Sittingbourne FC Match Day Magazine 20th February 2016 v Three Bridges

THE BRICKIES
Division 1 South,
Season 2015-16
MATCH DAY PROGRAMME
Official programme
Sittingbourne v South Park
Saturday 11th October
2014
SITTINGBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB

Sittingbourne FC
The DMA Stadium, Woodstock Park, Broadoak Road,
Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8AG
Tel: 01795 410777 www.sittingbournefc.co.uk
Sittingbourne FC is a members club
CLUB OFFICIAL
President: Allan Crowshaw
Vice President: Alan Barty
Hon Vice Presidents: Tania & Andy Spice
Chairman: Maurice Dunk
Vice Chairman: Ken Medwyn
Secretary/Treasurer: John Pitts
OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS
John Cooper (Commercial Manager)
Marcus Underdown (Commercial). Peter Pitts
(Media, Web site, Programme editor, stadium
announcer,) David Brown (Youth development),
Barry Goodsell (Match Sec), Colin Page (Asst
Treasurer).
Board Room Hospitality: Sandra Pitts & Carol
Cooper,
Lottery Secretary: Hilary Joines.
Club Historian: Dudley Hird.
Programme Sales: Sian Goatham.
Turnstile Operator: Faye Goatham, Danny
Appleton
Club Welfare Officer: Lee Tappenden
Match Reporter: Tony Rickson
Groundsman: Roger Pudner
Club Photographer: Ken Medwyn
Club Shop: Clive Phillips
PLAYING MANAGEMENT
Manager: Nick Davis
Assist Manager: Tony Cornwell
Coaches: Barry Crimmen, Warren Cham-bers,
Hicham Akhazzan and Jono Richardson.
Team Assistant: Harry Chambers
Physio: Tom Martin
Under 21 Manager
John Embery
WOODSTOCK GROUND REGULA-
TIONS
1. All persons entering the ground are subject to
the rules and regulations of The Football Association.
2. The club reserves the right to eject or prosecute
any person who within the club premises is considered
by the club committee or its employees to
be or have been behaving in the following ways:
a) Entering the field of play before or during
the course of the game.
b) Using obscene, abusive or racist language
or persistently swearing.
c) Being intoxicated by drink or drugs.
Further, persons will not be allowed entry to
Woodstock Park if in the opinion of the gatemen,
stewards or any members of the management
committee they are intoxicated.
3. NO bottles or metal cans, glasses or weapons of
any kind are allowed in the ground. The stewards
have the right to search a spectator if they have
grounds to believe that the person is in possession
of any item that is deemed to be a danger to other
spectators.
4. Alcohol must only be consumed within the confines
of the club house.
5. The climbing of fences or floodlight pylons and
all buildings within the ground is strictly forbidden.
6. All vehicles parked within the boundaries of the
club’s car park must be parked within a designated
space unless otherwise directed by a steward.
No responsibility is accepted for any mishap that
may occur. Car parking is at owners risk.

TEAM CHECK
SATURDAY 20th FEBRUARY 2016
RYMAN LEAGUE DIV 1 SOUTH
SITTINGBOURNE V THREE BRIDGES
Manager: Nick Davis
Assistant: Tony Cornwell
Coaches: Jono Richardson, Hicham Akhazzan,
Warren Chambers, Barry Crimmen
Physio: Tom Martin
Matchday Assistant : Harry Chambers
Manager: Paul Falli
Assistant: Keith George
Coaches: Simon Wormull, Paul Hammond
Physio: Tracey Weller
Kit Manager: Ray Bugg
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mr Thomas Marshall
Assistants: Mr Andrey Lashchikov, Mr Luke Donaldson
Red & Black Stripes Shirts,
Black Shorts, Black Socks
PLAYED
SUBSTITUTE
GOALS
PLAYED
SUBSTITUTE
GOALS
Royal Blue
1. Adam MOLLOY
1. Kieron THORPE
2. Callum NAESSENS
2. Dan MOBSBY
3. Conrad LEE
3. Nigel BRAKE
4. Jack STEVENTON
4. John LANSDALE
5. George CRIMMEN (C)
5. Drew COONEY
6. Jono RICHARDSON
6. Jamie CRELLIN (C)
7. Stephen ITA
7 Jamie BROTHERTON
8. Olie BANKOLE
8 Ben GODFREY
9. Jordan WELLS
9.Tony GARROD
10. Dan HUGHES
10. Hakeem ADELAKUN
11. Hicham AKHAZZAN
11. Sam MacVICAR
12. Andy IRVINE
12. Steve SARGEANT
14 Stefan WRIGHT
14. Matt WHITEHEAD
15 Josh ALGAR
15. Michael CASSELMAN
16. Kerry KEDZE
16. Matt DANIEL
17 Tom BRUNT
17. Mark PULLING

John’s Jottings
Welcome to Woodstock Park from The Club Secretary
Good afternoon everyone, welcome to Woodstock Park.
