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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 1 OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME OF AFC MANSFIELD SEASON 2021/22 | ISSUE 01 | £2 TONIGHT’S MATCH SPONSOR TheToolstation Northern Counties Vs East League Premier Division Wednesday 11 August ECCLESHILL UTD KICK OFF 7.45PM

PAGE 2 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME CONTENTS COVER: SAM EDWARDS PAINTING-RYAN NOON CHAIRMANS REPORT 1 PHIL BUXTON - MANAGER 3 LEAGUE CONSTITUTION 5 MEET THE TEAM 6 STAT ATTACK 9 ABOUT THE BULLS 10 OUR VISITORS 13 2021 - 2022 MATCHFACTS 14-15 APPEARANCES 16-17 2020-21 STATS 19 UPCOMING LEAGUE FIXTURES 20 BULLS TV 23 AFC MANSFIELD U21’s FIXTURES 24 MATCH REPORT - VS HANDSWORTH 27 NON LEAGUE PAPER 28-29 TONIGHTS TEAMS 30 Back page

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 3 CHAIRMAN’S NOTES “Incident’s change football matches and early in the second half the referee gave a very debatable penalty”. ... Good Evening, I would firstly like September together with our last man to give a warm welcome to the standing competition and I would players officials and supporters encourage everyone to join with a chance from Eccleshill United for tonight’s of winning some cash. Northern Counties East Premier League fixture. We still have lots of sponsorship opportunities from as little as £65 for Well it was nice to get our season up and sponsoring a player, speak to myself or running on the 31st July with a great 1-0 one of the other committee members if away win at Staveley Miners Welfare you are interested. and a debut goal from Kian Sketchley, apart from the first 15 minutes of the We are looking for a new commercial second half we were in total control and manager which is a commission based never looked like conceding a goal. position with the use of a company car. If any one is interested pleasecontact me on Last Saturday saw us in FA Cup action [email protected] away to Handsworth in a game we lost 2-0. The first half performance was great The next game here at the Arena will be and had we had our shooting boots on on Tuesday 11th August wit a 7-45pm KO we could and probably should have when we entertain Penistone Church. been at least 2 nil up at half time. Lets hope come 9-45 we can have another Incident’s change football matches and early in the second half the referee gave 3 points in the bag. a very debatable penalty and shortly afterwards Handsworth scored a second Enjoy the Game. goal which started with an obvious foul on Tom Slone before they put the ball in C’MON YOU BULLS!! the back of the net. Our 100 club is being relaunched in

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 5 PHIL BUXTON Good evening everybody, firstly I would like to welcome with the squad and the younger players who everyone down to the Forest have shown a great attitude and commitment Town Arena for tonight’s first league during pre season and have taken that into the game of the season. It has been long start of the season. overdue to hold a competitive fixture at the arena and everyone at the Tonight’s game will be no different as we club is raring to go for this new 21/22 welcome an in form team scoring 8 goals in season. there first 2 matches of the season. We will have to be ready for the test that tonight will I would like to say a big welcome to our visitors bring and make sure we start well and keep Eccleshill tonight and hope all players, staff, the same intensity and attitude to work that we directors and anyone involved at the club have have shown in the first 2 games. a safe journey home. Please enjoy tonight’s game and hopefully we There have been some big changes at the club will see you at many more games throughout over the summer with the majority of last years the season. squad moving on to pastures new and many younger players brought into the club from the All the best U21s squad and from different teams around the Mansfield area. Myself and my assistant The Gaffer Joe Kearney want to develop and progress as many young players as we possibly can and Enjoy the game! create a pathway for the exciting young talent that we currently have at the club. I would like to thank all the staff at the club for the work behind the scenes in pre season in getting the players and the club ready for the new season. The start of the season has been a pleasing one for me, we have visited 2 very good teams and played well in both games. Saturdays game was hopefully a learning curve for many of our younger players, having dominated most of the first half and parts of the second half it was the old saying of not taking our chances that cost us the game. There were still many positives to find in the performance on Saturday and I have been particularly pleased

