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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 1 Official match programme of AFC Mansfield Season 2020/21 | Issue 07 | £2 TODAY’S MATCH SPONSOR vs HEMSWORTH MINERS WELFARE SATURday 19 DECEMBER 2020 | 15:00 The toolstation ncel premier division

PAGE 2 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 1 Contents 3 5 COVER PHOTO: JORDAN ANNABLE 6 Chairman’s Report 9 MATT CHATFIELD - MANAGER 10 As It Stands 13 Meet the Team 14-15 Stat attack 16-17 ABOUT THE BULLS 19 MATCH REPORT: HANDSWORTH FC 20 MATCHFACTS 23 APPEARANCES 24 NCEL REVIEW #18 27 The non-league paper 28-29 ROSS DUGGAN 30 NCEL PREMIER DIVISION STATS Back page The Opposition: HEMSWORTH MW CHRISTMAS FIXTURES Today’s Teams

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 3 Chairman’s Report I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and we look forward to seeing you on Boxing Day when we entertain Silsden here at the Forest Town Arena ... Good afternoon everyone and Its a big warm welcome to new a big warm AFC Mansfield signing Ross Killock who has signed welcome to the players and on an 18 month contract.We also officials from Hemsworth Miners have another new signing in Dan Welfare for this afternoons Northern Walter who joins us as a volunteer, Counties Premier Division clash. helping out on match days. This game was scheduled to be We have 31 matches still to play,its played at Hemsworth,but due to going to be a tall order to fit all the there ongoing ground renovations games in but hopefully we can get we agreed to switch the fixture to through to the end of the season the Forest Town Arena. without anymore lock downs. Well it seems an eternity since we On that note lets hope come 5-00pm last played a game. Well in fact it we will have another 3 points in the has been 45 days since our victory bag. at Handsworth,when we ran out 2-1 winners. Finally I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and we look The coronavirus has taken its toll forward to seeing you on Boxing Day on all of our lives and we should when we entertain Silsden here at take a moment to remember the the Forest Town Arena. people who have lost there lives to this awful virus. Enjoy the Game. Since my last notes we have C’MON YOU BULLS!! launched our new online shop, where you can buy loads of goodies, why don’t you visit the web site and buy something online or see what we have available on match days.

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 5 chttamtfield first team manager Well, we are back, lets our weather this type of pitch hope we can continue makes sense and will bring in where we left off with a win. additional participation around the local area. It is not the ideal way to restart, we have had a friendly Todays opponents have gone against near neighbours through a little transformation Clipstone and you could see with players and managers the rustiness in all the players. coming and going. One All clubs will be the same and thing is for sure whatever the it will take a couple of games personnel Hemsworth will be a for us all to be firing on all difficult team to play against. cylinders. This was followed They are known for their by an in house training game tenacity and hard work. and a final training session on Thursday before today’s game. We welcome Ross Killock and Dan Wallis to the squad today. The fixture has been reversed Both players will be an asset due to Hemsworth installing to the club and they have a 4G pitch at MDC Stadium. fitted in seamlessly to the way A lot of clubs are looking we go about our game. to do this lately and we are looking into it as well. With Enjoy the game!

PAGE 6 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME As it stands... As it stands... As it stands... As it stands... Up Next: VV V V SAT 26 DEC | 3pm SAT 02 JAN | 3pm sAT 09 JAN | 3.00pm sat 23 JAN | 3.00pm NCEL Premier Division NCEL Premier Division NCEL PREMIER DIVISION NCEL PREMIER DIVISION

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 9 MEET THE TEAM Matt John Andy Simon Lucy Jason CHATFIELD STANCLIFFE MORRIS DYE OWENS TRUSCOTT Manager Assistant MGR Coach GK COACH Physio Assistant physio Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by SERENDIPITY DF DF DF DF GK Ian Jordan Matt Josh Ben Hugo BIRTLEY ANNABLE WILSON WILDE ALGAR WARHURST Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by JOAN SAUNDERS LES NORMAN DF DF DF MF MF DF Jack Tom Liam Jon Phil Ross HARRISON SLONE MARSDEN D’LARYEA BUXTON (C) KILLOCK Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by PHILIP SAUNDERS SANITARYWARE PAUL DEAN MIKE ABBS NEIL BIRZULIS SUPPLIES CO. MF FW FW FW FW MF Morgan Sam Matt Luke Ross Lynton JAMES PIPES SYKES WALKER DUGGAN KARKACH Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by STEVE GARNER TERRY AUSTIN ROB WAITE DARREN SHAW TERRY AUSTIN THE 66POW

