championship in the

1911-1912 season, he won a medal

playing as a full-back. West Ham

United, who finished mid-table in the

Southern League that season, signed

him during the summer of 1912 and he

played his first game for the club on 5

October 1912 when Plymouth Argyle

were the visitors to the Boleyn Ground

and approximately eight thousand sup-

porters saw the home side win 3-1.

Frank, who could play as a left or right-

back, soon became popular with the

home crowd, earning the nickname

'Bronco' due to his loping gait and 'ex-

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traordinary' on-field contortions (what-

ever that means). Before World War

One, he formed a successful full-back

partnership with Jim Rothwell that last-

ed up until the 1914-1915 season when

Billy Cope became the other regular

full-back.

Frank enlisted with the Royal Fusiliers

for World War One serving with the

23rd Sportsmen's Battalion first before

transferring to the 1st Battalion. He

fought on the Western Front through-

out most of the war, fighting in battles

such as Cambrai, The Somme and

Ypres. His bravery won him the Croix

de Guerre and the Medaille Militaire

and yet, he still managed to play forty

games for West Ham United in the

London Combination when on leave.

West Ham United were elected to the

Second Division of the Football League

for the 1919-1920 season and Frank

made his League debut on 6 September

1919 when he scored the first goal in a

4-1 win over Lincoln City at Sincil Bank

while playing at centre-half. He was a

fixture in the side for these first two

seasons but, in the summer of 1921, he

was sold to newly-elected Third

Division (South) club, Charlton Athletic.

He once again became a regular in the

side, generally playing at right-back,

and he was part of the side that went

on an amazing 'giant-killing- F.A. Cup

run in 1923. They defeated First

Division sides Manchester City (away at

Hyde Road Stadium), Preston North

End and West Bromwich Albion before

succumbing in the Quarter-Final to

Bolton Wanderers, 0-1 at The Valley,

South London. They, of course, went on

to defeat his old club, West Ham

United, 2-0, in the first final to be held

at Wembley. However, the season did

end on a high note as Frank picked up

a medal as part of the team that beat

Crystal Palace, 2-1, to win the London

Challenge Cup.

Still a regular for the side, in the win-

ter of 1924-1925, Frank left Charlton

Athletic and moved to Grays Athletic

(some sources say Grays Thurrock

United but it's our mob) to finish his

career as the team's Player-Trainer, as

he was called, in the London League.

You might say that success led to his

departure as the London League was

won in 1926-1927 and, the following

July, he became only the second man-

ager of Real Oviedo of Spain's Asturias

Regionaliga. He did, of course, speak

Spanish, but he left in January 1928.

All we know after that is that he died

in Auckland, New Zealand in 1964

although, again, some sources say

1967.

West Ham United

64 Appearances 2 Goals

Charlton Athletic

97 Appearances 0 Goals

Grays Athletic

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Essex Senior

Football League

15/08/2015 Thurrock A Lge 0-7

22/08/2015 Heybridge Swifts H Lge 3-3 Osei (2), Tamburrini

05/09/2015 Redbridge H Lge 3-1 Tamburrini, Maltese, Fuller

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17/10/15 Takeley A Lge

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14/11/2015 Southend Manor H Lge

21/11/2015 Southend Manor A Lge

05/12/2015 Waltham Abbey A Lge

12/12/2015 Waltham Forest A Lge

19/12/2015 Barking H Lge

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RESERVE DIVSION P W D L F A PT

