AFC Croydon Athletic v Canterbury City 26 Sept 2020

THE RAMS Official Matchday Programme Saturday 26th September 2020 Volume 8, Number 4 v Canterbury City Southern Counties East Football League, Premier Division

AFC Croydon Athletic (2012) Limited The Mayfield Stadium Mayfield Road Thornton Heath CR7 6DN 020 8689 5322 [email protected] Life President Honours Martin Bennett Life Vice Presidents Combined Counties Division One Runners Up 2014/15 Alan McSweeny, Charles Nordsted. Peter Smith and Combined Counties Division One Cup Winners 2012/13 Graham Treharne London FA Senior Trophy Winners 2014/15 Board of Directors Combined Counties U21 League Champions 2017/18 Mike McCue, Paul Pickering, Barry Plumridge, Alan Powell, Combined Counties U21 League Cup Winners 2017/18 Barbara Powell, Kevin Rayner, Paul Smith, Peter Smith Southern Youth League Champions 2015/16 Chairman Surrey FA U18 Midweek Floodlit Cup Finalists 2015/16 Paul Smith Grant-McLellan Youth Cup Finalists 2015/16 Vice Chairman Alan Powell Individual Club Records Secretary Peter Smith Career Appearances Tony Martin (146) 2012-2018 Club Welfare Officer Barry Plumridge Nahum Green (146) 2016-present Junior Development Manager Tommy Kavanagh Career Goals Joe Loyza (58) 2012-2014 Goals in a season Warren Mfula (45) 2016/17 Goals in a game Joe Loyza (4) and Lee Jansen (4) First Team Records Football Management Kevin Rayner Record Win 10-0 v Epsom Athletic 3/1/15 Manager Barry Boxall Record Away Win 9-0 v Bedfont & Feltham 8/11/14 Assistant Manager Garry Henry Record Cup Win 7-0 v Farleigh Rovers 17/11/12 Goalkeeping Coach Denis Lawton Record defeat 0-7 v Sevenoaks Town 31/3/18 Club Physio Tony Pearson Record Cup defeat 1-7 v Haringey Borough 25/10/16 Kit Man Connor Lockhart Kit Man’s Assistant Ryan Fraser Club Awards U18 Academy Manager Gary Tappenden U15 Eagles Manager Ben Tacon Club Administration, Combined Counties League 2013/14 U14 Falcons Manager Antony Lockhart Secretary of the Year, Southern Youth League 2015/16 U14 Hawks Manager Roger Sewall Croydon Advertiser Team of the Year 2013 U13 Eagles Manager Jason Manahan U13 Falcons Manager Emily Cefai Club Website U13 Kestrels Manager Ryan Sullivan www.afccroydonathletic.co.uk U12 Eagles Manager Cosmas Mandiveyi U12 Falcons Manager Daniel Valentine Twitter U11 Rams Manager Peter Kavanagh @AFCCroydonAth U11 Eagles Manager Joe Clayton U10 Eagles Manager Luca Boome Facebook U9 Eagles Manager Luwayne Greenwood facebook.com/AFCCA U9 Falcons Manager Shahid Hussein U8 Eagles Coach

IMPORTANT NOTICE COVID 19 KEEPING SAFE Welcome to Mayfield Stadium, we hope that you enjoy the game and enjoy your stay with us. From when you arrive there are a few changes that you will notice. We ask that you observe the new arrangements and work with us to keep people safe. Please ensure that you socially distance at all times. That means that we expect people to observe your personal space and for you to do the same for them. It is a condition of entry that everyone does so. On arrival you will have your temperature taken. If your temperature is 37.5º or higher then you have a fever and you will be asked to leave. We will ask that you check in with NHS Covid 19 App. If not then we will ask for contact details as a condition of entry. These will be securely held for 21 days before being destroyed. Those details will only be used by AFC Croydon Athletic for track and trace purposes or will be passed to the health authorities for the same reason. Once in the Stadium, please observe the one-way system around the main stand. The main stand has three rows that have been taken out of use. You are free to use the remaining seats but unless you are in a party from the household or social bubble then we ask that you sit at least a seat apart. The Clubhouse is open. Those entering must use a face covering. Toilets are available for your use in the Clubhouse. There is a limit of three persons in the toilet at any time as we ask that you wait for someone to leave before entering. The Club bar is open. On entering the clubhouse turn right and if people are being served then please join the queue as marked on the floor. Drink is only served in a plastic glasses and you are encouraged to pay via contactless although cash is accepted. The tea-bar serving hot drinks and food is open from the servery immediately behind the main stand. Please ensure you remain socially distanced whilst waiting to be served. We very much hope that you enjoy the game. All the measures are for your safety and the safety of others and we hope that you will help us to help you.