PAGE 6 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME THE TOOLSTATION NORTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAGUE The online Toolstation NCEL AGM voting ended on Emley AFC and Winterton Rangers’ promotion into the Monday 20 June for our member clubs so the league’s Premier Division is also confirmed with Sherwood Col- constitution for the 2021/22 season has been formally liery joining them in the division after previously being rubber-stamped. in the East Midlands Counties League as they become the 177th team to play in the NCEL. It means that we officially say goodbye to five clubs whilst six come in to the competition, one of which is a Division One sees the return of a quintet of clubs we brand new team for us. know very well and it is a welcome return to Clipstone, Ollerton Town, Rainworth Miners Welfare, Shirebrook Bridlington Town, Liversedge and Yorkshire Amateur Town and Teversal, all coming back from the now-de- make the move up into the Northern Premier League funct East Midlands Counties League. whilst Campion have gone across to the North West Counties League and Skegness Town have moved into Meanwhile, the draw for the opening rounds of the the United Counties League. 2021/22 Toolstation NCEL League Cup, normally made at the AGM, will be made by the league’s Board prior to We would like to wish all five the best of luck in the the start of the season via Microsoft Teams and will be future and thank them for being fantastic ambassadors announced as soon as possible. for the NCEL whilst they have been in the competition. TOOLSTATION NCEL LEAGUE CONSTITUTIONS 2021/22 SEASON PREMIER DIVISION DIVISION ONE 1. AFC Mansfield 1. Armthorpe Welfare 2. Albion Sports 2. Brigg Town 3. Athersley Recreation 3. Clipstone (from EMCL) 4. Barton Town 4. Dronfield Town 5. Bottesford Town 5. FC Humber United (was East Hull) 6. Eccleshill United 6. Glasshoughton Welfare 7. Emley AFC (from NCEL1) 7. Hall Road Rangers 8. Garforth Town 8. Hallam 9. Goole AFC 9. Harrogate Railway Athletic 10. Grimsby Borough 10. North Ferriby 11. Handsworth 11. Nostell Miners Welfare 12. Hemsworth Miners Welfare 12. Ollerton Town (from EMCL) 13. Knaresborough Town 13. Parkgate 14. Maltby Main 14. Rainworth Miners Welfare (from EMCL) 15. Penistone Church 15. Retford FC 16. Sherwood Colliery (from EMCL) 16. Rossington Main 17. Silsden AFC 17. Selby Town 18. Staveley Miners Welfare 18. Shirebrook Town (from EMCL) 19. Thackley 19. Swallownest 20. Winterton Rangers (from NCEL1) 20. Teversal (from EMCL) 21. Worsborough Bridge Athletic Incoming clubs: Clipstone, Ollerton Town, Rainworth Miners Welfare, Sherwood Colliery, Shire- brook Town, Teversal (all from East Midlands Counties League). Outgoing clubs: Bridlington Town, Liversedge and Yorkshire Amateur (to Northern Premier League East); Campion (to North West Counties League Division One North); Skegness Town (to United Counties League Premier Division North).

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 9 MEET THE TEAM DF Phil JJooee Jon Fahed Jason Sam BUXTON KKEEAARRNNEEYY D’LARYEA SALAH TRUSCOTT KING Sponsored by Manager Asst Manager Player/Coach GK Coach Physio SIMON KING Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by CASSELLS MCNEVINS MIKE ABBS MARK FRETWELL HOPKINS SOLICITORS GK DF FW DF DF MF Kasper Lynton AbTuobmakar Tom Kian Jason RAJTER KARKACH CWRAODPPAEDRA SLONE BRAMLEY WHITE Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by TERRY TERRY DARREN SANITARYWARE BILL LES AUSTIN AUSTIN SHAW SUPPLIES CO. TAYLOR NORMAN MF FW GK MF DF MF Kofi Luke Dylan Josh Mark Kian APPIAH WALKER HOUGH HOBSON DUDLEY SKETCHLEY Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by PHILIP ROB WAITE BARRY FW STEVE LISA THE 66POW GARNER SAUNDERS COLEMAN SKETCHLEY MF FW DF MF MF Tom Sam Jack Nifemi Ryan Liam WHITE PIPES GIBB OLUSEMO NOON MAYS Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by TONY DF FW MF NEIL FW EGGINGTON BIRZULIS MF DF Louis Sponsored by Jermaine Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by MCGUIRE JATAU Sponsored by Sponsored by JOAN SAUNDERS

PAGE 10 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Statistics don’t tell everything - but they ATTSATCAKT do say something. AFC’s pre-season 2021-22 in numbers 6 Games played 7 Goals scored 3 Wins 6 Goals conceded 2 Defeats 3-2 Biggest win TOP Jermaine Jatau - 3 SCORERS Kian Sketchley - 1 Luke Walker - 1