Our visitors are Three Bridges. Welcome to them and this afternoons match officials.
Both of today’s teams played on Tuesday evening. Three Bridges played Dorking Wanderers.
Dorking Wanderers lived up to being the form team of the league by scoring six goals against
The Bridges. We visited East Grinstead Town in a match that was important to both sides in
their quest to get distance between themselves and the relegation places. The first half was fairly
even but the second half very much belonged to the Brickies. Steven Ita and Jack Steventon
scored and Steven had a penalty saved . I thought this was one of the best halves I have seen
a Sittingbourne team play this season. This put the Brickies in 17th place, 16 points ahead of
the last relegation spot. Three Bridges are now just one place above us but they have 6 points
more and have two games in hand over us.
Last Saturday we visited run away leaders Folkestone Invicta. Although the final score was 3-1
in favour of the home side this was a good performance from Sittingbourne. We dominated the
first half and really should have gone into the break 3-0;up. Only the fine goalkeeping of ex
Brickie Tim Roberts kept Invicta in the game. As it was Miles Cornwell scored the first goal of
the game a minute before half time. Folkestone Invicta came out for the second half more determined.
The difference between the teams was the finishing and three excellent finishes saw the
league leaders home. Like the first match this season between the two sides Sittingbourne deserved
at least a draw,
Before Folkestone we visited Walton & Hersham a team we had played only a few days before
and drew 2-2 with. The away game though very much sprung the Brickies way when in the 30th
minute Walton & Hersham's s Michael Salako was sent off for a push on Stefan Wright. After
that Sittingbourne controlled the game and goals from Steven Ita and Hicham Akhazzan ensured
that the three points came back home with them. The future for Walton & Hersham is uncertain
as the local council intend to develop Stompond Lane and want Walton & Hersham to
ground share with Walton Casuals - something neither team want. I have many memories of
Stompond Lane when Dave Bassett was captain of a side managed by Alan Batsford sadly no
longer with us. This side went on block to Wimbledon and formed the original crazy gang. The
terraces were full then and I saw many exciting games there.
Next match for Sittingbourne is at Tooting & Mitcham, a team that I thought were one of the best
we have played this season. Following that we have what is probably our most important game
of the season when we are away on Tuesday 1st March to Faversham Town in the semi final of
the Alan Turvey Trophy sponsored by Robert Dyas, a game that I know none of our supporters
will want to miss!
John
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From the Manager
I write these notes on what has been a decent run of form.
I thought against Folkestone last week we were outstanding for the first half and
should have found ourselves 3 -0 up but never took the two fantastic chances that
were presented to us. On to Tuesday and maybe, other than the first 15 minutes of
the first half, I think we were fairly comfortable throughout and it was a solid performance.
From our last 11 games we have managed 17 points and during that time we have
played 5 of the top 6, and with 11 league games to go we hope to replicate this
points total and push on up the table to a more respectable mid table finish.
To still be in a cup this time of year is fantastic and to have a Kent derby in a semifinal
makes it all the more exciting. Please do try to come and support us away at
Faversham on the 1 st March and help our young squad make history.
Nick
Player stats to and including 16th February 2016

THREE BRIDGES — A BRIEF HISTORY
Founded in 1901, Three Bridges joined
the Mid Sussex Football League in 1902
and were Champions of that League for
the first time in the 1907/08 season.
Their first major success came in
1933/34, when they won the Sussex
Junior Cup, and sundry other minor honours
came their way before they joined
the Sussex County Football
League in 1952/53, and two years later
were crowned Second Division Champions.
