vs SOUTH PARK FC

Saturday 31 August 2019

BetVictor League South Central Division

Official Matchday Programme 2019-20

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Around the Club

Steve Perkins - Chairman

Dave Robson - Vice Chairman

Richard Hill - President

Michael Lawrence - Secretary

Darren Pasley - Fixtures Secretary

Peter Beale - Treasurer

Mick Powell - Facilities Manager

Neil Harding - Bar Manager

Kevin Putney - Facilities Supervisor

Neil Collins - Website & Programme Editor

Jim Ahmed - Commercial Manager

Rich Talbot - Marketing Manager

Pete Rumble - Youth Liaison Officer

Management & Backroom

Tony Reid - Club Manager

Martyn Lee - Assistant Manager

David Powell & Alex Lumley - Coaches

Stuart Baverstock - Goalkeeping Coach

Tiffany Weedon - Physio

Jim Lee - Kitman

Roger Steer - Director of Football

Dean Thomas - Head of Recruitment

Nick Ayling - Reserve Team Manager

Mark Long - Reserve Team Coach

Robbie Porter - Under 18s Team Manager

Westfield Football Club established 1953

Woking Park, Kingfield Road, Woking, GU22 9BA

01483 771106 (matchdays) or 07407 480032

Vice Presidents

John Ellesley

Philip Arthur-Wosop

Peter Gales

Nobby Reynolds

Alan Evans

Brian Weston

John McIlhargy

John Ludlow

Mick Joseph

Doreen Cable

Michael Lawrence

Alan Morton

Graham Pope

Colin Rearden

Neil Harding

Pat Kelly

David Robson

Michael Robson

Martin Powell

Mark Pullen

Welcome to Woking Park

Everyone here at Westfield FC,

players, officials, supporters and

generous sponsors are delighted

to welcome you all to today’s

game in the BetVictor Isthmian

League South Central Division.

A particularly warm welcome is

extended to our Match Officials

and all those who have travelled

from South Park Reigate for our

second home league game of the

season. We hope you enjoy your

day, our facilities and hospitality,

and have a safe journey home

Can you believe the start we’ve

had? Three league games, 3 wins,

9 goals scored and none conced-

ed. And our first win in the FA

Cup since 2014 (more of that in

next week’s edition) means we’re

in confident mood. Tony and the

dressing room are focused on the

long season ahead, and will be

intent on getting the best from

this exciting group of players.

Enjoy the game,

Neil Collins

Programme Editor

To our volunteers, fans,

sponsors and all

who help to support the

Club at each game -

WE THANK YOU ALL

Special thanks to our CLUB SPONSORS

This season has heralded the news that yet another island team are hoping to enter the

Non-League pyramid.

Following in the footsteps of Guernsey, who play at Step 4 and the newly formed

Jersey Bulls, who are currently competing in Step 6, a group from the Isle of Man have

unveiled plans to create their very own football club, with ambitions to play in the

Northwest Counties League in time for the start of next campaign.

This is brilliant news both for the Non-League system and players and fans living on

the Isle of Man.

Last year I went to visit Guernsey, where I thoroughly enjoyed watching a match and

have subsequently interviewed their manager Tony Vance on a number of occasions.

It was brilliant to see how the island’s community had really embraced the team and

the atmosphere on matchday was a superb thing to be a part of.

When speaking to Vance it quickly becomes clear just how much pride he has taken

in the project and the importance that it has had in developing young players on the

island.

Whereas before, making the jump into the professional ranks was extremely hard for

young footballers on the island, they now have the opportunity to showcase their

talents in England throughout the year.

One of the big drawbacks of starting an island team is the high costs involved, which

include having to pay for the travel of both themselves and their opponents, however

both Guernsey and Jersey Bulls have demonstrated how, with the support of their

local communities, these steep financial commitments can be managed.