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 13 ABOUT THE BULLS A FIRST YEAR FULL OF SUCCESS AFC Mansfield was formed in 2012 and joined the Central Midlands Football League, signing a 10-year rolling deal to play at the Forest Town Arena. The newly-formed club - nicknamed ‘the Bulls’ - began their journey in the 2012/13 season, when they fought on four fronts and nearly won the lot. D​ espite mustering 176 goals and losing just twice, the Bulls had to settle for a runners-up place to Dronfield, who dropped just five points all sea- son to clinch the league title. But success would come in the Notts Intermediate Cup final where they defeated Beeston AFC, and a Floodlit Cup final victory over Newark Town would earn a cup double for the Bulls in their first ever season as a club. It could have been a hat-trick of cup titles, but a tiresome nine-man AFC would be beaten in injury time by Clifton All Whites in the League Cup final at Alfreton Town. MORE SILVERWARE & A RISE UP THE LEAGUES The club entered the FA Vase for the first time in the 2013/14 season, and were eventually knocked out in a replay by step five side Huntingdon Town. But much more success was to come later that season, as the Bulls clinched the Central Midlands Football League North Division title before beating Thorne Colliery in the League Cup final to earn their fourth piece of silverware in two seasons... Although a treble eluded them once again with defeat in the Floodlit Cup final to Bulwell FC. In their first season in the Northern Counties East football League Division One, the Bulls came one game away from an FA Vase quarter-final by reaching the fifth round - a record run - but were knocked out 3-0 by Tadcaster Albion. FA CUP GLORY & FURTHER PROMOTIONS The next three seasons would be full of further success. In 2015/16, AFC earned promotion to the NCEL Premier Division with a second place finish, and a year later made club history with an FA Cup run lasting all the way to the Third Qualifying Round, where they would be knocked out by Stamford in a close 2-1 defeat. The 2017/18 season was perhaps the best in AFC’s bountiful but brief history to date, with the Bulls matching their FA Cup run from the previous campaign and clinching promotion to the Northern Premier League East Division - step eight in the football pyramid. The Bulls got past Hall Road Rangers, Quorn, Dunkirk and Rushall Olympic before being beaten by National League North side Boston United in front of over 600 spectators in the FA Cup Third Qualifying Round. Mustering 96 points and scoring 110 league goals, at first glance it would be expected that AFC won the NCEL Premier Division that season, but they actually finished in third behind Pickering Town on goal difference and league winners Pontefract who recorded a ridiculous 102 points. Thanks to a reshuffle in the step above in the football pyramid, however, the Bulls were promoted alongside Pontefract and Pickering to the NPL East Division. EXPERIENCING THE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE For the first time in the Bulls’ history, they found difficulty in adapting to their new league despite a promising start to the 2018/19 campaign. The ray of sunshine in the first half of their season was another impressive FA Cup run which ended at a much higher side in Kettering Town, who could only just edge past the Bulls with a 2-1 win despite a very nervy ending. Manager Rudy Funk was sacked in February 2019 with the AFC bottom of the pile, and new boss Mark Ward steered his side to safety by 15 points, but ground grading issues meant that the club would be playing Step 5 football once more which resulted in manager Mark Ward stepping down from his role. Ward was then replaced at the start of the 2019/20 season by Matt Chatfield who quickly went to work transforming the club, securing six consecu- tive home wins in his opening season and signing the likes leading goal-scorer Ross Duggan before the Covid-19 pandemic put a halt to proceed- ings with the NCEL declaring the season null and void The Bulls once again made a positive start to the 20/21 season opening their account with a strong 3-1 FA Cup victory against Gainsborough Trinity under the lights at the Forest Town Arena with the Bulls only managing to play 9 league games, with pandemic in full swing the season ended was declared curtailed. At the start of the 21/22 season u21 Boss and club captain Phil Buxton was announced as the new AFC Mansfield Boss after Matt Chatfield resigned as Boss to take up a new role elsewhere.

