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Official Matchday Programme
CHESHUNT FOOTBALL CLUB
The Cheshunt FC Community Cup July 27th 2019
Supporting Isabel Hospice in memory of John Walton
www.cheshuntfc.com
INTRODUCTIONS & WHO IS WHO AT THE
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Welcome to the stadium for the Cheshunt FC Community Cup, a
CHESHUNT FOOTBALL CLUB
The Stadium
Theobalds Lane
series of three pre season matches, contested this year by the Cheshunt
Ambers, FC Romania and Royston Town FC. Hertfordshire. EN8 8RU
Phone: 01992 625793
Once again Cheshunt FC are very grateful to Technical Surfaces, Website: www.cheshuntfc.com
the UKs largest artificial surface maintenance company, for their Email: info@cheshuntfc.com
support and sponsorship of this event. Please see their
advertisement on page 3 for more details of their work CHESHUNT SPORTS & LEISURE LTD
Company No. 07532736
In keeping with previous years and in line with our bid to remain Owner Mr L Williamson
'One Community, One Club' this year we are supporting The Isabel
Hospice Living Well Centre in Waltham Cross. Takings from today's CHAIRMAN Dean Williamson
event will be used to ensure the centre has furniture and equipment DIRECTORS Lee Williamson, Glenn Williamson
to make visits to the centre a positive experience, so please don't let SECRETARY Nigel Griffiths
that loose change wear holes in your pockets, look out for the TREASURER Neil Harrison
collection boxes and the offer of Raffle tickets, there are some super COMMITTEE Howard Bailey, Paul Fletcher,
prizes available, have a look in the Sports Bar, we offer our thanks Scott Lear, George Norman,Tony Madden,
and appreciation for the very generous donations. CLUB PATRON Charles Walker MP
Enjoy The Matches MANAGER Craig Edwards
1st TEAM COACH Kevin Ramsay
. Howard GOALKEEPER COACH. Peter Russell
CLUB PHYSIO Carter & George
YOUTH CHAIRMAN George Norman
YOUTH SECRETARY Gary Allen
CHESHUNT SOEH Maria Walker
WELFARE OFFICER Neil Harrison
FACILITIES MANAGER Ria Hicks
CLUB PHOTOGRAPHER Scott Lear
* Please note Cheshunt FC currently operate a no dog AMBERS TV Alex Kennard
policy (except guide dogs & hearing dogs) AMBERS Media. Tom Ritchie
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ISTMIAN LEAGUE SPARTAN LEAGUE
Division 2 Winners 2003 Champions 1963
Division 2 Runners-up 1982 Spartan League Challenge Cup Winners 1964, 1992
Division 3 Runners-up 1994 Runners-up 1990
Division 3 Promoted 1999
Isthmian League Associate Members Trophy Runners-up 2003 COUNTY CUPS
Herts Senior Cup Runners-up 1949, 1950, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 2003,
ATHENIAN LEAGUE 2009, 2010
Champions 1976 Herts Charity Cup Winners 2006, 2008, 2017
Runners-up 1974 Runners-up 1971, 1975, 1981, 2004, 2011
Division 1 Winners 1968 Herts Senior Charity Shield Winners 1947, 1966
Division 2 Runners-up 1966 Runners-up 1953, 1954, 1955, 1964, 1965
Athenian League Challenge Cup Winners 1975, 1976
EAST ANGLIA CUP
LONDON LEAGUE Winners 1975
Champions 1950, Runners-up 1957 Runners-up 1976
Division 1 Winners 1948, 1949
Division 1 Runners-up 1947 MITHRAS FLOODLIT CUP
London League Challenge Cup Runners-up 1959 Winners 1970
London League Division 1 Cup Winners 1947 Runners-up 1976
London Charity Cup Winners 1974
ROY BAILEY MEMORIAL TROPHY
WALTHAM HOSPITAL CUP Winners 1991, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
Winners 1947, 1948, 1953, 1956, 1962, 1980, 1981, 1982 Runners-up 2003, 2007
Runners-up 1952, 1959, 1979, 1983, 1985
The views in this publication are not necessarily those of Cheshunt Football Club. No part of the match day programme may be reproduced without permission of the club.
Whilst every care is taken, Cheshunt Football Club cannot guarantee the inclusion or return of any unsolicited items, such as photographs, sent to the club for use in the matchday programme.
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Community Order
There’s something really positive when communities unite
and move towards a common goal. A sense of belonging
develops into a purpose and then into a goal and before
you know it you’ve got shared aims, a belief in the Blue
Peter Christmas appeal and even the sincerity of Noel
Edmonds seems plausible.
So today as you look across the stand at that annoying
git selling programmes or raffle tickets please try not to
pretend your taking an urgent phone call about granny
falling out of the paraglider or that the cat has let the We at Cheshunt hope that you all enjoy the
handbrake off the neighbours Mercedes. Open up that community day and the festival of football that will
wallet, free the catch on your best Armani purse and chuck take place. We hope also that it ignites for you an
a tenner in the bowl. You’ll feel better for it! Honest! interest in football as it is in the grass roots level.
