official matchday programme 2017 18 uhlsport …
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AFC Aldermaston Wokingham &
Emmbrook
Team From No. Team From
Tom Cruickshank 1 Sean Woodward
Thomas Etheridge 2 Chris Newlove
Matt Brookling 3 Will Day
Stephen Blunt 4 Dan Best
Joe Cummuskey (Capt) 5 Daniel Carter
Ryan Alexander 6 Ben Winship
Chace Jewell 7 Jack Gibbs
Jamie Gannon 8 Nick Bateman
Kai Parton-Edey 9 Elliot Rushforth
Liam Tackley 10 Sam Lawrence
Karl Hanks 11 Tom Williams
Dan Alliston 12 Luke Scope
Tom Mahoney 14 Dan Machen
Ruiaridh Holland 15 Sam Bateman
Martin King 16 Darren Thorne
Callum Eaton 17 Matt Lambert
Luke Mitchell 18 Chris Robson
Edward Port 19 Charlie Scope
AFC Aldermaston Manager: Kieran Jennings AFC Aldermaston Assistant Manager: Richard Desay AFC Aldermaston Physio: Phil Hoyland Opposition Manager: Dan Bateman
Today’s Match Officials: Referee Edward Hall,
Assistants: Julian Davis & Clive Chard
OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2017-18 UHLSPORT HELLENIC LEAGUE DIVISION 1
TODAY’S VISITORS TO THE REC SOC WOKINGHAM & EMMBROOK FC 12/08/17 KICK-OFF 3PM ENTRY PRICE £4
AFC Aldermaston Football Club
The Recreational Society Aldermaston Reading Berkshire RG7 4PR
Club Directory President: Dave Griffiths (SNR) Chairman: Martin Desay Secretary: Damion Bone Fixture Secretary: Gareth Dew Programme Editor: Matt Desay 1st Team Manager: Kieran Jennings 1st Team Assistant Manager: Richard Desay Reserve Team Manager: Matt Desay Reserve Team Manager: Dave Griffiths (JNR) 3rd Team Manager: Gary Bone 3rd Team Assistant Manager: Terry Saunders Members of: Berks and Bucks FA Uhlsport Hellenic League Basingstoke League Peter Houseman Youth League East Berkshire Football League
Berks County Girls Football League
Follow us on Twitter @AFCALDERMASTON
www.pitchero.co.uk/afcaldermaston
UHL Division 1 East 12/08/17
Quiz Answers
Q1. Scarborough, Morcambe, Boston United, Kidderminster Harriers, Maidstone United and Forrest Green Rovers. Q2. Liverpool (1905-06, Everton (1931-32), Totten-ham (1950-51), Ipswich Town (1961-62) and Nottingham Forest (1977-78). Q3. Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United. Q4. Accrington (folded in 1893), Bolton Wanderers, Notts County and Stoke City. Q5. Frank de Boer, Ronald Koeman, Pep Guardiola, Maurico Pellegrino and Mark Hughes.
Spotlight on........ AFC Aldermaston Tots U5’s-U8’s Coach
John Graham Coaching the tots is a real challenge and I regularly have to rely on my many years of coaching experience. Starting way back in the late 80s I completed a 2 year sports and recreation foundation course and went on to teach PE in the local schools in Cumbria, this led to carrying out my coaching badges which I have updated to the modern level 1 certificates. I worked in Burnham Copse teaching football skills for several years on my Friday afternoons and recently completed a rules of the game session for year 5 & 6 pupils consisting of 12 weeks which seemed to go down well as I believe these types of teaching sessions are missed, explanations of foul throws and the offside rule was well received and led to many questions. The AFC Aldermaston Tots have been around for a few years now, however I only joined in January 17 as their head coach and the numbers have swelled accordingly to keep me on my toes. Of course one coach can’t look after 18 tots so I have been thankful to Kyle Bone for his help and more recently to Ian Blackman, I believe if you break the groups into smaller numbers then coaching is easier and has more quality. The Tots played in the Basingstoke Colts tournament in June playing 5 games of 8 minutes against other teams winning 1 drawing 1 and losing 3, however it wasn’t about the results it was about playing the game and enjoying the day before receiving a competitors medal and of course the necessary burger and ice cream, I only had the burger……. The Tots will be attending two summer football schools at Rec Soc which will include looking at the home team’s dressing room and facilities as well as discussions on the game and rules of the game in a light hearted manner. We have a mixed group of Tots with girls and boys of differing ages from 4 to 7 and all seem to enjoy playing and learning the game, who knows one day one of them may play for AFC Aldermaston or………….. score the winner for England in the world cup final and in some cases maybe even Scotland.