Waltham Abbey 4 4 0 0 17 6 12

Redbridge 5 4 0 1 12 8 12

Thurrock 4 3 1 0 15 1 10

Heybridge Swifts 4 3 1 0 15 5 10

Hullbridge Sports 5 3 1 1 19 12 10

Grays Athletic 4 1 2 1 7 12 5

Sawbridgeworth Town 4 1 1 2 8 11 4

Walham Forest 3 1 0 2 4 8 3

Clapton 4 0 2 2 7 10 2

Southend Manor 4 0 1 3 8 16 1

Barking 5 0 1 4 5 17 1

Takeley 4 0 0 4 4 15 0

Fixtures

& Results

Ryman League

Premier Division

Wednesday 23rd September 2015

PREMIER DIVISION

Burgess Hill Town 2-1 Lewes

Grays Athletic 1-1 Staines Town

Leiston 2-0 Brentwood Town

THE EMIRATES FA CUP - 1Q REPLAY

Leatherhead 1-3 South Park

Saturday 26th September 2015

PREMIER DIVISION

Farnborough vs Canvey Island

Leatherhead vs Hendon **

Lewes vs Billericay Town

THE EMIRATES FA CUP - 2Q

Bognor Regis Town vs Lowestoft Town

Brentwood Town vs Croydon

Dunstable Town vs Kingstonian

Enfield Town vs Ipswich Wanderers

Grays Athletic vs Hullbridge Sports

Leiston vs Tonbridge Angels

Whitehawk vs Dulwich Hamlet

Wingate & Finchley vs Concord Rangers

Monday 28th September 2015

PREMIER DIVISION

Farnborough vs Bognor Regis Town ***

Kingstonian vs Hendon ***

Tuesday 29th September 2015

PREMIER DIVISION

Brentwood Town vs Needham Market ***

East Thurrock United vs Leiston ***

Harrow Borough vs Enfield Town ***

Metropolitan Police vs Dulwich Hamlet ***

Staines Town vs Burgess Hill Town

VCD Athletic vs Billericay Town

Wingate & Finchley vs Canvey Island ***

Wednesday 30th September 2015

PREMIER DIVISION

Leatherhead vs Grays Athletic ***

Lewes vs Tonbridge Angels ***

*** Dependent on no FA Cup replay

Friday 2nd October 2015

PREMIER DIVISION

Grays Athletic vs Kingstonian

Saturday 3rd October 2015

PREMIER DIVISION

Billericay Town vs Staines Town

Bognor Regis Town vs Harrow Borough

Burgess Hill Town vs Wingate & Finchley

Canvey Island vs Brentwood Town

Dulwich Hamlet vs VCD Athletic

Enfield Town vs Leatherhead

Hendon vs Metropolitan Police

Leiston vs Hampton & RB

Merstham vs East Thurrock United

Needham Market vs Lewes

Tonbridge Angels vs Farnborough

Monday 5th October 2015

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Farnborough vs Lewes

Tuesday 6th October 2015

PREMIER DIVISION

Brentwood Town vs Merstham

KENT SENIOR CUP - 1ST ROUND

Margate vs Tonbridge Angels

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Dorking Wanderers vs Burgess Hill Town

Dulwich Hamlet vs Staines Town

Enfield Town vs Cheshunt

Hendon vs Kingstonian

Maldon & Tiptree vs Leiston

Tooting & Mitcham U. vs Metropolitan Police

Waltham Abbey vs Wingate & Finchley

Wednesday 7th October 2015

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Grays Athletic vs East Thurrock United

Saturday 10th October 2015

PREMIER DIVISION

Brentwood Town vs Bognor Regis Town

East Thurrock United vs Canvey Island

Farnborough vs Dulwich Hamlet

Hampton & RB vs Hendon

Harrow Borough vs Grays Athletic

Kingstonian vs Billericay Town

Leatherhead vs Burgess Hill Town

Lewes vs Enfield Town

Metropolitan Police vs Needham Market

Staines Town vs Tonbridge Angels

VCD Athletic vs Merstham

Wingate & Finchley vs Leiston

"The Ryman Football League strongly support the FA statement that there should be a zero

tolerance approach against racism and all formsof discrimination.

Accordingly any form of discriminatory abusewhether it be based on race or ethnicity, sexualorientation, gender, faith, age, abil ity or any

other form of abuse will be reported to the TheFootball Association for action by that

Association."

before putting his tackle in. There was no

contact and it was around the halfway line

so the referee put a marker on the game

by awarding a free kick and having a word

which I thought was fair enough and a

good decision to calm things down. Upon

resumption of play the attacking player

receiving the ball from the free kick was

mangled by the combine harvester playing

at centre-back and the referee waved play-

on. The attacker was carted off and I

would be surprised if he played again in

the next few weeks.

It was announced back in 2013 that foot-

ball was going to try and solve the problem

of the triple whammy of a penalty, red card

and a ban...the powers that be are still

talking about it, losing support, losing

friends and any credibility they might have

had by bringing in important changes to

the LOAF like enforcing players to wear

tape that is the same colour as their socks

and woe betide any player wearing black Y-

fronts under those white shorts. Maybe if

they spent less money on respect cam-

paigns and campaigned for respect the

football family might become a little less

dysfunctional.