The fact that Jersey Bulls were able to attract almost 1000 fans for their very first

fixture at the start of the month shows both how island clubs can develop revenue

and help to cultivate a special following across the community.

The Isle of Man bid is being led by National Team manager Paul Jones.

When interviewing him last week I was immediately struck by his immense passion for

football on the island and his determination to see the project through

There have been plans in the pipeline to start a team on the Isle of Man for almost 15

years but for one reason or another the project has never come to fruition, until now

I wish Paul and his colleagues the absolute best of luck in creating a club because

these island teams have the potential to unite their communities in such a unique way.

NLP column by Hugo Varley

Captain James Queree leads the Bulls out at Springfield in their 3-0 win

vs Ash United in August. Credit: ITV Channel TV

A series of articles by the author of the book “A History and Guide to

Football Programmes” describing how programmes have changed

over a century-and-a-half of Association Football

Nineteenth Century Teamsheets

The first ever football programme is probably lying undetected in an old suitcase in an attic; or lining an antique cutlery drawer; or it may be displayed in one of the football museums which are springing up at clubs around the country. Quite frankly, we do not know with certainty which was the first ever fixture to have a team-sheet printed and distributed to spectators, but we can take a pretty educated guess at how it looked. The purpose of the earliest programmes was to identify the players and advise spectators of forthcoming fixtures. There were no team numbers on the backs of Victorian football shirts, but players did sometimes have distinguishing features, whether in the colour of their stockings, or the type of cap or cowl they wore. Cer-tainly, there were well defined formations - firstly 2-2-6 and then 2-3-5 - and spec-tators were able to identify the players from the positions they took up on the field, which corresponded to the formation in which their names were printed on the teamsheet. Thus for the match between Queen’s Park and The Wanderers on 9th October 1875, the home team’s “Centre Back-up” (centre half) C. Herriot was to wear a “Black and white cap - no stocking” while C.W. Alcock, the Wanderers Captain and Centre would wear a “Cap - blue and white chequers”. The front of this card would be rec-ognisable as a programme / team sheet today - it had the teams, referee and um-pires and fixture details. If there was printing on the reverse, it would likely be a fix-ture list, perhaps incorporating results to date, and details of forthcoming fixtures. When Heart of Midlothian visited Royal Arsenal at Plumstead on 30th March 1891, the large single sheet had match details and team selections on one side, and on the reverse was printed a poem which served as the welcome to the visitors. At the foot of the page were four small advertisements for local traders. In April 1893, at the Ardwick Ground, Hyde Road, Manchester (home of the club which evolved as Manchester City) Bolton Wanderers and Newton Heath (now Manchester United) contested a Manchester Senior Cup Final and the team sheet, sold for 1d, listed the teams with spaces to record the result and goalscorers. As the game developed around the turn of the century, so did its programmes, and as football left the Victorian age, match programmes assumed some of the familiar features by which we recognise them today. For more information and advice on programmes and programme collecting, please visit www.pmfc.co.uk.

CHERRY RED RECORDS COMBINED COUNTIES LEAGUE

The Premier Division has 21 teams during the 2019/20 season following Frimley

Green's successful appeal to gain promotion from Division One. Premier Division

champions Chertsey Town are promoted to Isthmian League South-Central division

with Egham Town and Molesey relegated in the opposite direction.

Division One champions Sheerwater and runners-up Frimley Green are promoted to

the Premier Division with AFC Hayes (19th) and Walton & Hersham (20th) relegated

in the opposite direction.

Horley Town move laterally from the Premier Division to Southern Combination

League Premier Division.

Ascot United, who are installing a 3G pitch, move laterally to the Premier Division

from Hellenic League Premier Division.

Surrey Elite Intermediate League fourth-placed Westside are promoted to Division

One and will now groundshare at Chessington & Hook United FC.

Division One also includes new team Jersey Bulls who will play home games at

Springfield Stadium in St Helier, Jersey.

AC London were expelled from Division One during the 2018/19 season.

