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BULLSEYEOFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME OF AFC MANSFIELD S E A S O N 2 0 2 1 / 2 2 | I S S U E 0 7 w|w£w2 .afcmansfield.net | PAGE 1 TODAYS MATCH SPONSOR Vs The Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division Saturday 9 October 2021 KNARESBOROUGH TOWN KICK OFF 3.00PM

PAGE 2 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME CONTENTS COVER: SAM PIPES CHAIRMANS REPORT 1 PHIL BUXTON - MANAGER 3 AS IT STANDS 5 MEET THE TEAM 6 STAT ATTACK 9 ABOUT THE BULLS 10 OUR VISITORS - KNARESBOROUGH TOWN 13 2021 - 2022 MATCHFACTS 14-15 PEN PICS - KNARESBOROUGH TOWN 16-17 2021-22 STATS 18-19 UPCOMING FIXTURES 20 AFC MANSFIELD U21’s FIXTURES 23 PICTURES - BARTON TOWN GAME 27 FAIR PLAY LEAGUE & RESULTS 28 THE NON LEAGUE PAPER 29 TODAYS TEAMS 30 Back page

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 3 CHANIROMTAENS'S G ood afternoon and a warm place to stop this happening again. AFC Mansfield welcome to the players officials The Bulls lottery was drawn last and supporters from our visitors Saturday. If your interested in today Knaresborough Town, for joining speak to either myself or this North East Counties Premier another committee member. Division game. There are still plenty of sponsorship Today sees us back at the Forest opportunities available and if your Town Arena following defeats interested in supporting the club on the road at Barton Town and please speak to me or a committee Thackley. I would say that we member. deserved nothing from the game at Barton but we put in a much That's enough from me. Hopefully better display at Thackley and come 5.00pm we can have 3 more had it not been in my opinion points in the bag. been for some dubious refereeing decisions we would have come Enjoy the Game. away with at least a draw. C’MON YOU BULLS!! Since my last notes we have unfortunately had some vandalism to the generator which powers the floodlights. All the locks were damaged beyond repair and the 2 batteries stolen. We are hoping within the next few weeks that some extra security will be in

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 5 PHIL BUXTON Good afternoon, firstly I would like to welcome everyone down to the Forest Town Arena for this NCEL fixture against Knaresborough Town. I would like to say a big welcome to our visitors and hope all players, staff, directors and fans have a safe journey home. The teams today have not met since August 3 2019. On that day we ran December 2015 1-2. We have won out 2-0 winners with a brace from 5 of the 7 games with 1 draw and the Ross Duggan. Just 2 players remain loss. We have scored 14 goals with from that squad, Luke Walker and Tom 5 against. Slone. Onto todays game, our visitors have Before that we have to go back to had a similar start and currently January 25 2017 and a 3-0 victory are 4 points behind with 2 games in the 4th round of the NCEL Cup. in hand. I expect it to be a fiercely Goals that day came from Lynton contested game and we will have to Karkach, James Cullingworth and show the resilience we showed in Oliver Fearon. Funnily enough there midweek albeit without the dubious are 4 players at the club from that decisions from the man in the game. Jason White, Lynton Karkach, middle. Jon D'Laryea and Mark Dudley all returning to the club after exploits All the best elsewhere. The Gaffer In fact, in 7 games between the two sides we have lost just once. That was a NCEL Cup game on 3

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PAGE 10 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Statistics don’t tell everything - but they ATTSATCAKT do say something. AFC’s season 2021-22 in numbers 13 Games played 12 Goals scored 4 Wins 16 Goals conceded 5 Defeats 2-0 Biggest win TOP Lynton Karkach - 4 SCORERS Kian Sketchley - 3 Luke Walker - 2

