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B U L L S E Y Ewww.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 1 Official match programme of AFC Mansfield Season 2020/21 | Issue 02 | £2 TODAY’S MATCH SPONSOR vs yorkshire amateur afc saturday 19 September 2020 | 15:00 toolstation ncel premier division

PAGE 2 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 1 Contents 3 5 COVER PHOTO: ROSS DUGGAN 6 Chairman’s Report 9 From the Dugout 10 As It Stands 14-15 Meet the Team 16 Stat attack 19 MATCHFACTS 20 About the bulls 24-25 In The Hotseat: PHIL BUXTON 26-27 Match Report: SHERWOOD colliery Back page The Opposition Match report: cleethorpes town Today’s Teams

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 3 Chairman’s Report Today will be a very difficult game, writes club Chairman Andrew Saunders... Welcome to the Forest Town the league this season. I must admit Arena for this afternoon’s the fixtures secretary has given us inaugral league fixture of the a hard start to the season but we 2020/21 season and a warm are all looking forward to the new welcome to our visitors from season. Yorkshire Amateur. We still have plenty of Sponsorship What a start we have had to our FA Opportunities for you from as little Cup campaign a 2-1 win here at the as £65.00 for sponsoring a player Arena against local rivals Sherwood for the season please contact me or Colliery in front of a capacity our commercial manager Rebecca crowd of 300, followed up by last Spademan for details. Visit our Saturday with a trip to the seaside website at www.afcmansfield.net and and an excellent 1-0 win against download the 2020/21 brochure. Cleethorpes Town,which has set up a match in the first Qualifying We will also be releasing a contact round against Gainsborough Trinity less payment system which here at the Arena. hopefully will be in operation for the Gainsborough game. What do they say about the magic of the FA Cup. In both games Track and Tracing is vital so can you goalkeeper Hugo Warhurst came all please remember to download Eve out with man of the match but in Pass to help us control this. my opinion anyone of the players could have been man of the match. ENJOY THE GAME Today will be a very difficult game C’MON YOU BULLS!! as the Ammers have recruited extremely well during lock down and are one of the favourites to win

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 5 FDRUOGMOTUHTE Matt Chatfield single player was magnificent. first team manager Todays visitors Yorkshire Amateur Well, its not been a bad are considered favourites for start to the season. promotion. They were 2nd in the 2 wins in the FA Cup league before the curtailment of and a plumb home tie in the last season and have recruited 1st qualifying round against well over the summer. Gainsborough Trinity. Today is going to probably be our Both FA Cup performances have toughest so far. But as before we been excellent and shows our will have a game plan and I know versatility in the way we play. We that the players will put in 100% took the game to Sherwood and in trying to upset the odds. eventually them ran a little out of steam in the 2nd half. The Cleethorpes game was completely different, we knew if we opened up they would be all over us. So we were fortunate enough to get an early goal and then we kept it tight all over the pitch. We rode our luck a few times but the workrate of every

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 9 MEET THE TEAM Matt John Andy Fahad Lucy Jason CHATFIELD STANCLIFFE MORRIS SALEH OWENS TRUSCOTT Manager Assistant MGR Coach GK COACH Physio Assistant physio Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by GK DF DF DF DF DF Hugo Jordan Matt Josh Ben Liam WARHURST ANNABLE WILSON WILDE ALGAR MARSDEN Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by DF DF MF MF MF MF Jack Tom Jon Phil Owen Connor HARRISON SLONE D’LARYEA BUXTON (C) CLARKE McMILLAN Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by MF MF FW FW FW FW Morgan Bobby Matt Luke Ross Lynton JAMES BATTISON SYKES WALKER DUGGAN KARKACH Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Darren Shaw

PAGE 10 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME STAT Statistics don’t tell everything - but they do say something. ATTACK AFC’s season 2020-21 in numbers 2 Games played 3 Goals scored 2 Wins 1 Goals conceded 0 Defeats 2-1 Biggest win TOP Ross Duggan - 1 SCORERS Luke Walker - 1 Lynton Karkach - 1