PAGE 10 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME STAT Statistics don’t tell everything - but they do say something. ATTACK AFC’s season 2020-21 in numbers 12 Games played 34 Goals scored 8 Wins 14 Goals conceded 3 Defeats 6-1 Biggest win TOP Ross Duggan - 15 SCORERS Josh Wilde - 3 Luke Walker - 3

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 13 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

PAGE 14 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME HANDSWORTH 1 AFC MANSFIELD 2 Where does one even start to try articulating an overview of such an open, fast paced and caters for such occasions. action packed game of association football as this one was? Mr Holmes... AKA the caged singing man, proved to be a very popular attraction I genuinely feel that mere words won’t be enough do the contest that unfolded at Handsworth FC tonight justice, but I’ll have a stab at it. Officially, my colours were nailed to the red mast of the visitors (although there was a very discreet Handsworth badge pinned onto AFC Mansfield took all three points on offer, but the real winner on the night was non- my rather snazzy AFC Mansfield coat), league football itself. because, once again, my loan spell to supplement the depleted ranks of AFC Both sides played their part in what was an enthralling and high tempo encounter, which Mansfield staff members and club offi- was played in a completive but very sporting manner, which helped to create a great vibe cials, has been extended, up until such a throughout, for all of the impressive crowd of 268 that turned out to savour. time that NCEL football is suspended for ‘Lockdown 2’ (AKA midnight tonight), What we had here was a great advert for just how entertaining the game at this level can which by my reckoning will afford all be and the standard of the football was first rate too. of those who are chucking in sickies, or malingering (or both) ample time to I’m sure that a lot of those present, who would usually have found their football fix else- get better and return to work. Seriously where, at the homes of the bigger clubs in the area, will have started to cotton on to the though... I hope that you all get well fact that, while the current restrictions dictate that their teams have been playing behind soon guys and don’t feel under any closed doors; at places like Olivers Mount and the Forest Town Arena, there is far more pressure to resume your duties until fun to be had at a fraction of the cost, without even a murmur of hostility between the you are completely confident in yourself friendly rival camps who follow the fortunes of teams in the NCEL. Although to that end, that it is safe to do so. It can’t be much fun being poorly on top of all of the other crap that please don’t fall into the trap of thinking that non-league football is just a cheap or novelty is happening in the world at the moment and my thoughts are with you all. While I’m on the version of your usual tipple... it is 100% the real thing for the thousands of people who are subject of recovery, it was nice to see Dale Ward and Sheila Allsebrook both looking so well either involved with or regularly watch the game outside the so called ‘elite clubs’. and adding a touch of glamour to the home ranks tonight, after their recent ailments. I concede that I needed to be a bloomin’ contortionist tonight, attempting to practice The game itself saw the visitors set off at a cracking pace, with Ross Duggan giving the social distancing... while having a foot planted in two camps, which is quite a challenge Ambers an early scare when he shot just over the bar, while Ben Algar and Josh Wilde when you’ve only got little legs like mine. It’s just as well that my split personality disorder threatened the hosts in tandem out on the left. However, while Handsworth shaped up to face the threat from that side, the Bulls captain, Phil Buxton, stroked a pass out to Lynton Karkach on the opposite flank, who rode two challenges as he cut inside, but his shot on goal was blocked. Ant Mackie pushed forward on the right and knocked a well weighted pass into the path of Leon Howarth, but as my favourite Handsworth player went for the bottom corner of the net, Hugo Warhurst got down well to his right to make a save. Mackie made another run down forward, but his cross towards Kyle Jordan was cut out by Jack Harrison, but as the visitors moved the ball quickly from one end to the other, Duggan had strayed a fraction offside and play was pulled back. But Duggan didn’t have to wait much longer to make his mark and in the nineteenth min-