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 13 ABOUT THE BULLS A FIRST YEAR FULL OF SUCCESS The Bulls got past Hall Road Rangers, Quorn, Dunkirk and Rushall Olympic before being Why the Bull Logo?? AFC Mansfield was formed in 2012 and beaten by National League North side Boston joined the Central Midlands Football League, United in front of over 600 spectators in the Many have asked about the reason signing a 10-year rolling deal to play at the FA Cup Third Qualifying Round. behind The Bull Logo. Forest Town Arena. Mustering 96 points and scoring 110 league Firstly, it is a strong and imposing The newly-formed club - nicknamed ‘the goals, at first glance it would be expected beast but has been an important Bulls’ - began their journey in the 2012/13 that AFC won the NCEL Premier Division symbol in many cultures, farming season, when they fought on four fronts and that season, but they actually finished in third nearly won the lot. behind Pickering Town on goal difference and being one of them. league winners Pontefract who recorded a D​ espite mustering 176 goals and losing just ridiculous 102 points. The site where AFC Mansfield now twice, the Bulls had to settle for a runners- play was formerly part of Crown up place to Dronfield, who dropped just Thanks to a reshuffle in the step above in five points all season to clinch the league the football pyramid, however, the Bulls were Farm and once was open farmland. title. But success would come in the Notts promoted alongside Pontefract and Pickering Intermediate Cup final where they defeated to the NPL East Division. In this industry The Bull is always Beeston AFC, and a Floodlit Cup final victory the top animal and the prized over Newark Town would earn a cup double EXPERIENCING THE NORTHERN asset. for the Bulls in their first ever season as a PREMIER LEAGUE club. Mansfield Colliery was later sunk For the first time in the Bulls’ history, they around 1901 on the farm and later It could have been a hat-trick of cup titles, but found difficulty in adapting to their new league a tiresome nine-man AFC would be beaten in despite a promising start to the 2018/19 became known as Crown Farm injury time by Clifton All Whites in the League campaign. Colliery. Cup final at Alfreton Town. The ray of sunshine in the first half of their The Welfare was built to quench MORE SILVERWARE & A RISE UP THE season was another impressive FA Cup the miner’s thirst and Mansfield LEAGUES run which ended at a much higher side in Colliery FC played their football at Kettering Town, who could only just edge the Welfare pitches as well as the The club entered the FA Vase for the first time past the Bulls with a 2-1 win despite a very in the 2013/14 season, and were eventually nervy ending. Cricket Club on the top pitch. knocked out in a replay by step five side Huntingdon Town. Manager Rudy Funk was sacked in February Mansfield also has strong farming 2019 with the AFC bottom of the pile, and links and held a cattle market But much more success was to come later new boss Mark Ward steered his side to that season, as the Bulls clinched the Central safety by 15 points, but ground grading that we can all remember, where Midlands Football League North Division issues meant that the club would be playing the swimming baths now sit, until title before beating Thorne Colliery in the Step 5 football once more which resulted in around 1983. When a Bull was League Cup final to earn their fourth piece of manager Mark Ward stepping down from silverware in two seasons... Although a treble his role. taken to market it would have eluded them once again with defeat in the caused quite a stir in the town. Floodlit Cup final to Bulwell FC. Ward was then replaced at the start of the 2019/20 season by Matt Chatfield who quickly The Bull has a link to the heritage In their first season in the Northern Counties went to work transforming the club, securing of Mansfield and the symbolic East football League Division One, the Bulls six consecutive home wins in his opening came one game away from an FA Vase season and signing the likes leading goal- strength of the animal is something quarter-final by reaching the fifth round - a scorer Ross Duggan before the Covid-19 we admired hence it is proudly record run - but were knocked out 3-0 by pandemic put a halt to proceedings with the displayed on our badge. Tadcaster Albion. NCEL declaring the season null and void FA CUP GLORY & FURTHER The Bulls once again made a positive start PROMOTIONS to the 20/21 season opening their account with a strong 3-1 FA Cup victory against The next three seasons would be full of Gainsborough Trinity under the lights at further success. In 2015/16, AFC earned the Forest Town Arena with the Bulls only promotion to the NCEL Premier Division with managing to play 9 league games, with a second place finish, and a year later made pandemic in full swing the season ended was club history with an FA Cup run lasting all the declared curtailed. way to the Third Qualifying Round, where they would be knocked out by Stamford in a At the start of the 21/22 season u21 Boss close 2-1 defeat. and club captain Phil Buxton was announced as the new AFC Mansfield Boss after Matt The 2017/18 season was perhaps the best in Chatfield resigned as Boss to take up a new AFC’s bountiful but brief history to date, with role elsewhere. 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.