Something interesting is happening down

in the murky depths of Sunday

league...roll ing substitutions. Just like

youth football, the senior game has

realised that the way to increase participa-

tion at the levels of the game where par-

ticipation is dwindling is to make it easy to

increase participation. With rolling subs it

means your best player can leave the

nightclub at a decent time, get half an

hour in, have a snooze then come on for

the last fifteen so his team-mate can have

a roll-up before pretending to help get the

nets down. It's a great idea and just goes

to show that the powers that be really do

have the power to do the right thing for

footy.

At the time of writing I have just got in

from watching a match somewhere up the

M11. When I'm on my rambles I tend to let

the game settle down then make some

notes, record some stats and then film the

second half. What I actually do is record

only when the ball is in play and tonight's

match saw a season's best for the ball in

play with a whopping 28 minutes out of 45

on the clock. It beats the previous best by

a whole 2 minutes and the 'worst' by a

whopping 7 minutes...that's right

folks...ball in play for just 21 out of 45 sec-

ond half minutes. Form an orderly queue

for a refund...

Today we welcome the FA Cup back to Mill

Field. Our opponents are Hullbridge Sports

from the Essex Senior League and like our

opponents in the previous round they try

to play football and will be determined to

continue their record-breaking run in the

competition and, as in the last round, we

will not underestimate the opposition. The

Sports are a fantastic community club with

a true footballing philosophy and a devel-

opment path from mini-soccer right

through to the men’s and women’s senior

teams and it has always been a pleasure to

take a team or referee there. I hope every-

one at the club enjoys the occasion and

regardless of the result wish them the very

best of luck for the future and hope to see

them pushing for a place in the Ryman

League.

Time to ramble on...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The article above is a per-

fect example of why our programme has

been quoted as “one of the best in the

league”. Not because of my minimal efforts

- but those of our contributors.

#ProudAsPunch

League

Table

Ryman League

Premier Division

INC. MIDWEEK P W D L F A PT

Leiston 11 8 2 1 20 7 26

Grays Athletic 11 7 3 1 21 9 24

Harrow Borough 10 6 3 1 17 8 21

Bognor Regis Town 11 6 3 2 16 13 21

Tonbridge Angels 10 6 2 2 25 8 20

Wingate & Finchley 10 6 2 2 18 8 20

Burgess Hill Town 11 6 1 4 16 16 19

Dulwich Hamlet 11 5 3 3 18 11 18

Kingstonian 11 5 2 4 22 14 17

Hampton & Richmond Borough 11 4 5 2 14 15 17

Canvey Island 11 4 3 4 17 19 15

Staines Town 10 4 3 3 11 16 15

Billericay Town 11 3 3 5 15 13 12

Brentwood Town 11 4 0 7 20 19 12

Hendon 10 3 3 4 15 14 12

Leatherhead 10 3 3 4 16 16 12

Merstham 11 3 2 6 14 18 11

Enfield Town 11 3 2 6 9 14 11

Metropolitan Police 11 3 2 6 9 24 11

East Thurrock United 9 2 4 3 18 19 10

Lewes 11 1 3 7 11 24 6

Needham Market 10 0 4 6 11 27 4

VCD Athletic 10 0 4 6 4 22 4

Farnborough 5 1 0 4 9 12 3

Raven’s

Ramblings

With

David Raven

History is full of absurdities: the army of

Liechtenstein returned from battle with

more men than they started with; Robert

Liston suffered a 300% mortality rate from

a single operation; the people of

Hartlepool once arrested, tried, convicted

and executed a monkey for being a French

spy; Flora was a margarine for men and

Jay Leader was sent off for denying an

obvious goal-kick opportunity. Not for the

first time this season, we have a red card

that makes no sense. One of the things

that gives football its unique flavour is the

debate raised by refereeing decisions and

while we might not like the outcome, we

eventually simmer down [Not me – Ed],

understand why the referee has made a

decision and grudgingly accept it and on

rare occasions defend it, even if it means

we end up buying our own drinks. Instead,

we increasingly see referees abandon com-

mon sense and render what should be a

rousing, competitive football match into lit-

tle more than a Marx Brothers farce. [I

wouldn’t want to support a club that would

have someone like me as a supporter –

Ed].

