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T HE WOODwww.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 1 MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF SHERWOOD COLLIERY | ISSUE 4 | 2023/24 | £2 Vs SATURDAY 19TH AUGUST 2023 THE EMIRATES FA CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND SHERWOOD COLLIERY Vs GRANTHAM TOWN - KICK-OFF 5.30pm

PAGE 2 | THE WOOD MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Sherwood Colliery FC at Debdale Park Sports Club Welcome to Debdale Park the home of Sherwood Colliery for todays fixture. Sherwood have been renting the pitch here at Debdale Park since the club re-formed in 2008. Today we welcome Grantham Town hoping to continue our FA Cup journey. Let’s get behind The Wood, and hopefully cheer the team to a win. Inside the clubhouse Debdale have a fully licenced bar serving both hot and cold drinks as well as an onsite kitchen. Please note only food or drink purchased on site will be allowed, thank you for undersanding. Enjoy the match and have a safe journey home. @SCFC_08 #UTW

www.sherwoodcolliery.co.uk | PAGE 3 Sherwood Colliery FC (Debdale Park, Debdale Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, MANSFIELD, Notts NG19 7NS) Chairman: Mike Staton Vice-Chairman: Gareth Bull Secretary / Treasurer: Stefan Hopewell Commercial Manager: Phil Kirkland Board Member: Eric Sipson Match Day Secretary: Andrew Alden First Team Manager: Wayne Savage First Team Coach: Dean Mitchell First Team Physio: Jason Truscott / Stacey Morrison U21 Manager: Wayne Clarke U21 Assistant Manager: Scott Pickworth U21 Physio: Stacey Morrison Veterans Manager: Micky Taylor Programme Editor: Peter Craggs Web: https://www.sherwoodcolliery.co.uk Twitter: @SCFC_08 Sherwood Colliery would like to thank Staton Mortages for once again sponsoring SCFC for the 23/24 season.

PAGE 4 | THE WOOD MATCHDAY PROGRAMME BARELY 90 minutes (or should that be 110) into the new season equaliser on the opening day and admits that the added time and already football has found itself in the centre of a new storm. changes the mindset of a manager in the dugout and his players Strict instructions from the International Football Association Board on the field itself. (IFAB) to get tough on time wasting and tot up the exact minutes “They are trying to make it fair for everyone and for the supporters for substitutions, goal celebrations, injuries etc have gone down to see more football, trying to stay a step ahead of the game but like a lead balloon among the professional game with stars such where do you stop,” Bradbury told us. as Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Manchester United “It does affect the way you think a little bit, you no longer just have defender Raphael Varane fearing that player welfare is at risk. to get to 90 minutes, you probably have to get to 100 now. In the EFL on the opening day of the season, the average time “You are thinking about your substitutions – when you are bringing added on was over 16 minutes, but for National League players, them on after 85 minutes they might have 15 minutes to play so the need for compromise is all the more important. you don’t want to make your changes too early. Clearly unaware of the storm that was to follow, National League “With three substitutions at this level and with the amount of time clubs voted against increasing the number of substitutes used from that we are now likely to see added on, it is hard to get through three to five in the AGM of 2022, and again this summer. and we probably need more substitutions. I wouldn’t be surprised if As it stands, Steps 1-4 can only make three changes while Step 5 most other managers said that. and 6 clubs are in line with the higher reaches of the game in being “We would like to be able to make more changes but you have to allowed five, in three windows. keep one up your sleeve.” In retrospect, by voting against an increase in subs, the National Prior too, has beef with the new rules. Dorking are one of a handful League clubs have made their bed, so to speak, but in last of clubs who operate in the top-flight on a hybrid three-day- a-week Sunday’s NLP, Chorley manager Andy Preece, Eastleigh boss Lee training regime, and Prior insists the extra playing time makes Bradbury and Dorking Wanderers striker Jason Prior all expressed it even more difficult for them to compete with the league’s full- the need for a rethink, and the opportunity to vote again – this time timers. with the benefit of