PAGE 14 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME TODAYS OPPONENTS: It is believed that the formation of the club was as “Trinity” in 1898. The name change to “Knaresborough Association Football Club” took place in 1900 and, apart from the two World War periods, a club has existed in the town. Much of its early football was played won three years in succession from in the York & District League before 1965 to 1967. After two more runners-up joining the Northern League in 1909. seasons, the club went back to the West After only two seasons, escalating Yorkshire League for six further years travelling costs forced a move back which saw a title in Division Two before to the York League and Harrogate promotion from Division One for two League through the 1920’s and 30’s. seasons in the Premier Division before another return to the Harrogate League. At the outbreak of World War Two, From 1976 to 1993, the club continued the club, like many at the time, in the Harrogate League but ambitions folded temporarily, and it was as were high and the West Yorkshire Knaresborough Rovers that they League was re-joined in 1993. The reformed in 1945. The Harrogate League Cup was won in that first League was the first competition season, but the league title had to wait played until the early 1950’s when the until 2009. York League was joined again. In 2010, the club won the West Riding The club again reverted to the County F.A. Challenge Cup final for the Harrogate League when they set up a Premier Division and that title was

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 15 KNARESBOROUGH TOWN first and only time and then made NCEL Division One title with a record the decision to invest in ground 100 points. developments to upgrade to Step Six standards, and were elected to the Northern Counties East League in 2012. 2018 saw the club’s best FA Cup run as they reached the Second Qualifying round only to bow out to Workington. The club built steadily, the early highlight being the triumph in the League Cup in 2014 when Eccleshill United were defeated at Bradford City’s Valley Parade ground. 2017-18 saw progression for the club when they reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase for the first time and went on to take the KNARESBOROUGH TOWN FACTFILE: Year FOUNDED: 1902 League titles: 17 Nickname: THE BORO Highest level: STEP 5 Chairman: PETER PLEWS Best FA Cup run: 2ND qual Manager: ROB HUNTER Best FA VASE run: 2Nd RD