Cove successfully appealed against relegation to Step 7 so remain in Division One.

Badshot Lea have moved to their new ground at Westfield Lane, Wrecclesham

GU10 4PF.

Kensington Borough are now known as Kensington and Ealing Borough and are

still ground-sharing at Leatherhead FC.

PREMIER DIVISION: Abbey Rangers; Ascot United; Badshot Lea; Balham; Banstead

Athletic; CB Hounslow United; Camberley Town; Cobham; Colliers Wood United;

Egham Town; Frimley Green; Guildford City; Hanworth Villa; Knaphill; Molesey;

Raynes Park Vale; Redhill; Sheerwater; Southall; Spelthorne Sports; Sutton Common

Rovers.

DIVISION ONE: AFC Hayes; Ash United; Bagshot; Bedfont & Feltham; British

Airways; Chessington & Hook United; Cove; Dorking Wanderers Reserves; Epsom &

Ewell; Eversley & California; FC Deportivo Galicia; Farnham Town; Fleet Spurs;

Godalming Town; Jersey Bulls; Kensington and Ealing Borough; Sandhurst Town;

Tooting Bee; Walton & Hersham; Westside.

SURREY ELITE INTERMEDIATE LEAGUE (season starts Saturday 24th August)

Fourth-placed Westside are promoted to Combined Counties League Division One

with no relegation in the opposite direction. Newcomers are Surrey County

Intermediate League (Western) Premier Division champions Lyne and Surrey South

Eastern Combination lntermediate Division One champions Old Rutlishians with

West End Village (15th) relegated.

AFC Cubo; AFC Spelthorne Sports; Battersea Ironsides; Chessington KC; Farleigh

Rovers; Horsley; Lyne; Merrow, NPL; Old Rutlishians; Ripley Village; Royal Holloway

Old Boys; Spartans Youth; Staines Lammas; Worcester Park.

Around the local leagues

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Chipstead or Hassocks FAC

Meet our visitors

Egham Town FC Welcome to our visitors

CHIPSTEAD FC

South Park

Football Club

was formed in

1897 and immediately became founder

members of the Redhill & District Foot-

ball League along with other local clubs

Godstone, Meadvale and Reigate Priory

Reserves. The club remain members of

the league today.

Although the facilities were basic the ear-

ly matches were played in the original

sports field which was in upper South

Park between Crescent Road and Church

Road. In 1925 under the direction of Can-

on Gregory from the local church, the

football club together with the village

cricket club formed the South Park

Sports Association with the aim of the

Association to provide sport and sporting

facilities for the people of South Park.

Within a few years it was realised that

this new concept would be better served

by an improvement in facilities and play-

ing conditions. Fortunately for both

club’s suitable land existed in Whitehall

Lane, the clubs current home and with

the co-operation of the public spirited

landowner, Harold Swannack, four acres

of ground were purchased there. Always

strapped for cash in these early years, the

money was raised for the field largely by

public subscription, which included door

to door collections.

In order to preserve the land as a perma-

nent sports ground, great foresight was

exercised in vesting the land and subse-

quent purchases of further lots of two

acres and four acres making ten acres in

all in the National Playing Fields Associa-

tion, now known as Fields in trust. The

land became known as the ‘King Georges

Field’ from 1935. The changing rooms

were located on the far side of the field

from Whitehall Lane at the bottom of the

number two football pitch. Although the

facilities were an improvement on their

previous home they remained basic.

The football club flourished in the years

leading to the Second Great War but ob-

viously declined during and immediately

after it. A handful of stewards rallied to

the cause however and quickly resurrect-

ed its fortunes. One legacy of the hostili-

ties, the air raid shelter, became the focus

of attention when it became clear that

further improvements were needed to

the facilities if sporting aspirations were

to be advanced. Thus it was that a show-

er room and toilet block and a modest

clubhouse were attached to this building.