PAGE 14 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME TONIGHTS OPPONENTS: The club was established before World War II but was disbanded due to the war. After reforming in 1948, they were members of the Bradford Amateur League in the 1950s. The club won the Bradford Amateur end of the 1993–94 season. League Cup in 1961–62, and later moved up to the West Riding County After winning Division One in 1996–97, Amateur League, reaching the the club were promoted back to the Premier Division in 1972 and winning Premier Division. In 2008–09 they the league in 1976–77. In 1982 the finished bottom of the Premier Division club applied to join the Northern and were relegated back to Division Counties East League, but were One. rejected. The club won the West Riding County The 1984–85 season saw the club Challenge Cup in 2013–14. The win the Bradford & District Senior 2017–18 season saw them finish Cup, and at the end of the season fourth in Division One, qualifying for the club were accepted into Division the promotion play-offs. After beating Three of the Northern Counties East Shirebrook Town 4–2 after extra time in League after making improvements the semi-finals, they defeated Grimsby to their ground. The following season Borough 3–2 in the final, earning saw the club retain the Bradford & promotion to the Premier Division. District Senior Cup. At the end of the 1985–86 season Division Three was abolished and Eccleshill were moved up to Division Two. They finished as runners-up in 1986–87 and were promoted to Division One. Despite only finishing fifth in 1990–91, they were promoted to the Premier Division. The club spent three seasons in the Premier Division before being relegated at the

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 15 ECCLESHILL UNITED THE GROUND Bradford Amateur League The club initially played at the League Cup winners Recreation Ground, before moving to Acre Fields in the 1961–62 1950s. In 1963 land was purchased at a former quarry Bradford & District Senior Cup at Plumpton Park, which was Winners developed into two football pitches. A clubhouse was built in 1984–85, 1985–86 1974 and terracing installed in the early 1980s as the club looked to Record attendance move up to the Northern Counties 948 vs Bradford City East League. The ground currently has a capacity of 2,225, friendly, 19 July 2017 of which 225 is seated and 415 covered. Biggest win Northern Counties East League 10–1 Division One Champions 1996–97 Heaviest defeat W Riding County Amateur 6–0 League Champions 1976–77 West Riding County Cup Winners 2013–14 eccleshill united FACTFILE: Year FOUNDED: 1948 League titles: 2 Nickname: THE eagles Highest level: STEP 5 Chairman: adrian benson Best FA Cup run: 2ND QR Manager: lee elam Best FA VASE run: 5th RD

PAGE 16 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2021 2 34 5 6 1 Date Opposition V Competition Att. F-A o.g. Jul-21 Sat 31 Staveley MW A NCELP 237 1-0 White Gibb Rajter Slone Cropper King Gibb Rajter Slone King Cropper Aug-21 Sat 07 Handsworth A FACEP 168 0-2 White Wed 11 Eccleshill Utd H NCELP Sat 14 Athersley Rec A NCELP Tues 17 Penistone Church H NCELP Sat 21 Sherwood Colliery A NCELP Sat 28 Maltby Main A NCELP Tues 31 Emley AFC H NCELP Sep-21 Sat 04 Albion Sports A NCELP Sat 11 Dunkirk A FAV1Q Sat 18 Handsworth H NCELP Tues 28 Bottesford Town H NCELP Oct-21 Sat 02 Barton Town A NCELP Tues 05 Thackley A NCELP Sat 09 Knaresborough Town H NCELP Sat 16 Hemsworth MW A NCELP Sat 23 Goole AFC A NCELP Sat 30 Silsden AFC H NCELP Nov-21 Sat 06 Grimsby Borough A NCELP Sat 13 Winterton Rangers H NCELP Sat 20 Garforth Town A NCELP Sat 27 Staveley MW H NCELP Dec-21 Sat 04 Eccleshill Utd A NCELP Sat 11 Athersley Rec H NCELP Sat 18 Penistone Church A NCELP Tues 28 Sherwood Colliery H NCELP Jan-22 Sat 01 Maltby Main H NCELP Sat 08 Emley AFC A NCELP Sat 15 Albion Sports H NCELP Sat 22 Handsworth A NCELP Sat 29 Thackley H NCELP Feb-22 Sat 05 Bottesford Town A NCELP Sat 12 Barton Town H NCELP Sat 19 Knaresborough Town A NCELP Sat 26 Hemsworth MW H NCELP Mar-22 Sat 05 Goole AFC H NCELP Sat 12 Silsden AFC A NCELP Sat 19 Grimsby Borough H NCELP Sat 26 Winterton Rangers A NCELP Mar-22 Sat 02 Garforth Town H NCELP 1st Sub Vs Staveley MW 2nd Sub 3rd Sub MoM ������ Goalscorers inRED OR WHITE (if MoM) CAPTAIN

