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ASCOT UNITED vs. ABBEY RANGERS
Mon 18 Apr 2022
Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Premier Division North
Matchday
Programme
Season
2021/22

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T H E Y E L L A M E N
Yellow and Blue
Sam Gray (GK)
Alex Sykes (GK)
Adam Everiss
Calum Ferguson
Chris Ellis
Dan Bailey
Dan Price
Danny Walden
Denis Nortey
Duarte Surpanu
Elliot Carey
George Lock
Ian Davies
James Harper
James Richardson
Josh Masters
Kai Walters
Keaton August
Louis Bouwers
Rory Merrick
Sam Evans
Sean McCormack
Charlie Morgan
Taylor Morgan
Toby Thompson
Tom Scott
T H E R A N G E R S
Black and White
Dease Kerrison
Luke Robertson
Daryl Cooper-Smith
Jack Watts
Owen Davues
Tom Neale
Ben Kersley
Mo Diakete
Marcus Williams
George Chandler
Fortune Msamala
Jae Kelly
Pat Kirby
Tommy O' Neill
Jordan Vidal
Tim Pitt
Elliott Firth
Charlie Postance
Carl Bower
Evan De Brito Lopes
Luke Dunn
Rob Hendry
Archie Vincent
Jamie Tompkins
Dan Masters
Jamie Ashdown
Bjorn Dunkley
Steve Quelch
Chad Smith
Andrew
Tooley
Manager
Asst. Manager
GK Coach
Coach
Coach
Therapist
Match Officials
Jarnail
Singh
Mick Woolgar / Paul Johnson
Alex Lumley
Joe Lamacraft
Joel
Cripps
Last Match:
Windsor
H
Sat 16 Apr
0-0
COCO
Next Match: Egham Town H Sat 23 Apr
COCO

ASCOT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB
Racecourse Ground, Winkfield Road, Ascot, SL5 7LJ
Chairman: Simon Negus
Club Secretary: Dan Birchmore
Director of Football: Neil Richards
1st Team Manager: Jamie Tompkins
Assistant Manager: Dan Masters
Coaches: Bjorn Dunkley, Steve Quelch
Goalkeeping Coach: Jamie Ashdown
Allied U18s Team Manager: Josh Nice
Veterans Team Manager: Dave Good
Ladies Team Manager: Darrel Evans
Ladies Reserves Team Manager: John Swallow
Therapist: Chad Smith
Sports Psychology: Izzy Woods
Football Operations Manager: Emma Dunbar
Private Events Manager: Sam Knight
Racecourse Facilities Manager: Jo Gavin
Administration Manager: Emma Paton
Clubhouse Catering: Lisa Richards
Reporting, Comms and Programme: Neal Jeffs
Directors:
Doug Page
Mark Cooper
Rob Jones
Donna Graham
Phil Wray
Graham Jones
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Here's a preview of what's inside this week's edition:
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Chairman Simon, 1st Team Manager Jamie and Programme Editor Neal pick up their pens
Scores and Stats
* Pen Pics
* Match reports - Allied U18 round up from 3 matches!
* Club histories
* Plus more

IN THE CHAIR
Simon Negus
Chairman
A warm welcome to Abbey
Rangers for today's Cherry Red
Records Combined Counties
League Premier Division North
A warm welcome to you all for todays Combined Counties match… I hope your
Easter weekend has been good so far, and you get to see a great game today.
We are proud to provide football at Ascot Utd from four years old in our
Foundation Academy right through to our two veterans teams. With 75 teams
being fielded on a weekly basis (all run by volunteers), we hope to be able to
provide a safe and enjoyable environment for ALL players whatever their
standard or aspiration. We can provide a clear pathway through to Senior
Adult Football for boys and girls, but equally importantly we can provide
community football for those boys and girls who prefer that approach. Our
Ladies section has been hugely successful this season and with the girls
section being the fastest growing in the club, we expect this success to
continue in the future. Our Vets section is also growing and it’s been great to
see so many of them volunteering at the club.
With the help from the local community and The Football Foundation, our
facilities at The Racecourse have really developed over the past few years
mainly under the stewardship of my predecessor Mike Harrison. We are
rightly proud of what has been built, but are constantly challenging ourselves
to keep moving forward and developing. Watch this space…
We are all looking forward to our County Senior Cup Final against Reading FC -
this is on 7th May and tickets are available now from our website. We hope to
take a large crowd of supporters to Slough for what’s sure to be a great event -
clearly we start as the underdogs but we’re not just there to make up the
numbers, and as we saw in the semi final anything is possible. I know JT will
be keen to ensure we go into the game with confidence which is why the game
today is so important.
I hope you enjoy your afternoon and hope to see you again soon. Simon