Funding for this was achieved through

the tireless efforts of the ‘Friends of

South Park Sports Association’ organisa-

tion. Despite these commendable efforts,

the Association lived for many years on a

hand to mouth basis with the manage-

ment all too frequently having to put

their hands into their own pockets to en-

sure its survival.

During this period the playing side of the

football club flourished with numerous

honours won in the local leagues and

cups together with appearances in Coun-

ty Cup finals. The club were also hon-

oured in the fact that a number of players

progressed to senior football with clubs

such as Redhill and Eastbourne Town in

the fifties and sixties, the heyday of non

league football.

Welcome to our Visitors

South Park FC

The seventies and eighties

brought further improve-

ments to the changing fa-

cilities and clubroom and

the purchase of the land

that is now our main pitch

were made. In the early

seventies the football club

started the junior’s section.

Over the years the number of teams has

increased on a regular basis and today

we have boy’s teams from under eight’s

through to under sixteen’s.

In 1997 the football club celebrated its

Centenary year, the highlight of which

was a celebratory dinner held at Reigate

Manor Hotel at which over 150 people

attended. Many players both past and

present attended along with guests from

The Football Association and Surrey

County Football Association. The club

was presented with its own unique

framed certificate from the Football As-

sociation to mark this occasion.

The club was once again celebrating in

1998 when Geof Thatcher was awarded a

Gold Medal by the Football Association

to commemorate over 50 years service

to football, the whole period with our

club dating back to the war years when

the club only played friendly matches as

their was no competitive football during

the war.

2001 saw Reigate Town Football Club

move to South Park and the club became

known as South Park & Reigate Town

Football Club. In 2002 the club saw the

formation of the first girl’s team to play

under the clubs name and we now have

four girl’s teams. The following the year

saw the introduction of the youth team

who are currently playing in the Southern

Youth Floodlight League. The youth

team played their home matches at

Merstham Football Club from 2003–

2007 as at the time we did not have

floodlights.

For the 2003/04 season the

club reverted back to its origi-

nal name of South Park Foot-

ball Club. In February 2004

the club became only the fifth

in Surrey to be awarded the

status of ‘FA Charter Standard

Community Club’. In 2006 the

first team were promoted to the Com-

bined Counties Football League and as

our new changing facilities were being

built played their home matches at Cran-

leigh. In their first season in the Com-

bined Counties League the team finished

in seventh place in the league. 2007 saw

the completion of our new changing

rooms and the erection of floodlights

around our main pitch. This ensured that

our first and youth teams could now play

their home matches in South Park.

The 2008/09 season saw another land-

mark in the history of the club when we

hosted Shoreham in our first ever FA

Vase game. The 2009/10 season saw the

club finish in their highest position (6th)

since joining the Combined Counties

League. The club has continued to pro-

gress and in August 2010 our stand will

be erected which will give us the ground

grading required for the first team to

gain promotion. The 2010/11 season will

saw the club participate in the FA Cup

for the time with an away tie against

Greenwich Borough in the extra prelimi-

nary round. This game was covered by

ITV Sport to start their Road to Wembley

coverage as were our subsequent ties

against Horsham YMCA and Cray Wan-

derers. The first team won the Surrey

Premier Cup Final and the Lemon Re-

cordings Division One Challenge Cup in

addition to being promoted to the Prem-

ier Division of the Cherry Red Records

Combined Counties League.

The 2011/12 saw South Park finish in

eighth position in their first season in

the Combined Counties League

Premier Division. A good run in the

FA Carlsberg Vase saw us reach the

Fourth Round where we were beaten by

Whitley Bay, the Vase winners for the

previous three seasons. Playing in the

Surrey Senior Cup for the first time Park

beat Ryman Premier League Kingstonian

and Leatherhead before finally being

knocked out in the quarter finals by Con-

ference South Sutton Utd. Season

2012/13 saw the club reach the 4th Quali-

fying Round of the FA Cup with Bud-

weiser where we played Metropolitan

Police in front of a club record attend-

ance of 643. The team finished the sea-

son in 4th place in the league and reached

the league cup final.

