Sittingbourne v Hastings United Match Programme 20th April 2019
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SITTINGBOURNE FC<br />
OFF ICAL MATC HDAY PROGRAMME - 2018-19<br />
BOSTIK LEAGUE SOUTH EAST DIVISION<br />
SATURDAY <strong>20th</strong> APRIL <strong>2019</strong><br />
SITTINGBOURNE V HASTINGS UNITED<br />
Kick off 3.00PM
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> Football Club is a UK company limited by<br />
guarantee: Company registration number, 11360242.<br />
Registered office: Woodstock Park, Broadoak Road,<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong>, ME9 8AG<br />
Who’s who<br />
President: Alan Barty<br />
Vice Presidents: Tania Spice, Andy Spice, and John Cooper.<br />
Directors: Maurice Dunk (Chairman), Ken Medwyn (Vice<br />
Chairman), Peter Pitts (Company Secretary) , John Pitts<br />
(Football Secretary / Treasurer). Colin Page, Alan Barty, Glen<br />
Parkes, Mick Sayce.<br />
Other Committee members : Danny Appleton (Turnstile<br />
Manager). Roger Pudner (Groundsman)<br />
Other Key Personnel: Faye Goatham (Turnstile), Jackie<br />
Mount (<strong>Programme</strong> sales), Tony Rickson (<strong>Match</strong> reporter),<br />
Sandra Pitts (Boardroom), Clive Phillips (Club shop), Dudley<br />
Hird & Tony Rickson (Club Historians). Roger Wilkins (Head<br />
Steward)<br />
Manager: Chris Lynch, Assistant: Nathan Elder,<br />
Coaches: Jon Barrett, Josh Hall. Physio: Marc Wheeler<br />
Psychologist: Alex Brunette-Leach<br />
Kit Man: Warren Chambers<br />
Playing Management Assistant: Harry Chambers.<br />
Development Manager: Davis Sheepwash<br />
The Isthmian League and Singbourne FC strongly supports the FA<br />
statement that there should be a zero tolerance approach against<br />
racism and all forms of discriminaon. Accordingly any form of discriminatory<br />
abuse whether it be based on race or ethnicity , sexual<br />
orientaon, gender, faith, age, ability or any other form of abuse<br />
will be reported to the Football Associaon for acon by that Associaon.<br />
(The FA 0800 085 0508 / kick it out 020 7253 0162)
SITTINGBOURNE V <strong>Hastings</strong> <strong>United</strong><br />
Bostik South East, Saturday <strong>20th</strong> <strong>April</strong> <strong>2019</strong>, KO 3.00PM<br />
Manager: Chris Lynch<br />
Ast Manager: Nathan Elder<br />
Coaches: Jon Barrett, Josh Hall,<br />
Physio: Marc Wheeler<br />
Psychologist: Alex Brunette-Leach<br />
Kit Manager: Warren Chambers<br />
Team Assistant: Harry Chambers<br />
Manager: Chris Agutter<br />
Assistant Manager / Coach: Andrew Brown<br />
Goalkeeping Coach: John McRae<br />
Physio: Steve Hodges<br />
Kit Man: Dane Martin<br />
MATCH OFFICIALS<br />
Referee: Isaac Searle (Dover)<br />
Assistants: James Beal (Maldon), Richard Joss (Margate)<br />
GOALS<br />
SUBSTITUTE<br />
PLAYER NO<br />
PLAYER NO<br />
SUBSTITUTE<br />
GOALS<br />
Patrick LEE (GK)<br />
Chris WEBBER<br />
Abdel NDEW<br />
Jack MORRELL<br />
Chris BARNARD<br />
Kwasi AMOAH<br />
Tom FAGG<br />
Tim BABBINGTON<br />
Izzy ADEBEYO<br />
Henry WOODS<br />
Billy LEWINS<br />
Johan CANEY-BRYAN<br />
Roman CAMPBELL<br />
Liam MIDDLETON<br />
Lex ALLAN<br />
Kane PHILLIP<br />
Louis ROGERS<br />
Sam BEALE<br />
Gary ELPHICK<br />
Adam LOVATT<br />
Daniel AJAKAIYE<br />
Sam ADAMS<br />
Jordy MONGOY<br />
Jack TUCKER<br />
Bradley STEVENSON<br />
Lanre AZEEZ<br />
Jack DIXON<br />
Jahmal HOWLETT-MUNDLE<br />
Sam CRUTWELL<br />
Davide RODARI<br />
Charlie HORLOCK<br />
Hassan IBRAHIYM<br />
Harry BARKWAY<br />
Kane PHILLIP
From the <strong>Programme</strong> Editor<br />
A warm welcome to our visitors <strong>Hastings</strong> and<br />
also to the match officials.<br />
Our Secretary John continues to sail the High<br />
Seas so it is left to me once again to do the<br />
welcomes and introductions.<br />
We have lost our way a bit in the last few<br />
games and Chris has explained it better than I<br />
could in his article. Today will be an extremely<br />
difficult game seeing as we were well beaten at<br />
<strong>Hastings</strong> earlier in the season and <strong>Hastings</strong><br />
are very much in with a chance of reaching the<br />
play offs.<br />
Unless there is an avalanche of goals for<br />
Greenwich Borough and against us in the last<br />
three games and Greenwich win their two remaining<br />
games we are now safe from relegation,<br />
as we have a 16 goal difference advantage<br />
on Greenwich and they can only equal<br />
our current points tally. Its now between<br />
Guernsey, Greenwich Borough and Faversham<br />
Town to drop out. Both ourselves and <strong>Hastings</strong><br />
could have a say as <strong>Hastings</strong> finish the season<br />
Home to Greenwich whilst we are Home to<br />
Guernsey on the last day of the season. I<br />
would think that Faversham Town will be safe.<br />
We are of course now playing for pride as we<br />
will want to finish above both Faversham Town<br />
and Herne Bay, the team we play on Easter<br />
Monday at Herne Bay.<br />
This is the penultimate home game and its exciting<br />
times for those clubs in the play off<br />
chase. Cray Wanderers of course have<br />
clinched the title and are now certain to be promoted,<br />
but its not so cut and dry for the play off<br />
winners. The Non league paper tomorrow will<br />
tell you why, but I have done my own investigation<br />
and so you can read in this programme<br />
what a pigs ear promotion is for this season at<br />
our step, step 4.<br />
Also included in the programme is an article<br />
that my wife wrote for the Tunstall Church<br />
magazine. I have been writing a monthly article<br />
for the church magazine for a couple of years<br />
now but this month I handed that honour over<br />
to the wife! She has, I believe, captured the<br />
joys, woes and work in running a non league<br />
club at this level. Alan Pinnegar, the vicar at<br />
Tunsatll is a staunch <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> supporter!<br />
The Bostik leagues charity for this season is<br />
Save the Children and so they have asked all<br />
member clubs over the Easter programme to<br />
have a bucket collection for that charity, so<br />
please give generously.<br />
Don’t’ forget the music quiz at Woodstock on<br />
the 26th <strong>April</strong>. Full details are in the ad in this<br />
programme.<br />
A very Happy Easter to you all and enjoy the<br />
game today.<br />
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From the Manager<br />
"Not Good Enough" - is the only message<br />
which can be sent out after our fifth straight defeat.<br />
There can be no excuses here, and nowhere to<br />
hide. Simply put the lads know we have not<br />
been good enough over the past few weeks.<br />
When your low on confidence and the little bit<br />
of luck we all get from time to time just isn't<br />
happening, things can be extremely hard to<br />
take some times. Especially when we are creating<br />
chances at the other end, but for whatever<br />
reason/s a large majority are either going just<br />
wide or hitting the bar/post on a regular basis.<br />
Yesterday, we decided to change things up a<br />