hindsight. “This new added time rule madness needs addressing,” the “If you’re going to play an extra 20 minutes a game then our levels striker said after Wanderers conceded a 99TH MINUTE winner to have to wake up,” the vastly experienced Preece told us. title favourites Chesterfield on the opening day. “[Playing] 94/95 “Premier League players are moaning but they’ve got five subs – minutes is hard enough on your body and is what everyone is used we’ve only got three. I don’t get it anyway, but now I really just do to. Twenty minutes added time is a joke. Saturday/Tuesday that not get it. It will lead to injuries. You’re going to have to change the could be an extra half of football! way you train so that players last that bit longer. “Imagine a cup game with extra time! The people implementing the rules clearly haven’t considered the impact on the players and the “But you can’t just do that. You’ve got to have a long-term strategy inevitable higher injury rate. If this is going to carry on, allowing five with planning through pre-season. subs is a must. If it’s not broken, don’t TRY and fix it. “I just think for this season it could be dangerous for the players “It’s as simple as book anyone at any point in the game for obvious and put extra stress on them. With three subs you don’t have that time wasting and go back to normal.” chance to take players off and rest. Prior’s certainly got a point too. As the row rumbles on at Premier When it’s Saturday-Tuesday, that’s when you’re going to see the League HQ, there’s little thought that has gone into the welfare of difference. If you’re effectively playing another half of football in a players at Steps 1-4 who may find themselves playing an extra half few days it’s going to take its toll. We’ve got to change it so that five of football a week at times, often after a day’s hard graft in their subs can come on. daytime jobs. “The Premier League lads have got everything at their disposal It’s clear a five sub rule will help ease a real dilemma for both — sports scientists and all things like that. If they’re talking about player and clubs, and voices such as Preece, Bradbury and Prior it and they’re worried about it, what chance have we got with only need to be heard. three subs? The National League has the power to bring this level of football “The sooner they look at it and do it, the safer it will be, the better in line with the rest, if that’s what their member clubs desire this it will be. time. Whatever they decide, however, it’s highly unlikely that the “It’s something that needs to be addressed as quickly as possible. constitution will change mid-season. If it’s five from five and that helps with budgets then so be it. Ideally That then leaves the onus with the players on the pitch and the it would be five from seven but I just think you need to have five. matter at hand…timewasting. The IFAB directive has been brought We have to protect our players.” in for a reason so, ultimately this season, players and managers Bradbury’s Eastleigh lost points to a late, late Solihull Moors are just going to have to wear it and get on with it!

www.sherwoodcolliery.co.uk | PAGE 5 FIXTURES - RESULTS - GOALSCORERS 2023 Date Opponents Comp. Att. V F-A Goalscorers Jul-23 Sat 29 Skegness Town UCLN 166 A 3-1 ROBSON, WESTCARR & GRANT Aug Wed 02 Lincoln United UCLN 142 H 2-0 WESTCARR & KNIGHT Sat 05 Aylestone Park FAC EP 101 H 2-2 WIDDOWSON & WESTCARR Tues 08 Aylestone Park FAC EP R 147 A 2-1 WELLS 2 Sat 12 Deeping Rangers UCLN 65 H 4-0 WEISZTORT 3 & WESTCARR Wed 16 Hucknall Town UCLN 351 A 4-1 YORK, WELLS, KNIGHT & WESTCARR Sat 19 Grantham Town FAC PR H Sat 26 Melton Town FAV 1Q H Wed 30 Sleaford Town UCLN H Sept Sat 02 Loughborough Students UCLN A Tues 05 Rainworth MW KDCup A Sat 09 Heanor Town UCLN A Sat 16 Eastwood CFC UCLN H Tues 19 Newark & Sherwood Utd UCLN A Sat 30 Wisbech Town UCLN A Oct Sat 07 Belper United UCLN H Sat 14 Boston Town UCLN H Sat 28 Ashby Ivanhoe UCLN A Nov Sat 04 Melton Town UCLN H Sat 11 Kimberley MW UCLN H Sat 18 Pinchbeck United UCLN A Sat 25 Hucknall Town UCLN H Dec Sat 02 Heanor Town UCLN H Sat 09 Skegness Town UCLN H Sat 16 Sleaford Town UCLN A Sat 23 Belper United UCLN A Tues 26 AFC Mansfield UCLN H Sat 30 Kimberley MW UCLN A Jan-24 Sat 06 Melton Town UCLN A Sat 13 Lincoln United UCLN A Sat 20 Pinchbeck United UCLN H Sat 27 Wisbech Town UCLN H Feb Sat 10 Ashby Ivanhoe UCLN H Sat 17 Deeping Rangers UCLN A Mar Sat 02 Boston Town UCLN A Sat 16 Eastwood CFC UCLN A Sat 23 Loughborough Students UCLN H Apr Mon 01 AFC Mansfield UCLN A Wed 05 Newark & Sherwood Utd UCLN H

