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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 1 OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME OF AFC MANSFIELD SEASON 2021/22 | ISSUE 02 | £2 TONIGHT’S MATCH SPONSOR TheToolstation Northern Counties Vs East League Premier Division Tuesday 17 August PENISTONE CHURCH KICK OFF 7.45PM

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

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 3 CHAIRMAN’S NOTES “Defensively we look really strong, not conceding a goal in the first 3 games”. ... Good evening and a big warm The 100 Club and Last Man Standing AFC welcome to the players competitions get underway in September, officials and supporters from so get your applications either on line or Penistone Church for this evenings ask myself or a committee member for Northern Counties East Premiership one. game. We are also introducing a match Ball Since my last programme notes we have Sponsorship at a cost of £45.00, which played two games and taken four points entitles you to 2 match day tickets with a 0-0 draw at home to Eccleshill hospitality before the game and at half United and a 2-0 win away to Athersley time and an acknowledgement in the Recreation. programme. On the balance of play we should have I would also like to thank Mark Heanue scored a few more at Athersley and the and his partner Jo for agreeing to sponsor win was thoroughly deserved with 2 the Hospitality Suite. This will now be goals from Kian Sketchley which now known as gives him 3 goals in 4 games not a bad start to the season. Eccleshill was a Mark and Jo’s Hospitality Suite. totally different game and the result was probably fair to both sides.so to pick up Hopefully come 9.45 we will have 3 more 7 points from 9 is an excellent start. points to celebrate. Defensively we look really strong, not Enjoy the Game. conceding a goal in the first 3 games. C’MON YOU BULLS!! We do not have a game this Saturday due to Sherwood Colliery being involved in the FA Cup. So it will be an opportunity for myself and the manager to take in a game.

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 5 PHIL BUXTON Good evening everybody, Firstly I would like to experienced team in Penistone who have welcome everyone down to some excellent players who have played the Forest Town Arena for tonight’s at this level and higher for many years. NCEL fixture against Penistone We will have to be very focussed and Church FC. energetic in our defending to keep our clean sheet run going, and be clinical and I would like to say a big welcome to our take our chances at the other end to come visitors tonight and hope all players, staff, away with what we want from tonight’s directors and fans have a safe journey game. home. Please enjoy tonight’s game and hopefully Wednesday night in our first home we will see you at many more games league fixture of the season saw a bit of throughout the season. a bore 0-0 draw against Eccleshill and on reflection, this was proba bly a fair result All the best for both teams. The game for me was very much a game of 2 halves, the visitors The Gaffer probably shading the possession and having the better chances in the first half, but we then had the better of the chances in the second half. In the last 20 minutes we were very much on top and searching for the winning goal but as the old saying goes ‘if you don’t put the ball in the net you don’t win games’ However, on Saturday saw us travel away to Athersley Recreation and come away back to Mansfield with our 3rd league clean sheet in a row and 3 points in the bag. We again created lots of chances and the only disappointing factor was that we didn’t score more goals. Tonight’s game will be a different test for us all together, we welcome a very

PAGE 6 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME As it stands... As it stands... As it stands... As it stands... NCEL PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts +/- 1 Garforth Town 3210 7 47 3 27 3 2 Grimsby Borough 3 2 1 0 5 07 3 16 6 3 AFC Mansfield 3 2 1 0 3 06 5 26 4 4 Sherwood Colliery 2 2 0 0 7 46 2 74 1 5 Knaresborough Tn 2 2 0 0 5 64 1 14 1 6 Maltby Main 3201 6 7 3 -4 12 0 7 Handsworth 3201 6 7 2 -4 5 2 -4 8 Thackley 3111 8 3 1 -1 5 1 -2 9 Goole AFC 2110 7 4 1 -2 6 1 -4 10 Winterton Rangers 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 -2 6 0 -6 11 Silsden 2102 3 V 12 Emley AFC 2020 1 13 Hemsworth MW 3 0 2 1 3 14 Eccleshill Utd 3021 1 15 Bottesford Town 2 0 1 1 2 16 Barton Town 3012 3 17 Penistone Church 2 0 1 1 2 18 Albion Sports 3012 2 19 Staveley MW 2002 0 20 Athersley Rec 2002 0 Up Next: V VV SAT 28 AUG | 3pm TUE 31 AUG | 7.45pm SAT 04 SEPT | 3pm SAT 11 SEPT | 3pm FA VASE 1QR NCEL PREMIER NCEL PREMIER NCEL PREMIER