The 2013/14 season saw South Park win

the Combined Counties League Premier

Division and in doing so gain promotion

to the Isthmian League Division One

South. Our first season at step four saw

us finish in a creditable 14th position. Each

season has seen us improve on the previ-

ous season’s league position with an 8th

place finish in 2016/17. The 2016/17 sea-

son also saw us reach the 2nd

Round of the FA Trophy where we

drawn away to Tranmere Rovers.

South Park finished the 2017/18

season in 13th place in the league.

They also reached the semi finals of the

Surrey Senior Cup for the first time. Mal-

colm Porter announced that he would be

stepping down as manager due to busi-

ness commitments at the end of the

2017/18 season. Mick Sullivan was ap-

pointed as manager however after a poor

start to the season the club accepted his

resignation in mid October. Jay Lovett

was appointed manager and took charge

of his first game at the beginning of No-

vember. Park went into the final game of

the season needing to match Molesey’s

result to retain their step 4 status. Park

secured a 3-2 victory and Manager Jay

Lovett is made a number of new signings

to strengthen the squad as we enter our

sixth season at this level.

It must also be noted that without the

tireless efforts of the late Fred Dearmun,

Geof Thatcher, Ray Wilson and Geof Ar-

nold to name but a few, the club would

not be in the position it is today.

Nickname: The Sparks

Founded: 1897

Ground: Whitehall Lane RH2 8LG

Chairman: Ricky Kidd

Highest League Position:

1st in Combined Counties

Premier Division 2013–14

FA Cup best performance:

Fourth qualifying round 2012–13

FA Vase best performance:

Fourth round 2011–12

Highest Attendance:

643 vs Met Police October 20, 2012

Honours

Combined Counties Football League

Premier Division Champions 2013–14

Surrey FA Saturday Premier Cup

Winners 2010–11

Combined Counties Football League

Premier Cup

Runners up 2012–13

Combined Counties Football League

Division One Cup

Winners 2010–11

Last season:

Isthmian South Central Division 17th

Westfield 2 Chipstead 0 Arsen Ujkaj (32’) Greg Haydon (40’)

Max is back!

A debut for

Adam Baigent

Julius demonstrates his ball skills

as Jack Dean looks on

Arsen considers his midfield options

Total focus from Martyn and Tony

images courtesy and Copyright of

Andy Fitzsimons at Refuel Performance

Aaron shows

his class

The Isthmian Football League strongly

supports the FA statement that there should be a

zero tolerance approach against racism and all forms

of discrimination. Accordingly any form of discrimina-

tory abuse whether it be based on race or ethnicity,

sexual orientation, gender, faith, age, ability or any

other form of abuse will be reported to The Football

Association for action by that Association.

Ground Regulations All persons entering the ground and facilities of Westfield FC are subject to the following regulations

Definition - in these regulations "The Club" shall mean Westfield Football Club

1. The Club reserve the right to eject any person who is considered by the Club to have acted on the Club

premises in, but not exclusively to, any of the following ways:

A. Using obscene or abusive language or persistently swearing

B. Using terms of abuse, whether racial or otherwise

C. Making or inciting abusive or vulgar gestures and/or taunts directed at players, officials or oppo-

sition supporters

D. Being drunk or under the influence of alcohol or drugs

E. Entering the field of play at any time either before, during or after the course of the game

F. Behaving in a manner likely to bring either the Club or the game into disrepute

G. Behaving in a manner which interferes with the comfort, enjoyment or safety of other spectators

The Club may, at its absolute discretion, bar from entry any person prosecuted or ejected under this rule for

such length of time as it sees fit. The Club also reserves the right to bar, as above, anyone guilty of such

behaviour at games involving the Club away from home.