Community is genuinely a really precious thing and the We may not be considering freeing Gareth Bale
more you value its existence the more it pays its dividend. from the horrendous shackles of his £600k a
I can still remember the names of most of the people in the week contract, and we might not be too worried
street I grew up in but not so much where I live now. about Arsenal’s ridiculously low transfer budget of
Cheshunt Football Club though has been really trying to only £45million but we are interested in the local
change that. Its motto of One Club One Community is not kids and their prospects of getting good coaching
a falsehood. and an opportunity to develop in a sport that they
If you are fortunate to be around the people who work at will end up with a lifetime of memories from.
the club or rather donate hours of their own time without This season the Cheshunt first team begin an
payment, then you really see how an organisation can adventure into a higher league. We fans will be
invest into a community. visiting places like Margate and Folkestone and
There are kids training every night, families gathering to enjoying perhaps overnight stays by the coast. It
enjoy time together and meet likeminded souls and see may not be Barcelona or Milan but we will be
there representing our local community, we will
their children have lots of fun and make friends in the
regard it as important that we leave these towns
safety of a community football club.
with people thinking that’s a good club, and they
The club has demonstrated its commitment to local
are good people.
causes. Two seasons ago after the tragic death of a young
On a Community Day perhaps its good to reflect
local boy in a drowning incident the club launched a very
that football clubs at local level offer the chance
successful community day to raise money and awareness to showcase how we are doing in terms of other
in respect of the need to improve awareness about the clubs, and other communities and perhaps show
risks of swimming in deep water. There have been other our community in a positive light.
areas to where the club has raised funds for local causes
and indeed last season it was acknowledged how much
the club contributes when sponsoring local events , such
as the Broxbourne Youth Awards.
Enjoy Your Day.
Tony Madden
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DEAN WILLIAMSON
A particular focus of mine over the last few
years has been establishing the club at the
heart of the community. I believe a football
club plays an important role in the health and
social cohesion of the community it serves,
and is a great platform to raise awareness of
local causes.
Our annual Community Cup tournament has
been a huge success in promoting and
funding projects and charities in our
community.
This year our tournament is in memory of
former player John Walton, who sadly passed
away in April after being diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer last year. Today we will be
raising money for our local Isabel Hospice Of course the tournament also provides
Living Well service that runs from St. a feast of football and we welcome to
Joseph's Parish Centre in Waltham Cross. Theobalds Lane our good friends and
The Living Well service in Waltham Cross tenants FC Romania along with
offers of variety of options to support those in Southern League side Royston Town. It
our community who are living with serious will be another good test for Craig and
long term and life limiting conditions from the squad ahead of the new season.
cancer. The money raised today day will go I would also like to thank today’s
towards buying equipment for use in the sponsors Technical Surfaces, who are
variety of sessions and courses that are run again supporting the tournament.
from the centre. We will be joined today by Technical Surfaces have been
volunteers from the Isabel Hospice who will maintaining our 3G pitch for many years
be happy to provide more information about now, the results of which are clear to
the service. It's a fitting cause in memory of see.
Dean
John, so please give generously to the One Community. One Club
donation buckets and enter our 50/50 draw.
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AMBERS | 06John Walton 1956-2019
Cheshunt FC
1973-1983
146 appearances
44 goals
All at Cheshunt Football Club were saddened to hear that
. Just before half time he took a bad knock and should
former striker John Walton had passed away on
have been substituted. However he reappeared in the
Wednesday 10th April, after being diagnosed with
second half but soon went down again. He had
with pancreatic cancer last year.
ruptured his cruciate ligament - a career ending injury.
A local lad from Goffs Oak, John played for Cheshunt
Remarkably he battled back to make a couple of
Youth alongside Colin Hyde. The pair were spotted by
Chelsea's Scouts and spent a few months at Stamford appearances before the end of that campaign but was
Bridge before returning to Theobalds Lane where new by his own admission was not the same player as his
Manager John Drabwell thrust them both into the first pace was no longer there.
team just before Christmas in the 1972/73 season in a He remained at Cheshunt, spending the majority of his
Premier midweek floodlit league game at Walthamstow time in the reserves, before leaving at the end of the
Avenue where John scored Cheshunts only goal in a 2-1 1979-80 season to join Hoddesdon. During 1982-83
defeat. he returned for a handful of games, making his final
Alongside Rowland Cray, George Berryman and John appearance at Maidenhead in January 1983.
Cerasoli, all in their late teens/early twenties, they formed All who remember him as a player agree that his 44
the core of Drabwells young new side that he imposed his goals in 146 appearances for the Ambers would have
ideas upon and would go onto give the Club its biggest been at least doubled were it not for the knee injury he
haul of trophies since the 1940's. received aged only 23.
Had he been playing today, with modern surgery
Victories in the London Charity Cup (1974), Athenian methods, he may well have returned to full fitness yet
league Cup and East Anglian Cup (1975) were crowned John accepted his injury, showed no bitterness
by an Athenian league Championship and league cup towards football, remaining upbeat and staying friends
double in 1976 with John Waltons powerful performances with team mates John Poole, