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Capacity: 2,000 Address: East Brighton, Sussex, BN2 5TS Telephone: 01273 609736 Club Nickname: The Hawks Year Ground Opened: 1890* Home Kit: Red and White WE’VE MET BEFORE LAST TIME OUT A MUCH-IMPROVED ATTITUDE FROM ST ALBANS CITY HELPED THEM NEGOTIATE A POTENTIAL FA CUP BANANA-SKIN AGAINST CAMBRIDGE CITY ON MONDAY NIGHT Saints had raced into an early 2-0 lead at Clarence Park on Saturday but their EvoStik Southern League Division One East visitors fought back to salvage a 3-3 draw. And there would have been concerns when City went 2-0 again in the replay at Cambridge’s temporary home at St Ives Town on Monday. But Saints managed the game far better, including during a 20-minute halt to proceedings when the floodlights failed. And that was the pleasing point for St Albans’ manager Ian Allinson. He said: “The mentality of the players was a lot different to what it was on Saturday. “We spoke at length then and before the replay about what was expected from us because we fell short of our standards in the first game after going 2-0 up. We could have quite easily been out of the FA Cup on Saturday because Cambridge had chances.” “But we had a second chance and I thought the players were really professional and once we went 2-0 up, I felt we bossed the game. Charlie Walker was outstanding. He led the line from the start and really set the tone for us to go out and put them under pressure. “Attitude wins lots of matches and our attitude on Saturday wasn’t good enough. We’re not the finished article, we know that. We’ve got a long way to go but we’ve got a squad that’s willing to listen and learn, we’ve got a squad that works hard and we’ve got a squad who wants to do well.” “This keeps our season ticking over.” But before that City have two tough league games, starting with a visit to Whitehawk on Saturday, who brought Steve King back to the club as manager just last week. Allinson said: “By all accounts and from the videos we’ve seen, they’re actually playing well, certainly at home. They’ll be a rejuvenated side.” The Herts Advertiser 26TH NOVEMBER 2015: FA TROPHY 3QR A LATE EQUALISER BY WHITEHAWK CANCELLED OUT A LOUIE THEOPHANOUS THUNDERBOLT AS ST ALBANS CITY WERE HELD TO A 1-1 DRAW IN THE FA TROPHY AT THE ENCLOSED GROUND However Danny Mills levelled in the 90th minute to ensure the two sides will do it all over again on Tuesday night at Clarence Park. In truth it was probably a fair result. Junior Morias had the best chance early on for Saints, forcing a smart block by Ross Flitney and he also sent a header inches wide from a Lee Chappell cross. Whitehawk’s best effort came after just 60 seconds when Danny Mills pinched the ball, chipped it to the back post but a stretching Segio Torres couldn’t get any power on it. Mills also headed wide under pressure from Josh Hill and the St Albans centrehalf produced a great sliding block- tackle to stop the lanky Hawk striker from scoring later in the half. As the half drew to a close, City claimed a goal. A corner from the left was flicked on and forced Dan Harding to head clear off the line. The fact his header went up first, off the bar and then out caused some to question whether it had crossed the line. In truth it would have been tough for the referee to give it. The start of the second half saw City at sixes and sevens and Whitehawk had three glorious chances before the clock hit the hour mark. Mills and Wilfred Tagbo were the guilty pair. Mills had time and space in the box to force James Russell into a brave stop; then Mills missed a rebound after Russell had got a hand to a Tagbo shot. The pair then contrived to allow Russell into a third good stop as the City defence appealed in vain for offside. City did have one good chance in the opening spell, Marvin Hamilton making a great clearance off the line to deny Theophanous. It looked as if City would avoid the need for a replay with Theophanous’ stunner but up popped Mills in the last minute of normal time. WHITEHAWK V ST ALBANS CITY The Saints return to Vanarama National League South action with a trip to the south coast to face bottom of the table side Whitehawk on Saturday. The Saints secured their place in the third qualifying round of the Emirates FA Cup with victory in a replay against Cambridge City on Monday night and will be looking to continue that form against Whitehawk. Saturday’s opponents have had a very difficult start to the 2017/2018 campaign losing nine and drawing two of their opening eleven fixtures. The Hawks remain without a victory and have acted quickly in the past week by re-appointing former manager Steve King (right). Whitehawk have had a turbulent few months both on and off the pitch. Andy Woodman, who had kept the club up at the end of last season, departed and was replaced by Jimmy Dack. Dack subsequently left seven games into this season and the Hawks had been under the temporary leadership of Dan Harding prior to King’s return last week. King’s second spell in charge of the club kicked- off with defeat in the FA Cup to fellow National League South side Oxford City last Saturday. The Hawks took the lead in the 28th minute but Oxford levelled things up three minutes later and went on to score either side of half-time to secure the result on the south-coast. Despite that defeat, King has been busy making a number of new signings including defender Kane Lewis, forward Enoch Andoh and former Saint David Ijaha. The manager has also spoken of his desire to bring more new faces in and it’s likely that several will arrive ahead of Saturday’s clash. If you can’t make the journey to Whitehawk we’ll have comprehensive match updates on our twitter feed @stalbanscityfc. COME ON YOU SAINTS! stalbanscityfc.com St Albans City Football Club @stalbanscityfc stalbanscity_fc w stalbanscityfc.com St Albans City Football Club @stalbanscityfc stalbanscity_fc w MATCH PACK RECENT ENCOUNTERS AND THE ALL-TIME RECORD 15.04.2017 National League South 1-1 301 29.11.2016 FA Trophy 3QR Replay 0-1 219 26.11.2016 FA Trophy 3QR 1-1 236 27.08.2016 National League South 3-1 503 27.02.2016 National League South 6-0 470 03.10.2015 National League South 0-6 228 Venue P W D L Goals +/- Home 4 2 0 2 11 - 5 +6 Away 4 0 2 2 3 - 10 -7 Total 8 2 2 4 14 - 15 -1 www.saintsstatistics.co.uk PRICES Adults £12 OAP/Students £7 Under 17's £3 Under 12's Free PROGRAMME PRICE Official Matchday Programme £2. RECORD ATTENDANCE 2,174 v Dagenham & Redbridge 16th December 2015 If fans are segregated inside the stadium, then part the North End of the ground is allocated to visiting supporters. This temporary all seated stand is situated behind the goal and extends over to the East side of the stadium and has a capacity of 800 seats. It is set back from the playing area and has no roof so hope that it doesn't rain. It is called the 'Sea End' by fans as you can actually see the sea from this area. However its elevated position means that the wind can be quite bracing at times, so wrap up well. Whitehawk is normally a welcoming club to visitors. There is a small club house at the ground which admits away fans. Around a 15 minute walk away is the New Bush pub on Arundel Road. Also on the sea front is the Brighton Marina, where there are a number of bars and restaurants. There is also a traditional pub at the Marina, that serves real and is called the Master Mariner. The Marina also has a large free car park. To find the Marina and the New Bush pub, then from the entrance to the ground, turn left down Wilson Avenue, and continue all the way down to the sea front. Turn left for the Marina (which is well signposted) or turn right for the New Bush and then take the second right into Arundel Road. As the traffic into the centre Brighton on the A23 can be quite slow at times, the the route outlined below avoids this. At the end of the M23, continue onto the A23, heading towards Brighton. At the roundabout which is the junction with the A27, take the A27 towards Lewes. After around four miles you will see the stadium on your right hand side. Leave at the A27 and take the slip road sign posted Falmer/Rottingdean (B2123). At the top of the slip road turn right, crossing back over the A27. Continue straight towards Rottingdean passing the Amex stadium on your right. On reach a set of traffic lights which is the Woodingdean Junction, turn right by the Downs Hotel, towards the City Centre/Racecourse. At the next traffic lights turn left into Wilson Avenue (signposted East Brighton Park). After passing the entrance to the Stanley Leisure Centre, continue further down the hill and then take a left into a narrow road (signposted East Brighton Park/Camping). Follow the narrow road round, passing an entrance to a caravan park and the ground entrance, is around to the right. There is a car park at the ground that holds 100 cars and the entrance road up to the ground is quite narrow. So it may be an idea to find one street parking on the residential streets off Wilson Avenue and walk over to the ground. BY TRAIN Brighton Central Railway Station is situated around two and half miles away from the ground. Either get a taxi or bus up to the ground. To take a bus; then from the Stance B stop at the railway station, take the Brighton and Hove Bus Company No 7 (towards Brighton Marina) or 27 (towards Saltdean) to Roedean Road (ask the driver to drop you off on this road near the Marina). After being dropped off, walk up Roedean Road to the traffic lights (keeping the gas pylon on your right) and turn left into Wilson Avenue. Then take the next right into a narrow road (signposted East Brighton Park/Camping). Follow the narrow road round, passing an entrance to a caravan park and the ground entrance, is around to the right. Please take care along this road as it has no footpath and at night it is unlit. A Bus Timetable can be downloaded from the Brighton & Hove Bus website. Official Web Site: www.whitehawkfc.com www.footballgroundguide.com WHERE TO DRINK DIRECTIONS & PARKING FOR VISITORS By Lee Wood & Jake Ellacott
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Capacity: 2,000 Address: East Brighton, Sussex, BN2 5TS Telephone: 01273 609736Club Nickname: The Hawks Year Ground Opened: 1890* Home Kit: Red and WhiteWE’VE MET BEFORE LAST TIME OUT
AMUCH-IMPROVEDATTITUDEFROMSTALBANSCITYHELPEDTHEMNEGOTIATEAPOTENTIALFACUPBANANA-SKINAGAINSTCAMBRIDGECITYONMONDAYNIGHT
Saints had raced into an early 2-0 lead atClarence Park on Saturday but their EvoStikSouthern League Division One East visitorsfought back to salvage a 3-3 draw. Andthere would have been concerns when Citywent 2-0 again in the replay at Cambridge’stemporary home at St Ives Town onMonday.