FROM THE DUGOUT
Welcome to the players, officials
and supporters of Abbey Rangers.
Enjoy the game!
Jamie Tompkins
First Team Manager
Hello and welcome to Windsor players, committee and supporters for this morning's
Combined Counties Premier North fixture.
The players have had some time away to recover, relax and reset for the end of
season run in and in preparation for our final. We are back in action and looking
forward to playing with fresh legs in the team to continue our unbeaten run of 7
games.
We were very encouraged with our performance against league winners Hanworth
Villa and I felt we had more than matched them on the night. A late goal secured a
point and was the reward for the energy, bravery and quality of possession
throughout the game. If only we had scored 10/15 minutes earlier…
Last Monday evening, we found out it will be Reading FC in the County Cup Final and
the game will be played on Saturday 7th May, at Slough Town FC. I hope to see another
big following from around the club and be our 12th man on the day so get your tickets
early to avoid disappointment! (tickets available on our website).
Thank you to our sponsors, club officials and volunteers for all the fantastic work
and ongoing support towards our football club.
Enjoy the game! Jamie
ASCOT UNITED FC MANAGEMENT TEAM
Dan Masters
Assistant Manager
Jamie Ashdown
Goalkeeping Coach
Bjorn Dunkley
Coach
Steve Quelch
Coach
Chad Smith
Therapist

W E L C O M E T O T H E R A N G E R S
W E L C O M E T O T H E R A N G E R S
ON COURSE!
With Programme Editor Neal Jeffs
Welcome to the players, officials and
supporters of Abbey Rangers for this Cherry
Red Records Combined Counties League
Premier Division North match.
Happy
reading, and
enjoy the
game! Neal
Welcome to The Racecourse as we run into towards the end of our league
programme. Given our games on Easter Saturday and Monday you will see the
content of the programme is fairly similar for both matches. We’re guaranteed a
top-six finish and with a fair wind we might even finish 5th or even higher
especially as we play both Abbey Rangers and Egham Town in our run-in.
Rangers beat us 1-0 last month in a frustrating night for us so we’ll no doubt be
looking to avenge that result today. However, I know the cup final will be in the
back of our players’ minds and with the squad being stretched recently it’ll be
understandable if we rest a few players. Last Saturday against Windsor had an
end-of-season feel about it and had we not hit the crossbar in injury time I would
have had absolutely nothing to write about in my second-half match report.
BOOK YOUR TICKETS! Click
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Final!
Looking around the leagues it seems likely that the 4 teams [I believe] being
promoted from the Combined Counties Division 1 to our level (ordinarily 2 into
Premier North and 2 into Premier South) will be Hilltop, London Lions, Rayners
Lane and Wallingford Town. Whether they end up being spread into the Premier
Division North and South depends on geography – Wallingford being an outlier in
my opinion. The first 3 clubs are all North-West London based so there could be
some reshuffling between Premier North and South to accommodate, but there
are still many variables before the end of season shake-up. Finally, remember to
get your tickets booked for the 7th May – let’s fill Arbour Park with noise! Enjoy
the Easter weekend and don’t eat too much chocolate. Neal