Peter Smith, Secretary and Vice President Secretary Good afternoon to you all. We extend a very warm welcome to all connected Canterbury City. We hope you enjoy your short stay with us and have a safe return journey. We also extend a warm to today’s match officials. If this is your first visit to Mayfield Stadium we welcome you and hope you enjoy the experience. Well we are a few weeks into the season and it’s not gone to plan, has it. Two cup defeats and, only 1 point from our league matches. I was hoping for more. I’m sure Kevin and his management team are equally disappointed with the results and they will be working very hard to put things right. I know injuries are part and parcel of the game but when you have a run of injuries to players who play in the same or similar positions it is very disruptive and stops you putting out a settled side. On Saturday at Wick we were missing up to nine players who would either start or be part of the playing squad. That means we had almost a complete team unavailable although with some being the same positions this is not quite true but it does give the manager a big headache.

Peter Smith, Secretary and Vice President Football has changed, we all know. When I was “I’m sure Kevin and a lad I could name almost every team in the first his management Division, as it was then. Now that is impossible team are equally and even in the non-league rotation is part and disappointed with parcel of the modern game. But in our case we the results” have just 3 players who have played all the “Enjoy the game, games the side has played. It is a nightmare. observe the rules and stay safe. ” Any sport is about consistency and with team games the more settled selections you have the better. Defenders and attackers thrive on knowing their partners’ game but you only get that by playing together. Let us hope the situation will improve and we can get a settled side and then hopefully the results will improve and we can climb the league. There are some new rules in place for today’s game following the changes to the Government’s guidance. It any of these measure cause inconvenience then we are sorry but we ask you to comply with all the instructions. Enjoy the game, observe the rules and stay safe. See you here for our next home game with Beckenham Town on the 6th.

Kevin Rayner - First Team Manager Rayner “I’ve never known Good afternoon to you all and today we welcome anything like our Canterbury City FC and everyone attending the injury list which is Mayfield Stadium for our League game today. certainly keeping Denis busy ” It’s great to be back home after a couple of away “All three have games in which we lost and again had numerous experience at a changes due to injuries. higher level of football and will We tried to keep the game tight at Erith which give us a boost ” worked for a while but gave away two poor goals to get beaten and in the FA Vase we hit the self- destruct button as we should have won the game but had two players sent off and played the last 15 minutes with 9 players. We did well with 9 and went for it still with a 242 formation which created three great chances which we didn’t take. I’ve never known anything like our injury list which is certainly keeping Denis busy and hopefully we will gradually get players back. I have had to draft in a few players this week as a couple of injuries are long term and we need to get some senior players in to strengthen the squad. We had 9 players missing at Wick FC last Saturday and it’s not an excuse but we have only had two players that have completed all of the games so far this season. I’m fed up moaning about our missing players but unfortunately it hasn’t helped our start this year..

Kevin Rayner - First Team Manager Still we move on, we have a few back today as Liam Harwood, Jack Clarke, Jack Marney and Khalid Babikir return from injury and we welcome 3 new attacking players. Scott Egheghe, who made his debut at Wick, Timmy Babington and Billy Murphy are in the squad for today. All three have experience at a higher level of football and will give us a boost with the other players returning. The only negative being the two red cards ruling out Kazzeem Richards and Nahum Green. Nahum had equalled the clubs playing record last Saturday with is 146th appearance and I’m sure he will break that on his return. In these uncertain times its great to get out and watch football at our level and I hope that today we can be spurred on to gain a valuable 3 points. Enjoy the game and thank you for your support and stay safe.