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 15 ute, Algar released the Bulls hitman with a pass into the left channel that the Bulls number “That’s the real Leon Howarth”, I said: “This lad has got a lethal strike on him and that’s his nine took in his stride before muscling past his marker and slotting in one of his trademark kind of distance”. How could I ever have (even momentarily) have had any doubts about him. angled strikes across the face of Ben Townsend’s goal ,that nestled inside the far post. Remember the name this one has got a real future ahead of him. The Ambers keeper was called into action again, almost straight from the restart, when But there was another striker who is on op of his game and in a rich vein of form at the Wilde’s lengthy pass almost put Jon D’Laryea clean through on goal, but Townsend reacted moment and he didn’t feel like sharing centre stage with this young upstart from Sheffield quickly and got to the ball first before clearing away the danger. and within five minutes Mansfield were ahead again and inevitably their second goal was scored by Duggan, just as their first had been, when he advanced into the home side’s area Moments later, the Ambers were on the back foot again and as they retreated to face from the left and placed a shot past Townsend that took a slight deflection en route. another Mansfield attack, Karkach unleashed a thumping shot from just outside the area that fizzed over the bar. The Bulls had a penalty shout turned down when Steve Wankiewicz tangled with Morgan James in the area, but to be fair old ‘Vank’ tends to look a bit clumsy and cumbersome now Towards the end of the first half, although the Bulls still continued to pose a threat, Hand- that he’s getting on a bit and he didn’t actually mean any harm. sworth were also getting forward more often. Meanwhile, Duggan had got the scent for a hat-trick in his nostrils and when Algar nudged The action was relentless... and having chosen to record the nights events by scribbling my the ball into his path, he battled into the right hand side of the area this time, before pinging report into a notebook, all I can say is, it’s a bloody good job that I always carry a good stock a shot off of the left hand upright. of biros, because trying to keep up with all of this lot was filling up numerous pages with my barely legible hieroglyphics by now. Jordan meanwhile, thumped a shot wide of the target at the other end... this game was far from over yet. It takes all sorts! Having switched back to the left again, Duggan, whose heat map for tonight is probably The home side were almost on level terms when Andy Gascoigne threaded a pass out to a great big scorch mark across the whole width of the pitch at both ends, advanced Howarth on the left hand side of the visitors area, who in turn rolled a low cross beyond the towards the Ambers goal again, Alfie Eagle did well to get a blocking tackle in, but the Bulls back post that Mackie reached at full stretch, but could only hit the ball against the outside striker stuck out a foot to retrieve the loose ball and hooked a shot beyond the far post. of the upright. Maybe he hadn’t seen that Karkach was well placed and in space... then again, maybe all good forwards are selfish as hell and his record warrants his craving to find the net and Bailey Hobson was setting things in motion for the Ambers along with the livewire Mackie as singlemindedness (the longest word ever to appear on this blog). Gascoigne and Howarth both had half chances too. Duggan (who else?) was unlucky to strike the ball into the side netting from James’ lay-off. But Mansfield took over the attacking initiative again and Townsend was called on, to push Algar’s effort round the posted after the Bulls number eleven had seen off the attentions Algar’s right-wing corner was cleared as far a Duggan, loitering with intent twenty yards of Mackie as he cut inside the area from the left, before Karkach strode forward, straight out, from where he rattled the frame of the goal, with a blistering strike that hit the top left through the middle of Handsworth’s rear-guard and tested the Ambers keeper with a low angle of the frame. shot, but Townsend was down in a flash to keep the score down yet again. Townsend did well to save Duggan’s next effort, that had been set up by the Bulls substitute, Howarth exchanged passes with Joe Parkin before letting fly with a shot from ten yards Matt Sykes. out, that Warhurst managed to push away, before Harrison blocked Howarth’s shot on the rebound. Sykes provided a comedy moment for the crowd on a par with Carl Haslam’s legendary miss in the Bulls colours a few years ago, that regularly still shows up on social media, when Jordan Annable manhandled Jordan just outside the Bulls area (what a horrible thought) and Duggan rolled the ball sideways to him, with Townsend advancing from the line to set up an the referee, Michael Corbally, awarded the Ambers with a free-kick. ‘unmissable’ chance to roll the ball into the wide open goal. Methinks Sykes will become a YouTube star in his own right when the footage of how he spurned that opportunity and hit Gascoigne shaped up as though he was going to take responsibility for the resulting dead the right hand post instead gets out... and it will do in the very near future, of that you can ball situation, but us eagle-eyed regular Handsworth watchers knew better and I informed be quite sure. the committee from ‘my team’: “You watch Leon Howarth here. This lad has got a lethal strike on him... and that’s his kind of distance”. Eyebrows were raised around me when To spare himself any further blushes, Sykes rolled the ball to Duggan when he was next the hosts number ten hit an unconvincing effort straight into the wall and then scooped a inside the Ambers area, but Townsend dealt with the resulting shot comfortably. In the final harmless punt straight into Warhurst’s hands as the ball rolled apologetically back to him. minute Sykes spotted Townsend was off his line and tried to beat him with an audacious Bloody hell Leon... this lot’ll think that I’m making all of this up now pal! lengthy punt from forty yards out, but it came to nothing. HT: Ambers 0 v Bulls 1 Handsworth were nearly on level terms in stoppage time, when Howarth set up a last gasp chance for Harry Mitchell, but he screwed his shot wide. Anyway, as if by magic, the Ambers attacked straight from the restart, while a lot of people were still making their way back from getting a hot drink (it’s Sheffield, in November, after FT: Handsworth 1 v AFC Mansfield 2 all), when Howarth chased a reached a loose ball on the right hand corner of the Bulls area and turning on a sixpence and crashed a sublime shot into the roof of the Mansfield net.