2. Any such person barred from the ground/facilities shall not enter or attempt to enter the ground/

facilities during the term of any such bar and any person found on the Club premises or facilities during

such term may be prosecuted by the Club in the County Court for damages or trespass and/or injunction.

3. The consumption of intoxicating liquor is permitted only in the Clubhouse and the Boardroom.

4. No bottles, glasses or cans shall be brought into the ground/facilities and the police and Club officials

shall have the right at their absolute discretion to search any spectator at any time and confiscate any such

items covered in this regulation.

5. The climbing of balcony railings, stands, lighting structures or any other building in the ground is strictly

forbidden.

6. All persons entering the ground/facilities do so at their own risk.

7. Refund of cash admission charges paid will not be made under any circumstances. The right of admission

is reserved and may be refused without reason given.

8. Any person barred under these regulations has the right of appeal to the Club Committee. Such appeal

to be made in writing to the Club Secretary within fourteen days of the notification of such bar.

9. Visiting players and officials will become temporary members for the day.

10. Paying spectators will become temporary members for the day.

Surrey Senior League

Champions : 1972–73, 1973–74

Parthenon League

Runners-up : 1962–63

Combined Counties Premier League

Runners-up : 2016-17 Winners: 2017-18

Surrey Senior League Cup

Winners : 1971–72, 1972–73

Combined Counties League Cup

Runners up : 1989–90 Winners : 2016-17

Combined Counties Football Division One

Challenge Cup

Runners-up : 2011–12

Surrey Saturday Premier Cup

Runners-up : 2012-13

Surrey Saturday Junior Cup

Winners : 1954-55 Runners-up : 1955-56, 1957–58

Surrey Junior Charity Cup

Runners-up : 1954–55

Surrey Senior Cup best performance

Fourth round : 2002 vs Sutton Utd

FA Cup best performances

First qualifying round : 1973 vs Lion Sports (FA

Amateur Cup) and 2013 v Aylesbury Utd

FA Vase best performances

Fourth round : 2000–01 v Arlesey Town

Third round: 2017 vs Crowborough Athletic

Best attendances

325 vs Guernsey FC 20 Sep 2011

401 vs Frimley Green 7 May 2013

Westfield Football Club Westfield FC is an unincorporated association, operating as a

members club. Proud members of the Bostik Isthmian League.

Affiliated to the Surrey County FA and the English FA. established 1953

The

TEAMS

Today

Manager: Tony REID

From:

Adam BELLMAINE

Harry CARTER

Daryl COOPER-SMITH

Louie DOWNEY

William EFAMBE

George FRITH

T'Sharne GALLIMORE

Gregory HAYDEN

Kiye MARTIN

Andrew MENSAH

Julius MNGADI

Adam NEW

Tinashe NKOMA

Samuel OLANIPEKON

Graeme PURDY

Gary ROSS (GK)

Matt STEER

Leavan SULLIVAN

Stephane TRAH

Arsen UJKAJ

Aaron WATSON

Manager: Jay LOVETT

From:

Gregor SHAW

Chevan XAVIER

Bailie ROGERS

Harry DOCHERTY

Jahmahl KING

Harry POLLARD

Elliott CROSS

Andrew HERRING

Reece WILLIAMS-BOWERS

Charlie PITCHER

Leon MOORE

Henry ARNOLD

Sam REMFRY

Callum McALLISTER

Franco MICI

Hayden SKERRY

Howard NEWTON

Sahr KABBA

Coach: Matt BUBB

Coach: Steve Suttherland

Physio: Faye DAWES

Westfield FC - Woking

@westfield_fc

westfieldwokingfc

Westfield Football Club Woking

www.westfield-fc.com

Welcome to today’s officials

Referee Mr Thomas HOLDEN

Assistants Mr Adam PARRY

& Mr Oliver CROSS

Observer Mr Gordon HARRISON

Our next home game

Saturday 7 September Kick-off 3pm

FA Cup First Qualifying Round vs

Chipstead FC or Hassocks FC