In 1962/63 they won the Division Two Invitation
Cup and in 1968/69, 1973/74
and 1979/80 were Second Division Runners
Up.
1970/71 produced an against the odds
triumph when winning the League’s Invitation
Cup against Southwick (3-2).
The 80’s heralded a run of successes,
starting with reaching the last sixteen of
the F.A.Vase for the first time in 1981/82
before losing at Molesey (1-2).
A season later they made it to the last 32
but also won the Sussex RUR Charity
Cup for the first time, beating Hastings
Town 3-2.
Another year on saw them finish runners
up in the Thorn EMI National Six-a-Side
Tournament, winning a set of floodlights.
1985/86 saw them finish as County
League First Division runners up, a feat
they repeated in both 1987/88 (when
they also won the RUR Cup again) and
1988/89.
A fire destroyed their clubhouse in 1993
which re-focused their priorities and ultimately
resulted in relegation in 1996/97.
They won the Division Two League Cup
a season later and then finished runners
up in the Second Division to regain Division
One status.
They were RUR Cup runners up in
2003/04 and then winners of that same
prestigious trophy in 2007/08.
In season 2010/11 hopes were high
when they started by winning their first
nine League games, but eventually finished
the season in fifth place, however
they did win the John
O’Hara League Challenge Cup for the
first time that season, beating Rye United
2-1,a tremendous feat that they
achieved again in 2011/12, this time AFC
Uckfield being defeated 2-1.
It looked like being another tough
League campaign when they lost four of
the first nine matches, but then lost only
one of the remaining 29 games, which
was concluded by beating Championship
rivals Rye United 1-0 at home on the final
day of the season!
This tremendous run meant the club had
achieved its ambition and become Sussex
County F.L. Champions. With a superb
run in the F.A.Vase too, losing in the
last 32 on a penalty shoot out with Derbyshire
side Gresley F.C,the 2011/12
‘Double’ season had undoubtedly been
the best in Three Bridges’ history.
Their first season in the Ryman Isthmian
Football League South Division saw
them struggle for much of the time. But,
having been ten points adrift at the bottom
of the table in mid February, they
went on a run of eleven matches that
produced seven victories, two draws and
just two defeats, earning them Team of
the Month Awards in both March and
April as a result. It meant that they survived
the drop, but their second season
in the Ryman League saw them struggle
at times again. However, some key signings
midway through the season helped
them to nineteenth place. Season
2014/15 saw them reach their highest
position in the period finishing 7th in the
Ryman League division 1 South table.

From the Programme editor
First of all I’ll start with news of a team that we used to play on a regular basis in our Southern league
Days. We though that our dip in form earlier in the season was bad but spare a thought for Bashley
Town now in the Evo Stick League Southern Division 1. They have finally picked up their first league
point of the season . Bash had lost all 26 of their previous league matches before their 0-0 draw Tuesday
night at home to Mangotsfield Utd.
This is however not a unique record at our level as in the Evo Stick NPL Division 1 north New Mills also
picked up their first point of the season!!
Nice to see that the referee of our away game against Walton & Hersham was correct in dismissing the
Swans penalty shout as the video of the match clearly shows that Salako dived. He of course paid a
price for this by being sent off when he pushed over Stefan Wright just after.
Its time to look at who might be in our league next season—although in the past few seasons we have
got a letter from the FA saying that it cant be guaranteed what league we will be in next season so you
could argue that we don’t know if we will still be in this league next season! Hollands & Blair, where ex
Brickie Clint Gooding is assistant manager, are riding high top of the Southern Counties East Football
league 6 points clear of Greenwich Borough who however
have two games in hand. Greenwich Borough have
something of a reputation for “splashing the cash” at the
moment! So it could be that Hollands & Blair will take
the place of Whitstable Town next season (If Whitstable
fail to get out of their desparate situation), at least (at a
pinch) I can walk to their ground!!
In third place is Ashford Utd managed by ex Brickie Danny
Lye. Ashford Utd are going great guns in the FA Vase
having just beaten Dunston UTS FC in a replay to reach
the quarter finals where they have been drawn away to
Salisbury. Strange to see Salisbury and Hereford in that
draw. Salisbury are top of the Wessex league.