PAGE 6 | THE WOOD MATCHDAY PROGRAMME GRANTHAM TOWN The club was founded in 1874 and early South Kesteven Sports Stadium. competition was in the Midland Amateur league which was won in 1910/11. The Little success was achieved until the arrival of Central alliance was won in 1924/25 and the Gary Mills as manager in 1996. Under Gary 4 club finished runners up to Shrewsbury Town th place was achieved in the Southern League in the Midland counties League in 1938. After Midland Division in 1997 and the following the war local legend Jack McCartney scored year the championship was won also the club 416 goals in just 456 appearances until his reached the quarter final of the FA trophy going retirement in 1955. out after a replay to Conference side Southport. The first game at Grantham attracted a stadium In 1964 under player manager Jim Rayner the record attendance of 3695. Midland League was won with the club scoring 152 goals in the season. Rayner moved to The following year the club was taken over Notts County to be replaced in 1965 by Terry by Reg Brearley through his company Antrac. Bly as player manager and the next 14 years Mills was replaced as manager and the club are still remembered as the golden years for went full time, but huge financial losses saw the the club. The Midland League was won in club’s future threatened when Antrac walked 1971 and in 1972 and regular cup runs brought away. The club was forced to enter a CVA, and large crowds to the London Road ground with a difficult period followed as the club struggled the most memorable being in 1973 when Jack to get back onto its feet. This was reflected on Charlton brought his Middleborough side to the pitch and when John Wilkinson arrived as London Road where a record crowd of 6578 saw manager at Christmas 2000 the club had just Middleborough win 2-0. The club moved into 9 points but following a tremendous run were the Southern League winning Division 1 North finally relegated on goal difference on 47 points. in 1978 and the following year finishing runners up in the Premier Division. Following relegation, Promotion back to the Premier division was the club bounced back the following year to win achieved in 2002 as runners up. Division 1 North again. Following Wilkinson’s resignation Roger Ashby Following the reorganization of non-league became manager and lead the club to the football, the club were moved to the Northern first-round proper of the FA cup in November Premier League and finished 4 th in 1984 but the 2003 where they played Leyton Orient at home following year they failed to gain re-election and in front of the Match of the Day cameras only returned to the Southern League. losing 2 – 1 to an injury time goal. Financial problems meant the club had little success until in 1987 The board appointed Martin O’Neil as manager and along with assistant John Robertson Promotion was missed by a single point his first season and 5th spot gained the year after. Martin moved on to climb the managerial ladder at the end of that season. John Robertson returned as manager in 1990 and at this time the club left its London Road home and after a year ground sharing at Spalding returned to the town into the new

In the summer of 2006, the club were moved www.sherwoodcolliery.co.uk | PAGE 7 from the Southern League back to the Northern Premier League. It took the club some time to Paul Rawden and Russ Cousins. Rawden and adjust to the move and they were relegated Cousins left the club in late February and after to Division 1 South. John Wilkinson returned a game under the control of caretaker manager as manager and in 2008 lead the club to the Danny Racchi Martin McIntosh was appointed Division 1 South play offs where they lost 2-1 to as manager. Martin managed just two games Nantwich. in charge before Covid brought the season to a close. He has spent the summer rebuilding Following a brief spell with Phil Starbuck the side for the new season. With the season as manager Jim Albans and Wayne Hallcro halted due to the Covid pandemic McIntosh left came in as joint managers. In 2011/12 the club the club. Former England International Carlton reached the Division 1 South playoff final losing Palmer was appointed as team manager and 2-0 to Rushall Olympic but the following year along with his assistants Jas Colliver and Matt they won the division by a 10-point margin the club found life in the Premier