But Saints managed the game far better,including during a 20-minute halt toproceedings when the floodlights failed.And that was the pleasing point for StAlbans’ manager Ian Allinson.
He said: “The mentality of the players wasa lot different to what it was on Saturday.
“We spoke at length then and before thereplay about what was expected from usbecause we fell short of our standards inthe first game after going 2-0 up. We couldhave quite easily been out of the FA Cup onSaturday because Cambridge hadchances.”
“But we had a second chance and I thoughtthe players were really professional andonce we went 2-0 up, I felt we bossed thegame. Charlie Walker was outstanding. Heled the line from the start and really set thetone for us to go out and put them underpressure.
“Attitude wins lots of matches and ourattitude on Saturday wasn’t good enough.We’re not the finished article, we knowthat. We’ve got a long way to go but we’vegot a squad that’s willing to listen andlearn, we’ve got a squad that works hardand we’ve got a squad who wants to dowell.”
“This keeps our season ticking over.”
But before that City have two tough leaguegames, starting with a visit to Whitehawkon Saturday, who brought Steve King backto the club as manager just last week.
Allinson said: “By all accounts and from thevideos we’ve seen, they’re actually playingwell, certainly at home. They’ll be arejuvenated side.”
The Herts Advertiser
26THNOVEMBER 2015: FA TROPHY 3QR
A LATE EQUALISER BYWHITEHAWKCANCELLEDOUTA LOUIETHEOPHANOUS THUNDERBOLT AS STALBANSCITYWEREHELD TOA 1-1DRAW IN THE FA TROPHYAT THEENCLOSEDGROUND
However Danny Mills levelled in the 90thminute to ensure the two sides will do itall over again on Tuesday night atClarence Park. In truth it was probably afair result.
Junior Morias had the best chance earlyon for Saints, forcing a smart block byRoss Flitney and he also sent a headerinches wide from a Lee Chappell cross.Whitehawk’s best effort came after just60 seconds when Danny Mills pinched theball, chipped it to the back post but astretching Segio Torres couldn’t get anypower on it. Mills also headed wide underpressure from Josh Hill and the St Albanscentrehalf produced a great sliding block-tackle to stop the lanky Hawk striker fromscoring later in the half.
As the half drew to a close, City claimeda goal. A corner from the left was flicked onand forced Dan Harding to head clear off theline. The fact his header went up first, offthe bar and then out caused some toquestion whether it had crossed the line.In truth it would have been tough for thereferee to give it.
The start of the second half saw City atsixes and sevens and Whitehawk hadthree glorious chances before the clockhit the hour mark. Mills and Wilfred Tagbowere the guilty pair. Mills had time and spacein the box to force James Russell into a bravestop; then Mills missed a rebound afterRussell had got a hand to a Tagbo shot.The pair then contrived to allow Russellinto a third good stop as the City defenceappealed in vain for offside.
City did have one good chance in theopening spell, Marvin Hamilton making agreat clearance off the line to denyTheophanous. It looked as if City would avoidthe need for a replay with Theophanous’stunner but up popped Mills in the lastminute of normal time.
WHITEHAWK V ST ALBANS CITYThe Saints return to Vanarama National LeagueSouth action with a trip to the south coast to facebottom of the table side Whitehawk on Saturday.The Saints secured their place in the thirdqualifying round of the Emirates FA Cup withvictory in a replay against Cambridge City onMonday night and will be looking to continue thatform against Whitehawk.
Saturday’s opponents have had a very difficultstart to the 2017/2018 campaign losing nine anddrawing two of their opening eleven fixtures. TheHawks remain without a victory and have actedquickly in the past week by re-appointing formermanager Steve King (right).
Whitehawk have had a turbulent few monthsboth on and off the pitch. Andy Woodman, whohad kept the club up at the end of last season,departed and was replaced by Jimmy Dack. Dacksubsequently left seven games into this seasonand the Hawks had been under the temporaryleadership of Dan Harding prior to King’s returnlast week.
King’s second spell in charge of the club kicked-off with defeat in the FA Cup to fellow NationalLeague South side Oxford City last Saturday.
The Hawks took the lead in the 28th minute butOxford levelled things up three minutes later andwent on to score either side of half-time tosecure the result on the south-coast.