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

PAGE 10 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Statistics don’t tell everything - but they ATTSATCAKT do say something. AFC’s season 2021-22 in numbers 4 Games played 3 Goals scored 2 Wins 2 Goals conceded 1 Defeats 2-0 Biggest win TOP Kian Sketchley - 3 SCORERS Lynton Karkach - 0 Luke Walker - 0

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

PAGE 14 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME TONIGHTS OPPONENTS: Penistone Church Football Club was 1990s, flitting between the Premier Division formed in 1906 from Penistone and Division One on numerous occasions. Choirboys and Penistone Juniors who amalgamated to form Penistone The Millenium Church FC. The club played on the grounds west of the Spread Eagle pub, Penistone Church FC finished as, Sheffield roughly where the showground pitches & Hallamshire County Senior League are today. 4 of our players from the very Premier Division, runners-up in 2003, first team lost their lives in World War 1. but would later spend yet another year in Division One after relegation in 2007. Post-War Penistone Church FC finally became established as one of the top sides in that In 1948 Penistone Church FC were league during the early 2010s. the first ever opponents of Sheffield Wednesday’s youth team in a Hatchard Recent History League fixture. When the Hatchard League merged with the Sheffield In 2014 Penistone Church FC were Association League, Penistone Church promoted to the Northern Counties East FC were founder members of the new League Division One, having made their FA Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior Vase debut in 2013. League. The club move to the DSM Memorial ground when it was gifted to the town to ensure a sports facility for the community following the two world wars. The Ground is just under 230 metres above sea level - it is always colder here than you’d expect. Penistone Church FC first reached the Premier Division in 1995 and were something of a yo-yo club during the

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 15 PENISTONE CHURCH In 2016 Penistone Church FC Having finished 7th in 2017-18 (our qualified for the inaugural Division inaugural season in the Northern Counties One play-offs, but missed out on East League Premier Division) we promotion to the Premier Division appeared a Bramall Lane in May 2018 after losing the semi-final against losing 4-3 to Shaw Lane in the Sheffield AFC Emley. and Hallamshire Senior Cup in front of a crowd of 671. In 2017 Penistone Church FC beat AFC Emley in a semi-final before In 2018-19 Penistone Church FC finished going on to beat Grimsby Borough second in the Northern Counties East in the final to win promotion to the League Premier Division, our highest ever league position. Worksop went up as Premier Division. In the same 2017 worthy champions and hosted Penistone Church in March 2018 in front of a record season we also won the NCEL crowd (1,628). League Cup Final against Premier Division Side Bridlington winning The Club is very proud of the 4-1 in front of a 300-strong crowd at achievements made over its long history Bramall Lane. and, as of today, has 6 adult teams and 10 junior sides. They range from U7’s to U18’s. Ladies football started at the club in 2017and we now have many girls and ladies teams playing under the name of Penistone Church Football Club in official leagues. PENISTONE CHURCH FACTFILE: Year FOUNDED: 1906 League titles: 7 Nickname: THE CHURCH Highest level: STEP 5 Chairman: SCOTT FAIRBANK Best FA Cup run: 2ND QR Manager: IAN RICHARDS Best FA VASE run: 1ST RD