RESULTS AND FIXTURES 21/22
Date Opposition
H/A Comp Result Att
Scorers
06-Aug Holyport
H FAC XP 3-0 450 Laflin, Lock, Surpanu
14-Aug Southall
A COCO 0-5 50
17-Aug Tadley Calleva
A COCO 5-1 n/k Laflin 2, Lock, T. Morgan, Denton
21-Aug Risborough Rangers A FAC P 1-1 175 Laflin
24-Aug Risborough Rangers H FAC P R 3-2 277 Scott, Lock, Evans
28-Aug Reading City
H COCO 2-2
Laflin 2
31-Aug Wokingham/Emmbrook A COCO 2-1
Laflin 2
04-Sep Hythe Town
A FAC 1Q 0-1 278
11-Sep Hengrove Athletic
A FAV 1Q 2-0
August, Laflin
18-Sep Wembley
H COCO 1-1*
Laflin
21-Sep Windsor
H BBT 1Q 3-1 120 T. Morgan 2, Laflin
25-Sep Tadley Calleva
A FAV 2Q 4-1
August, Bailey, McCormack, Nortey
28-Sep Burnham
H COCO 5-0
McCormack 2, Laflin, Denton, Lock
02-Oct Edgware Town
A COCO 4-2
Laflin, August, Bailey, T. Morgan
09-Oct North Greenford United H COCO 3-2 101 Laflin 2, McCormack
16-Oct Windsor
A COCO 1-3
Everiss
23-Oct Wallingford Town
A FAV 1 2-2**
Nortey, Laflin
30-Oct Egham Town
A COCO 1-1
Nortey
06-Nov Spelthorne Sports
H COCO 0-2
13-Nov Hanworth Villa
A COCO 0-3
16-Nov Newport Pagnell Town H BBT 2Q 8-2
McCormack 2, Laflin 2, Denton, T. Morgan, Hamid, Davies
20-Nov St Panteleimon
H COCO 3-1
Laflin 2, T. Morgan
23-Nov AFC Croydon Athletic A LC 3-5
August 2, Bailey
27-Nov CB Hounslow United A COCO 3-0
Laflin 2, August
04-Dec Southall
H COCO 2-2
Laflin 2
18-Dec Reading City
A COCO 2-3
T. Morgan, Scott
27-Dec Wokingham/Emmbrook H COCO 4-2 159 Gutteridge 2, Bailey, Scott
15-Jan Wembley
A COCO 2-1
T. Morgan, Bailey
22-Jan Edgware Town
H COCO 3-1
T. Morgan, O.G., Laflin
25-Jan Thatcham Town
H BBT 2 3-0
Laflin 2, Bailey
29-Jan Spelthorne Sports
A COCO 2-1
Laflin, Surpanu
05-Feb St Panteleimon
A COCO 3-2
Laflin, Surpanu, Scott
22-Feb Didcot Town
A BBT QF 3-1 197 T. Morgan 2, McCormack
26-Feb Burnham
A COCO 4-0
August, Lock, Scott, O.G.
01-Mar Holyport
H COCO 1-0
T. Morgan
05-Mar Virginia Water
H COCO 1-1
Surpanu
08-Mar Abbey Rangers
A COCO 0-1
12-Mar Holyport
A COCO 0-3
19-Mar CB Hounslow United H COCO 0-0
22-Mar Wycombe Wanderers H BBT SF 0-0*** 1267
26-Mar Tadley Calleva
H COCO 2-2
August, T. Morgan
29-Mar Virginia Water
A COCO 2-0
Surpanu, McCormack
02-Apr North Greenford United A COCO 3-0 Richardson, C. Morgan, O.G.
05-Apr Hanworth Villa
H COCO 1-1 McCormack
16-Apr Windsor
H COCO 0-0
18-Apr Abbey Rangers
H COCO
23-Apr Egham Town
H COCO
07-May Reading FC
N BBT F
*Abandoned due to serious injury with 12 minutes remaining. Result stands.
**Lost 6-5 on penalties (no extra time).
**Won 3-1 on penalties (no extra time).
COCO - Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Premier Division North, FAV - Buildbase FA Vase, FAC - The
Emirates FA Cup, BBT - Berks&Bucks Trophy, LC - Cherry Red Records Premier Challenge Cup

TODAY'S FIXTURES AND RECENT RESULTS
Weekend results:
Today's fixtures:
Looking ahead:

LEAGUE TABLES
Combined Counties League Premier Division North
P W D L GD PTS
1 Hanworth Villa 33 29 4 0 70 91
2 Southall 32 23 4 5 51 73
3 Abbey Rangers 31 21 1 9 25 64
4 Egham Town 32 18 9 5 25 63
5 North Greenford United 32 18 4 10 38 58
6 Ascot United 32 16 9 7 18 57
7 Windsor 33 12 8 13 -1 44
8 Edgware Town 32 12 7 13 9 43
9 Reading City 32 11 8 13 -3 41
10 Tadley Calleva 32 11 6 15 -1 39
11 St Panteleimon 31 11 5 15 1 38
12 Spelthorne Sports 33 11 5 17 -9 38
13 Burnham 33 9 7 17 -46 34
14 Wembley 34 9 6 19 -24 33
15 Virginia Water 33 9 4 20 -27 31
16 Wokingham & Emmbrook 32 7 6 19 -22 27
17 CB Hounslow United 33 7 4 22 -66 25
18 Holyport 32 7 3 22 -38 24
Combined Counties League Premier Division South
P W D L GD PTS
1 Beckenham Town 36 28 5 3 73 89
2 Walton & Hersham 37 27 7 3 61 88
3 Raynes Park Vale 36 24 6 6 57 78
4 Jersey Bulls 36 22 9 5 60 75
5 Badshot Lea 36 22 9 5 48 75
6 Redhill 36 19 9 8 31 66
7 Horley Town 36 17 6 13 2 57
8 Sheerwater 36 15 5 16 -10 50
9 Balham 35 14 5 16 7 47
10 Farnham Town 36 13 6 17 -7 45
11 Camberley Town 36 13 5 18 -13 44
12 Knaphill 37 9 15 13 -14 42
13 Cobham 36 10 10 16 -11 40
14 Fleet Town 36 12 2 22 -20 38
15 Colliers Wood United 36 11 5 20 -21 38
16 Guildford City 36 10 6 20 -33 36
17 Frimley Green 35 10 5 20 -38 35
18 AFC Croydon Athletic 36 7 11 18 -35 32
19 Banstead Athletic 36 6 6 24 -47 24
20 Molesey 36 2 6 28 -90 12

Clockwise from top left: Charlie Morgan
takes a shot, Sam Gray clears, Josh
Masters on the ball, Tom Scott tries to
escape his marker, Louis Bouwers
beats the Windsor 'keeper in the air but
is harshly penalised.
PHOTOZONE

Clockwise from top: Ascot on the
attack, Louis Bouwers hammers
clear, Tom Scott in midfield action.
PHOTOZONE