PAGE 16 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2021 12 34 56 Date Opposition V Competition Att. F-A o.g. Jul-21 Staveley MW A NCELP 237 1-0 White Gibb Rajter Slone Cropper King Sat 31 Aug-21 King Cropper King Cropper Sat 07 Handsworth A FACEP 168 0-2 White Gibb Rajter Slone King Cropper White Gibb Rajter Slone King Cropper Wed 11 Eccleshill Utd H NCELP 90 0-0 White Gibb Slone Appiah King Cropper Sat 14 Athersley Rec A NCELP 75 2-0 White Gibb Rajter Slone Slone Cropper Penistone Church H NCELP 73 2-2 White Gibb Rajter Slone Tues 17 A NCELP 78 1-2 White Gibb Rajter D'Laryea Rajter Cropper D'Laryea Slone Sat 28 Maltby Main H NCELP 55 1-1 Slone King Slone Tues 31 Emley AFC King Slone Sep-21 King Rajter Sat 04 Albion Sports A NCELP 43 0-2 White Gibb Dudley D'Laryea Slone Rajter Cropper Sat 11 Dunkirk A FAV1Q 63 0-3 Hough Pipes Sketchley Gibb Tues 21 Handsworth H NCELP 105 1-0 Hough Cropper Dudley D'Laryea Silsden AFC H NCELP 72 2-0 White Cropper Dudley D'Laryea Sat 25 H NCELP 62 2-2 White Gibb Dudley D'Laryea Tues 28 Bottesford Town Oct-21 Sat 02 Barton Town A NCELP 0-2 White Cropper Dudley Mays A NCELP 1-2 White Appiah Tues 05 Thackley H NCELP Gibb Dudley A NCELP Sat 09 Knaresborough Town H NCELP Sat 16 Hemsworth MW Sat 23 Albion Sports Nov-21 Goole AFC A NCE Cup 2 Tues 02 Grimsby Borough A NCELP Winterton Rangers H NCELP Sat 06 A NCELP Sat 13 Goole AFC A NCELP Tues 16 Garforth Town H NCELP Sat 20 Staveley MW Sat 27 A NCELP Dec-21 Eccleshill Utd H NCELP Sat 04 Athersley Rec A NCELP Sat 11 Penistone Church H NCELP Sat 18 Sherwood Colliery Tues 28 H NCELP Jan-22 Maltby Main A NCELP Sat 01 Emley AFC H NCELP Sat 08 Albion Sports A NCELP Sat 15 Handsworth H NCELP Sat 22 Thackley Sat 29 A NCELP Feb-22 Bottesford Town H NCELP Sat 05 Barton Town A NCELP Sat 12 H NCELP Sat 19 Knaresborough Town Sat 26 Hemsworth MW A NCELP Mar-22 H NCELP Tues 01 Sherwood Colliery A NCELP Sat 05 Goole AFC H NCELP Sat 12 Silsden AFC A NCELP Sat 19 Sat 26 Grimsby Borough H NCELP Mar-22 Winterton Rangers Sat 02 Garforth Town 1st Sub 2nd Sub 3rd Sub MoM ������ Goalscorers inBOLD RED CAPTAIN

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PAGE 18 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME KNARESBOROUGH TOWN Jamie Hassell (Goalkeeper): Joined in the summer after periods at Harrogate Railway and Boroughbridge. Jamie was formerly a junior at Pannal Sports and Rotherham United. Jack Powis (Defence): Joined several years ago having been a junior at Harrogate Town. After a run at full back in 2017-18, Jack returned to the side during the past two campaigns. Craig Hall (Defence): Craig was a youth player Guiseley before joining Kirk Deighton Rangers for senior football. Switched to Manse Lane in October 2020 and made his first appearances just before the pandemic stopped all football. Gregg Anderson (Defence): Summer 2017 signing. Gregg played at Harrogate Railway Under 19’s and 21’s before breaking through to the first team. Moved to Tadcaster Albion and Clitheroe before being sold to Buxton. Moved to AFC Halifax and then North Ferriby before moving back to Clitheroe and then Tadcaster before joining the team at Manse Lane, where he has helped with the coaching as well as his playing responsibilities. Sam Cook (Defence): Sam played for Harrogate Railway through the junior ranks before breaking through to the senior side. Joined Knaresborough as his chances at Station View were limited, but joined Thackley for the same reason. Returned in early 2016, and quickly broke back into the first team. Greg Kidd (Defence): Joined from Harrogate Railway in the summer of 2017 after five years at Station View. Greg was at Oldham Athletic as a junior before breaking into the senior ranks at Railway. Prefers left back, but has operated all along the left flank. Phil Milsom (Defence/Midfield): Left-sided player, Phil arrived from Boroughbridge in late 2019 and has now become a regular at left back having started further forward. Previously turned out for Pannal Sports and Harrogate Town youth sides before switching to Wetherby Athletic at Open Age. Ben Parkes (Midfield): Ben played at Harrogate Railway as a junior before linking with the Knaresborough Town junior team at Under 18’s. Was a part of the side in the first season in the Northern Counties East League before picking up a bad injury which kept him out for over a year. Ewan Gregson (Midfield): Formerly in the junior ranks at Doncaster Rovers, Ewan joined Knaresborough in the summer after a spell at Wakefield. Was recommended to the club by Simon Clifford with whom he had worked in the Brazilian style football coaching. Tom Rose (Midfield): Summer signing formerly with Eccleshill United. Cameron Bedford (Midfield/Defence): Cameron signed at the start of the 2020-21 season and is currently duel registered with Tadcaster Albion. Another former Pannal Sports junior, Cameron is currently playing regularly at York College in the i2i Academy. Mark Simpson (Forward): Recent signing from Silsden.