Player Profiles MARCOS PIOTR KAZZEEM HERMES BELLOLI JACUCHA RICHARDS MENGI GOALKEEPER GOALKEEPER DEFENDER DEFENDER SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE LIAM IBRAHIM ABBAS MARCUS HARWOOD KALLON ODUNCU TRAVERS DEFENDER DEFENDER DEFENDER DEFENDER SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE DERRICK CHRISTIAN JACK JACK AKPOFURE KNUCKLES CLARK MARNEY DEFENDER DEFENDER MIDFIELD MIDFIELD SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE

NATHAN ASHBURN KEVIN O’CONNOR EMILIANO OSCAR GUANA MIDFIELD MIDFIELD LIKA MIDFIELD SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP MIDFIELD SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE CHARLIE KHALID TOBI LUWAYNE HACKSHALL BABIKIR ADEMIJU GREENWOOD MIDFIELD MIDFIELD MIDFIELD FORWARD SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE AVAILABLE SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE AVAILABLE MICHAEL OSHIN DEFENDER SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE

AFC Croydon Athletic 0 Lordswood 2 Report Both sides began this game seeking their first With all to play for it was the Rams who pushed victory of the season and in the opening minutes forward at the start of the second half and Jermaine you could see both sides were low on confidence. Green found brother Nahum but his effort went wide. The game was scrappy and it was obvious the It was the visitors who had the first chance when first goal would be vital. It arrived on the 63rd the ball fell to Robinson but he shot over. The minute. Lordswood won a corner and poor Rams were struggling to create a chance and their defending allowed Sharp a free header to score. first shot came from Ibrahim Kallon from 30 yards This knocked the Rams and the struggled to get out and flew harmlessly over the bar. The nearest back into the game. Any hope the Rams had was the Rams came was on 33 minutes when from ended on 76 minutes when the referee awarded the Nahum Green’s corner centre back Marcus Travers visitors a penalty. The Rams were not happy and headed wide. Ibby Kallon took his protest to far and was sin- binned! Akhassan to the kick and scored despite In a half lacking in goalmouth incident the closest Jacucha getting a hand to the ball. The Rams dis try either side came was when a free kick was fired at and from Nahum Green’s throw the ball was goal by the visitors but Piotr Jacucha tipped it on to cleared off the line and then from another throw the the bar and over to safety. Just before half-time ball hit the post. It wasn’t to be the Rams day and Jermaine Green shot wide. they slipped to defeat. Saturday, 12th September 2020 0 AFC Croydon Athletic Lordswood 2 Sharp, Akhazzan (pen) At Mayfield Stadium Attendance 44 Rams: Jacucha, Kallon, Oshin, Mengi◆, Travers, Harwood, Bangura(Arthur), O’Connor(Akpofure (King)), Greenwood, J Green, N Green Wood: Chipping, Gilbert, Loft, Botterill(Holliday), Plummer, Sharp, Kasai(Sandiford), McIleron (Oliver), Alalade, Alderman◆, Akhazzan

Erith Town 2 AFC Croydon Athletic 0 Report Still seeking their first victory of the season the The second half was fairly even but the Rams Rams travelled to Erith hoping for a reversal in lacked a cutting edge and were thankful to Belloli fortune. It has been a difficult start to the season for for keeping them in the game with a fine save. manager Kevin Rayner and his team. Then on 71 minutes the ball was lost by the Rams They have been hampered by a number of injuries, and Erith swept forward and Callender clinically especially to midfield players. At times they have finished too make it 2-0. been missing up to 9 players and it’s been impossible to have a settled side. The Rams couldn’t get back in the game and to make matters worse they had Ray Wilson sent off At Erith Town once again Kevin had to make for a second yellow card in stoppage time. changes which included giving keeper Marcus Belloli his first game of the season. So the search for a first win of the season continues. The first 30 minutes were fairly even and end to end but with neither side creating a clear chance. Then on 36 minutes an Erith attack ended with the ball being played across goal and Gannon converted. This is how it stayed until half-time. Wednesday, 16th September 2020 2 0 Erith Town Gannon, Callender AFC Croydon Athletic At Erith Stadium Attendance 74 Erith: tbc Rams: Belloli. Richards, King, Travers, Kallon, Harwood, J Green, Wilson◆, Greenwood, O’Connor, N Green

Season Tickets News Coronavirus Further changes have been made to the regulations although football continues as before. There will be some changes around the ground, however. You will now need to wear a face mask when you come into the Clubhouse and service from the bar is takeaway only. If you wish to sit in the clubhouse and enjoy a drink then you will be served at the table. FA Cup A couple of our teams in the league have progressed in the FA Cup and the draw for the next round has thrown up one particularly interesting tie with Welling United having been drawn to play Sheppey United .