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PAGE 14 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2020 Date Opposition V Competition Att. F-A o.g. 1 2 3 4 56 7 SEPT Tues 01 Sherwood Colliery H FAC EPR 300 2-1 1 WARHURST MARSDEN WILDE HARRISON WILSON ANNABLE KARKACH Cleethorpes Town A FAC PR 238 1-0 WARHURST MARSDEN ALGAR HARRISON ANNABLE WILDE KARKACH Sat 12 Sat 19 Yorkshire Amateur H NCELP Tues 22 Gainsborough Trinity H FAC 1Q Sat 26 Maltby Main A NCELP Tues 29 Penistone Church H NCELP OCT Sat 03 Hemsworth MW H NCELP Tues 06 Goole AFC A NCELP Sat 10 Thackley AFC H NCELP Sat 17 Garforth Town H NCELP Tues 27 Barton Town H NCELP NOV Wed 04 Handsworth A NCELP Sat 07 Albion Sports H NCELP Tues 10 Athersley Rec H NCELP Sat 14 Liversedge A NCELP Sat 21 Knaresborough Town H NCELP Wed 25 Staveley MW A NCELP Sat 28 Grimsby Borough H NCELP DEC Sat 05 Bridlington Town A NCELP Sat 12 Maltby Main H NCELP Sat 19 Hemsworth MW H NCELP Sat 26 Silsden H NCELP Jan-21 Sat 02 Thackley AFC A NCELP Sat 09 Garforth Town H NCELP Sat 23 Athersley Rec A NCELP FEB Sat 06 Liversedge H NCELP NCELP Sat 13 Knaresborough Town A NCELP NCELP Sat 20 Handsworth H NCELP Sat 27 Penistone Church A NCELP MAR Sat 06 Barton Town A Sat 13 Eccleshill Utd H Wed 17 Albion Sports A NCELP Sat 20 Bottesford Town A NCELP Sat 27 Staveley MW H NCELP APR Silsden A NCELP Sat 03 Yorkshire Amateur A NCELP Sat 10 Bottesford Town H NCELP Tues 13 H NCELP Sat 17 Goole AFC A NCELP Sat 24 Grimsby Borough A NCELP MAY Eccleshill Utd H NCELP Sat 01 Bridlington Town Sat 08 1st Sub 2nd Sub 3rd Sub MoM ������������ Goalscorers in RED OR WHITE (if MoM) CAPTAIN

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 15 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 BUXTON DUGGAN ALGAR SYKES D'LARYEA WALKER MCGUIRE JAMES SLONE MCMILLAN STANCLIFFE JAMES SYKES MCMILLAN STANCLIFFE BUXTON WALKER DUGGAN SLONE

PAGE 16 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME ABOUT THE BULLS AFC Mansfield were formed in Memorable moments for the Bulls 2012 by three former Mansfield include winning the CML title in Town directors - Andrew Saunders, 2013, reaching the NCEL League Darren Bland and Steve Hymas - as Cup final in 2018, 5th round of the a community club for the Mansfield FA Vase and FA Cup Third Qualifying area. Round appearances against Stamford & Boston United. Starting in the Central Midlands Football League, ‘the Bulls’ have AFC now play in the Toolstation NCEL since earned three promotions, Premier Division under manager Matt including one league title, and have Chatfield, who arrived in the summer played as high as Step 4 in the Northern Premier League in 2018/19. of 2019. SAanudnrdewers BDlaarnrden AMbikbes SToabuynders Chairman Director Director Committee volunteer

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 19 In the hotseat: Phil BUXTON Place of birth Funniest moment Mansfield A CERTAIN CLUB OFFICIAL FALLING OVER ON A NIGHT OUT. Age Favourite player 31 DEAN RICK - PAUL SCHOLES Occupation Favourite pro club TEACHER MANSFIELD TOWN PArtner Favourite food HANNAH ITALIAN Previous clubs Other info ARNOLD TOWN, RAINWORTH MW U21 MANAGER Most memorable moment WINNING TROPHIES WITH AFC