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 19PLAYER PROFILES Brad Walker (Forward): Ex-Harrogate Town junior, Brad made his breakthrough following scoring a string of goals for the reserves in the West Yorkshire League. Played at Railway all through the junior ranks before spending three years in the Harrogate Town academy and switching to senior level at Manse Lane seven seasons ago. Sean Hunter (Forward): Sean joined Knaresborough in the summer after his father, Rob, was appointed manager. A junior at Harrogate Railway and York City, Sean went on to senior football at Garforth Town, Railway and, last season, at Campion. Calum Ward (Forward): Summer 2020 signing having played at AFC Emley the year before and previously at Tadcaster Albion and Garforth Town. Jack Carr (Forward/Midfield): Jack became a regular member of the squad during last season after occasional games in the past few years. Plays wide or through the middle and has grabbed some useful goals. Tom Dugdale (Forward/Midfield): Tom joined the club in the summer of 2019, but injury held up his debut until January 2020. Originally a junior at Sheffield Wednesday, Tom has a long catalogue of previous clubs including Frickley, Brighouse Town and most recently, Eccleshill United. Mitch Hamilton (Forward/Midfield): Mitch scored eighteen goals in his only previous campaign at Manse Lane (2014-15) before spells at Pickering Town, Garforth Town and Liversedge. Had previously been a junior at Leeds for six years before graduating to senior football at Tadcaster Albion. Craig Ramplin (Midfield): Craig progressed from the junior ranks at both Railway and Knaresborough to reach the seniors at both clubs before dropping away from football after a two year spell in Australia. Returned to Manse Lane just before Covid brought a stop to football last season. Rob Hunter (Manager): A player for many years in the Harrogate area, Rob has managed or assisted for many more years. Spells have taken him in various roles to Hatfield Main, Bardsey, Harrogate Railway, Tadcaster Albion, Harrogate Town, Glasshoughton Welfare, Garforth Town (for five seasons). Additionally, Rob did play briefly at Manse Lane in 1993-94 and helped coach the side in 2012-13. Simon Parkes (Assistant Manager): Played at Railway for many years before switching to Manse Lane in 2016 where he became a regular member of the team until a series of injuries brought a halt to his playing career. Has joined Rob this summer to take charge of the squad. Colin Heath (Forward/Coach): Colin first joined the club nearly ten years ago. Formerly a junior at Leeds United and Manchester United, he spent time on loan at Royal Antwerp, Swindon Town and Cambridge United. After being released by the Reds, Colin played for Chesterfield and Macclesfield before crossing to Farsley Celtic. Hit his 100th goal for the club in early 2018. Matthew MacLennan (Physio/Goalkeeper coach): A junior player at Bradford City, Leeds United and Burnley, Matthew has coached at junior level and helped goalkeepers achieve placements with some professional outfits. Joined in the summer, and continues to work closely with the custodians.