little and start in a very attacking 1-3-5-2 formation<br />
utilising our strengths going forwards. It<br />
was a game I felt we could and should win,<br />
sometimes the best form of Defence is Attack.<br />
Unfortunately, after 15 minutes we had to<br />
change it back to a more familiar 1-4-4-2 as we<br />
were just getting carved open down the right<br />
wing far too easily. Even so, I felt we still had<br />
more than enough to compete and return with<br />
all three points. However, this was just not<br />
meant to be. We have a real issue at present,<br />
this has been a consistent theme all season,<br />
we are gifting goals away to teams through our<br />
own mistakes. If you look at the stats 92% of all<br />
goals conceded since January <strong>2019</strong> have come<br />
from unforced errors. This is an area we have<br />
to address going into next season, as no club<br />
can survive with percentages like these.<br />
Here are some more stats which show a telling<br />
picture.<br />
We have conceded 37 times from 42 games in<br />
all competitions so far this season. We had<br />
kept only five clean sheets in all competitions.<br />
This is why we are in the position we are in.<br />
None of us can hide from the facts. We concede<br />
too many and do not score enough. I<br />
wanted desperately for us to comfortably survive<br />
on our own terms. However, today we<br />
found ourselves awaiting the result of the Gurnsey<br />
v Greenwich match to give us a clearer picture<br />
of exactly what we now have to do to ensure<br />
our league status. Thankfully the match<br />
ended 1-1 which means Greenwich have to win<br />
their two remaining fixtures and we have to lose<br />
all three of ours as well as having to concede<br />
more than 16 goals in the process. The percentages<br />
are with us, the relegation battle now<br />
looks to be between Greenwich/Guernsey &<br />
Faversham.<br />
As it stands this is still not an acceptable position<br />
to be in, the strange thing here is though<br />
that should we win our last three games technically<br />
that puts us inside the top ten, results depending<br />
elsewhere. Its a very strange situation.<br />
So, now we have to focus upon the next three,<br />
and this week we will set the lads their last remaining<br />
challenges for this season.<br />
1. Can we finish the season on a high.<br />
2. Can we win all three games of football.<br />
Right now some would say this is near on impossible,<br />
given our recent run of form, but I say<br />
this is where we will see the true character and<br />
desire of the current group. Can we dig in and<br />
make ourselves hard to beat, three more times,<br />
can we give the fans, the town, the club a finish<br />
worthy of their continued support?<br />
These are the questions each player will be<br />
asked this week.<br />
My apologies to all the travelling fans yesterday,<br />
for us not immediately, going over to you<br />
as you are accustomed too at the final whistle. I<br />
instructed all players to gather around at the<br />
end of the match as I felt so disappointed, I<br />
wanted to talk to all the players there and then<br />
in order to put across my immediate feelings on<br />
what I had just witnessed.<br />
When all is said and done, its 11v11 and the 11<br />
who want it most will succeed. Talk Is cheap,<br />
actions will always speak louder than words.<br />
To the fans, I simply say this:<br />
The lads will you need your support more than<br />
ever going into the three remaining fixtures,<br />
and we know with you behind us, (the best set<br />
of fans in the league by a long shot), that we<br />
will fight for every ball.<br />
Finally I wish you and your family a very Happy<br />
Easter<br />
Chris Lynch
<strong>Hastings</strong> <strong>United</strong>— A Brief History<br />
The present <strong>Hastings</strong> <strong>United</strong> Football Club has<br />
existed continuously since 1901 having undergone<br />
three changes of name. One consequence<br />
of those name changes has been that<br />
the club’s history has become inclined to be interwoven<br />
with that of other clubs with similar<br />
names and only recently has its history been<br />
disentangled which is why it may now read<br />
somewhat differently to previous versions.<br />
The origins of the club begin with the founding<br />
of old town side Rock-A-Nore in 1894; however,<br />
five years later they became defunct but in 1901<br />
a new club started-up using the same name.<br />
They won the East Sussex League Championship<br />
in 1907/08 and were to be amongst the<br />
foremost local sides regularly winning trophies<br />
until World War One called a halt to proceedings.<br />
The club has previously played under the banner<br />
of <strong>Hastings</strong> & St.Leonards and, until the<br />
2003/04 season, played under the name of<br />
<strong>Hastings</strong> Town.<br />
The club joined the Sussex County League in<br />
1921 and in their first season finished runnersup<br />
to Worthing.<br />
The club joined the Sussex County League<br />
again in1952 finishing second in Division Two in<br />
the 1959/60 season.<br />
After changing the name to <strong>Hastings</strong> Town, and<br />
in the 1979/80 season, clinched the Division<br />
Two Championship and won the divisional cup.<br />
The following season, the club won the County<br />
League Cup. The 1984/85 season was to be the<br />
last as a member of the Sussex County League.<br />
Following the decision of the then <strong>Hastings</strong><br />
<strong>United</strong> to cease trading, Town applied for membership<br />
of the Southern League and were elected<br />
to the Southern Division. At the same time,<br />
the club negotiated a long term lease with <strong>Hastings</strong><br />
Borough Council for the Pilot Field Stadium.<br />
The 1984/85 season had seen <strong>Hastings</strong> <strong>United</strong><br />
struggling against relegation from the Premier<br />
Division and it was a combination of the last day<br />
of the season results—<strong>United</strong> beating Welling<br />
<strong>United</strong> 2-1 and Crawley Town doing the U's a<br />
big favour by beating Witney Town - that saw<br />
that Premier Division spot retained by the narrowest<br />
margin. Having done the business on<br />
the pitch, it was to be off-field matters that<br />
caused the demise of <strong>Hastings</strong> <strong>United</strong> in June<br />
1985, when financial problems became insurmountable<br />
and the club ceased trading.<br />
Following the demise of <strong>United</strong>, Town applied to<br />
join the Southern League. Peter Sillett was to<br />
return to The Pilot Field, where he had enjoyed<br />
great success as manager.<br />
Everything fell into place in the 1991/2 season<br />
and they headed the Beazer Homes League<br />
Southern Division table for virtually the whole<br />
campaign, leaving Weymouth, Havant Town<br />
and <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> to fight over the runners-up<br />
spot.<br />
Peter Sillett was dismissed in December 1991,<br />
with the side at the wrong end of the table.<br />
Dean White was appointed as manager and<br />