PAGE 20 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME AFC Mansfield 2 SHERWOOD Colliery 1 The 2020/21 season began in style as AFC edged past local rivals Sherwood in a Having only come on three minutes ago for goal scorer Ross Duggan, Luke Walker was the man to break the deadlock once again. dazzling FA Cup spectacle under the lights. Ross Duggan and Luke Walker were to thank for a goal in either half, seeing off The striker made no mistake from 15 yards out, closing down his defender a tough Sherwood side with a superb second-half performance in front of a before stealing possession and prodding beyond Turton as he watched the ball sell-out crowd. trundle over the line on 61 minutes. Matt Chatfield’s side started brightly, carving out an early opportunity when Josh Back in front, the Bulls would spend the final half an hour cautiously seeking a vital third goal to kill the tie, almost doing so successfully when Liam Marsden’s Wilde’s left-footed cross was nodded over by Lynton Karkach. long throw was flicked on towards goal but was cleared off the line by a Midfielder Lewis Belgrave was the at the centre of AFC’s problems in the first Sherwood man. half, as the Sherwood man created a couple of his own opportunities starting from four minutes in when he forced a comfortable save from Hugo Warhurst The visitors, meanwhile, struggled to create one last opportunity, coming closest when Kieran Wells could only flick a looping header straight into with a 20-yard strike. Sherwood continued to grow into the game, ex-Bulls striker Kieran Wells coming Warhurst’s grateful arms. AFC continued their search for a third, with Morgan James coming within close with a deflected effort looping wide for a corner. inches of prodding home a well placed through ball, but the victory was But then came a moment of magic from Ross Duggan, as last season’s top scor- practically sealed when Ross Henshaw was dismissed for denying Luke Walker er unleashed an unstoppable 30-yard strike which found the near top corner on a goal-scoring opportunity deep into additional time. 20 minutes to put Mansfield ahead. Wild celebrations followed as the final whistle was blown, marking another The game continued to be a very tight affair, and AFC pushed for a second with Extra Preliminary Round success for Matt Chatfield’s AFC, who travel to Matt Sykes unluckily firing over with a first-time strike from a similar distance Cleethorpes Town in the next round on Saturday 12 September. to Duggan’s opener. MATCH DETAILS It was then Sherwood’s turn for a opening, as Ricky Starbuck was fed into the Final score | AFC Mansfield 2-1 Sherwood Colliery penalty area but drove a low effort wide. Scorers | Duggan (20’), Walker (61’) - Harrison O.G. (44’) AFC seemed to be holding out for half-time, but the visitors clawed back a crucial leveller when Jack Harrison turned a vicious low cross into his own net. Bulls XI | Warhurst, Marsden, Wilde, Harrison (D’Laryea 70’), Wilson, Annable, Karkach, Buxton (C), Duggan (Walker 58’), Algar (James 82’), Sykes After the break, Matt Chatfield’s side assumed their authority in the tie as chances started to fall the hosts’ way. Unused subs | McGuire, Slone, McMillan, Stancliffe The Sherwood back line were almost instantly tested, as Sykes’ teasing drilled Yellow cards | Warhurst (31’), Wilson (38’), Buxton (54’) ball across goal was blocked on the line before a man in red could tap home. Sherwood Colliery XI | Turton, Starbuck (Weaver 71’), Shaw (C), Taylor, Moments later, Duggan perhaps should have secured his and AFC’s second of the Belgrave, Yorke, Wells, Hearn, Leeds (West 82’), Gregory (Clarke 78’), Henshaw night, but opted to shoot early with acres of space and Sykes almost free to his Unused subs | Widdowson, Bacon, Homer, Lumley right, allowing Josh Turton to gather. Yellow cards | Wells (26’) The hour mark then saw a quick pair of chances for the Wood, but Hugo Red cards | Henshaw (90’+5) Warhurst made easy work of a low drive from Belgrave before bravely taking a Man-of-the-Match | Hugo Warhurst ball to the face on the edge of his area when Liam Hearn chased down a long ball Attendance | 300 over the back line.