We of course have played both Salisbury and Hereford
in years gone by. Salisbury City reached the Conference
before being “removed” for failing to pay their debts.
They were reformed as Salisbury FC this season. Salisbury
FC continue to play at the Raymond McEnhill stadium.
Hereford are another club that reformed (as of course
are Ashford Utd). They were founded in 2014 as a phoenix
club for Hereford United, and inherited their Edgar
Street stadium.
Perhaps the moral of this story is get loads of debt, then
reform!!!
EQUALITY -
“The Ryman Football League strongly support recent FA statement that there should be a
zero tolerance approach against racism and all forms of discrimination. Accordingly any
form of discriminatory abuse whether it be based on race or ethnicity, sexual orientation,
gender, faith, age, ability or any other form of abuse will be reported to The Football Association
for action by that Association.” (Useful numbers:-The FA 0800 085 0508 / Kick it
Out 020 7253 0162)

Player sponsorship
Adam Molloy sponsored
by John Andrews
Stefan Wright
sponsored by
Alan Crowshaw
Hicham Akhazzan
sponsored by Peter Pitts
Nick Davis
sponsored by Maurice Dunk
George Crimmen
Sponsored by the
BGs Road Show
Tom Brunt
sponsored by Cyclops
Engineering Limited
Conrad Lee sponsored by
Colin Page
Jono Richardson
sponsored by Alan Barty
Jack Steventon
Sponsored by Ken Medwyn
Miles Cornwell sponsored by
Mark Smith
Ollie Bankole sponsored by
John Pitts
Billy French—
sponsored by John Cooper—pic to follow
All other players and management open to sponsorship. Please see any committee member
to arrange. Cost is £40 for the season.
Away Travel details
Saturday 27th February, Tooting & Mitcham Utd, Imperial Fields, Bishopsford Road, Morden,
Surrey, SM4 6BE
M25 junction 8, take the A217 northbound (At roundabout at top of slip road follow A217 Signpost
Sutton) , this goes through Tadworth and Cheam. It's dual carriageway most of the way,
although long stretches have a 40mph speed limit. After 9.87 miles this leads to a major roundabout
with lights (Rose Hill). Take the third exit (Mitcham A217), this is Bishopsford Road and the
ground is a mile further on. Go through two sets of lights, the road dips, and the entrance is on
the right opposite a petrol station.
Approx mileage from Sittingbourne: 55.9 miles, 1 hour 28 mins,
Nearest Stations: Mitcham (Tram - 1 stop from Mitcham Junction)
Tuesday 1st March, Semi Final of the Alan Turvey Trophy sponsored by Robert Dyas, Faversham
Town: Shepherd Neame stadium, Salters lane, Faversham, ME13 8ND
Take the A2, and just past Faversham Salters lane is a turning on the right.

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5
Sat 8 Aug
Tue 11 Aug
Sat 15 Aug
Tue 18 Aug
Sat 22 Aug
Tue 25 Aug
Fri 28 Aug
Mon 31 Aug
Sat 5 Sept
Tue 8 Sept
Sat 12 Sept
Herne Bay
Hastings United
South Park
Merstham
Carshalton Athletic
Whitstable Town
Seven Acre & Sidup
Ramsgate
Guernsey
Whitstable Town
Metropolitan Police
League
League
League
League Cup
League
League
FA Cup
League
League
League
FA Cup
A
H
H
A
A
H
A
A
H
A
A
1-3
1-3
2-1
2-1
0-3
1-0
2-1
3-1
3-2
5-0
0-0
267
132
87
84
230
158
152
190
113
156
66
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt 1
Brunt
Steventon
Steventon
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt 1
Brunt
Lee
Lee
Lee
Lee
Lee
Lee
Lee 1
Lee
Lee
Lee
Lee
French North
North * French
Davis Steventon
Davis * Crimmen 1
Steventon Crimmen
Davis Crimmen
Davis * Crimmen
Davis * Crimmen 1
Steventon Crimmen
Davis * Crimmen
Richardson Crimmen *
Tue 15 Sept
Sat 19 Sept
Tue 22 Sept
Sat 26 Sept
Metropolitan Police
Whyteleafe