Despite that defeat, King has been busy making anumber of new signings including defender KaneLewis, forward Enoch Andoh and former SaintDavid Ijaha. The manager has also spoken of hisdesire to bring more new faces in and it’s likelythat several will arrive ahead of Saturday’s clash.
If you can’t make the journey to Whitehawk we’llhave comprehensive match updates on our twitterfeed @stalbanscityfc.
COME ON YOU SAINTS!
stalbanscityfc.com St Albans City Football Club @stalbanscityfc stalbanscity_fcw stalbanscityfc.com St Albans City Football Club @stalbanscityfc stalbanscity_fcw
MATCH PACK
RECENT ENCOUNTERS AND THE ALL-TIME RECORD15.04.2017 National League South 1 - 1 30129.11.2016 FA Trophy 3QR Replay 0 - 1 21926.11.2016 FA Trophy 3QR 1 - 1 23627.08.2016 National League South 3 - 1 50327.02.2016 National League South 6 - 0 47003.10.2015 National League South 0 - 6 228
Venue P W D L Goals + / -Home 4 2 0 2 11 - 5 +6Away 4 0 2 2 3 - 10 -7Total 8 2 2 4 14 - 15 -1
www.saintsstatistics.co.uk
PRICESAdults £12OAP/Students £7Under 17's £3Under 12's Free
PROGRAMMEPRICEOfficial Matchday Programme £2.
RECORDATTENDANCE2,174 v Dagenham & Redbridge16th December 2015
If fans are segregated inside the stadium, thenpart the North End of the ground is allocated tovisiting supporters. This temporary all seatedstand is situated behind the goal and extends overto the East side of the stadium and has a capacityof 800 seats. It is set back from the playing areaand has no roof so hope that it doesn't rain. It iscalled the 'Sea End' by fans as you can actuallysee the sea from this area.
However its elevated position means that thewind can be quite bracing at times, so wrap upwell. Whitehawk is normally a welcoming club tovisitors.
There is a small club house at the ground whichadmits away fans. Around a 15 minute walk awayis the New Bush pub on Arundel Road. Also onthe sea front is the Brighton Marina, where thereare a number of bars and restaurants. There isalso a traditional pub at the Marina, that servesreal and is called the Master Mariner. The Marinaalso has a large free car park.
To find the Marina and the New Bush pub, thenfrom the entrance to the ground, turn left downWilson Avenue, and continue all the way down tothe sea front. Turn left for the Marina (which iswell signposted) or turn right for the New Bushand then take the second right into Arundel Road.
As the traffic into the centre Brighton on the A23can be quite slow at times, the the route outlinedbelow avoids this.
At the end of the M23, continue onto the A23,heading towards Brighton. At the roundaboutwhich is the junction with the A27, take the A27towards Lewes. After around four miles you willsee the stadium on your right hand side. Leave atthe A27 and take the slip road sign posted
Falmer/Rottingdean (B2123). At the top of the sliproad turn right, crossing back over the A27.Continue straight towards Rottingdean passingthe Amex stadium on your right. On reach a set oftraffic lights which is the Woodingdean Junction,turn right by the Downs Hotel, towards the CityCentre/Racecourse.
At the next traffic lights turn left into WilsonAvenue (signposted East Brighton Park). Afterpassing the entrance to the Stanley LeisureCentre, continue further down the hill and thentake a left into a narrow road (signposted EastBrighton Park/Camping). Follow the narrow roadround, passing an entrance to a caravan park andthe ground entrance, is around to the right. Thereis a car park at the ground that holds 100 cars andthe entrance road up to the ground is quitenarrow. So it may be an idea to find one streetparking on the residential streets off WilsonAvenue and walk over to the ground.
BY TRAINBrighton Central Railway Station is situatedaround two and half miles away from the ground.Either get a taxi or bus up to the ground.
To take a bus; then from the Stance B stop at therailway station, take the Brighton and Hove BusCompany No 7 (towards Brighton Marina) or 27(towards Saltdean) to Roedean Road (ask thedriver to drop you off on this road near theMarina). After being dropped off, walk upRoedean Road to the traffic lights (keeping thegas pylon on your right) and turn left into WilsonAvenue. Then take the next right into a narrowroad (signposted East Brighton Park/Camping).
Follow the narrow road round, passing anentrance to a caravan park and the groundentrance, is around to the right. Please take carealong this road as it has no footpath and at nightit is unlit. A Bus Timetable can be downloadedfrom the Brighton & Hove Bus website.
Official Web Site: www.whitehawkfc.com
www.footballgroundguide.com
WHERE TO DRINK
DIRECTIONS & PARKING
FOR VISITORS
By Lee Wood & Jake Ellacott