Half Time Teaser Time While you wait for your half-time cuppa here is your teaser: The countdown is on for the US Presidential election in November. There have been 13 Presidents since World War II, can you name the 12 that preceded Trump? Catering For Your Every Need Hot and Cold drinks are available from our Snack Bar you will find immediately behind the main stand. Tara is waiting to serve you with tea or coffee, cold drinks or tasty food to sustain you through the game. Please remember to queue sensibly and respect social distancing. Cash or credit card payment available. Visit our Clubhouse You are welcome to visit our clubhouse where you’ll find toilets and our licensed bar which is open throughout the game for takeaway service. Beers, wines and spirits are available but once again don’t forget to queue sensibly and follow the instructions. You must wear a face mask when inside. Cash or card payment is accepted. We are only serving plastic glasses and they may be taken outside, however, make sure you do not take any glasses or bottles outside the Clubhouse, this is not allowed without exception.

2020/21 Matches Stats Sat 8-Aug Saltdean United Friendly H 1-2 Alashan 4-1 Green, Oduncu, Richards, Kayan Tue 11-Aug Epsom & Ewell Friendly H 1-1 Trialist 1-1 Hackshall Sat 15-Aug Westside Friendy H 1-1 Hackshall 2A0 Ademiju, Oduncu (abandoned at half-time) Tue 18-Aug Lewisham Borough Friendly H 1-4 Marney 0-3 Sat 22-Aug Whyteleafe Friendly A 0-4 1-1 N Green Thur 27-Aug Farleigh Rovers Friendly A 0-2 0-2 Sat 29-Aug Corinthian-Casuals Friendly H 84 1-2 Own goal Tue 1-Sep SUTTON COMMON ROV FAC EPR H 174 Sat 5-Sep Punjab United SCEFL A 47 Tue 8-Sep ERITH & BELVEDERE SCEFL H 56 Sat 12-Sep LORDSWOOD SCEFL H 44 Wed 16-Sep Erith Town SCEFL A 74 Sat 19-Sep Wick FAV 1QR A 40 Sat 26-Sep CANTERBURY CITY SCEFL H Tue 29-Sep Tunbridge Wells SCEFL A Sat 3-Oct K Sports SCEFL A Sat 6-Oct BECKENHAM TOWN SCEFL H Sat 10-Oct BEARSTED SCEFL H Sat 17-Oct Sat 24-Oct Sat 31-Oct Fixtures for the season have still to be announced. As soon as they are then they will appear on the website and on these pages in the matchday programme

Player Stats 01/09/20 Tobi Ademiji 123 123 Nahum Green 31 143 36 224 03/08/19 Derrick Akpofure 112 7 9 16 134 Jordan-Boateng Anderson 1 1 2 5 6 11 224 Alex Arthur 022 303 9 11 20 22/04/19 Khalid Babikir 101 101 538 01/09/20 Junior Bangura 224 130 16 146 639 01/02/20 Marcus Belloli 101 000 77 3 80 26/08/19 Jack Clark 112 505 60 2 62 19/09/20 Scott Egheghe 101 123 4 9 13 15/09/18 Jermaine Geen 505 101 909 06/08/16 Nahum Green 606 235 15 10 25 26/02/20 Luwayne Greenwood 606 505 60 3 63 Charlie Hackshall 000 505 213 21/10/15 Liam Harwood 404 01/09/20 Piort Jacucha 505 17/12/16 Ibrahim Kallon 606 08/09/20 Nathan King 123 12/11/19 Emiliano Lika 123 01/09/20 Jack Marney 101 08/02/20 Hermes Mengi 303 First team appearances, goals, stats and facts will appear on these pages. 05/09/20 Kevin O’Connor 235 08/12/18 Abbas Oduncu 202 01/09/20 Michael Oshin 505 18/08/18 Kazzeem Richards 303 01/09/20 Marcus Travers 505 01/09/20 Ray Wilson 213