Dorking Wanderers
Hoddesdon Town
FA Cup
League
League
FA Cup
H
A
H
H
1-0
2-1
1-2
1-2
141
135
96
205
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt
Lee
Lee
Lee
Lee
Davis* Richardson 1
Steventon Richardson
Steventon Richardson
Richardson Crimmen
Tue 29 Sept
Sun 4 Oct
Tue 6 Oct
Sat 10 Oct
Tues 13 Oct
Sat 17 Oct
Sat 24 Oct
Tue 27 Oct
Tue 10 Nov
Sat 14 Nov
Sat 21 Nov
Tue 24 Nov
Sat 28 Nov
Tue 1 Dec
Sat 5 Dec
Tue 8 Dec
Sat 12 Dec
Wed 16 Dec
Sat 19 Dec
Tue 22 Dec
Mon 28 Dec
Sat 2 Jan
Sat 23 Jan
Tue 26 Jan
Sat 30 Jan
Tue 2 Feb
Sat 6 Feb
Tue 9 Feb
Sat 13 Feb
Tue 16tFeb
Sat 20 Feb
Sat 27 Feb
Tue 1 Mar
Sat 5 Mar
Sat 12 Mar
Sat 19 Mar
Sat 26 Mar
Mon 28 Mar
Sat 2 Apr
Sat 9 Apr
Sat 16 Apr
Sat 23 Apr
Corinthian-Casuals
Walton Casuals
Whitstable Town
Corinthian-Casuals
Chatham Town
Three Bridges
Folkestone Invicta
Hastings United
Walton Casuals
Carshalton Athletic
Chipstead
Hastings Utd Note 1
Hythe Town
Worthing
Molesey
Herne Bay
Chatham Town
South Park
Peacehaven & Tels
Dorking Wanderers
Ramsgate
Faversham Town
Tooting & Mitcham
Corinthian-Casuals
Worthing
Whyteleafe
Walton & Hersham
Walton & Hersham
Folkestone Invicta
East Grinstead Town
Three Bridges
Tooting & Mitcham
Faversham Town
East Grinstead Twn
Guernsey
Peacehaven & Tels
Walton Casuals
Faversham Town
Chipstead
Hythe Town
Chatham Town
Molesey
League
FA Trophy
Kent Snr Cup
League
League Cup
League
League
League
League
League
League
League Cup
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League
League
League
League
League
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League
League
League
League
League Cup
League
League
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League
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League
League Cup
League
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A
A
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A
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0-1
0-1
1-2
1-0
0-1
1-2
0-2
1-2
1-2
1-6
4-3
0-2
0-2
1-2
1-2
2-1
1-1
6-2
0-0
4-0
0-1
0-3
2-0
0-3
3-2
2-2
2-0
1-3
2-0
108
85
101
116
127
79
184
300
93
91
90
135
221
103
78
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88
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109
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284
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Note 1: Sittingbourne won 4-3 on penalties.
KEY to above grid:
@ = After Extra Time
+ = Own Goal
# = Sent Off
1,2,3, etc after players name = goals scored
* = Subs used and players substituted
** = Sub was Substituted
KSC = Kent Senior Cup
Lge Cup = Isthmian League Cup
League = Ryman Isthmian Lge Div 1 South
FAT = FA Challenge Trophy
FAC = FA Challenge Cup
KSC = Kent Senior Cup

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Worthing 3 Sittingbourne 0,
30th January 2016, att 617
Match Reports
By Tony Rickson
In front of by far the biggest crowd they’ve
played in front of this season, Sittingbourne
had to accept a third successive league defeat,
and they haven’t scored in any of those matches
either.
For all their skills and accurate passing
Worthing didn’t create that much in the first
half, Sittingbourne joining in by stroking the ball
around on the accurate surface whenever they
actually got hold of it.
Sittingbourne chucked everything at Worthing
in the second half, though in so doing it also
cost them the game as they were twice cuaght
on the break to score their second and third
goals and give the final score a more flattering
look.
Sittingbourne: Molloy, Naessens, Lee
(Brunt, 51 min), Steventon, Crimmen, Richardson,
Wright (Ita, 57 min), Algar (Bankole, 57
min), Irvine, Hughes, Akhazzan.