Last Saturday I watched in flabbergasted

flabbergastery as a defender was sent off

because a striker stumbled over the round

thing. The striker had followed in a rasper

of a shot which came back off the crossbar

and instead of tucking away the rebound

he fluffed his lines and as he stumbled

after his miscue a retreating defender

caught his leg and down went the attack-

ing player in what appeared to be an

attempt to spare his blushes at missing the

sitter. Fairy snuff, the penalty was awarded

but to the surprise of everyone who under-

stands football Rickie Hales was shown a

red card. It's called denial of an obvious

goalscoring opportunity, or DOGSO for

short, and you can be shown a straight red

card for it. For me an attacking player has

to be clearly in control of the ball ie within

a yard of it, bearing down on goal and

about to pull the trigger for it to be obvi-

ous. Sadly, there is no recourse for Hayles

or Leader in these situations and we are

left wondering when we are going to start

seeing officials who have an understanding

of the game that has not been fed to them

through technical manuals.

Referees have the hardest job in football,

made impossible by everyone else in foot-

ball. Apparently. The referee is on a foot-

ball pitch because every now and again the

players have little disagreements about

who should get what and so an independ-

ent arbiter is needed to make a fair deci-

sion based on a set of laws that were

agreed upon several million years ago

before dinosaurs were allowed to wear ties

and sit in governance of the beautiful

game.

The laws of association football, referred

to as LOAF, come in a handy handbook for-

mat for those prepared to pay a few quid

for it - or you can get it for free on the

wordwildebb when they can be bothered to

keep the links up to date - and there are

interpretations of the LOAF towards the

back of the handbook so that those inde-

pendent arbiters and everyone they upset

can know and understand why they are

upset. Referees don't always help them-

selves and can go from the sublime to the

ridiculous in a matter of a minute or so.

On Sunday I was watching a local game

which was evenly contested and as the

game wore on and players got tired the

tackles started to take a little more meat

off the bone. One 'challenge' saw a

defending player leave the runway and

level out at at a decent cruising altitude

win over Lewes. He returned to Dagenham &Redbridge having made thirty-two appearances,and scoring nine goals for the Blues. Joel hasrecently been on loan at Thurrock FC scoring agreat goal for them last week. He will be availablefor selection for tomorrows league cup matchagainst Cheshunt FC. Welcome back to GraysAthletic Joel.Brian Moses – Striker. The club are very pleased to announce that Striker

Brian Moses has rejoined the club. In August 2015Brian went on loan to Barkingside.Nathan Ferguson – Midfield. Nathan started his

career at Norwich City in their youth academy andhas played for sides including; Chelmsford City, StAlbans City, Folkestone Invicta, Dagenham &Redbridge and Billericay Town.Glen Little – Midfield.

A vastly experienced player. He joined in August2014 from last season’s Ryman League Champions,Wealdstone. He was born in Wimbledon. He alsopreviously played for Burnley, Derry City, Glentoran,Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Wrexham andAldershot Town. He has also appeared in thePremier League for Bolton Wanderers, Reading andPortsmouth. He is the scorer of some classic goals,with either foot and the maker of many more, as‘You Tube’ will testify! Glen rejoined the club inMarch 2015 after his recent spell at Welling United.Bradley Tomlinson – Striker. Narborough-bornTomlinson was snapped up at the age of 11 byLeicester City before moving to SheffieldWednesday at the age of 16. Before his release in2013 he featured twice for Northern Ireland's U19side and signed his first professional contract for St.Johnston in Scotland in September 2013. Tomlinsonreturned to England in summer 2014, joiningHereford United on a six-month deal and becomesAndy Swallow's first signing since taking over thereins from Jody Brown in December 2014. Bradleyrejoined the club in March 2015.Sean Cronin – Centre Back. ON 24 March 2015, Sean joined the Blues on loan

from Wealdstone. He signed for Wealdstone inAugust 2010 having previously played for Neath FCin the Welsh Premier League. Sean has also playedfor Cardiff City and represented Wales at Under 18,Under 19 and semi-pro Under 23 level, and hasmade over 170 starts for the Stones. Harry Agombar – Midfielder.

Harry originally joined in 2010 and played in ourlast season in the Conference. After making 75appearances he moved to Macclesfield Town in2012. After a brief loan spell back with the Blues,he moved to Maltese side, Floriana in January2013. In July 2013, Swindon Town signed him ona two year deal. He returned on loan to the Bluesagain in March 2015. He left Swindon by mutualconsent at the end of the 2014/15 and re-joinedthe Blues in August 2015.Gus Douglas – Defender.