PAGE 20 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME TOOLSTATION NCEL PREMIER DIVISION STATS 2021-22 TOP GOALSCORERS NCEL Premier Division TOP GOALSCORERS0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Lge Cup Total Winterton Rangers 3 3 2 1 0 2 0 6 5 11 1 Josh Walker 2 Louis Blackwell Bottesford Town 1 2 1 4 1 1 0 10 0 10 3 Luke Aldrich Eccleshill United 1 0 1 1 1 3 03 4 7 Richie Burdett Ben Grech-Brooksbank Grimsby Borough 1 0 0 2 3 1 06 1 7 Talent Ndlovu Mohammed Qasim Thackley 0 2 3 1 1 0 04 3 7 8 George Doyle Declan Howe Eccleshill United 1 0 4 0 0 2 06 1 7 Ryan Ingram Joe Jagger Silsden AFC 1 1 1 0 1 3 06 1 7 Emley AFC 1 0 1 2 1 1 04 2 6 Staveley MW 2 0 0 0 0 4 05 1 6 Sherwood Colliery 0 1 3 1 1 0 04 2 6 Silsden AFC 0 1 3 0 1 1 06 0 6 William Norcross Sherwood Colliery 0 1 1 0 1 3 05 1 6 Tomas Poole Staveley MW 1 1 2 2 0 0 06 0 6 Reagan Waud Maltby Main 2 0 1 2 1 0 05 1 6 BEST ATTACK BEST DEFENCE 1 Grimsby Borough Pld Gls Avg ` Pld Gls Avg 2 Eccleshill United 11 31 2.82 3 Handsworth 10 23 2.30 1 AFC Mansfield 11 11 1 7 16 2.29 2 Maltby Main 10 10 1 4 Garforth Town 3 Staveley MW 10 10 1 11 25 2.27 4 Winterton Rangers 99 1 5 Sherwood Colliery 8 18 2.25 5 Bo�esford Town 10 12 1.2 6 Knaresborough Town 10 20 2.00 6 Garforth Town 11 14 1.27 7 Bo�esford Town 10 18 1.80 7 Grimsby Borough 11 14 1.27 8 Maltby Main 10 18 1.80 8 Albion Sports 10 13 1.3 9 Staveley MW 10 18 1.80 9 Eccleshill United 10 13 1.3 10 Hemsworth MW 12 21 1.75 10 Penistone Church 11 17 1.55 11 Silsden AFC 11 18 1.64 11 Handsworth 7 11 1.57 12 Thackley 11 18 1.64 12 Sherwood Colliery 8 13 1.63 13 Winterton Rangers 9 14 1.56 13 Barton Town 11 19 1.73 14 Goole AFC 10 15 1.50 14 Silsden AFC 11 20 1.82 15 Penistone Church 11 16 1.45 15 Knaresborough Town 10 19 1.9 16 Barton Town 11 15 1.36 16 Goole AFC 10 20 2 17 Emley AFC 8 10 1.25 17 Emley AFC 8 17 2.13 18 Albion Sports 10 12 1.20 18 Thackley 11 25 2.27 19 AFC Mansfield 11 12 1.09 19 Athersley Recrea�on 11 32 2.91 20 Athersley Recrea�on 11 6 0.55 20 Hemsworth MW 12 45 3.75

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 23 Saturday 9th October, 2021 V Knaresborough Town UPCOMING LEAGUE & CUP FIXTURES NCEL Premier Division V Bo�esford Town AFC Mansfield V Athersley Recrea�on Emley AFC V Staveley Miners Welfare Goole AFC V Penistone Church Grimsby Borough V Barton Town Hemsworth Miners Welfare V Handsworth Maltby Main V Eccleshill United Sherwood Colliery V Garforth Town Silsden AFC Winterton Rangers Tuesday 12th October, 2021 Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup Second Round Athersley Recrea�on V Maltby Main West Riding County Cup First Round Garforth Town V Glasshoughton Welfare Wednesday 13th October, 2021 No�s Senior Cup First Round Eastwood Community V Sherwood Colliery Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup First Round Handsworth V Penistone Church Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup Second Round Hallam V Frickley Athle�c High Green Villa V Parkgate NCEL Premier Division Albion Sports V Thackley Staveley Miners Welfare V Emley AFC