APPEARANCES AND GOALS
Below are the updated Ascot United appearance and scorers' records for
this season's squad.
2021-22 All-time
App Goals App Goals
D Amate 7 - 7 -
R Andrady 2 - 20 -
K August 41 8 41 8
D Bailey 40 6 69 10
L Bouwers 25 - 171 11
E Carey 5 - 55 4
I Davies 17 1 76 36
J Denton 29 3 205 22
C Ellis 28 - 85 1
S Evans 8 1 25 1
A Everiss 26 1 26 1
L Farhall 1 - 1 -
C Ferguson 11 - 31 1
W Frank 2 - 2 -
B Gill 1 - 1 -
O Graham 6 - 6 -
S Gray 44 - 130 -
M Gutteridge 2 2 25 4
A Hall 2 - 2 -
R Hamid 12 1 12 1
J Harper 13 - 13 -
H Laflin 30 29 139 81
G Lock 40 5 164 10
J Masters 26 - 34 -
S McCormack 40 9 40 9
R Merrick 19 - 39 -
C Morgan 3 - 3 -
T Morgan 37 13 53 16
J Nice 3 - 5 1
D Nortey 23 3 23 3
D Price 2 - 46 10
J Richardson 9 - 73 12
T Scott 28 5 28 5
D Surpanu 41 5 48 7
A Sykes 2 - 3 -
J Tarrant 1 - 1 -
T Thompson 3 - 3 -
D Walden 5 - 5 -
K Walters 4 - 34 3
638 92 1,744 257
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ASCOT UNITED ALLIED U18
Allied Counties Champion of Champions Cup –
Tuesday 12th April
Strong opposition, Injuries and absences prove too much
Ascot United 0
Didcot Town 4
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Champions Cup
The Champion of champions trophy involving the 5 winners of the
Allied leagues, in a knockout competition, began last week when
Didcot town beat Farnham to setup a semi final with the Yellamen.
The game came during the Easter holiday period and with 2-3
players away and a couple of key injuries, the Ascot United team
had a huge mountain to climb.
Didcot (aka Procision academy) started the game showing they
were a well oiled and well drilled team, however it was Ascot
United that had the early chances. In fact with better finishing
Ascot could have been at least 2-3 goals to the good. Three times
the attackers had one on one chances but each time failed to hit
the target and on other occasions when the target was hit the ball
was struck directly at the keeper or blocked.
Ascot were likely to rue these 5 or 6 chances and so this proved. Four poor individual errors by Ascot players in a rampant 20 minute spell from the
Didcot team finished the game off, even before the half time whistle blew. On 25 mins a long ball upfield which should have been intercepted in the
Ascot Midfield was inexplicably let bounce. This surprised the defenders, who it evaded and the Didcot attacker couldn’t believe his luck, as he ran
on to the bouncing ball and lobbed the on rushing Ascot keeper.
A few minutes later it was two when a ball across the back line was miscontrolled. The advancing Didcot player took full advantage taking the ball
forward and then sat down two sprawling defenders before slotting the ball past the keeper. Some of the Ascot players seemed to be shell shocked
with these two quick goals and it soon became 3. A high line of Ascot defenders seemed to be in control as the ball was played over the top, but as
the appeal for offside was called for, a deep lying player played everyone onside, allowing a free run in on goal and a cool finish past the keeper.
At 3-0 the game was almost over and a 4th just before half time finished what faint hopes the Ascot fans had. The young yellamen were caught in
possession about 25 years from goal. The Didcot attacker still had much to do however as he ran into the area but using three defenders as a
screen the attacker curled a lovely effort passed the Diving keeper and the 3 defenders, into the far corner of the net. The half time whistle couldn’t
come soon enough to give a chance for the management team to get the Ascot players minds re-focussed.
No changes at half time and Ascot again started brightly with 2-3 well worked shots but again every shot were straight at the keeper or wide of the
target. The Didcot movement and ball play continued to cause Ascot real problems however the Yellamen did begin to show some fight and spirit,
as a few substitutions were made.
Credit to some of the players who although fighting a losing battle continued to try and make something happen for Ascot but the effort was left
unrewarded. It was however Didcot that came closest to scoring through the second half hitting the woodwork twice. The young Yellamen managed
to avoid conceding any more and were probably slightly unlucky not to score at least one themselves as the half progressed!
Procision academy at Didcot Town however fully deserved the win and some of the younger Ascot players will hopefully learn from this. Individual
errors at this level will be punished against good teams and Didcot were excellent. On this showing they are very likely to go on and win this
competition. Management will probably wonder this morning, on reflection, ‘what could have been’, with a full and fully fit team.
Next game: Tuesday 19th April @ The Racecourse, Ascot United Youth u18 v Badshot Lea u18, Allied Counties Subsidiary Cup