successfully steered Town to safety.<br />
Town were to play Premier Division football for<br />
the next six years.<br />
Lottery winner Mark Gardiner became involved<br />
with the club at the start of the 1997/98 season,<br />
but success on the pitch was frustratingly hard<br />
to attain and managers came and went.<br />
By the end of 1999, Town were in turmoil, having<br />
resigned from the Southern League, with the<br />
budget slashed, and players leaving, Town<br />
were placed into administration and the Southern<br />
League refused to accept an attempt to<br />
withdraw the resignation. An appeal to retain<br />
Town's Premier Division status was<br />
unsuccessful but a final effort by a local consortium<br />
was to be successful at the very last moment<br />
and <strong>Hastings</strong> Town Football Club was<br />
saved.<br />
Continued on the next page
<strong>Hastings</strong> Utd — A Brief History Cont<br />
Town kicked off the 1999/2000 season in the<br />
Eastern Division.<br />
George Wakeling was appointed as manager<br />
early in the 2000/01 season, following Dean<br />
White's move into the Nationwide League with<br />
Brighton & Hove Albion. Promotion was gained<br />
to the Dr Martens League Premier Division<br />
football, and the club enjoyed a maiden trip to<br />
the first round of the FA Cup, following a stunning<br />
5-0 replay victory at Conference side Kettering<br />
Town in the final qualifying round. A 1-0<br />
defeat at Stevenage Borough, also from the<br />
Conference, ended <strong>United</strong>'s interest in the competition,<br />
however the club was relegated to the<br />
Eastern Division.<br />
Chairman Mick Maplesden and George Wakeling<br />
resigned at the end of the 2002/3 season<br />
Steve Lovell taking over as manager, and relegation<br />
was avoided.<br />
The club switched to the Ryman League Division<br />
One for the start of the 2004/05 campaign.<br />
After a good start there was a dip in league<br />
form followed leading to Steve Lovell leaving.<br />
Neville Southall was appointed and the club finished<br />
in eleventh place.<br />
The 2005/06 saw Southall and the entire management<br />
team leave. Player Nigel Kane taking<br />
over after sharing the manager role.<br />
The U's began the 2013/14 season as title favourites,<br />
John Maggs was appointed manager<br />
at the end of August 13 but Maggs was sacked<br />
in January and Terry White took over for his<br />
second spell as manager.<br />
Two other managerial changes were made during<br />
the season when results were disappointing<br />
especially as many had tipped the club to be<br />
challenging for a play-off place.<br />
Towards the end of season 2014/15 the club<br />
changes hands when a new board of directors<br />
was appointed. Garry Wilson was appointed as<br />
manager during the close season with Danny<br />
Bloor joining as assistant manager.<br />
Garry Wilson and Danny Bloor stepped down at<br />
the end of the 2015/16 season to be replaced<br />
by former <strong>United</strong> player Darren Hare who had<br />
previously been with Gillingham FC undertaking<br />
a number of rolls including caretaker manager.<br />
Darren rebuilt the squad during the closeseason<br />
with a number of new signings.<br />
After an excellent season which ended with a<br />
play-off semi-final defeat, on penalties, away to<br />
Dorking Wanderers, Darren Hare resigned. His<br />
replacement was Adam Hinshelwood who once<br />
again had to rebuild the side as a number of<br />
players moved on. Adam resigned during September<br />
to take on the managers role at<br />
Worthing FC and was replaced by his assistant<br />
Chris Agutter.<br />
In 2016/17 <strong>Hastings</strong> reached the paly offs but<br />
were defeated 4-3 by Dorking Wanderers. <strong>Hastings</strong><br />
finished in 9th place last season.<br />
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Promotion From Step 4 This Season<br />
There is a complication this season because there are 7 step 4 Divisions, (our non-league<br />
step), but only 4 step 3 divisions. 3 clubs from each step 3 divisions will be relegated to step 4,<br />
however only 5 out of the 7 play off winners will be promoted to step 3, (are you still with me!!)<br />
This means that 2 play off winners from the step 4 leagues will lose out. Points per games of<br />
the play off winners will be used to decide who the 5 lucky step 4 clubs will be. The table below<br />
shows the current points per games of those clubs who are currently in the play-off positions or<br />
near them. I have highlighted the Bostik South East Clubs.<br />
Step 4 Playoff Sides - PPG League Points per game<br />
Bromsgrove Sp S1C 2.314<br />
Radcliffe N1W 2.088<br />
Yate Town S1S 2.057<br />
Maldon & Tiptree I1N 2.057<br />
Corby Town S1C 2.029<br />
Bracknell Town I1SC 2.029<br />
Aveley I1N 2.029<br />
Horsham I1SE 2<br />
Pontefract Collier N1E 1.971<br />
Marlow I1SC 1.971<br />
Runcorn Linnets N1W 1.943<br />
Cirencester Town S1S 1.943<br />
Coggeshall Town I1N 1.943<br />
Heybridge Swifts I1N 1.943<br />
Leek Town N1W 1.914<br />
Ramsbottom Utd N1W 1.914<br />
Cheshunt I1SC 1.914<br />
Moneyfields S1S 1.914<br />
<strong>Hastings</strong> <strong>United</strong> I1SE 1.909<br />
Ossett <strong>United</strong> N1E 1.857<br />
Brighouse Town N1E 1.857<br />
Sheffield N1E 1.857<br />
Ashford <strong>United</strong> I1SE 1.848<br />
Cinderford Town S1S 1.829<br />
Westfield I1SC 1.829<br />
Haywards Heath I1SE 1.788<br />
Bedford Town S1C 1.6<br />
Didcot Town S1C 1.6<br />
As you can see Horsham are in prime position from our league at the moment.<br />
Next season will be different—watch this space!!
DATE OPPOSITION COMP Sc ATT 1 2 3 4<br />
5<br />
11 Aug 2018<br />
18 Aug 2018<br />
21 Aug 2018<br />
25 Aug 2018<br />
27 Aug 2018<br />
01 Sept 2018<br />
04 Sept 2018<br />
08 Sept 2018<br />
15 Sept 2018<br />
23 Sept 2018<br />
25 Sept 2018<br />
29 Sept 2018<br />
02 Oct 2018<br />
06 Oct 2018<br />
13 Oct 2018<br />
20 Oct 2018<br />
27 Oct 2018<br />
30 Oct 2018<br />
03 Nov 2018<br />
10 Nov 2018<br />
17 Nov 2018<br />
24 Nov 2018<br />
08 Dec 2018<br />
15 Dec 2018<br />
23 Dec 2018<br />
29 Dec 2018<br />
05 Jan <strong>2019</strong><br />
19 Jan <strong>2019</strong><br />
22 Jan 2018<br />
26 Jan <strong>2019</strong><br />
02 Feb <strong>2019</strong><br />
05 Feb <strong>2019</strong><br />
16 Feb <strong>2019</strong><br />
23 Feb <strong>2019</strong><br />
26 Feb <strong>2019</strong><br />
02 Mar <strong>2019</strong><br />
09 Mar <strong>2019</strong><br />
16 Mar <strong>2019</strong><br />
23 Mar <strong>2019</strong><br />
30 Mar <strong>2019</strong><br />
06 Apr <strong>2019</strong><br />
13 Apr <strong>2019</strong><br />
20 Apr <strong>2019</strong><br />
22 Apr <strong>2019</strong><br />
27 Apr <strong>2019</strong><br />
Horsham<br />
Greenwich Borough<br />
Tonbridge Angeks<br />
Bearsted<br />
Cray Wanderers<br />
Thamesmead Twn<br />
Phoenix Sports<br />
Gosport Borough<br />
Whyteleafe<br />
Guernsey<br />
Ashford <strong>United</strong><br />
Ramsgate<br />
South Park<br />
Haywards Heath<br />
Faversham Town<br />
Phoenix Sports<br />
Wingate & Finchley<br />