PAGE 16 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2021 1 2 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 A FACEP 168 0-2 White Gibb Rajter Slone King Cropper Aug-21 H NCELP 90 0-0 White Gibb Rajter Slone King Cropper A NCELP 75 2-0 White Gibb Slone Appiah King Cropper Sat 07 Handsworth H NCELP D A NCELP Wed 11 Eccleshill Utd H NCELP Sat 14 Athersley Rec A NCELP Tues 17 Penistone Church A FAV1Q Sat 28 Maltby Main H NCELP H NCELP Tues 31 Emley AFC Sep-21 A NCELP Sat 04 Albion Sports A NCELP Dunkirk H NCELP Sat 11 A NCELP A NCELP Sat 18 Handsworth H NCELP Tues 28 Bottesford Town A NCELP Oct-21 Barton Town H NCELP Sat 02 A NCELP H NCELP Tues 05 Thackley A NCELP Sat 09 Knaresborough Town H NCELP A NCELP Sat 16 Hemsworth MW H NCELP Sat 23 Goole AFC H NCELP A NCELP Sat 30 Silsden AFC H NCELP Nov-21 A NCELP Sat 06 Grimsby Borough H NCELP Winterton Rangers Sat 13 A NCELP Sat 20 Garforth Town H NCELP Staveley MW A NCELP Sat 27 H NCELP Dec-21 Eccleshill Utd Sat 04 A NCELP H NCELP Sat 11 Athersley Rec A NCELP Sat 18 Penistone Church H NCELP Sherwood Colliery A NCELP Tues 28 Jan-22 Maltby Main H NCELP Sat 01 Emley AFC Sat 08 Albion Sports Handsworth Sat 15 Thackley Sat 22 Bottesford Town Sat 29 Feb-22 Sat 05 Sat 12 Barton Town Sat 19 Knaresborough Town Sat 26 Hemsworth MW Mar-22 Tues 01 Sherwood Colliery Sat 05 Goole AFC Sat 12 Silsden AFC Sat 19 Grimsby Borough Sat 26 Winterton Rangers Mar-22 Sat 02 Garforth Town 1st Sub Vs ECCLESHILL UTD 2nd Sub 3rd Sub MoM ������ Goalscorers inBOLD RED CAPTAIN

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

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 19 NAME 2012-21 2021-22 TOTAL APPEARANCES PHIL BUXTON 328 0 328 JASON WHITE 200 MARK DUDLEY 176 4 204 JON D’LARYEA 160 LYNTON KARKACH 114 2 178 LUKE WALKER 45 36 3 163 TOM SLONE 5 KIAN SKETCHLEY 4 4 118 0 SAM PIPES 0 2 47 KIAN BRAMLEY 0 0 4 40 KOFI APPIAH 0 SAM KING 0 49 0 TOM CROPPER 0 37 KACPER RAJTER 0 0 33 JACK GIBB 0 JOSH HOBSON 0 33 RYAN NOON JERMAINE JATAU 44 LOUIS MCGUIRE DYLAN HOUGH 44 TOM WHITE 33 44 44 33 11 00 00 00

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

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www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 23 Tuesday 17th August, 2021 V Penistone Church UPCOMING LEAGUE FIXTURES NCEL Premier Division V Eccleshill United V Knaresborough Town AFC Mansfield V Sherwood Colliery Emley AFC V Athersley Recreation Goole AFC V Barton Town Hemsworth Miners Welfare V Shirebrook Town V Swallownest Maltby Main V Retford FC V Rossington Main Silsden AFC V Brigg Town NCEL Division One V Hall Road Rangers V Nostell Miners Welfare Clipstone V Harrogate Railway Athletic Dronfield Town Staveley Miners Welfare Glasshoughton Welfare Bottesford Town Hallam Garforth Town Thackley North Ferriby Selby Town Rainworth Miners Welfare FC Humber United Teversal Emley AFC Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Charnock Richard Stocksbridge Park Steels Wednesday 18th August, 2021 Knaresborough Town NCEL Premier Division Carlton Town Sherwood Colliery Albion Sports V Deeping Rangers Bottesford Town Grimsby Borough V Albion Sports Handsworth V Grimsby Borough Silsden AFC Winterton Rangers V Hemsworth Miners Welfare Garforth Town NCEL Division One Hallam Armthorpe Welfare V Selby Town North Ferriby Ollerton Town V Glasshoughton Welfare Dronfield Town Saturday 21st August, 2021 V Clipstone FA Cup Preliminary Round V Ollerton Town V Armthorpe Welfare City of Liverpool V Teversal Eccleshill United V Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Handsworth V Liversedge V Maltby Main V Sheffield Winterton Rangers V Worksop Town V V NCEL Premier Division V V Athersley Recreation Barton Town V Penistone Church V Staveley Miners Welfare V Thackley V NCEL Division One V Brigg Town V FC Humber United V Hall Road Rangers V Harrogate Railway Athletic V Parkgate V Rainworth Miners Welfare Retford FC Rossington Main Shirebrook Town Swallownest