Gus has joined up with the first team squad afterbeing a key member of the Under 21 side that wonthe Ryman Division North title in 2014/15.Luke Ifil – Defender.

He joined in August 2015 after manager MarkBentley had been searching for a right back duringpre-season. Luke had been on trial at Wealdstonebut was unable to obtain a place in their squad. He

had been released by Wolves after starting as a youthat Arsenal. He made in debut at Tonbridge Angels inAugust 2015 and has impressed with his defensiveand attacking play. George Kamurasi – Goalkeeper.

Popular keeper who returned to the Blues inAugust 2015 after helping us win the RymanDivision One North Championship in 2012/13. Alsohad spells at Brentwood and Potters Bar. Made hisreturn debut in the Canvey League Cup win inAugust 2015 and starred in the match with two cru-cial saves in the penalty shoot-out. Callum Maltese – Midfielder.

Callum was a member of last season’s successfulUnder 18 side which won the Essex Pelly Cup. Hehas been given the chance to step up to the reserveand first team squad. He made his first team debutin the penalty shoot-out win over Canvey in theLeague Cup in August 2015. Son of former GraysAthletic star, Bradley Maltese, who helped the Bluesto promotion to the Ryman Premier Division in 1988. Jermaine Osei – Striker.

Jermaine is a young striker who joined the Bluesin August 2015 after having spells at Enfield 1893,Enfield Town and Bishop’s Stortford. Made his sen-ior debut in the penalty shoot-out win at Canvey inAugust 2015.Roman Michael-Percil - Winger.

The Club signed 20 year-old Roman in August2015 after impressing in pre-season. He was orig-inally a youth at Spurs and has also played forConcord Rangers, Billericay and Farnbor-ough.Scored his debut goal in the 4-0 home win overBrentwood Town on 31 August 2015.Lamar Reynolds – Winger. Lamar joined the Blues in August 2015 having pre-

viously played for other Essex sides Barkingside,Thurrock and Aveley.James Stevens – Midfielder. James came through Southend United’s youth sys-

tem, making his debut in March 2011. He wasreleased by Southend in May 2012 and moved toWitham Town, before joing the Blues in December2014. He has great passing ability and a powerfulstriker of the ball.Perry Tamburrini – Midfielder.

Another returnee in August 2015. Perry previ-ously made two first team appearances when wewere in Ryman Division One North. He opted tomove to our landlords, Aveley, to get first teamexperience, before a spell at Basildon in the EssexSenior League. He suffered an injury playing forour Under 21s as an 18 year-old, but he is nowlooking to get back into our first team squad.Ruddock Yala – Centre Half.

Originally joined the club towards the end of the2012-2013 season from Boreham Wood and madethe centre half position his own with some impres-sive displays and has retained his position in thesquad this season. Can also play at right back.Rejoined in September 2015.Charles Kiaku – Striker.

Charles joins from French CFA2 club ES ViryChatillon and he has had spells as a professional atFrench National League sides Uzès, Paris FC andStade Laval. Charles also played for Ligue 2 side LeMans where he featured prominently in theirreserve side.

Other Ryman

League Tables

2015-16

Season

NORTH DIVISION (23/9/15) P W D L F A PT

Cray Wanderers 10 7 2 1 27 10 23Thamesmead Town 10 7 2 1 18 10 23AFC Sudbury 10 7 1 2 20 15 22Thurrock 9 7 0 2 18 8 21AFC Hornchurch 10 6 2 2 27 9 20Harlow Town 10 6 2 2 21 11 20Bury Town 10 5 5 0 20 11 20Maldon & Tiptree 9 5 2 2 20 13 17Aveley 10 5 2 3 20 18 17Dereham Town 10 4 3 3 16 9 15Cheshunt 10 4 3 3 14 13 15Great Wakering Rovers 11 4 2 5 21 22 14Phoenix Sports 10 4 2 4 13 15 14Tilbury 8 4 0 4 16 15 12Wroxham 9 3 2 4 13 16 11Brightlingsea Regent 9 3 2 4 10 14 11Romford 10 2 4 4 10 17 10Barkingside 10 2 2 6 12 21 8Redbridge 10 2 1 7 11 38 7Waltham Abbey 9 1 3 5 11 16 6Witham Town 10 1 3 6 18 26 6Heybridge Swifts 8 1 1 6 11 17 4Soham Town Rangers 10 1 1 8 9 24 4Haringey Borough 10 0 3 7 8 16 3