Folkestone Invicta<br />
Hythe Town<br />
Whitstable Town<br />
Three Bridges<br />
East Grinstead T<br />
Faversham Town<br />
Sevenoaks Town<br />
Cray Wanderers<br />
Herne Bay<br />
<strong>Hastings</strong> <strong>United</strong><br />
Ramsgate<br />
VCD Athletic<br />
Haywards Heath<br />
Phoenix Sports<br />
Ashford <strong>United</strong><br />
East Grinstead Town<br />
VCD Athletic<br />
Three Bridges<br />
Faversham Town<br />
Sevenoaks Town<br />
Whitstable Town<br />
Hythe Town<br />
Geenwich Borough<br />
Horsham<br />
Whyteleafe<br />
<strong>Hastings</strong> <strong>United</strong><br />
Herne Bay<br />
Guernsey<br />
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4-2<br />
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1-1<br />
0-1<br />
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0-2<br />
2-0<br />
1-1<br />
1-2<br />
1-3<br />
2-3<br />
1-2<br />
0-1<br />
1-2<br />
1-3<br />
4-1<br />
1-2<br />
2-3<br />
0-5<br />
0-4<br />
1-2<br />
1-2<br />
4-3<br />
0-2<br />
2-1<br />
2-1<br />
5-0<br />
3-1<br />
1-0<br />
1-2<br />
0-3<br />
1-2<br />
1-6<br />
0-3<br />
195<br />
148<br />
218<br />
204<br />
149<br />
139<br />
80<br />
154<br />
122<br />
634<br />
246<br />
171<br />
51<br />
113<br />
310<br />
155<br />
155<br />
121<br />
252<br />
198<br />
132<br />
84<br />
296<br />
77<br />
259<br />
273<br />
432<br />
244<br />
120<br />
177<br />
124<br />
174<br />
175<br />
121<br />
94<br />
295<br />
193<br />
177<br />
192<br />
71<br />
182<br />
103<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Brooks<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Brooks<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Pritchard<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Funnell<br />
Lee<br />
Funnell<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lee<br />
Lofting<br />
Lofting<br />
Hatfull<br />
Dorling<br />
Dorling<br />
Hatfull<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Dorling<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Dorling*<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber 1<br />
Devine<br />
Devine<br />
Devine<br />
Devine<br />
Ndew*<br />
Muskaj*<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Dorling<br />
Dorling<br />
Dorling<br />
Crimmen<br />
Crimmen<br />
Crimmen<br />
Crimmen<br />
Dorling<br />
Dorling*<br />
Dorling<br />
Dorling<br />
Crimmen<br />
Crimmen<br />
Crimmen*<br />
Dorling*<br />
Crimmen<br />
Dorling*<br />
Crimmen+<br />
Crimmen<br />
Crimmen<br />
Crimmen<br />
Ishanzadeh*<br />
Crimmen<br />
Webber<br />
Webber 1<br />
Webber<br />
Lofting<br />
Webber<br />
Lofting<br />
Morrell<br />
Morrell<br />
Morrell<br />
Morrell<br />
Morrell<br />
Morrell*<br />
Morrell<br />
Amoah<br />
Amoah*<br />
Morrell<br />
Lofting*<br />
Morrell<br />
Allan<br />
Parkinson<br />
Parkinson*<br />
Parkinson 1<br />
Parkinson<br />
Parkinson*<br />
Parkinson 1<br />
Hatfull<br />
Parkinson<br />
Parkinson<br />
Allan<br />
Parkinson*<br />
Parkinson*<br />
McFarlane*<br />
Parkinson<br />
Hatfull 1<br />
Hatfull*<br />
Parkinson 1<br />
Parkinson*<br />
Parkinson 1<br />
Parkinson+<br />
Chambers*<br />
Chambers*<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers<br />
Parkinson<br />
Chambers<br />
Riches<br />
Muskaj<br />
Webber<br />
Spencer<br />
Lofting<br />
Fagg<br />
Fitchett*<br />
Spencer*<br />
Fagg<br />
Fagg<br />
Fagg<br />
Morrell<br />
Amoah<br />
Allan<br />
Allan+<br />
Spencer*<br />
Allan<br />
Allan<br />
Allan<br />
Allan<br />
Allan<br />
Allan<br />
Dorling<br />
Allan<br />
Allan<br />
Fitchett<br />
Allan<br />
Allan<br />
Fitchett<br />
Allan<br />
Allan<br />
Fitchett<br />
Fitchett<br />
Fitchett<br />
Denny<br />
Allan<br />
Denny<br />
Allan<br />
Allan<br />
Allan<br />
Allan+<br />
Allan<br />
Fitchett<br />
Fitchett<br />
Fitchett<br />
Fagg<br />
Fagg 1<br />
Spencer<br />
Spencer<br />
Fitchett<br />
Fitchett<br />
Fitchett<br />
Morrell<br />
Barkaway<br />
Barkaway*<br />
Barkaway<br />
Fagg<br />
Fagg<br />
KEY to above grid:<br />
@ = After Extra Time<br />
& = Lost on Pens<br />
+ = Own Goal<br />
# = Sent Off<br />
1,2,3, etc after players name = goals scored<br />
* = Subs used and players substituted<br />
** = Sub was Substituted
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Crimmen<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Webber<br />
Fitchett 1<br />
Fitchett<br />
Fitchett<br />
Chambers<br />
Fitchett<br />
Fitchett<br />
Denny<br />
Fitchett<br />
Fitchett<br />
Allan 1<br />
Denny<br />
Denny<br />
Fitchett<br />
Fitchett*<br />
Fitchett<br />
Denny<br />
Fitchett<br />
Fitchett 1<br />
Fitchett<br />
Fitchett<br />
Webber<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers* 1<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers*<br />
Chambers 1<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers*<br />
Amoah*<br />
Barnard<br />
Jackson 1<br />
Jackson 2<br />
Adebayu 1<br />
Jackson 2<br />
Jackson<br />
Jackson<br />
Ke Orenuga*<br />
Jackson+<br />
Adebeyo<br />
Loynes 2<br />
Adebeyo*<br />
Jackson<br />
Jackson<br />
Jackson<br />
Jackson<br />
Jackson<br />
Jackson<br />
Fagg*<br />
Fagg*<br />
Jackson 1<br />
Jackson<br />
Jackson<br />
Carvalho*<br />
Carvalho 1<br />
Carvalho*<br />
Carvalho<br />
Carvalho<br />
Woods<br />
Adebeyo<br />
Adebayo*<br />
Adebeyo*<br />
Adebeyo*<br />
Loynes*<br />
Adebeyo*<br />
Adebeyo 1*<br />
Adebeyo *<br />
Adebeyo*<br />
Adebeyo*<br />
Adebeyo*<br />
Phillip*<br />
Adebyeo*<br />
Phillip*<br />
Adebayo<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers*<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers*<br />
Chambers 1<br />
Chambers*<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers*<br />
Parkinson*<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers<br />
McFarlane<br />
Chambers*<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers<br />
Chambers<br />
Dawodu*<br />
Dawodu*<br />
Woods<br />
Parkinson*<br />
Chambers<br />
Woods* 1<br />
Chambers<br />
Fagg<br />
Fagg*<br />
McFarlane*<br />
McFarlane*<br />
Woods<br />
Barnard<br />
Barnard 2<br />
Barnard<br />
Barnard<br />
Barnard<br />
Barnard<br />
Barnard<br />
Barnard<br />
Lawrence*<br />
Lewins<br />
Dawodu*<br />
Dawodu*<br />
CaneyBryan*1<br />
Dawodu*<br />
Dawodu<br />
Dawodu*<br />
Dawodu*<br />
Dawodu<br />
Dawodu 1<br />
Dawodu<br />
Dawodu<br />
Dawodu<br />
Caney-Bryan1*<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Elder* 1<br />
Elder*<br />
Elder<br />
Jackson<br />
Jackson<br />
Elder*<br />
Smith<br />
Smith<br />
Smith*<br />
Smith* 1<br />
Smith*<br />
Smith* 1<br />
Elder<br />
Loynes*<br />
Campbell 1<br />
Campbell<br />
Campbell 2<br />
Campbell<br />
Caney-Bryan<br />
Campbell<br />
Campbell 2<br />
Campbell<br />
Campbell<br />
Campbell<br />
Campbell<br />
Campbell<br />
Campbell<br />
Caney-Bryan<br />
Fagg*<br />
Fagg<br />
Dawodu*<br />
Fagg*<br />
Fagg<br />
Fagg<br />
Fagg<br />
Fagg*<br />
Fagg 1<br />
Fagg*<br />
Fagg 1<br />
Fagg#<br />
Fagg<br />
Dawodu<br />
Dawodu<br />
Dawodu*<br />
Dawodu<br />
Dawodu 1<br />
Dawodu<br />
Fagg<br />
Fagg<br />
Fagg 1<br />
Fagg<br />
Fagg<br />
Fagg<br />
Fagg<br />
Fagg*<br />
Lewins<br />
Lewins*<br />