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

PAGE 28 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Saturday 14 August 2021 The Toolstation Northern Counties East Premier Division Athersley Recreation 0 – 2 AFC Mansfield The Bulls have now gone 270 minutes in the league without outside the box from Cole Patrick that conceding, picking up 7 points went yards wide. from 9 along the way. Two moments of brilliance from Kian Sketchley Captain Sam King went close on the sealed the points for the visitors who half hour mark, his header from a dominated the game from start to Karkach free kick scrambled away for a corner. finish. A neat turn in the box from Sketchley saw his drive turned behind for a cor- ner by Connor Johnson as The Bulls pushed for the opening goal. Manager Phil Buxton said after the Karkach was next to try his luck, a well game “We had to change our shape struck half volley which Harry Ambler today due to players missing but the in the home goal was well positioned players settled into it and we could to collect. Half time came without have had a lot more goals”. score and a frustrated AFC Mansfield needed to find a way past the dogged Athersley defence. The Bulls started brightly and in the Two minutes into the restart and after opening minutes Sam Pipes and Kian forcing an early corner The Bulls went Sketchley linked up down the left in front in spectacular style. Kian to deliver a cross which Ryan Noon Sketchley shaped up to take the flicked on to the far post but the out- corner kick and put a beautiful curling stretched leg of Lynton Karkach just effort straight into the far top corner of failed to connect. the net with Ambler rooted to the spot. Pipes popped up again on 12 minutes, this time working with Jack Gibb down the right. The full back’s vicious cross was turned behind for a corner with 3 players lining up to finish. Athersley recorded their first chance on 20 minutes a scuffed effort from

www.afcmansfield.net | PAGE 29 The home side responded but after The final 5 minutes produced no some good work around the visitor’s further goals and the referee blew for box Muhamet Gashi fired well over the full time. Once again AFC Mansfield bar. could and should have scored a few Athersley threatened again on 51 more goals but defensively they look minutes, the ball dropping loose in rock solid. the box to Jonathon Nyanton. Jason White managed to get a block on it Attention now turns to Tuesday night and Captain Sam King mopped up the when they welcome Penistone Church loose ball to clear the danger. to The Forest Town Arena in which is always a keenly contested fixture. Sketchley, Pipes and Noon crafted a great move down the left and the for- Athersley Rec: Ambler, Clements, mer blasted his effort inches over the Johnson, Berry, Patrick, Eastwood, bar from just inside the box. Shaw, Gashi (C), Nyanton, Clegg, Another missed chance, this time it Clarkson. Subs: Brown, Bould, Nolan, was Karkach who hit his shot over the Street, Pickard. bar after good work from Pipes and Sketchley. AFC Mansfield: White, Gibb, Slone, Pipes again the creator on 75 minutes, Appiah (Bramley 72), King (C), Crop- putting Kian Bramley clear in the box per, Hobson, Pipes, Noon, Karkach his low drive turned around the post (Jatau 72), Sketchley. Subs not by Ambler. used: Hough, D’Laryea & Buxton. On 85 minutes a loose clearance from the home side found the feet of Referee: Andrew Pontin Sketchley and from 40 yards the Man of the Match lifted the ball over Ambler Assistants: Ellis Douglas & Peter and doubled his tally and his sides Binks lead. Att: 75 Bulls MoM: Kian Sketchley