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 27 DATE OPPOSITION VENUE F-A SCORERS SEPT ANSTEY NOMADS A 0-2 Kacper Rajter THURS 02 1-3 FA YC PR CHESTERFIELD FC THURS 09 H THURS 16 STAPLEFORD TOWN A 2-3 Tom York & Brad Prosser THURS 23 DERBY COUNTY CTE H 0-2 OCT EASTWOOD CFC A 2-3 Ben Clifford & Jermaine FRI 01 Jatau THURS 21 SHIREBROOK TOWN A FRI 29 STAVELEY MW A NOV CHESTERFIELD FC A FRI 12 H THURS 18 STAPLEFORD TOWN DEC EASTWOOD CFC H THURS 02 JAN 22 SHIREBROOK TOWN H THURS 13 THURS 20 STAVELEY MW H TBC DERBY COUNTY CTE A

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 29 DAVID MORRALL FAIR PLAY LEAGUE NCEL Premier Division C S M PP NCEL Division One C S M PP 1 Eccleshill United 60 0 6 1 Dronfield Town 11 0 0 11 60 0 6 11 0 0 11 Emley AFC 80 0 8 Harrogate Railway Athle�c 10 1 0 13 3 Garforth Town 80 0 8 3 Shirebrook Town 14 0 0 14 61 0 9 4 Armthorpe Welfare 8 1 0 14 Staveley Miners Welfare 6 1 0 10 14 0 0 14 5 Maltby Main 11 0 0 11 Clipstone 6 2 0 14 6 AFC Mansfield 11 0 0 11 Hall Road Rangers 5 2 0 14 7 Handsworth 7 1 0 13 15 0 0 15 8 1 0 13 North Ferriby 17 0 0 17 Knaresborough Town 10 2 0 13 Re�ord FC 16 0 0 17 9 Sherwood Colliery 8 1 0 14 9 Glasshoughton Welfare 13 0 1 18 10 1 0 14 10 Ollerton Town 19 0 0 20 Silsden AFC 7 2 0 17 Rossington Main 12 2 0 20 Winterton Rangers 14 1 0 19 12 Selby Town 15 1 1 25 12 Penistone Church 9 3 0 24 13 Hallam 16 2 0 25 4 5 0 24 Teversal 15 4 0 27 Barton Town 19 1 0 26 15 Parkgate 14 3 0 27 14 Thackley 11 4 0 31 Rainworth Miners Welfare 12 1 2 28 15 Hemsworth Miners Welfare 17 4 1 33 17 FC Humber United 15 3 0 29 16 Bo�esford Town Worsbrough Bridge Athle�c 9 2 2 30 19 Nostell Miners Welfare Goole AFC 20 Swallownest 18 Grimsby Borough 21 Brigg Town 19 Albion Sports 20 Athersley Recrea�on KEY: C = CAUTION, S = STANDARD SENT OFF, M = MISCONDUCT, PP = PENALTY POINTS Saturday 2nd October, 2021 Tuesday 5th October, 2021 RESULTS FA Cup Third Round Qualifying Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup Second Round Pontefract Collieries 6-0 Handsworth Worsbrough Bridge Athle�c 1-4 Nostell MW NCEL Premier Division West Riding County Cup First Round Athersley Recrea�on 1-4 Hemsworth MW Selby Town 2-2 Osse� United Barton Town 2-0 AFC Mansfield (Osse� United win 4-2 on penal�es) Bo�esford Town 3-0 Maltby Main NCEL Premier Division Eccleshill United 2-1 Goole AFC Barton Town 2-2 Athersley Rec Garforth Town 2-2 Grimsby Borough Emley AFC 3-2 Albion Sports Knaresborough Town 1-3 Penistone Church Garforth Town 2-2 Goole AFC Staveley MW 2-3 Silsden AFC Thackley 2-1 AFC Mansfield Thackley 3-2 Emley AFC Winterton Rangers 4-0 Sherwood Colliery Wednesday 6th October, 2021 Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup First Round Hepworth United 1-6 Hemsworth MW NCEL Premier Division Grimsby Borough 1-0 Sherwood Colliery Handsworth 1-4 Eccleshill United