From the Chairman........... Martin Desay
“A warm welcome”
Welcome Back!!! Season 2017-18 starts here, and it seems such a long time since we last played here at the Rec Soc. All football clubs look forward to the new season, with optimism and confidence as all the hard pre-season work gets tested
for the first time. This year we have had a long pre-season with preparations commencing back in June, and a good number of friendlies under our belt. It’s been great to see that we have managed to keep just about all the first team squad from last season, but importantly we have added a number of new players to our club. We welcome them to the club and look forward to seeing them settle in and add some strength in depth across the team. We have strong competition for places in all positions now, and the players are going to have to perform consistently well each week to keep their place in the team. That’s really good for the club and means that there is no room for complacency or poor attitudes this year. Behind the scenes we have been working very hard to bring much needed sponsorship to the club. I am extremely pleased to announce that we have two new major sponsors for our first team. Orbit Electrical have agreed a 3 year deal to sponsor the first team home kit and Aldermaston Recycling have agreed to sponsor the first team away kit and reserve team kit for this season. A massive thanks to both those companies for their fantastic support to our club. I’m hopeful that I will be able to announce further sponsorship deals over the next few weeks So, for our first game of this new Hellenic league Division One East campaign we welcome back Wokingham and Embrook to the Rec Soc, and extend a very warm welcome to their officials, players, supporters and also today’s match officials to our ground and we trust you located us without too much difficulty, and also travel back safely after the game. Back to today’s game. I’m sure it will be a very lively and competitive game, played in the right spirit with due respect shown by players and supporters to today’s match officials. I’m sure AFC will work hard and get a positive result to send us all home in a cheerful mood and good spirits. The best of luck to both teams, for an enjoyable and competitive game. Please join us in the bar after the game for a post-match drink and chat. Martin
How many Miles will AFC be travelling this season
AFC Aldermaston Player Sponsorship Deal
Excellent Advertisement Opportunity Available Local Player Sponsorship Deal
The opportunity for your company to gain recognition in the local community just became a whole lot easier. AFC Aldermaston are members of the Hellenic Division One East and play home fixtures at The Rec Soc. The Atomics are offering you a deal to sponsor a player of the team with the following benefits;
Sponsors name will appear below the chosen player in the match programme before every home fixture.
Sponsors name will appear within 3 different newspapers when the sponsored player scores a goal or wins the man of the match.
Sponsors name, logo and possible link to their website will appear on the AFC Aldermaston football website
The club are also open to any ideas the sponsor may bring forward.
This package is currently being sold at only £100 a year per player with the
company given a list and attributes of the player they wish to sponsor. The company are also invited to the club’s presentation evening and support their player also sporting their brand or company should your player receive an award. Should your company sponsor an AFC Aldermaston player it will entitle you to attend home fixtures!!
Contact details are as follows:
Callum Eaton - 07402735416
Matt Desay - 07747000049
Our club was founded as AWRE Football Club in 1952 by Charles Green, Ted Hall, Gordon Carter, and Don Sharp, and were nicknamed "The Atom Men" after the new-ly founded Atomic Weapons Research Establishment. As the AWRE complex was still under construction when the club was established, the players used empty con-tractors' huts as changing rooms – carrying the tin bath into whichever building was designated for that day's football. The players were also responsible for the pitch, and would mow and mark out the pitch before the match started. The club received support from Sir William Penney during his work at AWRE on the Operation Hurricane project. In the late 1960s/early 1970s, we changed our name, to AFC Aldermaston. In 1979 we were promoted from the Reading & District League into Division One of the Hellenic League, where we spent the next seven seasons. From 1986 until 1991 we played in local football leagues, including the North Hampshire League, before joining Division Three of the Hampshire League in 1991. We finished fifth in the first season, earning promotion to Division Two. However, we were soon relegated back to Division Three the following season, where we remained until 1999. When the Hampshire League was re-organised prior to the 1999–2000 season, we were placed in the Premier Division. When the Hampshire and Wessex Leagues merged in 2004, we became members of Division Two of the Wessex League. At the end of the 2004–05 season we suffered relegation. The division was renamed Division Two in 2006, and was disbanded at the end of the 2006–07 season, and as a result we moved up back up to Division One. 2009–10 season, was our worst season and during a very difficult time we lost 40 consecutive games, which broke the previous record of 39 straight losses held jointly by Stockport United and Poole Town. The 40th defeat came on 8 April 2010, a 2–0 loss to Downton. This was undoubtedly the worst time for the club in living memory, and it took a great effort to keep going at this time. The losing streak thankfully came to an end on 10 April 2010, when we club drew 1–1 against Warminster Town, and then finally winning the next match against Petersfield Town 2–1 win for Aldermaston, to provide a much needed boost for all of us at that difficult time. Unsurprisingly, we finished bottom of Division One with just the one win in 40 matches, and were relegated to the Hampshire Premier League, where played for four seasons before moving to the Thames Valley Premier League for season 2014-15, when we reached the final of the Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup, which we narrowly lost 2-1 to Hale Leys Utd, the final of the Reading Senior Cup played at the Madjeski ,which we lost 1-0 to champions Marlow Utd, and the final of the Basingstoke Senior Cup where we lost to our local rivals Tadley Calleva 2-1 AET. 2015-16 season we finished seventh in the TVPL Premier Division, and again reaching the final of the Reading Senior Cup only to be beaten in a fourth final 1-0 to Cookham Dean. We made a welcome return to Step 6 football as we were promoted to Division One East of the Hellenic League. 2016-17 saw us finish 7th in the Hellenic League this matched our highest ever finish at Step 6 football. We are looking forward to see what season 2017-18 brings and if we can improve on last seasons league position.