division difficult Chatfield totally rebuilt the side for the and following the resignation of chairman Steve 2021/2022 season. Carlton Palmer stood down Boam Albans and Hallcro also resigned. After a as manager in early November with assistants period under former players Gary Sucharewycz James Colliver and Matt Chatfield taking and Ian Robinson they returned and led the charge of team affairs. The club moved quickly club to 15 th spot in the Premier Division. to appoint Dennis Greene as manager with Matt Chatfield becoming assistant. The club During season 2014/15 the club had to make parted company with Greene in March with the difficult decision to cut its playing budget Chatfield stepping up to take charge until the when predicted income was not achieved. This end of the season. The club were relegated to resulted in several players leaving the club. step 4 at the end of the 2021/22 season after Also departing was Jim Albans but his partner 10 years at step 3. Chatfield took the managers Wayne Hallcro stayed and recruited former job permanently at the start of the season. The Coalville manager Adam Stevens to replace club have struggled this season but did win Albans as joint manager and the pair set about the Lincolnshire Senior cup beating Spalding rebuilding the side. Hallcro departed in late United 1-0 at Lincoln City’s LNER stadium. January to team up again with Albans at Belper Town to leave Adam Stevens in sole charge of After avoiding relegation on the final day of the team matters. Under Stevens the club finished season the club have undergone a complete 12 th in the Premier Division and the following rebuild in the summer. Matt Chatfield has been year 18 th . 2016/2017 saw the club had its best replaced by Paul Rawden who returns to the season for many years and had a chance of club and along with his assistant Steve Kirkham reaching the playoffs right up to the final week has had to build a complete side on a much of the season finally finishing in 8 th spot. In reduced budget. addition, they reached the league cup final going down 2-1 to Bamber Bridge. 2017/2018 saw the club finished in 4 th spot in the premier division and went on to reach the playoff final going down 2-0 at Ashton United. Manager Adam Stevens stood down after the game replaced by Ian Culverhouse for the 2018/2019 season. Culverhouse resigned in October and was replaced by former Notts County Assistant manager Richard Thomas. Richard Thomas left the club in February to be replaced by former Harrowby United managers

PAGE 8 | THE WOOD MATCHDAY PROGRAMME FA Cup 2023-24 Preliminary Round Preview By Phil Annets (@FACupFactfile) 272 clubs are involved in the FA Cup Preliminary Round as the remaining Step 4 teams join those from Steps 4 to 6 which made it through the Extra Preliminary Round, including FA Cup debutante Okehampton Argyle, the only Step 6 club to definitely be involved in this round so far. 6 other debutant clubs have made it through as well including Wallingford and Penrith FC have had to wait 57 and 59 years Crowmarsh who will host Marlow FC, a club respectively to avenge past Cup defeats from the other end of FA Cup experience against Skelmersdale United and Consett spectrum, who are involved in their 142nd FC. campaign and are former Semi-Finalists to boot. 5 times now Tavistock FC have been drawn to face Barnstaple Town in the FA 3 clubs have posted their first FA Cup win Cup and the club has every reason to be this season so are involved in this round concerned this time around having lost for the very first time. Darlaston Town are all four previous Cup encounters between only in their second campaign, but both the two clubs, scoring just three goals and Lakenheath FC and MK Irish have achieved conceding twenty-two in the process. it at the 3rd attempt. 13 other clubs are equalling their best FA 31 ties involve clubs that will meet each Cup runs by participating in this season’s other in League action this season with Preliminary Round with West Essex six teams from Northern League Division appearing at this stage for the 6th time in One and six from Northern Premier League Division One East being the most involved their seven campaigns to date. of all the leagues represented. 8 ties will result in the winning club either 103 years ago Jump WMC lost 1-0 to setting or equalling their best ever FA Cup Kilnhurst United in a 1920/21 Extra run to the 1st Qualifying Round. preliminary Round replay and that tie had been, until this season’s Preliminary Round 35 ties involve clubs that have met in where Jersey Bulls take on Knaphill FC, the the FA Cup before. West Auckland Town only instance of a ‘J’ club facing a ‘K’ club in versus Shildon FC, Congleton Town versus FA Cup history! Witton Albion, and Epson and Ewell versus Metropolitan Police are all happening for the 7th time, whilst Nantwich Town and