PAGE 30 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME RECREATION Ground, Aldershot. Villa teammate Tyrone Mings is another Circa 2001-02 season. I had made taught the non-League way from his father my way pitch side, waiting for Adie, who spent six years in charge at Aldershot Town manager George Borg Chippenham Town. to emerge back from the tunnel for post- match interviews. It was there where Tyrone was spotted by then Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy, Behind me were two young boys, aged who spent £10,000 to bring him to the between four and seven I’d say, kicking a Championship. The rest, as they say, is football between them on the pitch (don’t history. tell the groundsman, I’m not sure they were allowed). Adie later followed his son into the Premier League and is now a scout at Chelsea. I knew at the time one of the lads (the younger one I think) to be the son of Stuart And how about one of the top-flight’s Cash, the Aldershot Town assistant man- newest stars, Crystal Palace’s Conor Gal- ager. He had come along with his Mum to lagher? He is the youngest of four brothers cheer on Dad from the directors’ box – I’m with his siblings all having played at non- guessing his first football memory. League level. That young boy is now, of course, Matty Jake Gallagher, 28, enjoyed a solid career Cash, Aston Villa’s talented young right- at the likes of Welling United, Aldershot back, signed from Nottingham Forest for a Town and Dorking Wanderers, while twin cool £16 million just over 12 months ago. brother Josh served a number of clubs at Steps 3 and 4, such as Staines Town, Met These days, having helped Terry Brown Police, Leatherhead and Farnborough. guide AFC Wimbledon into the Football Third brother Dan, 24, is currently at Dork- League, Stuart is enjoying the lap of luxury ing Wanderers. at Premier League grounds up and down the country following his son in a similarly It’s groundings such as these which have proud show of family loyalty and support. completely changed the perception of non- League football from the upper echelons Matty’s plight to the very top got me over the years. thinking about players who were brought up in the non-League way. Yes, there’s No longer is life outside the professional the Jamie Vardy’s, Andre Grays and Nick game seen as a poor relation, a kick-and- Popes of this world who earned big moves rush fest played on a quagmire of a pitch, to the top, but how about those with a pro- it’s now a hotbed of playing and manageri- fessional grounding but nurtured off-the- al talent with a refreshing purity about it. field from a grassroots background. And if it hadn’t had been for the lure of Indeed, Matty doesn’t have to look far to non-League and grassroots football then see that he’s in good company. His Aston perhaps young Matty Cash might never have got his clear passion for the game.

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TODAYS TEAMS AFC KNARESBOROUGH MANSFIELD TOWN (MANAGER) PHIL BUXTON ROB HUNTER (MANAGER) (ASST. MANAGER) JOE KEARNEY SIMON PARKES (ASST. MANAGER) (PLAYER/COACH) JON D’LARYEA (GK COACH) FAHED SALEH COLIN HEATH (COACH) (PHYSIO) JASON TRUSCOTT MATT MACLENNAN (GK COACH) MATT MACLENNAN (PHYSIO) (GK) JASON WHITE JAMIE HASSELL(GK) LYNTON KARKACH JACK POWIS TOM SLONE CRAIG HALL LUKE WALKER JACK GIBB GREGG ANDERSON JOSH HOBSON SAM COOK KIAN SKETCHLEY MARK DUDLEY GREGG KIDD TOM CROPPER PHIL MILSOM SAM KING (C) BEN PARKES SPENCER CANDLIN EWAN GREGSON RYAN NOON SAM PIPES TOM ROSE KOFI APPIAH CAMERON BEDFORD LIAM MAYS JON D’LARYEA MARK SIMPSON KACPER RAJTER BRAD WALKER GEORGE SCOTT SEAN HUNTER COLT REYNOLDS CALLUM WARD (GK) DYLAN HOUGH JACK CARR TOM DUGDALE MITCH HAMILTON CRAIG RAMPLIN COLIN HEATH OFFICIALS REFEREE: JAMES COGILL (S&H FA) ASSISTANT: JOHN SPOUNCER (LINCS. FA) | ASSISTANT: COREY SIMPSON (NOTTS FA)