PAGE 16 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2020 1 2 3 45 6 7 Date Opposition V Competition Att. F-A o.g. MARSDEN WILDE SEPT Sherwood Colliery H FAC EPR MARSDEN ALGAR 300 2-1 1 WARHURST MARSDEN WILDE HARRISON WILSON ANNABLE KARKACH Tues 01 238 1-0 WARHURST MARSDEN WILDE HARRISON ANNABLE WILDE KARKACH 65 0-1 WARHURST MARSDEN WILDE D'LARYEA ANNABLE KARKACH Sat 12 Cleethorpes Town A FAC PR WARHURST MARSDEN WILDE D'LARYEA WILSON HARRISON KARKACH 201 3-0 WARHURST D'LARYEA WILSON ANNABLE KARKACH Sat 19 Yorkshire Amateur H NCELP WARHURST MARSDEN WILDE D'LARYEA WILSON ANNABLE KARKACH 133 2-2 MARSDEN WILDE ANNABLE Tues 22 Gainsborough Trinity H FAC 1Q 101 4-1 MARSDEN WILDE KARKACH MARSDEN ALGAR JAMES Sat 26 Maltby Main A NCELP MARSDEN WILDE Tues 29 Penistone Church H NCELP KARKACH MARSDEN WILDE WALKER OCT WALKER Sat 03 Boston United A FAC 2Q 0 2-4 WARHURST D'LARYEA ANNABLE HARRISON KARKACH 102 6-1 WARHURST D'LARYEA ANNABLE HARRISON Tues 06 Goole AFC A NCELP 64 5-0 WARHURST BUXTON ANNABLE HARRISON 85 5-0 WARHURST D'LARYEA ANNABLE HARRISON Sat 10 Athersley Rec H NCELP 75 2-3 WARHURST D'LARYEA ANNABLE HARRISON Sat 17 Garforth Town H NCELP Sat 31 Stone Old Alleynians A FAV 1R NOV Wed 04 Handsworth A NCELP 268 2-1 WARHURST D'LARYEA HARRISON ANNABLE DEC Sat 19 Hemsworth MW H NCELP NCELP Sat 26 Silsden H NCELP Jan-21 NCELP NCELP Sat 02 Thackley AFC A NCELP Sat 09 Garforth Town A NCELP NCELP Sat 23 Athersley Rec A NCELP FEB NCELP NCELP Sat 06 Liversedge H NCELP NCELP Sat 13 Knaresborough Town A NCELP NCELP Sat 20 Handsworth H NCELP Sat 27 Penistone Church A NCELP NCELP MAR NCELP NCELP Sat 06 Barton Town A NCELP Tues 09 Thackley AFC H NCELP NCELP Sat 13 Eccleshill Utd H NCELP NCELP Wed 17 Albion Sports A NCELP NCELP Sat 20 Bottesford Town A NCELP PICTURES FROM THE Sat 27 Staveley MW H NCELP FRIENDLY WIN VS CLI NCELP APR Silsden A NCELP Sat 03 Tues 06 Barton Town H Sat 10 Yorkshire Amateur A Tues 13 Bottesford Town H Sat 17 Goole AFC H Sat 24 Grimsby Borough A MAY Sat 01 Eccleshill Utd A Sat 08 Bridlington Town H TBC Albion Sports H TBC Liversedge A TBC Knaresborough Town H TBC Staveley MW A TBC Grimsby Borough H TBC Hemsworth MW H TBC Bridlington Town A TBC Maltby Main H 1st Sub 2nd Sub 3rd Sub MoM ������������ Goalscorers in RED OR WHITE (if MoM) CAPTAIN