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 17 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 Appiah D'Laryea Karkach Walker Sketchley Hobson Dudley Pipes Noon Hough D'Laryea Hobson Karkach Walker Sketchley Dudley Pipes Bramley Noon Maguire Hough Vs Handsworth FC

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 19 NAME 2012-21 2021-22 TOTAL APPEARANCES PHIL BUXTON 328 0 328 JASON WHITE 200 MARK DUDLEY 176 2 201 JON D’LARYEA 160 LYNTON KARKACH 114 1 177 LUKE WALKER 45 36 2 161 TOM SLONE 5 KIAN SKETCHLEY 4 2 115 0 SAM PIPES 0 2 46 KIAN BRAMLEY 0 0 2 37 KOFI APPIAH 0 SAM KING 0 26 0 TOM CROPPER 0 14 KACPER RAJTER 0 0 10 JACK GIBB 0 JOSH HOBSON 0 11 RYAN NOON LOUIS MCGUIRE 21 TOM WHITE 21 DYLAN HOUGH JERMAINE JATAU 21 21 21 21 00 00 00 00

PAGE 20 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME TOOLSTATION NCEL PREMIER DIVISION STATS 2020-21 TOP GOALSCORERS NCEL Premier Division 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Lge Cup Total 1 Ross Duggan AFC Mansfield 1 5 3 2 3 2 0 12 4 16 2 Daniel Earl Bridlington Town 1 1 2 1 2 4 0 10 1 11 Oliver Fearon Liversedge 2 0 1 2 5 1 0 6 5 11 4 Billy Logan Bridlington Town 2 2 0 2 1 3 0 10 0 10 5 Leon Howarth Handsworth 2 0 1 2 1 2 0 80 8 Jamie Austin Maltby Main 0 1 0 3 2 2 0 80 8 Roy Fogarty Yorkshire Amateur 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 7 1 8 Joe Walton Liversedge 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 53 8 Reagan Waud Goole AFC 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 44 8 10 Ashley Flynn Liversedge 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 70 7 BEST ATTACK BEST DEFENCE Be Pld Gls Avg est Pld Gls Avg s1t Bridlington Town 9 39 4.33 1 Liversedge 6 3 0.50 2 Liversedge 6 23 3.83 3 Yorkshire Amateur 11 36 3.27 2 Hemsworth Miners Welfare 7 5 0.71 4 AFC Mansfield 9 26 2.89 5 Grimsby Borough 10 28 2.80 3 Yorkshire Amateur 11 9 0.82 4 AFC Mansfield 9 9 1.00 5 Staveley Miners Welfare 5 6 1.20 6 Garforth Town 9 22 2.44 6 Garforth Town 9 12 1.33 7 Penistone Church 7 17 2.43 7 Albion Sports 8 12 1.50 9 Maltby Main 10 23 2.30 8 Penistone Church 7 11 1.57 9 Eccleshill United 8 Handsworth 11 24 2.18 10 Bridlington Town 11 18 1.64 9 15 1.67 10 Albion Sports 8 14 1.75 11 Maltby Main 12 Knaresborough Town 10 17 1.70 11 Staveley Miners Welfare 5 8 1.60 13 Thackley 9 18 2.00 11 24 2.18 12 Silsden AFC 10 16 1.60 14 Grimsby Borough 13 Barton Town 11 16 1.45 15 Silsden AFC 10 22 2.20 14 Bo�esford Town 11 15 1.36 16 Barton Town 10 22 2.20 15 Eccleshill United 11 14 1.27 11 25 2.27 17 Goole AFC 11 13 1.18 17 Handsworth 11 30 2.73 18 Thackley 11 13 1.18 18 Goole AFC 11 34 3.09 16 Hemsworth Miners Welfare 7 8 1.14 19 Bo�esford Town 11 39 3.55 19 Knaresborough Town 9 9 1.00 9 0.90 20 Athersley Recrea�on 10 20 Athersley Recrea�on 10 42 4.20

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 23 UPCOMING LEAGUE FIXTURES Wednesday 11th August, 2021 V Rainworth Miners Welfare NCEL League Cup First Round V Hallam V Shirebrook Town Armthorpe Welfare V Dronfield Town Brigg Town V Eccleshill United V Handsworth Nostell Miners Welfare V Athersley Recreation Parkgate V Albion Sports NCEL Premier Division AFC Mansfield Grimsby Borough Penistone Church Winterton Rangers Saturday 14th August, 2021 V Garforth Town NCEL Premier Division V AFC Mansfield V Goole AFC Albion Sports V Silsden AFC Athersley Recreation V Maltby Main Barton Town V Winterton Rangers Bottesford Town V Hemsworth Miners Welfare Eccleshill United V Penistone Church Handsworth V Emley AFC Knaresborough Town V Grimsby Borough Sherwood Colliery Staveley Miners Welfare V Selby Town Thackley V Glasshoughton Welfare NCEL Division One V Ollerton Town Brigg Town V Dronfield Town FC Humber United V Clipstone Hall Road Rangers V Hallam Harrogate Railway Athletic V Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Nostell Miners Welfare V North Ferriby Rainworth Miners Welfare V Armthorpe Welfare Retford FC V Parkgate Rossington Main Shirebrook Town Swallownest

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 27 DATE OPPOSITION VENUE F-A SCORERS H SEPT CHESTERFIELD FC A THURS 09 H A THURS 16 STAPLEFORD TOWN H A THURS 23 DERBY COUNTY CTE A A OCT EASTWOOD CFC H FRI 01 ALFRETON TOWN H A THURS 14 H H THURS 21 SHIREBROOK TOWN A FRI 29 STAVELEY MW NOV CHESTERFIELD FC FRI 12 THURS 18 STAPLEFORD TOWN DEC EASTWOOD CFC THURS 02 ALFRETON TOWN WED 15 JAN 22 SHIREBROOK TOWN THURS 13 THURS 20 STAVELEY MW TBC DERBY COUNTY CTE

PAGE 28 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 7 August 2021 White acrobatically tipped Leon The FA Cup Howarth’s edge of the box drive over the bar on 11 minutes and 2 minutes Extra Preliminary Round later Luke Walker fires wide for the Handsworth 2 – 0 AFC Mansfield visitors from 20 yards. 5minutes of madness condemned Walker then turns his man before firing AFC Mansfield to an early exit a rasping drive which Ben Townsend from the FA Cup at The Express does well to turn around the post. 2 Worktops Stadium on Saturday. minutes later and Walker’s head- Goals from Andy Gascoigne from er is acrobatically palmed away by the penalty spot and a Leon Howarth Townsend. strike 4 minutes later did the damage. But it was The Bulls lack of discipline On 38 minutes White does well that really cost them, keeper Jason to block Ben Teasdale’s effort the White picked up a yellow for a shove Handsworth man picks up the loose on Sam Smith which resulted in the ball but a superb tackle from Gibb opening goal, Manager Phil Buxton denies him a shot on an open goal. picked up a yellow for arguing with the Referee and Kacper Rajter received A stinging drive from Karkach is well two yellows leaving the visitors down held by Townsend on 44 minutes and to 10 men for the last 15 minutes. the sides go in level at Half time. The visitors had started brightly and should have been in front after just 5 Handsworth started the 2nd half the minutes. A cross field ball from Rajter brighter of the two sides and had a found Jack Gibb on the right, his cross couple of half chances from Haworth into the box found the boot of Lynton and substitute Gascoigne. Karkach but the striker guided his effort narrowly wide. But on 58 minutes it all went wrong for AFC Mansfield Smith barged Sam Smith goes close for Handsworth into keeper White with the ball in his but fires into the side netting. hands and White pushed the striker away. The referee and linesman had a long conversation and eventually the man in the middle booked White and

awarded a penalty which Gascoigne www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 29 fire home to put The Ambers in front. marching orders with a 2nd yellow for 4 minutes later and The Bulls fate was a clumsy tackle in the middle of the sealed when Haworth raced into the park on 81 minutes. box after what looked like a foul and fired past White. In the protests after The Bulls continued to battle but had Rajter received his 1st yellow card. a mountain to climb, Handsworth James Oliver could have made it 3-0 claiming victory and a home tie in the on 64 minutes but White gets down next round against Stocksbridge Park well to save from the midfielder. Steels. Townsend then claims a cross as the visitors look for a way back into the Handsworth: Townsend, Bell (Mackie game. 70), Tootle, Harrison, Hobson E, Pay- A flurry of substitutions as both sides lor (c), Oliver, Teasdale, Smith, Bald- look to influence the game. Karkach win (Gascoigne 50), Howarth (Derrett fires wide of the mark on 75 minutes. 78), Subs not used: Roebuck, Jor- dan, Eagle, Nyarko. AFC Mansfield: White, Gibb, Rajter, Slone, King (c) (Bramley 70), Crop- per, D’Laryea (Pipes 70), Hobson J, Karkach (Noon 84), Walker, Sketchley. Subs not used: Maguire, Hough & Dudley. Referee: Sam Clayton Assistants: Charlie King & Ben Curry Att: 168 Bulls MoM: Jack Gibb The misery is complete for The Bulls as first Manager Buxton gets booked and then Kacper Rajter receives his