And now they know – though to be honest, it
didn’t feel that good as surely this was a game
they should have won.Sittingbourne led twice
but for the third time in a week conceded two
secondhalf goals and this time they ended up
with just a share of the points.
They created more chances than probably in
any game this season but their finishing wasn’t
clinical enough, and when they were on target
towards the end Walton’s keeper pulled off a
couple of spectacular saves.
Walton are just a place behind Sittingbourne in
the league and after a poor run of results were
clearly delighted to at least take a point home
as they fight their own battle against being
drawn into the relegation fight.
Sittingbourne: Molloy, Naessens, Richardson,
Steventon, Crimmen, Wisson, Akhazzan,
Bankole, Cornwell (Wells 84 mins), Hughes
(Irvine 72 mins), Ita (Wright 64 mins)
Walton & Hersham 0 Sittingbourne 2
9th February 2016, att 80—By Peter Pitts
Sittingbourne 3 Whyteleafe 2 ,
2nd February 2016, att 101
What an important win for Sittingbourne, their
first of this year and completing an excellent
double over Whyteleafe this season. But this
was Sittingbourne and they couldn’t resist doing
it the hard way, going from cruising at 3-0
to hanging on grimly at 3-2.
Hang on they did, and in the end they got their
reward for some decent attacking football and
some nicely-taken goals when they were in the
ascendancy.
Congratulations to Hicham Akhazzan who
made his 400th appearance for the Brickies
and celebrated by scoring.
Sittingbourne: Molloy, Naessens, Richardson,
Steventon, Crimmen, Wisson, Akhazzan,
Bankole, Cornwell, Hughes (Wells, 88 min),
Ita (Wright, 75 min)
Sittingbourne 2 Walton & Hersham 2,
6th February 2016, att 105
A two goal victory for the Brickies with the two
goals coming from the twin threat of Hicham
Akhazzan and Steven Ita, Ita scoring the first
from Akhazzan's cross and the second a reversal
of this when Akhazzan struck the ball into
the net from Ita's cross to make him the Brickies
leading scorer so far this season.
The game swung in Sittingbourne's favour on
38 minutes when Michael Salako raced away
and fell over in the Brickies area, the shouts of
penalty fell on deaf ears and no doubt still upset
at the decision Salako pushed Wright over
and the referee had no option but to show the
red card.
The swans battled well and Adam Molloy did
brilliantly to tip a free kick on the post, but
Akhazzan's goal on 78 minutes meant there
was no way back for the home side.
Sittingbourne: Molloy, Wright, Carlse,
Whibley, Crimmen, Steventon, Akhazzan,
Bankole, Irvine (Cornwell 56 mins), Wells
(Hughes 66 mins), Ita (Algar 81 mins), subs
not used Algar, Davis
All season, Sittingbourne had yet to find out
what it felt like to draw a home league game.

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Three Bridges — Pen Pics
Hakeem Adelakun: Born 08.01.91 in Hackney, London.
Midfielder/Striker. Joined Bridges in October 2014.
Previously with Crystal Palace, Havant & Waterlooville,
Lewes, Carshalton Athletic and Whitehawk.
Nigel Brake: Born 12.07.78 in London. Defender.
Joined in March 2011 and has now played nearly 200
games for the side. Previous clubs include Crawley
Town, Sutton United, Horsham and Redhill.
Jamie Brotherton: Born 22.02.89 in Brighton. Midfielder.
Joined Bridges on 17 December 2015, having
previously played for Peacehaven with whom he won the
Sussex Senior Cup and promotion to the Ryman League
Premier. Previously played for Worthing, Whitehawk,
Horsham and Crystal Palace.
Lee Carney: Born 16.01.83 in Liverpool. Central
midfielder and club captain. Joined midway through the
2009/10 season. Formerly with Horsham, Pease Pottage,
Broadbridge Heath and Crystal Palace. Over 200
appearances for the side.
Mitchell Casselman: Born 27.03.97 in Crawley. Forward/Midfielder.
Joined Bridges Academy in 2013/14
before leaving to join Loxwood for a season. Returned
to Bridges this year for the U21s and has impressed to
become a regular in the first team squad.
Drew Cooney: Born 22.09.84 in Glasgow. Defender.