SOUTH DIVISION (23/9/15) P W D L F A PT

Folkestone Invicta 10 8 1 1 20 6 25Dorking Wanderers 10 6 3 1 24 9 21Three Bridges 11 6 2 3 18 10 20Ramsgate 11 6 2 3 16 12 20Corinthian-Casuals 11 6 1 4 18 13 19Herne Bay 10 5 3 2 16 11 18Worthing 10 6 0 4 19 15 18Sittingbourne 10 6 0 4 19 16 18Molesey 10 5 2 3 17 12 17Faversham Town 10 5 2 3 12 7 17Walton & Hersham 10 5 2 3 16 14 17Hastings United 10 5 0 5 19 14 15South Park 7 5 0 2 11 6 15Walton Casuals 10 5 0 5 16 16 15Tooting & Mitcham United 10 5 0 5 12 14 15Carshalton Athletic 10 4 1 5 13 17 13Chatham Town 10 3 2 5 14 15 11Guernsey 8 3 1 4 14 15 10Whyteleafe 9 3 1 5 7 10 10Peacehaven & Telscombe 11 2 2 7 11 23 8Hythe Town 11 1 4 6 7 17 7East Grinstead Town 9 1 2 6 6 15 5Whitstable Town 10 1 1 8 11 25 4Chipstead 10 0 2 8 4 28 2

Grays Athletic

FC

Meet The Staff

& Players

Mark Bentley – Midfield/Manager. Joined GraysAthletic in August 2014. He started his career atEnfield in 1998, later moving to Aldershot Town,Gravesend & Northfleet, where he won Player ofthe Year for 2002/03 and Dagenham & Redbridge.He stepped up to the Football League withSouthend United in 2004 where he made 93appearances and was involved in two consecutivepromotions. He moved to Gillingham in 2006 andhe was runner up for their 2006/07 and 2009/10Player of the Year award. He also representedCambridge United, Hayes & Yeading, BorehamWood and was a member of Wealdstone’s RymanLeague Championship winning squad last season.In January 2015 Mark took over as caretaker man-ager from Andy Swallow. In February 2015 it wasannounced that Mark would retain the manager’srole for the remainder of the 2014-2015 season.Discussions are ongoing for his tenure to continuefor next season.David Raven – Coach / Scout. Retired from play-ing in 1999 after a career that included spells atWigan Athletic, Slough Town and Didcot Town.Joined the staff in 2011. A former Kilmarnock coachand Grays reserve team manager. Previously ayouth coach and assistant manager for the CapitalLeague side at Redbridge before joining GraysAthletic in 2011 as assistant manager for thereserves. His role was expanded to include scout-ing opponents and potential signings. He will con-tinue in his dual coaching/ scouting role working onfitness & rehabilitation and working closer with theU21 and U18 coaching staff to identify players todevelop through into the first team. Lamar Johnson – Goalkeeper. He joined Grays in2011 after spells at Romford and Aveley. In hisearly career, he was part of the Charlton Athleticyouth setup and also played for Thurrock’s under18’s and their reserve side, before switching toCanvey-based Concord Rangers in 2010. He willavailable to play after 15 October 2014.Jay Leader – Centre Half. A product of theDagenham & Redbridge youth setup he has pro-gressed through the non-league ranks playing forBethnal Green in the Essex Senior League beforemoving to Aveley where he was made captain in hisfirst season. He joined in August 2014 from TheMillers where he was voted Fans’ and Players’Player of the Year last season.Alex Addai - Alex started his career withTottenham Hotspur as a youngster but movednorth to join Blackpool as a trainee. He wasreleased at the end of the 2012/13 season withoutmanaging to break into the senior squad atBloomfield Road. After an unsuccessful trial withLeyton Orient in the summer of 2013, he joinedthen Ryman Premier Division side CarshaltonAthletic and made eleven appearances for theRobins, scoring once. He joined Conference Southside Whitehawk in December 2013 and then movedonto Crawley Down Gatwick in March 2014. Hesigned for Ryman Premier side Kingstonian in thesummer of 2014 and played forty-one times, scor-ing just once.