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PAGE 24 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME THE OPPOSITION: The club was established by Kolin Robertson in November 1918. They were founder members of the Yorkshire League in 1920, but left after four seasons. The club returned to the league in 1930 and were runners-up in Section B of the Subsidiary Competition in 1930–31, also winning the West Riding Challenge Cup. The following season saw them reach the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 3–1 at home to Third Division North side Carlisle United. They also reached the semi-finals of the FA Amateur Cup, losing 2–1 to Marine at Filbert Street, and won the league’s Second Competition, before losing to First Competition winners Huddersfield Town ‘A’ in a championship decider. In 1932–33 they won the league’s inaugural League Cup, before winning the West Riding Challenge Cup again in 1933–34 and 1944–45. Another FA Cup first round appearance in 1945–46 ended with a 5–2 aggregate defeat to Lincoln City of the Third Division North, with Yorkshire Amateur having led 1–0 from the first leg. The Yorkshire League gained a second division in 1950, with the club became members of Division One. They were relegated to Division Two at the end of the 1951–52 season, but were Division Two runners-up the following season and were promoted back to Division One at the first attempt. In 1955–56 the club were relegated to Division Two again, remaining there until winning the division in 1958–59, earning promotion back to Division One. Another relegation from Division One in 1962–63 was followed by nine seasons in Division Two, before they finished as runners-up in 1971–72 and were promoted to Division One. Yorkshire Amateur finished bottom of Division One in 1974–75, resulting in relegation to Division Two. At the end of the 1976–77 season the club were relegated to Division Three. The following season saw them win the Division

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 25 YORKSHIRE AMATEUR Three title at the first attempt, earning promotion back to Division Two. In 1982 the league merged with the Midland League to form the Northern Counties East League, with Yorkshire Amateur placed in Division Two North. A third-place finish in the division in 1983–84 saw them placed in Division One North amidst league reorganisation. Further league restructuring the following year led to the club becoming members of Division Three. Division Three was abolished in 1986, with Yorkshire Amateur moved up to Division Two. Division Two was subsequently disbanded in 1991, leading to the club moving up to Division One.[3] They were winners of the league’s Wilkinson Sword Trophy in 1998–99, and remained in Division One until finishing as runners-up in 2017–18, which earned them promotion to the Premier Division. In 2018-19, their 1st season in the Premier Division saw The Ammers finish in 5th place. Last season they were well placed in 2nd spot for promotion until the season was halted. This season the promotion push is on again as Yorkshire Amateurs look for Step 4 football in The Northern Premier League. YORKSHIRE AMATEUR AFC FACTFILE: Year FOUNDED: 1928 League titles: 3 Nickname: AMMERS Highest level: Step 5 Chairman: ANDY KENDALL-JONES Best FA Cup run: 1st ROUND Manager: NEIL SIBSON Best FA Vase run: 3RD round

PAGE 26 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME cleethorpes town 0 AFC Mansfield 1 AFC Mansfield secured an unlikely victory Karkach was involved in The Bulls next move against Northern Premier League Cleethorpes when he went past 2 players on the right flank. Town with a superb performance at the My Energi His through ball found Luke Walker and the striker stadium. forced a great save out of Richardson. Bulls Chairman Andy Saunders said after the game Morgan James fired wide on 15 minutes as the “What a superb performance by the lads, this visitors looked to increase their lead. ranks up there with some of our greatest FA Cup performances. This will be the 5th year in a row Danger on 20 minutes as Ross Hannah breaks we have reached the 1st Qualifying round. We look into the box but fires high from 15 yards. Another forward to the draw on Monday”. chance for the home side on 26 minutes when a curling free kick was met by Michael Jacklin but The Bulls took an early lead when Cleethorpes Hugo Warhurst was quickly down to smother the keeper Theo Richardson turned a Liam Marsden ball. cross behind for a corner. From Ben Algar’s corner kick Jordan Annable flicked the ball on and a stooping header on the back post from Lynton Karkach found the roof of the net. 2 minutes later the home side thought they had equalised when Paul Walker rattled the inside of the right-hand post and saw the ball bounce across the line before being hooked away to safety.