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www.sherwoodcolliery.co.uk | PAGE 13 GRANTHAM TOWN - PEN PICTURES PAUL RAWDEN – Manager LEWIS JONES – Midfield Rejoined the club in early June for his second spell Came through the Leicester Road FC youth sides to as manager. Has previously managed at Harrowby progress to their first team Joined the Gingerbreads Newark and Sleaford in pre season. STEVE KIRKHAM – Assistant Manager KUWESI OFUSHINE – Midfield / Forward Previously joint manager at Newark Flowserve. Has Joined in the summer for his second spell at the club also managed at Eastwood and Gedling MW. Played in Sweden for Degefors IF Counts Boston CURTIS HALL– Goalkeeper Town South Normanton Long Eaton and Rainworth Began his career as a youngster with Notts County. amongst his other clubs He had a spell on loan at Ilkeston and has also THURSO NYONI – Defender played at South Normanton and Belper United Joined in pre season after playing at Yaxley last JONASZ GADOMSKI – Goalkeeper season. Has also played at Quorn One of the few players remaining from last season. PRADEEP BAHREY – Defender Local player who was previously part of Nottingham Joined in pre season from Yaxley. Also counts Forest Academy Hinckley LR FC Oadby Leicester Nivana and ELLIOTT WALKER – Defender Loughborough Dynamo amongst his previous clubs Came through the Doncaster Rovers Academy RASHAAN FRANCES - Defender before joining Stocksbridge Park Steels. He Joined in pre season from Newark FC. Has also then joined Mickleover before signing for the played at Ilkeston Eastwood and Tamworth Gingerbreads in pre season JURELLE PHILIP – Defender / Midfield TOM ZERBONI – Defender Antiguan u21 International. Wasat Leicester Came through the Grimsby Town Youth system and City Academy as a youngster before playing at figured regularly in their youth sides. Joined in Pre Loughborough Dynamo Ilkeston Wisbech Newark season and Quorn SAMUEL MUGGLETON – Defender/Midfield KERN MILLER – Defender Joined in pre season from Farsley Celtic. Was at Joined in preseason from Skegness Town Was at Leicester City as a youth and counts Barnet York Lincoln City Barnsley Accrington and Hereford. Eastleigh and Chesterfield amongst his previous Amongst his non league clubs are Boston Utd clubs Gainsborough Worksop Kings Lynn Stamford Corby GREG SMITH – Forward Spalding and Frickley Local player who joined on loan from Basford BROOK ISHERWOOD – Midfield / Forward last season and made the move permanent in the Youn player who has impressed in the clubs summer. Experienced player who counts Stamford academy and this earned him a two year contract Spalding Boston United Brackley Kings Lynn and last season He spent last season on loan to Holwell Gainsborough amongst his previous clubs Sports in the UCL League AKEEL FRANCIS – Forward ETHAN BOYANG – Midfield Another player rejoining the club. Began as a youth Gambian U20 International who came through with Rotherham. Had spells at Accrington Wrexham the Doncaster Academy before spending a year at Rochdale Guisley and Farsley before moving to Peterborough United where he had a loan spell at Scotland where he earned pre contracts at Stirling Spalding. Has also played for Gainsborough Marske Albion and Falkirk and Stocksbridge Park Steels SAM TESSLER– Defender LAMIN JASSEY – Midfield Originates from the USA. Played last season for Signed for the club in pre season. Came to the UK Yaxley where he was vice captain from Gambia and has been part of the Pro Direct SEBASTIAN ROBBEMOND– Midfield / Defender Academy in Nottingham Was part of the Academy of Football Australia ALI ELKOSSI – Midfield and played in Australia for Comera FC. Played last Joined in pre season CountsBelper Town Sheffield season in Northern Counties East for Armthorpe FC Yaxley and Darlaston Town amongst his former Welfare. clubs RODRIGO GONCALVES -Forward BRADLEY McGREGOR - Midfield Returned to the club in the summer Was part of the Signed on loan from Notts County. Recently signed Grantham Town Academy before playing at Wisbech an apprentice contract with County and has played Sleaford and for first team in pre season games Stamford.