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 19 NAME 2012-20 2020-21 TOTALAPPEARANCES PHIL BUXTON 311 11 322 JORDAN ANNABLE 169 12 181 JON D’LARYEA 148 10 158 LYNTON KARKACH 100 12 112 LIAM MARSDEN 85 12 97 MATT WILSON 46 5 51 ROSS DUGGAN 34 12 46 HUGO WARHURST 31 12 43 LUKE WALKER 31 12 43 TOM SLONE 31 5 36 JACK HARRISON 13 12 25 MORGAN JAMES 11 10 21 BEN ALGAR 0 10 10 MATT SYKES 0 12 12 JOSH WILDE 0 11 11 SAM PIPES 0 44 ROSS KILLOCK 0 00 DAN WALLIS 0 00

PAGE 20 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Toolstation NCEL Match Review 2020/21 #18 13th December, 2020 And, Grimsby Borough were beaten 3-1 at Stourport Swifts, There was disappointment for all three Thomas Hipwell getting them back to Toolstation NCEL sides who took part in Saturday’s Buildbase FA Vase action as hwoitshtisneangsuoarel 1dwpitahshsiasgsetrwikitehotnhe8i5r but the third they bowed out of the competition at the Second Round stage. Sfoautur rmdainyu’sterse0slautletsr.mean there are two With limited crowds allowed into match- NCEL sides left in the FA Vase with Liv- es, it was great to see spectators back ersedge and North Ferriby representing watching football at our level, even if the Premier Division and Division One, the results did not go the way our teams respectively. would have wanted. Meanwhile, a number of sides played Hallam went down 2-0 at home to Shil- friendlies in anticipation of the resump- don with both goals coming in the sec- tion of the league programme next ond half in front of the maximum crowd weekend. number allowed, 150, at Sandygate. Luke Aldrich netted twice in Eccleshill Penistone Church’s tie with Longridge United’s 3-1 home win over Brighouse Town had been switched to the DSM Town whilst James Knowles and Jack Memorial Ground but they could not take Bennett got on the scoresheet for Emley advantage of that as the game finished AFC in their 2-1 victory at Liversedge. at 1-1, Nicholas Guest’s 72 minutes equal- Adam Scott netted a consolation for Ret- iser cancelling out a first half opener ford FC in a 2-1 defeat at Staveley Miners from the visitors. Welfare, Silsden AFC were beaten 2-0 at In the subsequent penalty shoot-out, it Barnoldswick Town, Winterton Rangers was the North West Counties League side went down 1-0 to visitors Cleethorpes who prevailed, 6-5, to book their place in Town, and Worsbrough Bridge Athletic fell the Third Round. to an 8-0 loss at Worksop Town.