afc croydon athletic Marcos Belloli Kevin Raynor Piotr Jacucha Michael Oshin matchball Kazzeem Richards sponsor Marcus Travers Derrick Akpofure match referee Liam Harwood assistant referee Hermes Mengi assistant referee Khalid Babikir Ibrahim Kallon Abbas Oduncu Jack Marney Jack Clark Emiliano Lika Naham Green Luwayne Greenwood Jermaine Green Kevin O’Connor Timi Babington Billy Murphy

canterbury city Chris Woollcott Kwashi Amoah Samuel Bangura To sponsor A game ask in Tim Beckford the clubhouse Paldon Bepe Harry Brown Jack Owen Charlie Hills Daryl Ann Daniel Keyte Jason Keen Stuart King Finn Lawton Billy Lewin Oscar Odlin Liam Middleton Teddy Nelson Samuel Odubanjo Rolando Onu Jake Page Liam Quinn Alex Smith James Turner Adam Woollcott

Southern Counties East Football League Table 1. Welling Town 4 4 0 0 10 4 6 12 2. Tunbridge Wells 3 3 0 0 11 1 10 9 29/9 3. Chatham Town 3 3 0 0 14 5 9 9 0-2 0-4 4. Sheppey United 3 3 0 0 11 4 7 9 6/10 3/10 5. Corinthian 33006249 10/10 6. Hollands & Blair 32015326 0-2 1-1 7. Erith Town 32015416 -- 26/9 8. Balham 42025506 9. Punjab United 4 2 0 2 7 8 -1 6 10. Beckenham Town 31206425 11. Crowborough Athletic 4 1 2 1 6 5 1 5 12. K Sports 41125414 13. Fisher 31112114 14. Deal Town 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3 15. Bearsted 3 1 0 2 4 10 -6 3 16. Lordswood 4 1 0 3 3 10 -7 3 17. Erith & Belvedere 3 0 2 1 6 7 -1 2 18. Glebe 3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 1 19. AFC Croydon Athletic 4 0 1 3 1 9 -8 1 20. Tower Hamlets 4 0 0 4 6 13 -7 0 21. Canterbury City 4 0 0 4 3 10 -7 0 Next Home Game Tuesday 6th October, v Beckenham Town Next Away Game Tuesday 29th September, v Tunbridge Wells See page 20 for future trips

Fixtures and Results Results Balham 2 0 Lewisham Borough Croydon 1 2 Sheppey United 1 0 Erith Town Beckenham Town 1 2 Littlehampton Town Kennington 5 0 Erith & Belvedere Crowborough Athletic 1 1 Molesey (on pens) 1 1 Deal Town 5 1 Tunbridge Wells Enfield Borough 3 2 Tower Hamlets 0 5 Sheppey United 3 2 Southall Erith & Belvedere 1 0 Loxwood Hartley Wintney 3 1 Sevenoaks Town Fisher 4 0 Little Common Chipstead (on pens) 3 1 Fisher Horley Town 4 2 Hollands & Blair Haringey Borough K Sports 2 1 Tunbridge Wells Steyning Town Punjab United (on pens) 1 1 Bearsted Chatham Town Wick 2 1 AFC Croydon Athletic Corinthian Canterbury City 0 2 Corinthian Cray Wanderers Chatham Town A A Glebe Lordswood 0 3 Welling Town List AFC Croydon Athletic v Canterbury City K Sports Sheppey United Beckenham Town v Bearsted Chatham Town v Tower Hamlets Corinthian Bearsted Corinthian v Fisher Crowborough Athletic Chatham Town Deal Town v Punjab United Erith & Belvedere Punjab United Erith Town v Crowborough Athletic Fisher Glebe Glebe v Lordswood Lordswood Canterbury City Hollands & Blair v Erith & Belvedere Tunbridge Wells AFC Croydon Athletic Sheppey United v Balham Tunbridge Wells v Welling Town Erith Town Beckenham Town Balham Tower Hamlets