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LEAGUEwww.sherwoodcolliery.co.uk | PAGE 17TABLES & FORM 2023-24 2022-23 Overall Overall LEAGUE TABLE P W D L F A GD PTS FORM TABLE P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Sherwood Colliery 4 4 0 0 13 2 11 12 1 Sherwood Colliery 4 4 0 0 13 2 11 12 4 3 1 0 13 6 7 10 2 Belper United 4 3 1 0 13 6 7 10 2 Belper United 4 3 1 0 8 2 6 10 4 30 1 9 3 6 9 3 Ashby Ivanhoe 4 3 1 0 8 2 6 10 3 Ashby Ivanhoe 3 30 0 7 1 6 9 4 30 1 6 3 3 9 4 Melton Town 4301 9 3 6 9 4 Melton Town 4 22 0 8 6 2 8 4 20 2 9 5 4 6 5 Sleaford Town 3300 7 1 6 9 5 Sleaford Town 4 12 1 5 5 0 5 3 11 1 4 4 0 4 6 Lincoln United 4301 6 3 3 9 6 Lincoln United 4 1 1 2 6 8 -2 4 4 1 0 3 6 8 -2 3 7 Heanor Town 4220 8 6 2 8 7 Heanor Town 4 1 0 3 5 7 -2 3 4 1 0 3 6 11 -5 3 8 Eastwood Community 4 2 0 2 9 5 4 6 8 Eastwood Community 4 0 2 2 4 10 -6 2 4 0 1 3 3 13 -10 1 9 Loughborough Students 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5 9 Loughborough Students 4 0 1 3 2 13 -11 1 4 0 0 4 5 12 -7 0 10 Wisbech Town 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 10 Wisbech Town 11 Boston Town 4 1 1 2 6 8 -2 4 11 Boston Town 12 Skegness Town 4 1 0 3 6 8 -2 3 12 Skegness Town 13 Kimberley Miners Welfare 4 1 0 3 5 7 -2 3 13 Kimberley Miners Welfare 14 Newark & Sherwood United 4 1 0 3 6 11 -5 3 14 Newark & Sherwood United 15 Deeping Rangers 4 0 2 2 4 10 -6 2 15 Deeping Rangers 16 Hucknall Town 4 0 1 3 3 13 -10 1 16 Hucknall Town 17 Pinchbeck United 4 0 1 3 2 13 -11 1 17 Pinchbeck United 18 AFC Mansfield 4 0 0 4 5 12 -7 0 18 AFC Mansfield Up Next: 4-0 1-4 V V SAT 12 AUG | 3.00pm WED 16 AUG | 7.45pm SAT 19 AUG | 5.30pm SAT 26 AUG | 3.00pm UCL PREMIER NORTH UCL PREMIER NORTH FA CUP PR FA VASE 1Q VV V V WED 30 AUG | 7.45pm SAT 02 SEPT | 3.00pm TUES O5 SEPT | 7.45pm SAT 09 SEPT | 3pm UCL KD CUP UCL PREMIER NORTH UCL PREMIER NORTH UCL PREMIER NORTH

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www.sherwoodcolliery.co.uk | PAGE 19 CLUB HISTORY Sherwood Colliery FC reformed in Northern Counties East 2008 with a view to giving Mansfield League and reached the Woodhouse a Saturday Adult team that first qualifying round of the the town had lacked for many years. With FA Cup for the first time in predominantly young players, the club entered their history. 2022-23 saw the Midland Amateur Alliance (MAA) in 2008-09. another change of league, The following season saw the introduction of a a lateral move to the United reserve team, both teams playing in the MAA. Counties League and a 7th placed finish after an inconsistent season. In 2010-11, the First Team won the MAA 1st Division Championship while the reserves The club run an Under 21 team that compete gained promotion from Division 2. in the North Midlands Development League (winning the North Championship in 2022-23) In 2012-13, an application to join the Central and at the other end of the scale a Veterans Midlands League was successful. The club team that has won back to back titles in the East entered a First team in the North Division