ASCOT UNITED ALLIED U18
Allied Counties Subsidiary Cup – Tuesday 5th April Wokingham U18 v Ascot United U18
Youth Champions brought back to earth
After the triumphant league title celebration Ascot returned to action in the Allied
Counties Subsidiary Cup. Drawn in a group made up of the Yellamen along with
Wokingham, Windsor, Aldershot and Badshot Lea their first test was a tricky away trip to
Wokingham who were the only team to defeat Ascot in their league title success.
Ascot started with a much changed team and a number of under 16 players coming into
the squad Against an older, physical Wokingham side it was always a tough ask.
Ascot started brightly but with few chances and the long ball game employed to try and
allow for the bumpy pitch and to utilise the pace out wide for the Yellamen, the game had
few early chances.
In fact it was from an Ascot attack that Wokingham opened the scoring with a quick break
down their right side before a cross was tuned passed keeper Docherty at the near post.
Ascot continued to struggle on the pitch but kept battling and managed to start creating a
bit more. It was Wokingham however who doubled their lead on 35 minutes when their
centre forward who had been kept quiet for so long found a yard of space and from 20
yards turned and hit a low powerful drive past the Ascot defence, who could only watch as
the ball flew in!
Half time at 2-0, which was an improvement on the last visit to Wokingham, but meant
there was a lot of work to do in the second half.
Ascot began the second as they had in the first but this time managed to half the deficit
when on 56 minutes Fairbairn broke the offside trip and the Windsor high line, bearing
down on the keeper and struck the ball goal ward. Although the keeper got a strong block,
the ball trickled towards goal and eventually and agonisingly in to the net.
Ascot made some subs to try and save the game. This lifted Ascot but as they took more
chances, gaps opened and after a soft free kick was given away, out wide, the subsequent
free kick was crossed in and through a bundle of players a Wokingham head reached the
ball. There seemed no danger but in the confusion of bodies it seemed to elude Ascot’s
substitute keeper and bounce somehow into the corner of Ascots goal.
At 3-1 down Ascot had no answer and could not get back into the game and the jinx of
playing away at Wokingham struck again.
Full Time – Wokingham U18 Youth 3 Ascot United Youth 1

ASCOT UNITED ALLIED U18
Allied Counties Subsidiary Cup – Thursday 7th April: Windsor v Ascot United U18
Youth – Red card and late goal seals dramatic win
There was no time to dwell on the defeat to Wokingham as just 2 days later the young Yellamen travelled a short
distance for a local derby with Windsor.
In front of big crowd of roughly 150+ with huge support for both teams, larger than many adult non-league teams
get, the derby did not fail to live up to expectations with bookings, a sending off, drama, physical battles and a late
winning goal.
Ascot were able to field a stronger team than was available on Tuesday and although still missing a few through
injury and illness the team started off very much on the front foot. After 20 minutes due to good goalkeeping, poor
finishing and some Windsor luck the score remained at 0-0. By this time if it had been 3-0 to the young Yellamen
there could have been no complaints from either team.
It was however Windsor that took the lead on 25 minutes when a strike from 25 yards flew past the despairing dive
of the replacement Ascot keeper Nathan and into the top corner of the net. This seemed to shock Ascot and 2
minutes later only a fantastic last ditch tackle stopped Windsor going 2 up. Chances dried up for Ascot and
Windsor gained confidence but the score remained 1-0 at half time.
No changes at the break but some strange referee decisions (even stranger than the first half) seemed to disjoint
the game in the second half. These strange moments by the officials were encapsulated in a decision in55
minutes when Hall was clear through on goal and a sliding Windsor defender took his legs away as he was about to
shoot. The large appeals from Ascot and the despairing look on the faces of Windsor staff and players was a clear
indication of what had to be an obvious penalty, but the ref waved play on. This sparked an altercation in the box
and in the melee a red card was brandished by the ref. Initially it looked as if Hall and Jones had both been sent off
but once the confusion had calmed it transpired that it was just Hall dismissed for what the ref described as
“baiting”.
Being down to 10 men and feeling hard done by appeared to suddenly inspire Ascot and the game dynamic
changed. The young Yellamen suddenly began to fight, battle and press far more than they had earlier. On 70
minutes Pandhor got a deserved equaliser when the ball came to him about 15 yards out and he struck a shot
firmly past the keeper.
This only went to push 10 man Ascot on further and with subs coming on, the game became end to end with both
teams having half chances to score but with the Yellamen undoubtedly having the far better of the game. Windsor
players obviously sensed they were vulnerable and a number of their players went down looking for the ref to stop
the game. Much to Ascot’s frustration the officials seemed to stop play far more than many others possibly would
have.
As 90 minutes ticked passed no one was sure how many minutes the referee would add on and certainly nobody
expected him to add 11-12 minutes that he eventually did.
The drama wasn’t over however, when on 94 minutes a free kick from Thompson was lofted towards the edge of the
Windsor area and a few defenders tried to clear. One of these clearances came off a Windsor head and deflected
into the feet of Bailey. Windsor claimed offside position but he was undoubtedly played on by the fact it was a
defender who played it through to him.
He drove into the box and struck a ball across gaol where Hurdwell and a defender challenged and the ball
deflected into the net. Scenes of celebration ensued similar to the Westfield celebrations a few weeks back. While
the ref tried to get the Ascot players back on the pitch and away from the celebrating subs and fans, Windsor
surrounded the linesman appealing for the offside. A nervous few seconds for the Ascot faithful was relieved when
the goal was rightly awarded.
With such a late gaol Windsor went all out attack. Somehow the officials found another 8 minutes of injury time
and Ascot lived off their nerves with some last ditch challenges and clearances but in the 12th minute of injury
time the ref blew the final whistle to end an incident packed game.
Full Time – Windsor Youth 1 – Ascot United Youth 2