PAGE 30 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME So, here we go again! The 2021-22 division cannot complete 100 per cent of its season is almost upon us – for some fixtures, league tables would still be finalised it’s already underway. providing the division has completed at least 75 per cent of its fixtures. Final league Most of Step 5 and 6 started from July 31 – standings would be determined by using July! – while last weekend (August 7) the unweighted points per game and promotion FA Cup started with the Extra Preliminary and relegation would take place based on Round, only nine months before the final on those standings. May 14. Approach 2 – if the 2021-22 season cannot commence on or before October 31, an For many, competitive football makes a alternate competition would be implemented, welcome return after an enforced break from with several potential formats under the game due to the pandemic. consideration determining promotion and At NLP HQ we have everything crossed for relegation. a ‘normal’ season, Covid has taken its toll Approach 3 – if there is insufficient time for on us too, but we’d like to thank our loyal the regular season to achieve 75 per cent readers for helping us to keep producing of fixtures, or an alternate competition to be the paper every Sunday. We’ve not missed completed, a supplementary competition one weekend since the pandemic began or would utilise results from completed fixtures indeed for the last 21 years! in the 2021-22 season to avoid clubs playing opponents more than twice and ensure The previous 18 months in Non-League has there is sufficient data to determine league been tough to say the least for all involved. standings. The 2019-20 and the 2020-21 seasons The objective is to ensure promotion/ proved fruitless for many although the FA’s relegation but, of course, this cannot be restructure did at least provide some upward guaranteed. Who knows which way the movement for clubs at Steps 4-6. pandemic will turn next. Such was the extent of the disruption last season, any number of Step 3 can rightly feel hard done by having contingency plans wouldn’t have prevented been stagnant throughout this time. the curtailment of Steps 3-6. Hopefully, these plans will never see the light It’s why the FA’s Alliance Committee has of day, but at least they are there if needed. been formulating contingency plans, with Eventually, we will have all stopped talking the feedback of clubs, to try and prevent any about Covid! Until then, we wish you a safe more ‘null and void’ seasons. return to football and a successful season following your team. One thing is for sure, There are three approaches to the win or lose, we must cherish standing on the contingency plans: terraces at 3pm on a Saturday! Approach 1 – if the season successfully starts between August 14, 2021 and October 31, 2021, but it becomes clear that a

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TONIGHT’S TEAMS AFC MANSFIELD ECCLESHILL UTD (MANAGER) PHIL BUXTON LEE ELAM (MANAGER) (ASST. MANAGER) JOE KEARNEY ASIF HUSSAIN (ASST. MANAGER) (PLAYER/COACH) JON D’LARYEA (GK COACH) FAHED SALEH (COACH) (PHYSIO) JASON TRUSCOTT (COACH) BETHANY BRITTON (PHYSIO) (GK) JASON WHITE BRADLEY EMMERSON(GK) LYNTON KARKACH CHARLIE AUTY TOM SLONE SAMUEL AWTY LUKE WALKER ALEX BARNES JACK GIBB KELVIN BLEAU JOSH HOBSON BEN BODLE (C) KIAN SKETCHLEY MARK DUDLEY JOSIAH CHADEEM TOM CROPPER SUMALILI CISSA SAM KING (C) KACPER RAJTER ANDREW COOPER RYAN NOON AIDEN DAY SAM PIPES KOFI APPIAH ALLAN GREENWOOD JERMAINE JATAU LUKE ALDRICH TOM WHITE KIAN BRAMLEY ZACHARY SANGSTER LOUIS MAGUIRE ALEXANDER LAIRD LIAM MAYS TALENT NDLOVU (GK) DYLAN HOUGH BENNI WILKINSON SAM BRADLEY WARREN CARR MATTHEW SCHOFIELD ELLIS WADE OFFICIALS REFEREE: CHRISTOPHER ROSE ASSISTANT: DARREN BILLINGS | ASSISTANT: GARETH DAVIES