and Midlands Veterans League to play in the Premier a Reserve team in the Reserve Premier League League for the first time in 2023-24 and with a young squad of players managed the adjustment to the higher level of football Honours: reasonably well. A third (A) team was added in MAA Division 1 Champions 2010-11 2013-14 with an even younger squad of players who played in the MAA to gain experience of CML Floodlit Cup Winners 2016-17, 2021-22 adult football. CML South Runners-Up 2017-18 2013-14 saw the first team achieve a creditable 10th place in the North division while the CML Reserve Division Champions 2013-14, 2016- Reserves completed a Reserve Premier and 17, 2018-19 Reserve League Cup double. The ‘A’ team finished in 4th place in the MAA Division CML Reserve League Cup Winners 2013-14 2. Despite this success, the club suffered a hammer blow in the close season prior to the CML Reserve League Cup Runners-Up 2017-18 2014-15 season with the management teams leaving the club only 2 weeks before the start CML Presidents Cup Runners-Up 2018-19 of the season. The club managed to somehow put managers and players in place and fulfil the Notts FA Sat Senior Trophy Winners 2018-19 fixtures. Staton Mortgage Invitational Cup Winners 2021 The 2015-16 season saw an influx of new committee members and new First and Reserve East Midlands Veterans Conference North team managers appointed in early June. Wayne Champions 2021-22 Savage joined from Bilsthorpe FC and remains in the post. He secured promotion via the CML North Midlands U21 Development League North South runners-up position in 2017-18 and the Champions 2022-23 club achieved Step 5 status in 2021-22 through the points per game restructure following 2 East Midlands Veterans League Championship covid-19 affected seasons, the team finished a Central Champions 2022-23 creditable 5th place in the highly competitive Colours: Blue & Black Striped Shirts, Black Shorts & Blue Socks Change Colours: All Green

TODAYS TEAMS SHERWOOD COLLIERY GRANTHAM TOWN LOUIS KINNERLEY CURTIS HALL LUKE BACON SAM MUGGLETON JURELLE PHILLIP RICKY STARBUCK PRADEEP BAHREY EWAN ROBSON KUWESI OFUSHINE LEWIS JONES ROBSON DOOLAN THOMAS ZERBONI JAKE WRIGHT GREG SMITH SEBASTIAN ROBBEMOND JOBE SHAW (C) THUSO NYONI JOSH WALDRAM KERN MILLER LAMIN HASSETT JACOB PEARCE ETHAN BOJANG CRAIG WESTCARR RODRIGO GONCALVES ELLIOTT WALKER KIERAN KNIGHT SAM TESSLER JAMIE YORK RODRIGO GONCALVES AKEEL FRANCIS MARLEY GRANT BRADLEY MCGREGOR JAMES MATTHEWS JONASZ GADOMSKI CARTER WIDDOWSON RASHAN FRANCIS ETHAN WIESZTORT ALI ALKOSSI LOUIS PENNINGTON PAUL RAWDEN (MANAGER) DALE SHEPPARD STEVE KIRKHAM (AST. MANAGER) RAIFE POPLAR (COACH) CHARLOTTE BAKER (PHYSIO) LOUIS TOMLINSON TRAVIS MUNN BRAD WELLS (MANAGER) WAYNE SAVAGE (COACH) DEAN MITCHELL (PHYSIO) JASON TRUSCOTT (PHYSIO) STACEY MORRISON OFFICIALS REFEREE: JAMES GREEN ASSISTANT: LIAM BROWN | ASSISTANT: ANDREW HARLAND NEXT-UP @ DEBDALE PARK - FA VASE 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND SHERWOOD COLLIERY VS MELTON TOWN FRIDAY 25TH AUGUST KO 7.45PM