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MATCH REPORT ROUNDUP
ASCOT AND WINDSOR DRAW EASTER BLANK
Goalless in the sun but woodwork struck four times
Saturday 16th April 2022 - Combined Counties League Premier Division North - Ascot
United 0 - 0 Windsor
Ascot United drew 0-0 against Windsor FC on a warm Easter Saturday afternoon
at The Racecourse. Both sides had chances as the crossbar was rattled four
times, but neither side did enough to earn all three points.
With their play-off aspirations already gone, a top-six berth guaranteed and one
eye on next month’s cup final, the onus in Ascot’s camp was very much about selfpreservation
as they played the first of their final three league games.
The two sides had a win each in the season’s earlier two clashes – a county cup
win for Ascot trumped by a later league win for the Royalists – and both sides
could have been ahead in a goalless first half where the crossbar was struck
three times.
The first time it was struck was in the 13th minute courtesy of Danny Horscroft’s
flashing header for Windsor, and he would fire narrowly wide soon afterwards as
the visitors looked most likely to score.
But Ascot gained a strong foothold and almost scored when George Lock
somehow squeezed a shot across the six-yard box just before the half-hour mark;
the ball only half-cleared before Charlie Morgan’s goal-bound follow up was
headed clear.
Windsor were ultimately lucky to go in level when Sean McCormack’s cross was
diverted onto the top of the bar before Keaton August’s thunderbolt crashed back
off the underside of it in added time.
The second had was totally devoid of clear chances until the 90th minute when
Taylor Morgan’s audacious overhead hook from near the by-line dropped into the
crossbar with visiting ’keeper Conaill Ryan watching-on, but that was as close as
it got in a tepid second half.
Ascot United: Gray, Lock, Masters, Scott, Bouwers, Bailey, McCormack, Merrick, T.
Morgan, August (Surpanu), C. Morgan (Harper). Subs unused: Sykes, Walters,
Richardson

PEN PICS AND SPONSORS - ASCOT UNITED
Sam Gray – goalkeeper
Solid goalkeeper, confident with the ball at
his feet. Established first teamer since 18/19
and was players’ player of the year in 19/20
when he appeared in every league game.
Josh Masters - defence
Established left-back having broken into the
team in 20/21 following a move from local
rivals Holyport.
Alex Sykes – goalkeeper
Goalkeeping coach and reliable backup. Has
International experience having played for
the England Futsal team.
Dan Bailey – defence
Experienced centre back who skippered
Flackwell Heath in 19/20. Previously played
at a higher level with Marlow and has a level
2 coaching qualification.
Louis Bouwers – defence
A physical and dominant centre half who
signed from Faringdon Town in 16/17 and now
well-established as club captain. Made 146
appearances heading into 21/22 but must
wait to add to that tally whilst he recovers
from injury.
Chris Ellis – defence
Signed in 18/19, a strong and dominant
defender. Vastly experienced having played
for Camberley Town, Egham Town and
Chipstead. Looking to re-establish himself in
21/22 following a year out with serious
injury. Sponsor: Novem nine
George Lock – defence
A fearless right back previously with Binfield
and Bracknell. Technically strong and a
consistently high performer. Supporters POY
in 18/19 and has now featured in well over
100 games pushing him into the top 15 on the
all-time appearance list. Sponsor: Dave
Bucktrout
Danny Walden - defence
Ascot United Allied U18 captain who is
expected to feature for the senior side
during 21/22. Sponsor: Cox Green Academy
Elliot Carey - midfield
Fearless, combative midfielder who rejoined
early in 2022. Likes to dominate in the centre
of the park and will leave nothing out on the
pitch.
Tom Scott - midfield
Signed for 21/22 having had spells with
Harrow Borough and Beaconsfield. A
tenacious ball winner with great
communication. Sponsor: Lydia Baker
Calum Ferguson – midfield
Signed in 19/20 having previously starred for
a National League youth side. Also had a spell
with Highworth Town.
Sam Evans – midfield
Played for the U16s and U18s in 19/20 before
making his first team debut in the same
season. Sam has been with the club since
his debut for the U8s and is now an
established part of the senior side with
maturity belying his age. Sponsor: Dave
Norris