Tommy Cummings – Mark Bentley has alsoannounced the signing of defender TommyCummings. With Arsenal and Charlton Athletic as ayoungster, he became disillusioned with the gameand gave up for a while, but has been playing local-ly in the past year or so and has impressed suffi-ciently to be offered terms by Bentley.Jey Siva – Left Back.Joined from Weald-stone inAugust 2014 where he was part of theirChampionship winning squad in 2013/14. He wasat Enfield from 2010 until 2013 and previouslyplayed for Hillingdon Borough, Indian Gymkhanaand Newbury Forest. He has coaching experienceat a number of English Clubs and in the USA. Heachieved a sports science degree at BrunelUniversity where he made the England Universityside.Akwasi Marfo – Wide Midfield. Joined in August2014 from Dulwich Hamlet where a broken footrestricted his appearances. Has previously playedfor Slough and can play up front. He scored amatch-winning goal in a pre-season win atChatham Town to earn his place in this season’ssquad. In August 2015 Akwasi went on loan toHeybridge Swifts.Joao Carlos – Midfield. He joined in the pre-sea-son of 2011. The Portuguese winger started hiscareer at Clapton before moving on to BrentwoodTown and then Aveley. He went on to sign forFootball League side Dagenham & Redbridge inNovember 2009, where he made one appearanceas a substitute. He rejoined Brentwood Town inAugust 2010, before a move to Thurrock. He wasvoted the Player of the Year in 2011/12 and theSupporters’ Player of the Year 2013/14. He wasalso the top scorer in both seasons.Kenny Beaney – Midfield.This season’s Club cap-tain. He made two appearances for Grays Athleticin October 2008 before being released. He startedhis career at Dulwich Hamlet and had a loan spellat Wealdstone before joining Fisher Athletic in2007. He also had a short spell with BeckenhamTown and then moved on to Thurrock in December2008. Rejoining Grays Athletic in 2011, he hasmade one of the midfield spots his own.Dumebi GB-Dumaka – Striker. Signed in August2014. Affectionately known as ‘DD’, the youngstriker was impressive in training and pre-seasonfriendlies. He was previously with Heybridge Swiftsand Barking, for whom he performed well againstus in an Essex Senior Cup tie in 2013.Joel Nouble – Striker. The club are pleased toannounce that Joel Nouble has joined the club on ashort term loan with the intention of extending untilthe end of the season. Joel last played for the clubin 2013/14 season. He made his debut for the clubin the victory over Tilbury in the Ryman LeagueCup, coming on as a substitute for Jeff Hammondand scoring with only his second touch. His firstgoal in the league came in a 3–2 defeat to DulwichHamlet. He scored in the 3–3 draw with ChathamTown as the Blues progressed through to the semi-finals of the Ryman League Cup on penalties. Joelscored his first ever brace in the 4–2 home league

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Statistics

2015-16

Grays Athletic

Football Club

Statistics

2015-16

Grays Athletic

Football Club

DATE OPPOSITION C R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Substitutes Used ATT OGSat 8th Aug Hendon Lge 1-1 Johnson Cummings Siva Cronin Leader Stevens Michael-Percil Beaney Tomlinson Ferguson Carlos Little +, Bentley *, Reynolds @ 201 1

Tues 11th Aug Tonbridge Angels Lge 3-2 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens + Tomlinson Beaney GB-Dumaka 2 Ferguson Carlos 1 * Michael-Percil +, Bentley * 439

Sat 15th Aug Burgess Hill Town Lge 2-1 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens Tomlinson 1 * Beaney GB-Dumaka 1 Ferguson Carlos+ Michael-Percil +, Reynolds * 458

Tues 18th Aug Canvey Island ***** ATT1 2-2 Kamurasi Ifil Cummings Douglas Bentley Stevens Michael-Percil Maltese @ Osei * Ferguson + Reynolds Beaney +, Little *, Addai @ 153

Sat 22nd Aug Billericay Town Lge 2-0 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens 1 * Tomlinson 1 + Beaney GB-Dumaka Ferguson + Carlos @ Reynolds +, Bentley *, Michael-Percil @ 263

Weds 26th Aug Canvey Island Lge 2-0 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens * Tomlinson Beaney GB-Dumaka 1 Ferguson + Carlos + Reynolds +, Agombar * 289 1