Woods<br />
Woods<br />
Caney-Bryan<br />
Lewins 1<br />
Lewins<br />
Woods 1<br />
Woods*<br />
Woods*<br />
Lewins<br />
Lewins*<br />
Woods<br />
Woods<br />
Woods<br />
Loynes* 1<br />
Loynes* 1<br />
Loynes*<br />
Loynes*<br />
Loynes*<br />
Loynes* 1<br />
Adebeyo 1<br />
Adebayo*<br />
Loynes*<br />
Adebeyo<br />
Loynes<br />
Loybes*<br />
Hatfull<br />
Loynes<br />
Loynes<br />
Loynes<br />
Loynes*<br />
Loynes<br />
Loynes* 1<br />
Loynes<br />
Loynes<br />
Liynes<br />
Loynes*<br />
Loynes* 1<br />
Woods*<br />
Jackson<br />
Adebeyo*<br />
Middleton<br />
Middleton<br />
Babbington<br />
Babbington<br />
Babbington*<br />
Babbington*<br />
Babbington*<br />
Babbington1<br />
Babbington*1<br />
Babbington*<br />
Babbington*1<br />
Babbington<br />
Babbington<br />
Babbington<br />
Babbington*<br />
Hatfull<br />
Hatfull<br />
Jackson*<br />
McFarlane*<br />
Hatfull<br />
Caney-Bryan<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Loynes*<br />
Hatfull*<br />
Crimmen<br />
Crimmen<br />
Elder*<br />
Webber<br />
Dorling*<br />
Crimmen*<br />
Denny*<br />
Crimmen<br />
Dorling*<br />
Dorling<br />
Dorling<br />
Dorling*<br />
Waritay*<br />
Riches<br />
Dawodu*<br />
Lofting<br />
Lofting<br />
Otuadinma*<br />
Lofting*<br />
Spencer<br />
Ndew<br />
Spencer<br />
Ndew<br />
Lofting<br />
Amoah*<br />
Amoah*<br />
Amoah<br />
Lofting<br />
Lofting<br />
Lofting<br />
Amoah<br />
Spencer<br />
Ndew*<br />
McFarlane*<br />
McFarlane*<br />
Elder*<br />
Adebayo*<br />
Adebayo*<br />
Dorling<br />
Loynes<br />
Elder*<br />
Crimmen*<br />
Hatfull*<br />
Denny<br />
Dorling<br />
Allan<br />
East<br />
Parkinson*<br />
East<br />
Hatfull*<br />
Elder<br />
Hatfull<br />
Hatfull<br />
Hatfull*<br />
Adebeyo*<br />
Elder<br />
Lofting<br />
Dawodu*<br />
Phipps<br />
Latunde*<br />
McFarlane<br />
Woods*<br />
Middleton*<br />
Ndew*<br />
Lofting*<br />
Lawrence*<br />
McFarlane*<br />
Ndew^<br />
Ndew*<br />
Ndew<br />
Phipps<br />
Phipps<br />
Lewins*<br />
Lewins* 1<br />
Amoah<br />
Adebayo*<br />
Adebayo*<br />
McFarlane*<br />
Caney_Bryan*<br />
McFarlane*<br />
Elder* 1<br />
Jackson*<br />
Crimmen<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Hatfull*<br />
Denny<br />
Riches*<br />
Denny<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Parkinson*<br />
McFarlane<br />
Hatfull*<br />
Carvalho#<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Otuadinma<br />
Elder*<br />
Dawodu*<br />
Elder*<br />
Latunde*<br />
Dawodu*<br />
Loynes<br />
Adebeyo*<br />
Morrell<br />
Lofting<br />
Middleton*<br />
Middleton*<br />
McFarlane<br />
Middleton<br />
Lawrence*<br />
McFarlane*<br />
McFarlane*<br />
Middleton*<br />
Lawrence*<br />
Adebeyo*<br />
McFarlane*<br />
McFarland<br />
CaneyBryan*<br />
CaneyBryan*<br />
Fagg<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Canry-Bryan*<br />
Adebeyo*<br />
Riches*<br />
Hatful<br />
Elder<br />
Denny<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Hatfull*<br />
Dawodu 1<br />
Hatfull<br />
Denny<br />
McDarlane<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Latunde*<br />
Dawodu*<br />
Elder*<br />
Lofting<br />
Jackson*<br />
Otuadinma<br />
Otuadinma<br />
McDonagh*<br />
East<br />
Orenuga**<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Riches<br />
Adebeyo* 1<br />
Woods*<br />
Lewins<br />
Lewins*<br />
Lewins*<br />
Woods*<br />
Middleton*<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Phillip*<br />
Lawrence*<br />
Brooks<br />
Brooks<br />
Lee<br />
Brooks<br />
Brooks<br />
Lee<br />
Brooks<br />
Brooks<br />
Brooks<br />
Brooks<br />
Brooks<br />
East<br />
Elder*<br />
East<br />
Canry-Bryan*<br />
East<br />
Pritchard<br />
Pritchard<br />
Lee<br />
Funnell<br />
Lee<br />
Adebeyo*<br />
Woods*<br />
East<br />
Funnell<br />
Funnell<br />
Riches<br />
Elder<br />
Middleton*<br />
Caney-Bryan<br />
Middleton<br />
Funnell<br />
Middleton*<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Caney-Bryan*<br />
Middleton<br />
Caney-Bryan<br />
Middleton*<br />
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From The wife’s Perspective!<br />
First let me introduce myself, my name is Jackie Pitts and I have been married to Peter Pitts for<br />
42 years! He has always been interested in football along with his twin brother John and they are<br />
now both Directors of <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> Football Club, all Directors are volunteers!<br />
As you can imagine that is quite a big commitment every week! That doesn’t worry me…well<br />
sometimes, as he seems to spend so much time in his office in front of the “magic machine” the<br />
Computer, and I think to myself what<br />
can he possibly be doing now! I call<br />
out “what are you doing now?” the reply<br />
comes back ““Putting the match<br />
report on the web”, or “writing an article<br />
for the Tunstall church magazine!!”,<br />
or preparing the match day programme”,<br />
it goes on and on. And then<br />
there is the music he prepares to play<br />
over the PA at home matches as Peter<br />
is also the match day announcer. This<br />
is all without the work that goes on at<br />
the ground by a dedicated team of volunteers.<br />
I have been to matches - both home<br />
and away, and used to help out on<br />
match days when <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> played<br />
at Bourne Park when I was the hostess<br />
for the mascot and their families. I<br />
have to say that the atmosphere can<br />
be exciting, more like one big happy<br />
family, a place of belonging.<br />
Although watching football is not my thing, I do enjoy the social functions that take place, especially<br />
the annual league ball (which sometimes involves a few days at the seaside), and I mustn’t<br />
forget to mention local band Marvellous Mo and the Back Line Ferrets whose lead singer Maurice<br />
Dunk is the chairman of <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> FC and he and the band put on a number of shows at<br />
Woodstock, in support of the club.<br />
Thank goodness though I too have my hobby of horse riding. My passion for horses started as a<br />
teenager and I have been lucky enough to have owned my own horse. I continue to ride locally at<br />
Callum Park after losing my horse some 5 years ago to colic, he was a true gentleman and he<br />
didn’t have a bad bone in his body and at least I had seven happy years with him.<br />
Don’t get me wrong I don’t dislike football completely:- I used to love watching David Beckham<br />
play! Back in the days when he played for Manchester Utd. But now I prefer the six nations Rugby<br />
Union! I think that the top football players get paid far too much and I’m not keen on a lot of<br />
their hair do’s! The rugby players are so big and burly and aren’t worried about their hair!!I don’t<br />
really understand the rules of Rugby Union though but I find the game strangely exciting.<br />
I suppose what I do like about <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> Football club is the fact that it caters for both sexes<br />
and youngsters as well as the main team…and its all run by volunteers!<br />
I hope you have enjoyed reading this and I wish you all a Happy Easter.