Upcoming Away Travel Road Tuesday, 29th September 2020 Southern Counties East Football League, Premier Division v Tunbridge Wells At Culverden Stadium, Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9SG The Rams venture into Kent next Tuesday with a trip down to play Tunbridge Wells. Before today’s game there have been contrasting starts with the Wells having won 3 out of 3 in the league and sitting in second place. They play league leaders, Welling Town, today and will be looking to continue their run. The last visit to the Culverden Stadium was October of last year also on a Tuesday night. Dominic Ogun scored for the Rams but they lost 1-3. Getting to Culverden Stadium by car from Croydon should see you take the M25 anti-clockwise before joining the A21. Follow the road through Hildenbrough toward Tonbridge before picking up the A26 toward Tunbridge Wells. Follow this road until you turn right into Culverden Down which you then follow to the ground. Saturday, 3rd October 2020 Southern Counties East Football League, Premier Division v K Sports At Cobdown Stadium, Station Road, Aylesford, Kent, M20 6AU Back to back away trip continue with a journey to take on K Sports. They are currently sitting mid-table having picked up a win and a draw from their four games so far this season. K Sports don’t have a game today although entertain in-form Sheppey United on Monday. It is just under a year since this game too and the result was the same with a 1-3 defeat for the Rams with Jake Rose scoring the goal. By car you can make a few choices in deciding the best route. Avoiding the motorway you can drop down to the A25 and head toward Sevenoaks following this road until you reach the A20 at Wrotham Heath. Follow the A20 until you reach Ditton and you’ll see the Sports Ground on the left hand side where you’ll find plenty of parking. If you do decide to the motorway then it is the M25 and onto the M20 before immediately leaving at junction 4 to make your way onto the A20 and into Ditton.

Meet Today’s Opponents City Year Formed: 2007 (current) Club Nickname: City Ground: Salters Lane Faversham Kent, ME5 8ND History Canterbury City was revived in 2007 after folding in 2000-01. They were the first football club in the country to be formed as a Community Interest Company and won promotion from the Kent County League Division II (East) in their first season. Although for some fifty years there were various versions of a City club, it was not until 1947 that a truly representative one came about. For many years they played in the Kent League, the Southern League, and the Metropolitan League which they joined in 1958, finishing third and guaranteeing promotion to the Southern League Division One. During the 1960s City twice reached the first round of the FA Cup. In 1963-64 they lost 6-0 at home to Torquay United before a club record crowd of 3,001 and in 1968-69 they went to Swindon and, by all accounts, were unlucky to lose 1-0. During the early 1970s they struggled in the Southern Division and by the early 1990s they were also in financial trouble. They returned to the Kent League and although initially doing well, they finally finished bottom in two consecutive seasons and folded Under the management of Ben Smith/Ada Gower, and coach Darren Beale, City’s 2015/16 season produced their best league position finish since reforming, 8th, and also had their longest ever run in the FA Vase. In 2016/17, Tim Dixon joined the management team as Assistant to Ben Smith, and Darren continued as coach. A disappointing start to the season was turned around by much better form including an unbeaten run of 12 games, scoring 33 and conceding only 8. City finished 9th with 58 points, and had the 4th best defensive record in the League. Their home ground of Kingsmead Stadium has now been re-developed for housing but the Canterbury City Council is working with the club to provide a brand new “Football Hub” in the City which it is hoped will become the football club’s home. For the 2017-18 season they played home games at Deal Town FC and finished mid-table in 10th place. For 2018-19 the club played at Faversham whilst a location for a home ground continued to be worked on behind the scenes. Ben Smith led the side to a 9th placed finish but the huge positive of the campaign was a stunning FA Vase run that only ended at the semi-final stage when coming up just short to Cray Valley PM. The 2019/20 was a turbulent one with Management changes followed by the Coronovirus Pandemic which declared the season null and void with just a few weeks to go. We go again in 2020/21 looking to continue to push the club forward.