Wokingham & Emmbrook Club History Nickname: The Satsumas
Wokingham & Emmbrook Football Club was formed in the summer of 2004 by the merger of two long established clubs from
Wokingham. We are looking to re-establish senior football back in Wokingham after an absence of many years, since Wokingham Town moved from the Finchampstead Road Ground in 1999. The first team are again playing their home matches at Lowther Road in Wokingham.
In our first season as Wokingham & Emmbrook, as the merger ‘bedded in’ and the restructur-ing took shape, under the guidance of Glenn Duggleby as manager and Dave Evans as his coach, the 1st team finished in 11th position in the Hellenic League, Division One East. In
season 2005/06 we finished in 3rd place, our highest ever placing in the league, having been in contention for the championship for most of the season, under the experienced guidance of Tony Calvert as 1st team player-manager and Dave Evans as his coach.
In November 2007 the experienced Allied Counties manager, Wayne Wanklyn, was appointed. Wayne, a former professional player with Reading F.C. and former Wokingham Town 1st team player-manager, appointed existing reserve team boss, Roger Herridge and his assistant Sam Page from the Allied Counties set-up as his coach. Wayne’s strategy from the on-set was to develop his talented youth team into the first team squad. The remainder of the season saw a crop of exciting young talent blend in with the more experi- enced squad finishing in 13th
position. Having won the Reading Senior Cup and finished 4th at the back end of the 2008/2009 season confidence was high that the team would push for promotion. However as the season went on it became apparent that their Cantley Park home would not be developed by the council to support a higher level of football. Despite this set back the young side certain-ly used their momentum from the previous season to soar to the top of the table in the early months of the season. However, the unseasonable hostile weather proved to derail the team’s title hopes but still secured 2nd spot and promotion.
In 2010 Wayne stepped down as First Team Manager and the club again looked internally pro-moting Roger Herridge to First Team Manager and Dan Bateman to Assistant Manager and enjoyed a strong finish to their first season in the Hellenic Premier League finishing 11th.
Season 2011/12 saw more young local players progress through the Allied Counties team into the first team and saw the clubs first matches in the FA Cup in over ten years. A successful season saw the Sumas finish tenth in the league, reach the quarter final of the League Cup and win the Reading challenge Cup at the Madjeski Stadium in May.
In Season 2012/13 the Sumas were able to go a step further on where they had finished the previous season, because, as well as retaining the Reading Senior Cup beating Marlow United 2-1 in the final, the Satsumas finished in 8th place in the Hellenic Premier League. The 2013/14 season saw Wokingham & Emmbrook FC returning back home to Lowther Road,
playing in the Hellenic Division One East.
Name: Richard Jones
Age: 27
Position: Left Back (Club Captain)
Place of Birth: Plymouth
Favourite Sports (Other than Football): Rugby,
Motor Racing and Tennis
Previous Clubs you were at: Torquay United, Tiverton United, Ivybridge
Town, Elmore, Vospers, Bovey Tracey, Ascot United
What are your best qualities as a Footballer: My second touch, a tackle
What do you need to improve on? Attacking
Which team do you support? Plymouth Argyle
Who is the best manager in the Premiership? Derek Adams
(For the future)
Who do you model your game on? Marcelo
What is the best thing about football? Playing well/the team fulfilling
potential
What is your favourite food? Nandos
What is your favourite music? A bit of everything
Sponsored by
Dan Bateman and Matt Eggleston took over the reigns as joint-managers in a season
that ended up with Wokingham continuously climbing the table and ending up
runners-up in the league. The Sumas also were able to retain the Reading Senior Cup for
the third season running, beating local rivals Finchampstead 5-0 at Madjeski Stadium in
the final.