Player Apps 18-19 Sub 18-19 Goals 18-19 Tot Starts Total Sub Apps Tot Goals<br />
Adebayo, Izzy 18 10 4 18 10 4<br />
Allan, Lex 23 0 1 41 8 2<br />
Amoah, Kwasi 4 2 0 4 2 0<br />
Babbington, Timmie 13 0 3 13 0 3<br />
Barkway, Harry 3 0 0 3 0 0<br />
Barnard, Chris 9 0 2 44 1 2<br />
Brooks, Harry 2 0 0 2 0 0<br />
Campbell, Roman 12 0 5 12 0 5<br />
Caney-Bryan, Johan 6 18 3 6 18 6<br />
Carvalho, Gil 5 1 1 30 12 4<br />
Chambers, Lewis 39 0 3 48 0 4<br />
Crimmen, Reiss 14 2 0 21 2 0<br />
Dawodu, Bola 20 6 2 50 7 10<br />
Denny, Joe 6 1 0 6 1 0<br />
Divine, Danny 4 0 0 4 0 0<br />
Dorling, Josh 14 3 0 28 5 0<br />
Elder, Nathan 5 8 2 5 8 2<br />
Fagg, Tommie 32 0 4 32 0 4<br />
Fitchett, Ben 26 0 2 26 0 2<br />
Funnell, Matthew 2 0 0 2 0 0<br />
Hatfull, Harrison 6 6 1 10 11 1<br />
Ishanzadeh, Naseer 1 0 0 1 0 0<br />
Jackson, Ira 18 3 7 18 3 7<br />
Latunde, David 0 3 0 0 3 0<br />
Lawrence, Thomas 1 4 0 1 4 0<br />
Lee, Patrick 37 0 0 37 0 0<br />
Lewins, Billy 7 4 4 7 4 4<br />
Lofting, Robert 6 2 0 6 2 0<br />
Loynes, Tom 23 1 6 111 40 18<br />
McDonagh, Xavier 0 1 0 0 1 0<br />
McFarlane, Khalil 4 10 0 4 10 0<br />
Middleton, Liam 2 8 1 2 8 1<br />
Morrell, Jack 11 0 0 11 0 0<br />
Muskaj, Arben 2 0 0 2 0 0<br />
Ndew, Abdel 1 4 0 1 4 0<br />
Orenuga, Keith 0 1 0 0 1 0<br />
Orenuga, Kenny 1 0 0 1 0 0<br />
Otuadinma. Chimidi 0 2 0 0 2 0<br />
Parkinson, Dan 18 2 3 31 5 5<br />
Phillip, Kane 2 1 0 25 14 3<br />
Pritchard,-Louison, Shea 1 0 0 1 0 0<br />
Riches, Dylan 1 2 0 2 2 1<br />
Smith, David 6 0 2 31 28 15<br />
Spencer, Joshua 5 1 0 5 1 0<br />
Waritay, Amadu 0 2 0 0 2 0<br />
Webber, Chris 39 0 3 82 0 4<br />
Woods, Henry 13 4 2 13 4 2
<strong>Match</strong> Reports by Tony Rickson<br />
Saturday 23 rd March <strong>2019</strong><br />
Bostik South East<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> 0 Hythe Town 0, Att 192<br />
Hythe completed the double over <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />
and retain their interest in the play-offs.<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> worked hard and created some<br />
excellent goalscoring chances but at the other<br />
end the defence was carved open just a little<br />
too easily.<br />
It was an even start between what looked twowell<br />
matched teams.<br />
On 26 minutes Roman Campbell’s superb run<br />
was finished by keeper Coxall blocking his<br />
shot. The loose ball ran for Timmie Babbington<br />
and though he beat the fallen keeper his effort<br />
was kicked off the line by covering defender<br />
Dickenson.<br />
Up the other end and <strong>Sittingbourne</strong>’s defence<br />
was split between the centre-backs and leftback<br />
for ex-Brickie Sal Kisitu to race into the<br />
area at full speed. Out came Lee, down went<br />
Kisitu, and the assistant referee immediately<br />
flagged for a penalty. From where I was, it<br />
looked a good shout but those closer to the action<br />
were adamant it was never a foul. Top<br />
scorer Ansah converted, though only off the<br />
underside of the bar.<br />
Six minutes later and the defence was split<br />
again, this time through the inside-left channel,<br />
and Tom Carlton, whose dad Paul used to play<br />
for <strong>Sittingbourne</strong>, scored confidently inside the<br />
far post.<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> came roaring back and Billy Lewins<br />
looked as though he’d scored but the ball<br />
ran agonisingly the wrong side of the post, and<br />
the keeper made a good save from Chris Barnard,<br />
both chances coming from great play by<br />
the excellent Campbell.<br />
And the Brickies started the second half where<br />
they’d left off with Izzy Adebayo shooting just<br />
over and Barnard also going close, though<br />
when Hythe did get forward Ansah’s shot rebounded<br />
back out off the post. Hythe scored a<br />
third, on the break.<br />
Chances continued for <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> but nothing<br />
to show for the effort.<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong>: Patrick Lee, Chris Webber,<br />
Kwasi Amoah, Jack Morrell, Harry Barkaway<br />
(Tom Lawrence, 60 min), Lewis Chambers,<br />
Izzy Adebayo (Liam Middleton, 77 min), Chris<br />
Barnard, Roman Campbell, Billy Lewins (Johan<br />
Caney-Bryan, 45 min), Timmie Babbington.<br />
Subs not used: Rob Lofting, Franklin Phipps.<br />
Saturday 30 th March <strong>2019</strong><br />
Bostik South East<br />
Greenwich Borough 2 <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> 1, Att<br />
103<br />
Lex Allan returned and played bravely and confidently<br />
as if he’d never been away.<br />
And that was that for the good news, though, to<br />
be fair, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> did get better as the<br />
game went on.<br />
Already without Tom Loynes, Tommy Fagg<br />
and Josh Spencer, they were also missing<br />
Kwasi Amoah and Jack Morrell, who has been<br />
a key player in recent weeks.<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> got off to a nightmare start with<br />
Roman Campbell, Chris Barnard and Allan all<br />
booked in the first 20 minutes – a couple of<br />
them very harshly. In addition Lewis Chambers<br />
played only two minutes before going off injured,<br />
and to cap it all they also conceded a<br />
poor opening goal.<br />
Greenwich had made the more positive and<br />
intensive start and got their reward when a free<br />
-kick was played to Paul who headed in from a<br />
narrow angle.<br />
The home side continued to have the better of<br />
the play but <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> gradually got a foothold<br />