Joined in October 2015 from East Grinstead Town where
he won promotion from the Sussex County League and
also won the League Cup. Has also played for Croydon,
Redhill and Horsham in the past.
Jamie Crellin: Born 17.11.91 in Shoreham. Midfielder/Defender.
Joined Bridges in July 2014. Previously
with Lewes, Peacehaven and Hastings United, with
whom he reached the 3rd Round Proper of the FA Cup
at Middlesborough.
Matt Daniel: Born 03.10.93 in Haywards Heath. Defender/Midfielder.
Joined Bridges in November 2013.
Formerly with Worthing and Whitehawk, helping the latter
to win the Ryman South four years ago. He played
for the County from the ages of 14-18.
Callum Donaghey: Born 31.10.91 in Crawley. Defender.
Was a member of Bridges’ promotion winning
team in 2011/12. Went to Crawley Down and Lewes,. A
serious injury caused him to miss football for the best
part of two years. Returned for 2014/15 season and has
steadily got back to full fitness.
Tony Garrod: Born 14.09.91 in Sutton. Striker.
Played for Southampton and Farnborough and joined
Dartford, with whom he won a conference Play Off final.
Also won the Middlesex Senior Cup with Staines and
dual-signed for Bridges from Eastbourne Borough in October
2013 before signing on fully in June 2014.
Ben Godfrey: Born 05.10.90 in Crawley. Striker/
midfielder. Joined July 2014. Has won the Ryman
South twice and the Sussex Senior Cup once. Played
for Bognor Regis Town, Lewes, Whitehawk, Croydon
Athletic and Charlton Athletic.
John Lansdale: Born 20.07.91 in Shoreham. Midfielder
or full back. Joined in July 2014. Previously
played for Burgess Hill Town, Worthing, Eastbourne
Town, Whitehawk and Crawley Down Gatwick. Won the
Ryman South title and a Sussex Senior Cup winner.
Sammy MacVicar: Born 05.08.90 in Crawley. Striker
who is equally at home in central defence or midfield.
Former Bridges Youth Team player who went to Loughborough
University, where he won honours representing
England Universities. Carlton Town and Grantham had
the benefit of his expertise when he was living in that
area. Crawley Observer Player of the Year last season.
Dan Mobsby: Born 16.11.90 in Crawley. Joined July
2015. Midfielder who previously played for Broadbridge
Heath, Haywards Heath, Gosport and Pagham. He won
two caps at U18’s level for Wales.
Mark Pulling: Born 25.11.78 in Shoreham. Midfielder/defender.
Joined in March 2014. Amongst the clubs
on his CV are Worthing (where he won the Ryman South
and Sussex Senior Cup), Burgess Hill Town, Horsham,
Crawley Town, Lewes, Shoreham (where he won Combined
Counties League and League Cup double ),
Withdean 2000 and Lancing.
Steve Sargent: Born 27.11.79 in Eastbourne. Midfielder.
Joined August 2015. Previously served Hastings
United, Crawley Town, Bognor Regis Town (with whom
he won promotion), Leatherhead (who he helped to the
1st Round Proper of the FA Cup), Metropolitan Police,
Horsham and East Grinstead Town.
Allan Tait: Born 06.09.81 in Crawley. Striker. Joined
March 2014. Has played for Crawley Town, Eastbourne
Borough, Dartford, Kingstonian and the Metropolitan Police
amongst others. Hit a hat trick in his home debut
against Worthing. Amongst his honours are the Dr. Martens
Premier League and Cup winners, the Sussex Senior
Cup, the Conference South Play Offs and the Ryman
Premier League winners. Won the Crawley News Player
of the Year last season.
Kieron Thorp: Born 12.12.90 in Crawley. Goalkeeper.
Joined July 2014. Was voted both Players’ Player
and Supporters’ Player of the Year last season. His previous
clubs were Dulwich Hamlet, Lewes, Horsham and
Crawley Down Gatwick.
Abu Touray: Born 03.11.90 in Gambia, but is a Spanish
national. Midfielder. Joined in 2011/12 and his pace
is at times frightening. Popular with the supporters, he
has scored a few vital goals in all of his seasons with the
club.