The 2014/15 season saw the Sumas determined to challenge for League honours and
promotion from D1 to the Premier League. Again managed by Dan Bateman and Matt
Eggleston this turned out to be one of the most successful seasons since forming
Wokingham & Emmbrook not only winning promotion as League Champions, but also
retaining the Reading Senior Cup with a hard fought extra time victory over local rivals
Binfield and also just missing out on the County Cup losing in the final to Reading YMCA.
Based on the FA /Hellenic ground requirements the team moved into a ground share for
the second half of the season with Henley Town.
As a result of the promotion the club continued to groundshare with Henley but the step
up and a combination of factors from injuries, players work commitments etc it was prob-
ably the toughest season to date and despite the commitment of those who
represented the club it ultimately resulted in relegation back to D1 East.
For the 2016/17 season a management change sees Clive McNelly step up as first team
manager and John Austin take on the reserves mantle . The club are hoping to get back
to winning ways and in particular are pleased to return to Wokingham playing out of
Lowther Road Emmbrook.
Following the Local Council’s approval of the planning application on July 2016. the Club
are now looking to the future with the opportunity to play Step 5/6 Football subject to
funding to erect floodlights , a 100 seater stand and associated works. With this
exciting opportunity and as the club continues to nurture young talent, as the
corner- stone to its development and success, the future looks not only Orange but also
very bright.
Founded: 2004
Manager: Dan Bateman, Chairman: Steve Williams
Last Lowther Road Meeting:
24/09/16
Wokingham & Emmbrook 2-3 AFC Aldermaston Josh Pearson Michael Porter 2, Richard Jones
Last Rec Soc Meeting:
17/12/16
AFC Aldermaston 2-0 Wokingham & Emmbrook Joe Cummuskey, Kai Parton-Edey
Sat 12 Aug AFC Aldermaston v Wokingham & Emmbrook Sat 19 Aug Bicester Town v AFC Aldermaston Sat 2 Sep AFC Aldermaston v Chinnor Sat 9 Sep AFC Aldermaston v Romsey Town Sat 16 Sep Didcot Town Res v AFC Aldermaston Sat 30 Sep AFC Aldermaston v Henley Town Sat 14 Oct Holyport v AFC Aldermaston Sat 21 Oct AFC Aldermaston v Milton United Sat 28 Oct Penn & Tyler’s Green v AFC Aldermaston
Aldermaston Recycling are 1st Team Away Kit and Reserve Team Home Kit sponsors for season
2017-18. Good luck for the season ahead.
Wokingham & Emmbrook Player Profiles
Sam Lawrence Midfielder
Last seasons players player and supporters player of the year says it all! Back for another season with the club.
Tom Williams Forward
Pacey forward who knows where the goal is and can also play out wide.
Luke Scope Forward
Strong, Pacey forward who tops the clubs all time appearances and goalscorers lists.
Dan Machen Midfielder
Strong, Energetic midfielder who is good on the ball and can also play in Defence.
Sam Bateman Forward
Big, Strong Forward who holds up the ball well and a good finisher.
Darren Thorne Forward
Returns to the club after a spell with Sandhurst Town. Known as the Fans Favourite!
Matt Lambert Midfielder
Signed this season from Finchampstead FC. Excellent wide player and a great addition to the squad.
Chris Robson Midfielder
Another new signing this year. Returns to the area after being at university. Excellent ball playing midfielder who can also play on the wing.
Charlie Scope Forward
Strong, Quick forward who we have high hopes for this year!
Sean Woodward Goalkeeper
Sean has been with the club from the age of 10 and come through the youth system. A great shot stopper, and organiser of his defence
Steven Fairchild Goalkeeper
Excellent young keeper who has signed for the club this season having previously played for Reading Town and Henley Town.
Chris Newlove Defender
Chris is a Versatile defender. Home grown talent who again came through our youth system. Strong in the tackle, and has pace to burn, turning defence into attack.
Will Day Defender
Club Captain. Great team leader, who marshals his defence to great effect. Strong in the challenge and reads the game well.