Sat 29th Aug Dulwich Hamlet Lge 1-1 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens+ Tomlinson Beaney 1 GB-Dumaka Ferguson @ Carlos * Michael-Percil +, Reynolds *, Little @ 999

Mon 31st Aug Brentwood Town Lge 4-0 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader 1 Michael-Percil + Tomlinson * Beaney GB-Dumaka 2 Ferguson @ Carlos Agombar +, Reynolds *, Stevens @ 205

Sat 5th Sep Leiston Lge 2-1 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens Tomlinson + Beaney GB-Dumaka 2 Ferguson @ Carlos * Michael-Perci l +, Reynolds * 232

Tues 8th Sep Canvey Island Lge 3-0 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens 1 @ Tomlinson + Beaney GB-Dumaka 1 Ferguson @ Carlos * 1 Michael-Percil +, Reynolds *, Agombar @ 330

Sat 12th Sep Biggleswade Utd FAC1Q 5-0 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin 1 Leader Agombar + Tomlinson @ Beaney Michael-Percil 1 Ferguson @ Reynolds * Carlos + 2, Little *, Osei @ 182 1

Sat 19th Sep Bognor Regis Town Lge 0-2 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens+ Tomlinson @ Beaney GB-Dumaka Ferguson Carlos * Michael-Percil +, Reynolds *, Little @ 207

Weds 23rd Sep Staines Town Lge 1-1 Johnson Ifill Siva Cronin 1 Leader Stevens + Michael-Percil Beaney * Tomlinson Ferguson Carlos Agombar *, Reynolds +, 173

Sat 26th Sep Hullbridge Sports FAC2Q H SPONSOR: ANONYMOUS ON BeHALF OF GAFC 1890 SUPPORTeRS TRUST

Weds 30th Sep Leatherhead Lge A

Fri 2nd Oct Kingstonian Lge H SPONSOR: DAVID BARNeS ON BeHALF OF THe eSSeX WILDLIFe TRUST

Wed 7th Oct East Thurrock Utd ATT2 H SPONSOR: TONY AND JANeT PACKeR

Sat 10th Oct Harrow Borough Lge A

Weds 14th Oct Leatherhead Lge H SPONSOR: GLYN JARVIS

Sat 17th Oct Lewes Lge H

Tues 20th Oct Staines Town Lge A

Sat 24th Oct Hendon Lge A

Weds 28th Oct Tonbridge Angels Lge H

Sat 31st Oct Biggleswade Town FAT1Q H

Tues 3rd Nov Wingate & Finchley Lge A

Sat 7th Nov Burgess Hill Town Lge H

Sat 14th Nov Billericay Town Lge A

Sat 21st Nov Enfield Town Lge H SPONSOR: ANTHONY AUGeR

Sat 28th Nov Needham Market Lge A

Sat 5th Dec VCD Athletic Lge H

Sat 12th Dec Hampton & RB Lge A

Sat 19th Dec Dulwich Hamlet Lge H

Sat 26th Dec Brentwood Town Lge A

Sat 2nd Jan East Thurrock U. Lge H

Sat 9th Jan Merstham Lge A

Sat 16th Jan Farnborough Lge H

Sat 23rd Jan Metropolitan Police Lge A

Sat 30th Jan Wingate & Finchley Lge H

Sat 6th Feb Kingstonian Lge A

Sat 13th Feb Harrow Borough Lge H

Sat 20th Feb Lewes Lge A

Sat 27th Feb Met. Police Lge H

Sat 5th Mar Farnborough Lge A

Sat 12th Mar Leiston Lge H SPONSOR: GLYN BALMeR (GLYNBO)

Sat 19th Mar Bognor Regis Town Lge A

Sat 26th Mar Merstham Lge H

Mon 28th Mar east Thurrock U. Lge A

Sat 2nd Apr enfield Town Lge A

Sat 9th Apr Needham Market Lge H

Sat 16th Apr Hampton & RB Lge H SPONSOR: GLYN BALMeR (GLYNBO)

Sat 23rd Apr VCD Athletic Lge A

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GRAYS ATHLETIC 0-2 BOGNOR REGIS TOWN

SATURDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2015

PICS IN TODAY’S PROGRAMME

WITH THANKS TO

PETER JACKSON

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