Matt Whitehead: Born 29.04.92 in Shoreham. Midfielder/Defender.
Joined July 2014. Previously with
Lewes, Worthing, Bognor Regis Town and Hastings United,
with whom he reached the FA Cup 3rd Round Proper.
He has also represented England at U18’s level versus
France.
Paul Faili - Manager: Born 09.03.62 in Brighton. He
has managed Bridges sides from U10’s upwards and
first took over as 1st XI boss nine years ago.
Keith George – Assistant Manager: Born 12.09.63 in
Crawley. Previously managed with Oakwood, Thomas
Bennett, Youngmans and Ifield.
Simon Wormull – Coach: Born 01.12.76 in Crawley.
Also manager of Bridges’ Academy. Played for Tottenham
Hotspur in the final of the 1995 FA Youth Cup and
in the Intertoto Cup. Previous clubs as a player include
Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Dover Athletic,
Rushden & Diamonds, Stevenage Borough, Hornchurch,
Crawley Town, Eastbourne Borough, Farnborough, Lewes
and Three Bridges. Capped seven times for the National
Game XI. Managed at Lewes and Crawley Down
Gatwick before returning to Three Bridges as Club coach
and Academy Manager at the start of the 2013/14 season.
Paul Hammond – Coach: Born in Redhill. Previous
clubs include Oakwood; Horley Town; Redhill and South
Park.

Match Reports
Saturday 13th February 2016
Ryman Div 1 South
Folkestone Invicta 3 Sittingbourne 1, att
352
Hard work by the Folkestone ground staff
made sure that this game went ahead and
in the end the league leaders gained all 3
points, but it could have been so different if
Invicta keeper Tim Roberts hadn’t have
made two excellent blocks from Miles Cornwell
when each time it looked odds on that
he would score, and this would have given
them a 3-0 half time lead. But it was not to
be as Invicta scored 3 second half goals to
clinch a 3-1 win.
The Brickies made two changes from the
team that defeated Walton & Hersham with
Miles Cornwell and Dan Hughes in for Jordan
Wells and Andy Irvine who were on the
bench. Tom Carlse and Scott Whibley had
their second starts for the club and showed
that they are excellent acquisitions to the
team with solid performances and all in all
this was gutsy performance by Sittingbourne
and a score-line that flattered
Invicta.
Sittingbourne started well and could have
taken the lead inside 5 minutes when Cornwell
found himself with just Roberts to beat
but the shot hit the keeper and rebounded
for a corner. 5 minutes later Steven Ita’s
pass split the Invicta defence to give Cornwell
another 1 to 1 with Roberts but again
the keeper came out on top.
Invicta’s first threat came on 13 minutes
with a shot that flew across the goal line.
It was comedy time on 23 minutes when
Molloy missed his punch, the ball falling to
an Invicta player who skewed his shot over
the bar.
As the pitch was starting to cut up the game
became something of a lottery with both
sets of players having trouble keeping their
feet.
Ex Brickie Harry Smith had a shot hit the
post but it was the Brickies who took the
lead just a minute before half time after the
ball was punted up the pitch to the waiting
Cornwell who this time found the net, but
the lead didn’t last long as with the second
half just 5 minutes old Invicta’s Ian Draycott
was first to react to the ball when it was
crossed into the Brickies area and he struck
the ball first time into the net to make it 1-1.
Sittingbourne’s Ollie Bankole then had a
tremendous shot that Roberts turned round
a post, but Invicta went one better on 60
minutes when a cross to the far post was
met by Callum Wright sliding in and he just
beat Molloy to the ball, injuring the Brickies
keeper in the process.
Sittingbourne were still well in the game
and from a short corner Ita found Carlse
who fired the ball agonisingly wide. However
in the 80 the minute the ball was lost by
Sittingbourne in mid field and the broke to
Smith raced away and curled it round
Molloy and into the net to secure all 3
points for Invicta and keep their 14 points
advantage at the top of the league. Sittingbourne
remain 17th with all of the teams
below them also losing.
Sittingbourne: Molloy, Wright, Carlse,
Whibly, Crimmen, Steventon, Akhazzan
(Wissom 61 mins), Bankole, Cornwell
(Wells 77 mins), Hughes (Irvine 84 mins),
Ita
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