Dan Best Defender
Strong Defender who has stepped up to the first team this season and impressed in pre season.
Daniel Carter Defender
Last seasons Managers Player of the year, equally at home across the midfield or at the back.
Ben Winship Defender
Experianced defender who joins the club this year after a long spell at Finchampstead FC.
Jack Gibbs Midfielder
Another who has been with the club a number of years. Great Left foot and dead ball specialist.
Nick Bateman Midfielder
Talented midfielder, who has had spells with Bracknell Town and Binfield, but has returned to the club where he started as a U7’s player.
Elliott Rushforth Midfielder
The quiet man of the squad, but a hugely talented player who knows were the goal is, one of the best finishers in the squad.
AFC Aldermaston Player Profiles
Callum Sangwell Goalkeeper
Signed for the 17/18 season, Callum is a great shot stopper and can distribute the ball well.
Callum Eaton Defender
A versatile defender and one of the longest serving first team players, he has filled holes across the back four but predomi-nantly on the right hand side.
Lewis Sopp Defender
New for the 17/18 season, Sopp has already impressed in pre-season. A solid defender to sure up the AFC backline.
Joe Cummuskey Defender
Joe's ariel ability, distribution out of the back and leadership would be a good asset for any team.
Tom Mahoney Midfielder
New signing Tom and his lightning speed will see him give Usain Bolt a run for his money this year.
Matt Brookling Defender Matt joined AFC in the 16/17 season. He has a good defensive mind and built with work rate he looks to get a full season under his belt in
2017/18
Martin King Defender
A Scottish motor in the heart of the back four, King provides a heading ability second to none.
Stephen Blunt Defender
Ever since joining the atomics 'Blunty' has only grown and shown constant improvement to his game. Now fits in as an important 1st team player.
Richard Jones Defender
Captain and Actor Jones looks to take The Atomics to glory in his first season as the skipper.
Luke Titcomb Defender
A hard hitting hammers fan sure to make his presence known in any game. Also thinks West Ham are to challenge for the title.
Jamie Gannon Midfielder
Gannon may be new for 2017/18 but he is an old fashioned midfielder who picks the ball up and spreads the play effectively.
Ruiaridh Holland Midfielder
Another Scotsman plying his trade in the Aldermaston ranks. 'Rory' shows hard work rarely fails within the middle of the park.
Ryan Alexander Midfielder
A tall central midfielder re-signed from Fleet Spurs. AFC know what Ryan is capable off and has impressed in pre-season.
Ahmed Jusufi Midfielder
Tricky winger with pace and skills. Ahmed can play out in a wide midfield role or as a striker.
Luke Mitchell Midfielder
Tricky winger with pace and skills. Luke has stepped up from our ‘A’ Team and has impressed in pre-season.
Thomas Etheridge Midfielder
'Effy' migrated into a wing back from the central of midfield, playing either side of the defence and one of the most consistent players in the team .
Chace Jewell Midfielder
New for the 17/18 Season. Quick footed winger with bags of pace and ability. Jewell can find his way out of tight spaces loosing nothing but his defender.
Craig Masterson Forward
After dislocating his shoulder the powerful striker will look to increase his previous goal tally and come back hungrier than ever
Dan Alliston Forward
The 16/17 season was a turning point for the pacey striker, coming back from a huge injury to cement his place back in the 1st team squad.
Kai Parton-Edey Forward
A leggy striker who has bags of ability and often shows his talent with an impressive number of goals in return for the club.
AFC ALDERMASTON
CLUB SPONSORS 2017-18
FA Vase Draw Saturday 9th September
3pm KO AFC Aldermaston
v Romsey Town
Come down to support the atomics!
15 MINUTES OF FUN FOR THE REAL FOOTBALL NUT
Q1. Which six Football League Clubs have only ever played in the Fourth Flight?
Q2. Which five English clubs became Top Flight League Champions immediately
after being promoted?
Q3. Which current football clubs were once called Dial Square, Ardwick and Newton
Heath?
Q4. Which four members of the Football League have yet to win a Top Flight
Championship?
Q5. Which five current Premier League managers played for FC Barcelona?
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Refreshments are available throughout the game and at Half Time and can be found in the up stairs of the Pavilion.
Price List
Tea and Coffee - 80p Hot Chocolate - £1 Cup of Soup - £1 Bottled Lucozade - £1 Bottled Water - 60p Cans of Drink - 60p Crisps - 60p Chocolate Bars - 60p
Orbit Electrical Services are 1st Team Home Kit
Sponsors for 2017-19. Good Luck for the season
ahead.