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 23 SO, it’s Marine against Mourinho. Who says the magic has on safety grounds, allowing around 9,000 fans (still not sure gone from the FA Cup? where they got them all from) to make the trip up from Last week’s glamour third round tie, which pitted the North- Hampshire to north London to cheer on the minnows against ern Premier League Division One North West Mariners with the likes of Patrick Vieira, Sol Campbell and Dennis Bergkamp Premier League leaders Tottenham Hotspur – a difference et al. of 166 league places to be precise – is a Christmas fairytale To this day, Farnborough’s solitary goal in a 5-1 defeat, scored come true for Neil Young’s men and indeed for all the football by Rocky Baptiste, remains the club’s most famous ever, while purists who vigorously defend the FA Cup’s proud stance as full-back Michael Warner talks of the moment he gleefully the greatest cup competition in the world. upended flying French winger Robert Pires. A day never to be Who would’ve believed that Marine’s modest Rossett Park forgotten by all involved. - backdrop of the BBC live broadcast where presenter Mark Arsenal, and boss Arsene Wenger, did visit humble surround- Chapman chatted by Turner and other FA Cup heroes from ings several years later when they were drawn against Chorley and Stockport County - would soon play host to ‘The all-conquering Sutton United in a fifth-round tie in 2017. Special One’ and his star-studded Spurs side in one of the ties Anyone who has seen the away dressing room at Gander of the century? Green Lane could understand what a humble experience it And the wasn’t just the Mariners being looked after by the must have been for the likes of Wenger, Theo Walcott, Alex FA Gods. Stockport were also pitted against Premier League Iwobi and Granit Xhaka but the Gunners oozed professional- opposition in West Ham United, Chorley were drawn with ism and class throughout, both on and off the field, to come Wayne Rooney’s Derby County and Boreham Wood got 2004 away with a 2-0 victory. finalists Millwall. All at home, all undoubtedly in front of the TV And how about Burton Albion, who welcomed the mighty cameras. It was stuff that dreams are made of. Manchester United to their old Pirelli Stadium as a Non-League With five promotions as a manager under his belt – including club back in 2006, holding them to a 0-0 draw despite coming three at former club Chester – not a lot fazes the wily Young up against the likes of Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gerard in the world of football. But the humble surroundings at his Pique. new home at Rossett Park, however, clearly hold a place in Those two matches with United – the replay ending in a 4-1 his heart. defeat at Old Trafford - were heralded as the catalyst for Young talks openly of regularly bumping into the assistant Burton’s meteoric rise up the football pyramid, while etched referee as he leaps out of his manager’s dugout and watching firmly in the memories of Brewers fans both young and old. neighbours peer through the wire fence from adjoining While the probability is that the likes of Kane maybe afforded gardens as his team take to the field. the weekend off with Marine’s centre-halves desperate to Indeed, tied to one of the aforementioned wire fences in a lock horns with the England captain, other star names will be sign with ‘29’ on it, indicating which house to retrieve the ball called upon to get the job done. from should it be hoofed over in that direction. Imagine dear old Mrs Smith wrapped up in front of the fire and Dele Ali, Lucas Moura, Harry Winks...all are likely to play a enjoying a peaceful afternoon’s telly only to be disturbed by part in an occasion to remember for the Marine faithful on a fully-kitted Harry Kane knocking at her door and asking for Merseyside. You can bet your bottom dollar, however, that the his ball back! Spurs boys are not looking forward to it one little bit! The draw reminded me of my days as a cub reporter covering Farnborough Town and the year when they locked horns with the mighty Arsenal in a fourth round clash in 2003. The tie was switched – and rightly so in my opinion – from Farnborough’s humble Cherrywood Road stadium to Highbury