PEN PICS AND SPONSORS - ASCOT UNITED
Dan Price - midfield
Popular attacking midfielder who returns to
Ascot for 21/22 having been out for two years
with a serious knee injury. Previously
appeared 44 times in 18/19 when he scored
10 goals.
Sean McCormack - forward
Skilful forward signed from Walton and
Hersham for 21/22 having also played for
Maidenhead United and Bracknell Town.
James Harper - midfield
A former professional with Premier League
experience, Harper played 316 times for
Reading between 2001-2010. Also featured for
Sheffield United, Hull City and Doncaster
Rovers before beginning his non-league
journey in 2014. Signed from Windsor FC in
Sept '21.
Rory Merrick – forward
Signed for 19/20 and continues to improve.
Looking to re-establish himself after injury in
an already-disjointed previous campaign.
Calm and composed figure on the pitch and
has great technical ability.
Keaton August - forward
Signed from Windsor FC for 21/22. Can play
anywhere across the front three and has an
abundance of pace. Has a keen eye for goal
backed up by providing plenty of assists. A
personal trainer, he works hard and is
physically strong.
Ian Davies – forward
Prolific goalscorer who scored 25 goals for
Binfield in 18/19 before top scoring for Ascot
with 23 goals in the curtailed 19/20
campaign. Netted another 12 from 24 games
in 20/21. Sponsor: Zipcar UK
Kai Walters - forward
Rejoined early in 2022 having previously
made 30 appearances in 2 previous spells
with the club. Talented player who gives
another attacking option.
Duarte Surpanu - forward
Skilful winger with lighting quick feet, signed
midway through in the 20/21 season and has
the potential to cause problems for any
defence. Sponsor: Maidenhead Town
Taylor Morgan - forward
Pacey forward who impressed whilst playing
against us for Fleet Town during pre-season
20/21. Has played at a higher level including
several seasons in the US Major League.
Previous clubs include Toronto, Ostersunds
(Sweden), Falkirk, Airdrie and Whitehawk.
Denis Nortey - forward
Striker who signed in Sept '21 and scored on
his debut having previously played for
Eversley & California, London Tigers,
Aylesbury United and Rayners Lane.
Jamie Tompkins – manager
Highly respected throughout the club who
guided the team to league cup glory in 18/19
before taking the team to top of the league
before the 19/20 campaign was curtailed.
Football Development manager at Brentford
FC.
James Richardson - forward
Former England schoolboys international
who returned in 2022 for his 2nd spell at
Ascot after gaining experience at higherlevel
Chesham United. Hugely talented with
dazzling skills and weighs in with important
goals.
Jamie Ashdown - goalkeeping coach
Needs little introduction, former professional
Jamie began his career with Reading before
making over 100 appearances for Portsmouth
between 2004-2012. A huge asset to the club
where he coaches at all levels.
Dan Masters – asst. manager
Dan is in his fourth season with Ascot Utd and
is a crucial part of the coaching staff.

CLUB HISTORY - ASCOT UNITED
Ascot United as we know it, was founded in 1965 by a men’s team who played their games at Sunninghill with “after
match meetings” in The Wells in Cheapside village (now Mikado’s). Teams played as long ago as 1928 under the name
Ascot United but nothing to link them directly to the current club. In 1965, the club had gained permission from the Ascot
Racecourse Trustees to convert the land east of coach park 10 into a football pitch. A wooden clubhouse was built and
this team went on to win many prestigious trophies in the years that followed.
Various youth teams represented Ascot United over the years up to 1988, and 1992 the East Berks 7-a-side Association
was formed by our then Chairman Keith Wicks introducing small-sided junior games and having disbanded in 1980 the
men’s team also reformed. The club continued to grow, entering into partnership with Charters School and being
awarded FA Charter Standard status in 2004. The men’s senior team enjoyed early success through the East Berks
League gaining continued promotions to the Senior division and winning various Cups including the Fielden Charity Cup
in 1996/7. 2001 saw the 1st team join the Reading Senior League and winning the Evening Post Senior Cup at the
Madejski Stadium in 2006. Promotion to the Hellenic League soon followed in 2007, followed by promotion to the
Hellenic Premier Division in 2009. The club today has grown to become one of the largest Community football clubs in
the UK with over 1000 registered players and over 70 teams playing every weekend embracing all ages and abilities
from 5 year olds through to Vets. A new clubhouse opened in September 2010, together with an improved main pitch,
floodlights and a stand.
The club has enjoyed much success at all levels particularly in the Ladies and Girls Section where they are regularly
winners of leagues and county Cups. Our senior Ladies won promotion to the Premier Division of the Southern Region
Women’s’ Football League in 2017-18 and consolidated their position with a mid-table finish in 2018-19. Meanwhile, 2018-
19 was an outstanding one for our junior Boys’ teams who won an array of county cups at various age groups, a feat
we’ve rarely previously achieved.
The past decade has been hugely successful for our first team; our debut in the FA Cup in 2011 attracted 1,149 people to
the Racecourse on a Friday evening where the famous trophy itself was on display and the match was streamed live on
Facebook. Between 2012-13 and 2015-16 we reached the Quarter Final of the FA Vase twice, enjoyed two top-three
finishes in the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division, and won both the Bluefin Sport Challenge Cup and Perpetua
Press Floodlit Cup. More recently, our players’ development took the spotlight, as a host of Yellamen have enjoyed
success with other local sides and many of our talented development players stepped up into the first team. After
finishing 2017-18 in style, in 2018-19 new manager Jamie Tompkins led his side to the top of the table for long spells,
winning two team-of-the-month awards, and finishing with league cup glory once again by defeating Windsor 3-1.
We were transferred into the Combined Counties League for the 2019-20 season, playing on our new 3G pitch facility,
which transformed the club by facilitating more of our teams’ matches and training at The Racecourse. The stronger
platform facilitated further player development, and Jamie’s young side would lead the table for long periods before
establishing what looked like a title-winning margin at the top shortly before the league was aborted due to
Coronavirus. Retaining much of the same squad for 2020-21, Jamie saw his side in and around the challengers before
another pandemic-curtailed season, although they battled through to the league cup final where they were ultimately
beaten on penalties by Redhill.
As Ascot enjoy a third season in the Combined Counties League, everyone hopes for a safe and consistent campaign,
and if silverware comes with it then that will surely be a bonus in current times!