PAGE 30 | BULLSEYE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME THE NLP office has been an odd place to appointments and departures! be on a Saturday night these past 18 or so But it’s so good to have football to talk about months. again. Steps 5 and 6 are underway, the FA Usually, between about 4.45pm and 9.30pm, Cup kicked off last weekend and now it’s the it’s a hive of activity – and a little stress – as turn of Steps 2, 3 and 4 – complete with the results, reports and pictures roll in from across new Northern Premier League Division One the country. Midlands. From Workington to Ramsgate and everywhere It’s not the only part of Non-League football in between, the spread of the National League that will no doubt look a little different. Let’s System never ceases to amaze. hope there is greater appreciation of our local And that’s what makes it such an undertaking clubs and attendances boom. The start of the to coordinate and squeeze as much into our 2020-21 was being enjoyed by many before pages as we possibly can in time for the print it came screeching to a halt again at the end deadline before the lorries deliver to paper to of October, largely staying dormant bar a few all those towns by sunrise. games until now. There will be times in the coming weeks where Non-League football clubs have shown I will, tongue in cheek, regret saying this, their resilience through this pandemic, and but we’ve missed that feeling of a looming highlighted the good work so many volunteers deadline. and committee members put in to keep theirs It’s great to have it back. As you (hopefully) going. know, the paper has still been out every week That feeling of a match day is back again. And since Covid interrupted our lives back in early that feeling on a Saturday night as the clock 2020. ticks down. We can’t wait! Enjoy the season. We’ve had some football since then, with the National League’s top division playing all the BATOTHHENRSEEDIGT INAL way through, plus the FA Cup and some others, which has kept us busy – the only shame being Issue No. 1114 SUBSCRIPTION FORM: the fact the majority of games were played out Sunday in front of empty stadiums. August 1, 2021 You can subscribe to The Non-League Paper. Either fill out the form But since March 2020 when everything first below and send your cheque for £20, £40 or £80 made out to shutdown, there has been just five or six weeks £1.50 / €3.00 The Football Paper Ltd to: Subscriptions, The Non-League Paper, where everyone from Steps 1-6 were playing. Tuition House, St George’s Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU And even then, we were wrestling with late THE ORIGINAL AND THE BEST 10 issues for £20 n 20 issues for £40 n Covid call-offs, meaning late page redraws and FAALLCUSPETKFIOCKR-OTHFFE 40 issues for £80 n (Please tick) rejigs. At least you can play for bad weather! EGXUCLILULSEIMVEBCAOLLAUGMUNE Name: Thankfully, because Non-League is the beast RMOEFTAUTCRHCEN!FRPIERNED-SLYEAASCOTINON MAKING HISTORY: it is, we haven’t struggled to fill the pages Leon Arnasalam is Address: in the absence of the games. There are mobbed by team-mates always talking points, people willing to pick after scoring the Postcode: up the phone for a chat, good work being historic first goal for put in by clubs – and, of course, managerial Step 5 Macclesfield Telephone No: PICTURE: Richard Parkes Email: Silkmen’s new era The LPeuabgliusehePdabpyer Ltd Or subscribe online at www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com begins with a win MWtfis1lhae-rA0heesSsMitCitunttSaCSahpctciekepLholcpkoeEemlptrmerSNehtsphmeFeofoeriaIenrebstEintlilehrdLteiareixDdWvftTbuetcaoeeperlwsfiufrlbnotabxnrerCyvitdegeiobuwctuhrelrotoe-aentobrcMt.tnreaoiyBeeolswswsusbisPornueDRsursrceaonitaomnhsnduefee-niogusetiyhrsorrp.- mgMmtrerhavaoao“i“nensuctIIrkitctnopR’’sdssdnoloaeuaibbyatgnpoennesetreednttabthnhwtdfuSeeotatrhWmerEerIemlFehaohwctLeinhlfatdiuogavtwurbhtkerhi.jues”tostehrtosuo,npmrtawsheunalewlheryechoyoochteflhlwdatruaomesocbt,enl”.gyduteospbbttda.hreiatosedoy-t FANTASY £WN5ON0- LIEA0NGU0E ENTRY FORM INSIDE!

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TONIGHT’S TEAMS AFC MANSFIELD PENISTONE CHURCH (MANAGER) PHIL BUXTON IAN RICHARDS (MANAGER) (ASST. MANAGER) JOE KEARNEY DUNCAN RICHARDS (ASST. MANAGER) (PLAYER/COACH) JON D’LARYEA (GK COACH) FAHED SALEH PETE GOLDSTRAW (COACH) (PHYSIO) JASON TRUSCOTT ANDY RING (COACH) RUTH TOMLINSON (PHYSIO) (GK) JASON WHITE CHRIS SNAITH(GK) LYNTON KARKACH TOM CHARLESWORTH TOM SLONE LUKE WALKER JAMES YOUNG JACK GIBB KURTIS TURNER JOSH HOBSON KIAN SKETCHLEY TOM BRENNAN MARK DUDLEY JACK SHEPPARD TOM CROPPER DANIEL HOWES(C) SAM KING (C) JORDAN CORDURI KACPER RAJTER RYAN NOON NICK GUEST SAM PIPES KIERAN RYAN KOFI APPIAH LUKE STEWART JERMAINE JATAU CAMERON SIMPSON TOM WHITE CALLUM LEE KIAN BRAMLEY RYAN JOHNSON LOUIS MAGUIRE ASHLEY ELLIS LIAM MAYS LEON HURLES-BROOK (GK) DYLAN HOUGH BRETT LOVELL NATHAN KEIGHTLEY BRAD KEMP ADAM RHODES OFFICIALS REFEREE: LIAM MARSH (S&H FA) ASSISTANT: DANIELLE KNIGHT (LINCS FA) | ASSISTANT: DARREN TINGLE (LINCS FA)