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 27 TOOLSTATION NCEL PREMIER DIVISION STATS 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 0 5 3 2 3 2 0 11 4 15 2 Oliver Fearon Liversedge 2 0 1 1 5 1 0 5 5 10 3 Dayle Hutson Bottesford Town 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 5 3 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 6 Daniel Earl Bridlington Town 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 6 1 7 Ashley Flynn Liversedge 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 70 7 Roy Fogarty Yorkshire Amateur 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 6 1 7 Leon Howarth Handsworth 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 70 7 10 Billy Logan Bridlington Town 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 70 7 BEST ATTACK BEST DEFENCE Be Pld Gls Avg est Pld Gls Avg s1t Liversedge 6 23 3.83 D1ef Liversedge 6 3 0.50 2 Bridlington Town 7 26 3.71 2 Yorkshire Amateur 10 7 0.70 3 AFC Mansfield 7 24 3.43 3 Staveley Miners Welfare 4 3 0.75 4 Yorkshire Amateur 10 32 3.20 4 Hemsworth Miners Welfare 5 4 0.80 5 Grimsby Borough 9 28 3.11 5 AFC Mansfield 7 6 0.86 6 Garforth Town 8 20 2.50 6 Garforth Town 8 12 1.50 7 Handsworth 10 23 2.30 7 Maltby Main 8 12 1.50 8 Penistone Church 6 13 2.17 8 Albion Sports 7 11 1.57 9 Maltby Main 8 15 1.88 9 Eccleshill United 10 17 1.70 10 Staveley Miners Welfare 4 7 1.75 10 Penistone Church 6 11 1.83 11 Silsden AFC 8 13 1.63 11 Bridlington Town 7 13 1.86 12 Albion Sports 7 11 1.57 12 Knaresborough Town 9 18 2.00 13 Barton Town 11 16 1.45 13 Handsworth 10 21 2.10 14 Bottesford Town 9 13 1.44 14 Grimsby Borough 9 20 2.22 15 Eccleshill United 10 14 1.40 15 Silsden AFC 8 18 2.25 16 Hemsworth Miners Welfare 5 7 1.40 16 Barton Town 11 25 2.27 17 Goole AFC 9 10 1.11 17 Thackley 9 21 2.33 18 Knaresborough Town 9 9 1.00 18 Goole AFC 9 29 3.22 19 Thackley 9 9 1.00 19 Bottesford Town 9 30 3.33 20 Athersley Recreation 8 38 4.75 20 Athersley Recreation 8 6 0.75

PAGE 28 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME THE OPPOSITION: Hemsworth Miners Welfare Football Club were formed in Jimmy Slaughter. July 1981 out of the disbanded The following season the Club were accepted into the West Ridng Hemsworth Colliery Football Club County Amateur Football League which folded in 1979, the newly where they took there place in Divi- formed Club had to play their sion One under the Managership of early football in League’s such as Andy Cracknell who had took over the Bentley League the Barnsley from Billy Clark. The first season Nelson League and then eventually in the WRCAFL Division 1 saw the got accepted into the Doncaster and Club miss out on promotion on new higher challenge notably the NCEL District Senior League from where goal difference but the following but things were a long way off going the Club flourished, after a couple of season they made no mistake and into the new millennium, a couple of poor seasons in the Doncaster Senior won the Championship and League Premier Division Cup wins came in the League the team went on to win three Cup double joining the elite in the early 2000’s. successive back to back promotions Premier Division at step 7 for the without actually winning the title, very first time in the clubs History. A breakthrough came when the Club following four top six finishes in the received 2 Football Foundation grants Doncaster Premier Division the Club The Club also won the Doncaster for a new state of the art Clubhouse won its first Honours when they beat Challenge Cup and the Sheffield and for floodlights enabling the push for Kinsley Boys F.C in the Premier Division Junior Cup during the late 1990,s, step 6 football to begin, Paul Crapper Cup final in 1995 the score was 2-0 at although never winning the had now taken over as First Team Askern Welfare both goals scored by WRCAFL Premier Division Title the Manager and led the team into the NCEL Club were always pushing for a IN 2008-09 season after being accepted