CLUB HISTORY - ABBEY RANGERS
Abbey Rangers were established in 1976, initially as a youth club for boys aged 7–16, and
taking its name from the historic Chertsey Abbey.
The initial years the club had a rather nomadic existence having to use various home
grounds within Chertsey and Addlestone but, as the club grew in size, it became clear that
the club needed to plant it's roots and were able to do so when we established a home on
the old Meads school playing fields now known as Addlestone Moor. That ground now
accommodates all formats of football from 5 v 5 up to adults..
After years of effort, the club opened up its new clubhouse in 2008, a superb and very welcoming facility partly
funded by the Football Foundation. The facility was officially opened by Sir Trevor Brooking on 3rd June 2008.
The club has attained the FA Charter Community Status, and now have a healthy and growing girls and ladies
section. The club also prides itself on being one of the leading lights in Surrey at providing disability football.
The club became members of the Surrey & Hants Border League under the management of Les Chatfield and Bob
Thorpe. winning Division One in 2004–05. After winning the league , League Cup and County Cup in 2007-08 the
decision was taken to move to Saturdays and entered the Guildford and Woking Alliance League winning
Division 2 in the 1st season. The following season saw the club pick up another treble including another County
Cup
The following season (2010-11) we joined the Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) and finished runners
up in Division One. That meant promotion to the Premier Division and finished runners up which meant
promotion to the Surrey Elite Intermediate League. We were also County Cup runners up. We remained in the
league until 2014–15 winning the Intermediate League cup in 2014 and another County Cup final appearance in
2015 losing out to Horsley.
In 2015 the club invested in the ground with a view to entering the Combined Counties League and, after
finishing 4th in the Surrey Elite League we were accepted for the 2015-16 season which also allowed us to enter
the FA Vase. Our 1st season in the Vase saw us clock some miles up but we reached the 2nd round proper before
losing to Newport (IOW) in extra time. After a slow start to the league programme we finished the season on an
unbeaten 18 game run that saw us grab 3rd place and with it, promotion to the Premier Division at the 1st
attempt.
In 2016-17 there were new faces at the helm as Les Chatfield & Bob Thorpes impressive reign came to an end and
they handed the stewardship over to Mike Woolgar & Paul Johnson. This season saw the clubs 1st Foray in the FA
Cup but lost out to a good Thame United side. Another run in the FA Vase saw us go a round further than the
previous season losing out to Eastbourne Town. The final league table saw us achieve a top 10 finish although,
but for a stuttering end of season, we could easily have finished higher.
The following season was a much tougher season which saw us looking over our shoulders at the relegation
places but we managed to amass enough points to keep our place in the Premier Division.
Season 2018-19 has seen the club reach new levels by reaching the last 16 in the FA Vase before losing out to
Cray Valley (PM) as well as the Semi finals of the CCL Premier Cup and the quarter finals of Southern Combination
Challenge cup both 1sts for the club. We also achieved our highest league position finishing in 3rd place.
2019-20 season saw us embark on an FA Cup run that saw us reach the 3rd Qualifying round defeating 2 step 4
clubs on the way in East Grinstead and Whitehawk before bowing out to Whyteleafe in the 3rd qualifying round.
Off the field the club continues to progress and last summer we were proud to open our 3G facility which can
only help the club to grow and help to develop players through our youth sections in both boys and girls football.

SPONSORSHIP
Sponsor a Yellaman! Contact Neil Richards at neil.richards@ascotunited.co.uk.