in the game forcing a succession of corners.<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> were much more positive at winning<br />
the ball back and controlling the game.<br />
In the second half but they conceded a second<br />
on the break when Harry Barkaway risked a<br />
challenge near the edge of the penalty area<br />
and the home player went down. Walter comfortably<br />
converted the penalty for 2-0.<br />
There was almost an immediate comeback<br />
when Woods beat the keeper with a shot that<br />
was going into the far corner only for a slight<br />
deflection off a defender to send it up onto the<br />
bar.<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> halved the deficit when sub Izzy<br />
Adebayo worked his way into space on the<br />
right and pulled it back for another sub, Billy<br />
Lewins, to finish with a neat first-time Effort.<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong>: Patrick Lee, Chris Webber,<br />
Rob Lofting (Billy Lewins, 45 min), Lex Allan<br />
(Yellow card), Harry Barkaway, Lewis Chambers<br />
(Johan Caney-Bryan, 4 min), Kane Phillip<br />
(Izzy Adebayo, 60 min), Chris Barnard<br />
(Yellow card), Roman Campbell (Yellow card),<br />
Henry Woods, Timmy Babbington.
Meet The <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> Squad<br />
Patrick Lee: Goalkeeper. Patrick "Patch" Lee is a young goalkeeper and a product of the Soccer<br />
Elite Football Academy. He signed for Tunbridge Wells before moving on to Chatham Town<br />
for the start of the 2016-17 season. In December 2016 he signed for Ryman Premier side, Harlow<br />
Town. After leaving Harlow he played for Margate until the end of last season.<br />
Robert Lofting: Defender. Made an impressive debut against Horsham in the first league<br />
match of this season. Previously played for Arundel.<br />
Chris Webber: Defender. Joined <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> from Canterbury City at the beginning of last<br />
season. Has also played for Billericay and Faversham Town. Made captain for this season.<br />
Lex Allan: Defender. 6’ 7” Lex was spotted playing in local football and offered a trial with <strong>Sittingbourne</strong>.<br />
It soon became clear that he had great potential. This potential has been spotted by<br />
a number of scouts and Lex was invited to play in trial matches and he has not looked out of<br />
place in the company of more experienced players.<br />
Joshua Spencer: Defender: Another to join <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> in January <strong>2019</strong>. Previous club was<br />
Margate<br />
Henry Woods: Defender. Henry joined <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> in January <strong>2019</strong> on loan from Gillingham.<br />
A highly thought of youngster who plays in the Gillingham FC Youth team.<br />
Arben Muskaj: Defender/Midfield. Albanian born, Arben joined <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> in January <strong>2019</strong><br />
from Greek side Souli Paramythias. Before joining Souli Paramythias Arben played for Albanian<br />
1 st Division side Bylis Ballash He played as a youth for Olympiacos. Arban was part of the Albania<br />
U20 side that competed in the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey where he<br />
played in all five games<br />
Lewis Chambers: Midfield, Lewis is another to sign for then new manager, Aslan, in March<br />
2018. He impressed right from his first game for the club. He has played for Maidstone <strong>United</strong><br />
youth. Another to have a long throw.<br />
Izzy Adebayo: Midfield. Previous club was Faversham Town. Has also played for South Park<br />
and Tilbury..<br />
Dylan Riches: Midfield. Very talented youngster who scored on his debut for the Brickies in<br />
<strong>April</strong> 2018 against Thamesmead Town. He progressed from <strong>Sittingbourne</strong>’s successful Under<br />
18 side.<br />
Jack Morrell: Midfield. Loanee from Gillingham. Joined <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> to get experience in January<br />
<strong>2019</strong>. Highly thought off at The Gills.<br />
Tom Loynes: Midfield/ Forward. Tom first played for <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> in the 2012-13 season. In<br />
between playing for us he has played at Ramsgate, Whitstable Town and Sheppey <strong>United</strong>.<br />
Since returning to The Brickies at the beginning of last season he has shown that he has lost<br />
none of his skill and enthusiasm.<br />
Tommie Fagg: Forward. Another graduate from the Soccer Elite Football Academy, and Ashford<br />
<strong>United</strong>. The tall striker then signed Harlow Town in February 2016 to bolster the attack,<br />
making six appearances for the Hawks in the Isthmian Premier Division. He signed for the<br />
Brickies at the beginning of this season<br />
Roman Campbell: Forward. Roman joined on loan from Gillingham FC. He is captain of their<br />
successful Youth team where he is a prolific goalscorer. Roman scored on his <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> debut<br />
against VCD Athletic in January <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
Liam Middleton: Forward. Joined <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> in January <strong>2019</strong>. Previously played for Canterbury<br />
City.<br />
Johan Caney- Bryan: Forward. Joined <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> at the beginning of the 2018-<strong>2019</strong> season.<br />
Immediately made an impact when he scored two goals in a preseason friendly. Johan<br />
was awarded a scholarship at the University of East London whilst being a third-year sport and<br />
exercise student following an impressive display playing for The UEL football Club.