This pattern of play continued with Cleethorpes www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 27 desperately looking for an equaliser. Two minutes before the break Scott Vernon was back into the game. Bateson pulled his shot wide, upended just outside the box, although many Jacklin headed wide from just 3 yards and as the thought it was inside. Jon Oglesby curled the ball finalk whistle drew close substitute Oli Donald had around the wall and seemingly into the top corner. time and space in the box but pulled his effort wide of the mark. Warhurst had other ideas and a superb one hand- ed save turned the ball behind for a corner. The final whistle was greeted with both joy and Hannah and at the other end Karkach both had relief for the AFC Mansfield faithful. chances before the half-time whistle, both dealt with by the respective keepers. Bulls Manager Matt Chatfield had this to say “We The tit for tat continued into the 2nd half, Caine came with a plan and it worked, at times it was Winnfarrah stuttering in front of goal and James difficult but we got the goal at the right time. firing his effort wide at the other end. Then it was a question of how hard we could work Cleethorpes began to pile on the pressure and on to keep that lead. The only disappointment is that 69 minutes two great efforts were denied by a we didn’t have our two most experienced players block on the line by Annable and another save by in Matty Wilson and Jon D’Laryea with us today to Warhurst as the ball bobbled around the Mansfield share in this great win”. box. The Bulls were still a danger on the break and a Cleethorpes Town: T Richardson, Topliss, forceful run by Matt Sykes saw his 25-yard effort Walker, Jacklin (Donald 85), Winfarrah, well held by Richardson. Ross Duggan had his Bateson, Dickens (Middleton 60), Marshall, 1st chance on goal after coming on. Turning his Oglesby, Vernon, Hannah (Boocock 74). Subs marker inside out he produced a stinging drive not used: H Richardson & Boswell. that went narrowly past the far post. Warhurst again in action to deny Walker’s low AFC Mansfield: Warhurst, Marsden, Algar, driven effort as Cleethorpes looked for a way Harrison, Annable, Wilde, Karkach, Buxton (c), Walker (Slone 84), James (Duggan 64), Sykes. Subs not used: McMillan & Stancliffe Att: 238 MoM: Hugo Warhurst.

TODAY’S TEAMS AFC Mansfield yorkshire amateur afc (manager) Matt Chatfield neil Sibson (Manager) (ASST. MANAGER) John Stancliffe CRAIG OGILVIE (manager) marlon adams (coach) (coach) Andy Morris jamie grand (coach) (GK coach) Fahad Saleh callum hewitt (physio) kat hargreaves (physio) (Physio) Lucy Owens (Asst. physio) Jason Truscott graham mclachlan (gk) leon henry (GK) Hugo Warhurst ross killock Liam Marsden matt dempsey (c) Josh Wilde luke dean Ben Algar ashley flynn Tom Slone steve crawford Matt Wilson adam priestley roy fogarty Jordan Annable casey stewart Jack Harrison steve smith (C) Phil Buxton donnae lawrence Jon D’Laryea daniel naidole Morgan James james beaston Ross Duggan harrison blakey Matt Sykes fernando moke luke sharry Connor McMillan brad dixon Luke Walker Lynton Karkach Bobby battison jamie mcguire Referee: melissa burgin | Assistant referee: CAMERON HOYLE | Assistant referee: TYLER MACHIN