We have met before Last time at Mayfield Stadium Saturday , 17th August 2019 - Attendance 43 AFC Croydon Athletic 2 Canterbury City 1 Alpha, Knight Ince AFC Croydon Athletic: Taylor, Richards, Oduncu, Santos(Knuckles), Thoroughgood, Harwood, Akpofure, Knight, Anderson, Alpha(Babikir), N Green Canterbury: Mant, Russo, Wilson, Cook, Denny, Thomas(Dickens), Wright, Dolan, Grant, Woodcock (Ince), Tenyue A little over a year ago the two sides met early in the season with the Rams running out winners by the odd goal in three. Little could we have imagine what the next twelve months would entail. Alpha and Knight scored the goals for the Rams whilst Brett Ince netted for Canterbury. The Head to Head League Games Played: 10 Cup Games Played: 0 AFC Croydon Athletic Wins 3 Canterbury City Wins 3 Drawn 4 Rams Goals 8 City Goals 17 Biggest Win AFC Croydon Athletic 2 Canterbury City 1 (2019/20) Canterbury City 5 AFC Croydon Athletic 0 (2017/18) Highest Scoring Game 5 goals Goalless Not so far Highest Attendance On 29th September 2018 in the league, 68 attended Mayfield Stadium to see a 2-2 draw. On 6th March 2019, 77 attended the league meeting at their Salter Lane Stadium.

The Form Guide Form 19. AFC Croydon Athletic 4 0 1 3 1 9 -8 1 21. Canterbury City 4 0 0 4 3 10 -7 0 Most Wins AFC Croydon Athletic ✓ 0 0 ✓ Canterbury City Most Draws AFC Croydon Athletic ✓ 1 0 Canterbury City Fewest Losses AFC Croydon Athletic ✓ 3 4 Canterbury City Most Goals Scored AFC Croydon Athletic 1 3 ✓ Canterbury City Fewest Goals Conceded AFC Croydon Athletic ✓ 9 10 Canterbury City Leading Goalscorer Nahum Green ✓ 1 1 ✓ Beckford, Onu, Woollcott Highest Attendance v Sutton Common Rovers ✓ 174 138 v Hollands & Blair Biggest Victory -- League Yellow Cards AFC Croydon Athletic 5 2 ✓ Canterbury City League Red Cards AFC Croydon Athletic 1 0 ✓ Canterbury City League Sin Bins AFC Croydon Athletic 1 0 ✓ Canterbury City

Tony Ford Under 18 West Division Team 1. Sutton United 11006153 15/2 30/10 18/1 7/10 2. Chessington & Hook United U18 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3 8/2 22/10 28/9 13/1 3. Balham U18 10102201 -- 4. Croydon U18 10102201 14/12 tbc 7/12 1/4 5. AFC Croydon Athletic U18 00000000 12/10 3/2 15/4 30/11 6. Metropolitan Police U18 00000000 7. Raynes Park Vale U18 00000000 8. Beckenham Town U18 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0 9. Redhill U18 1 0 0 1 1 6 -5 0 Greenwich Borough U18 FAYC A W/O (Greenwich Borough withdrew) A P-P Wed 16-Sep Metropolitan Police U18 League H 0-1 H Mon 21-Sep Faversham Town U18 FAYC H A Mon 28-Sep CROYDON U18 League A A Mon 12-Oct BECKENHAM TOWN U18 League A H Thur 22-Oct Balham U18 League H A Fri 30-Oct Sutton United U18 League H A Wed 18-Nob Chessington & Hook U18 League H H Mon 30-Nov Redhill U18 League H A Mon 7-Dec RAYNES PARK VALE U18 League Mon 14-Dec METROPOLITAN POLICE U18 League Wed 13-Jan Croydon U18 League Mon 18-Jan CHESSINGTON & HOOK U18 League Thur 4-Feb Beckenham Town U18 League Mon 8-Feb BALHAM U18 League Mon 15-Feb SUTTON UNITED U18 League Mon 15-Mar REDHILL U18 League Thu 1-Apr Raynes Park Vale U18 League Emmanuel Alli 101 0 Alex Bramble 101 0 Bryan De Carvalho 101 0 Mohammad Denkah 101 0 Mouctar Diallo 101 0 Tommy Evans 101 0 Charlie Lewis 101 0 Kai Malcolm 101 0 Boris Mijalcev 101 0 Francis Moore 101 0 Marcin Baran 011 0 Mark Ddembe 011 0 Nile Ludiexe 011 0

Tony Ford U18 League, East Division AFC Croydon Athletic U18 v Croydon U18 At Mayfield Stadium Monday 28th September 2020, ko 7.30pm Admission £3 Covid 19 Track and Trace applies to all attendees Ryan Frasers’ U18s kicked off their season with an FA Youth Cup tie that turned into a close encounter at Mayfield Stadium with Faversham Town U18s finally winning with the only goal of the game. It was always going to be a tough encounter and so it proved but the players performed well and although they find themselves out of the competition they are, nevertheless, looking forward to getting into league action and it will be another difficult game as they take on Croydon.