<strong>Match</strong> Reports by Tony Rickson<br />
Saturday 6th <strong>April</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
Bostik South East<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> 1 Horsham 6, Att 182<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> were outplayed and outfought<br />
and ended up on the end of a devastating defeat.<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> got an early general warning<br />
from the referee for some mistimed tackles –<br />
which Horsham were very quick to loudly point<br />
out – and Kwasi Amoah was booked after just<br />
12 minutes for a foul.<br />
Goalkeeper Patrick Lee made a fine tip-over<br />
save to keep it goalless while at the other end<br />
Lawrence had an opening after a good buildup<br />
and pass by Henry Woods, but his left-foot<br />
shot went wide of the far post.<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> were playing well at the midway<br />
stage of the first half but went backwards once<br />
Horsham took a 31st minute lead when a freekick<br />
beyond the far post was played back in<br />
across goal and Smith volleyed in at the far<br />
post.<br />
What I thought was a terrible decision to penalise<br />
Adebayo when he seemed to stretch his<br />
leg out and win the ball led to Horsham’s second<br />
goal just before half-time, commanding<br />
captain Brivio powering his header in from the<br />
free-kick despite Lee’s half-save.<br />
Horsham got a third early in the second half<br />
when Smith nicked the ball off two <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />
defenders and broke clear to<br />
smash it past the advancing Lee.<br />
In the last 10 minutes, Horsham went to town<br />
and added three more goals as <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />
finally succumbed to demoralisation.<br />
Smith got the ball in from a narrow then won a<br />
penalty as Lee fouled him when he was left<br />
clear. The final goal was another Brivio header<br />
from a free-kick, meaning four of Horsham’s<br />
six goals were scored from set pieces.<br />
Somehow, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> gathered themselves<br />
together to force an injury time corner, and<br />
when Henry Woods swung it into the near<br />
post, the keeper spilled it with sub Billy Lewins<br />
claiming the final touch as the ball trickled over<br />
the line.<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong>: Patrick Lee (Yellow card),<br />
Chris Webber, Jack Morrell, Lex Allan, Tommy<br />
Fagg (Yellow card), Kwasi Amoah (Yellow<br />
card) (Khalil McFarlane, 36 min, Yellow card),<br />
Izzy Adebayo (Kane Phillip, 54 min), Tom Lawrence<br />
(Billy Lewins, 59 min), Roman Campbell,<br />
Henry Woods, Timmy Babbington. Subs not<br />
used: Josh Spencer, Johan Caney-Bryan.<br />
Saturday 13 th <strong>April</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
Bostik South East<br />
Whyteleafe 3 <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> 0, att 103<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> were missing the influential Gillingham<br />
loan pair Roman Campbell and Jack<br />
Morrell. Joshua Spencer was fit to return after<br />
six weeks out with a knee injury and he lined<br />
up in an unfamiliar back three with skipper<br />
Chris Webber moved from right-back to a defensive<br />
role in central midfield.<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> began well, spreading the ball<br />
about and doing a lot of running and pressing<br />
as Whyteleafe tried to play out from the back<br />
all the time.<br />
There was a little to choose between the sides.<br />
Spencer in an unfamiliar left-back role tried to<br />
play a back pass to keeper Patrick Lee but underhit<br />
it and Hector nipped in to take the loose<br />
ball and score an easy goal.<br />
One became two just seven minutes later<br />
when Whyteleafe cut out the <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />
back four with a simple one-two, Armstrong<br />
running clear on a neat return pass to score<br />
comfortably.<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> manager Chris Lynch immediately<br />
responded by substituting both his disappointed-looking<br />
wide players with like-for-like<br />
replacements.<br />
One of them, Liam Middleton, straightaway<br />
produced the moment of the match, brilliantly<br />
dribbling past three defenders to set up Johan<br />
Caney-Bryan for a chance from which he hit<br />
the bar.<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> pressed forward in the second<br />
half and Caney-Bryan, Woods and Lex Allan<br />
all had efforts, Whyteleafe though added a<br />
third from the penalty spot when Spencer<br />
fouled on the edge of the area.<br />
Whyteleafe then had some good chances to<br />
extend their lead.<br />
Caney-Bryan was injured in a heavy tackle and<br />
couldn’t continue and with all three substitutions<br />
already made, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> played the<br />
last quarter-of-an-hour with just 10 men – their<br />
fans kept singing, though, to provide the only<br />
atmosphere in the ground.<br />
<strong>Sittingbourne</strong>: Patrick Lee, Chris Webber,<br />
Lex Allan, Tommy Fagg, Joshua Spencer<br />
(Tom Lawrence, 63 min), Chris Barnard, Kane<br />
Phillip (Abdel Ndew,44 min), Billy Lewins, Johan<br />
Caney-Bryan, Henry Woods, Timmy Babbington<br />
(Liam Middleton, 44 mins). Subs not<br />
used: Khalil McFarlane, Kwasi Amoah.
Brickies Lottery Results<br />
The lottery is now even more attractive. There is now an annual prize (in December) of<br />
£500, and each month a prize of £100. In addition Each week there are draws for £40 ( 3<br />
prizes except for the week when there is a £100 prize when there will be two £40 prizes).<br />
Joining the lottery is, after attending home games, the most important way you can help to build<br />
the club. Forms are available on our web site, or from any committee member.<br />
Now is the time to join our lottery, see John Pitts, Peter Pitts (On the PA) or go to the<br />
bar for a form, cost is just a £1 a week! (Payable monthly. Quarterly or annually)<br />
Week Commencing 15th <strong>April</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
£40, Ticket number 676, Clive Phillips, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />
£40, Ticket number 293, Emma Cundiff, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />
£40, Ticket number . Verification failed on this number (Not paid!) - Further number will be<br />
drawn in 2 weeks. (Secretary on holiday so extra draw could not be made!)<br />
Week Commencing 8th <strong>April</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
£40, Ticket number 137, Gerald Jakimavicius, Whitstable<br />
£40, Ticket number 080, Glen Parkes, Maidstone<br />
£40, Ticket number 152, Emma Turner, Newnham<br />
Week Commencing 1st <strong>April</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
£100, Ticket number 545, Anthony & Patrick Seager, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />
£40, Ticket number 094, Beryl Kirk, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />
£40, Ticket number 476, Ken Fulton, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />
Week Commencing 25th March <strong>2019</strong><br />
£40, Ticket number 270, Pamela Boorman, Faversham<br />
£40, Ticket number 354, Yvonne McCarthy, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />
£40, Ticket number 419, Caroline Wheeler, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />
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Bostik South League Table to 19/04/<strong>2019</strong><br />
P W D L F A +/- Pts<br />
1 Cray Wanderers 33 23 7 3 71 30 41 76<br />
2 Horsham 34 21 5 8 67 37 30 68<br />
3 Ashford <strong>United</strong>3-1 34 20 4 10 67 34 33 64<br />
4 HASTINGS UNITED 33 19 6 8 70 42 28 63<br />
5 Haywards Heath Town 33 17 8 8 62 46 16 59<br />
6 VCD Athletic1-3 34 18 2 14 69 65 4 56<br />
7 Hythe Town 34 14 9 11 65 56 9 51<br />
8 Whyteleafe 33 14 6 13 58 47 11 48<br />
9 Phoenix Sports 33 11 10 12 57 59 -2 43<br />
10 Whitstable Town 33 11 9 13 35 49 -14 42<br />
11 Sevenoaks Town 33 11 8 14 42 47 -5 41<br />
12 Ramsgate 33 9 11 13 49 51 -2 38<br />
13 East Grinstead Town 33 10 8 15 59 67 -8 38<br />
14 Herne Bay 33 11 4 18 61 77 -16 37<br />
15 Three Bridges 33 10 5 18 47 66 -19 35<br />
16 SITTINGBOURNE 33 11 2 20 46 66 -20 35<br />
17 Faversham Town 33 9 7 17 52 77 -25 34<br />
18 Guernsey 33 7 8 18 45 70 -25 29<br />
19 Greenwich Borough 34 8 5 21 39 75 -36 29<br />
20 Thamesmead Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Bostik South East <strong>Match</strong>es Today<br />
3pm East Grinstead Town v Whitstable Town<br />
3pm Greenwich Borough v Whyteleafe<br />
3pm Horsham v Faversham Town<br />
2pm Phoenix Sports v Guernsey<br />
3pm Ramsgate v Haywards Heath Town<br />
3pm Sevenoaks Town v Herne Bay<br />
3pm <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> v <strong>Hastings</strong> <strong>United</strong><br />
3pm Three Bridges v Cray Wanderers
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