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 29 HEMSWORTH MW following ground improvements, Paul massive credit went to Wayne and We also started back up the U19s for however found it difficult through his management team. Unfortunately the 2012-2013 season and our re- work commitments to give the First in April 2012, Hemsworth were serves won the Doncaster Challenge Team Managers job the full attention it saddened at the tragic death of club Cup. secretary Mark Crapper. Mark was deserved and handed the job back to very well known in the non league Midway through the 2013/14 season Andy Cracknell who led the team to a football pyramid as well as the local Wayne Benn and Andy Hayward 10th place finish in its first season the community and local football teams. returned to the club for a second seventh place in the second season, He put the football club on the map spell and results from Christmas the third season 2010-11 was a bit of and without his hard work and improved setting us up for a better a disaster but the campaign will be determination the club would not be 2014/15 season. Our reserves came remembered for the Club’s debut in where we are today. runners up in the Doncaster Premier the F.A. Cup after the first taste of F.A. and our U19s under Shaun Pugh had a Vase the previous season. The Club In September 2012 Wayne Benn and very successful season. then appointed Wayne Benn as First Andy Hayward left for pastures new Ground improvements close season Team Manager after Andy’s decision as they accepted the job at Goole AFC saw the extension of the seated to stand down and the Club relished in the evo-stik league. Daryl Bowman stand and also some more seats add- the new Challenge with Wayne and took over from Wayne having been at ed around the ground. Improvements Chicka at the Helm. the club for 5 years and was assisted inside the clubhouse also leaves us The 2011-2012 season saw us finish a by Alan Billingham. Daryl and Alan with something to be proud of. very creditable 8th place in the league managed to keep the majority of the Season 2014/15 saw Hemsworth and reached the quarter final of the squad Wayne built and we managed finish 3rd in the league our highest Sheffield Association Cup. This was a to finish 12th. Lots of injuries and ever NCEL Finish. great achievement for such a small suspensions hampered our season club with hardly any resources and throughout. Luke Danville is the new Hemsworth MW Manager. BARTON TOWN FACTFILE: Year FOUNDED: 1981 League titles: 2 Nickname: THE WELLS Highest level: STEP 5 Chairman: TONY BENSON Best FA Cup run: PRELIM RD Manager: LUKE DANVILLE Best FA VASE run: 2ND ROUND

PAGE 30 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME FIXTURES AT CHRISTMAS Saturday 19th December, 2020 v Liversedge FA Vase Third Round v Hemsworth Miners Welfare Sunderland Ryhope CW v Yorkshire Amateur v Handsworth NCEL Premier Division v Silsden AFC AFC Mansfield v Garforth Town Athersley Recreation v Barton Town Bridlington Town v Thackley Goole AFC v Bottesford Town v Albion Sports Grimsby Borough v Handsworth Knaresborough Town Maltby Main v Silsden AFC Penistone Church v Hemsworth Miners Welfare Staveley Miners Welfare v Maltby Main Thackley v Bridlington Town v Albion Sports Saturday 26th December, 2020 v Handsworth NCEL Premier Division v Eccleshill United AFC Mansfield Athersley Recreation Bottesford Town Goole AFC Liversedge Staveley Miners Welfare Thackley

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TODAY’S TEAMS AFC Mansfield HEMSWORTH MW FC (manager) Matt Chatfield LUKE DANVILLE (JOINT Manager) (ASST. MANAGER) John Stancliffe LUKE POTTER (JOINT MANAGER) HARNETT GILL (coach) (coach) Andy Morris ROB TONKS (coach) (GK coach) simon dye STEVEN JEFF (coach) (Physio) Lucy Owens BOB SMITH (PHYSIO) (physio) Jason Truscott (gk) dAN WALLIS BRETT SOUTER (gk) Liam Marsden ADAM WILSON Josh Wilde STEVEN JEFF Jon D’Laryea BRUCE FERNANDO Jack Harrison DECLAN DAWSON HARRY VIGGARS (C) Jordan Annable SIDNEY SANTOS Lynton Karkach ADAM WILSON (C) Phil Buxton CUNHA FERRIERA DECLAN PARKER Ross Duggan jASON DAVIS Matt Sykes LAYTON SWAINE MATTY HUGHES Ben Algar JOSHUA WRIGHT Tom Slone ROBERT TONKS Morgan James OWEN WILDBLOOD Luke Walker SILAS COLLINS Matt Wilson BEN WALKER SAM PIPES FRANK ZALO ROSS KILLOCK (GK) Hugo Warhurst Referee: michael trevethan | Assistant referee: craig pepper| Assistant referee: liam dyson