AFC Croydon Athletic and K&R Sports Academy Development The new season has got underway for our teams in the Tandridge Youth League after a full set of games last Sunday. A pleasing set of results and performances were pleasing but most important of all is seeing our young players enjoying their football again after six months off. With so many new teams it is difficult to know where to start. Our youngest team, the U8 had an exciting home game and a 10-goal thriller before they managed to run-out 6-4 winners. At the other end of the age group our U15s also managed a win with a 5-0 victory over The Warren. They continue their season with a home game against Sanderstead Juniors tomorrow and that game will take place on the Stadium pitch with a 11am kick-off. Our biggest win last Sunday was an 8-1 victory for U13 Hawks who started their Premier Division campaign at Bromley. Our U13 Stars also had a big victory with a 7-3 win also on their travels. Apart from our U15s we also have a full programme of games on our training pitches. They get underway at 10am and will see the U9 Eagles, U10 Eagles, U11 Rams, U12 Eagles, U13 Hawks, U13 Stars and U14 Falcons all have home games. Over the page you will see a selection of league tables. Tables are only published for U12s and above and goal difference isn’t used to separate teams on the same points.

Selected Junior League Tables Stats Manager: Gary Tappenden M W D L F A Pts Home Away Manager: Ben Tacon M W D L F A Pts Home Away Under 15, 3rd Division 1100503 -- Under 14, Division 2 1100303 1. AFC Croydon Athletic Eagles 1100923 1. Hamsey Rangers 1100323 4-5 2. Petts Wood Phoenix 1100533 5-0 2. Old Wilsonians Nairne 1100303 -- 3. Petts Wood Redwings 1100313 3. Oxted & District 1100323 4. Sanderstead Juniors 1010221 4. Sevenoaks Town 1100543 5. Orpington Rovers Tigers 1010221 5. Ten-Em-Bee 1001450 6. St Gertrude’s Knights 1001290 6. AFC Croydon Athletic Falcons 1001030 7. Old Wilsonians McDowell 1001350 7. Beckenham Town White 1001230 8. Bromley Solis 1001130 8. Club Langley Hawks 1001230 9. Selsdon Juniors 1001050 9. Orpington Rovers Lions 1001030 10. The Warren Reds 0000000 10. Seymour Villa 0000000 11. FD United 0000000 11. Carpe Diem 0000000 12. Hamsey Rangers Lions 12. Peckham Town Manager: Jason Manahan M W D L F A Pts Home Away Manager: Ryan Sullivan M W D L F A Pts Home Away Under 13 Premier Division 1100813 -- Under 12, D Division 1100503 5-0 1. AFC Croydon Athletic Hawks 1100313 1. AFC Croydon Athletic Eagles 1100103 2. Afewee Urban 1100613 8-1 2. Bromleians United 1100653 3. FC Battersea 1100433 3. Petts Wood Jays 1100823 4. Old Wilsonians Brecon 1001180 4. Selsdon Juniors Tigers 1100323 5. Bromley Rooks 1010160 5. The Warren Tigers 1001560 6. Elite Development 1001130 6. Elite Development U11/U12 1001050 7. Junior Elite 1001340 7. Petts Wood Seagulls 1001230 8. PW Dons Panthers 0000000 8. R & R Vipers 1001280 9. Moonshot 0000000 9. Tecnica Football Academy Real 1001010 10. St Gertrude’s Cardinals 10. Unity Red

Canterbury City 1 AFC Croydon Athletic 1 To all the key workers who have worked, and continue to work, to keep us all safe. We say, thank you! From all at AFC Croydon Athletic The South- ern Counties East Football League supports the ‘Swearing – Let’s Tackle It’ campaign and strongly condemns the use of foul and abusive language at football matches.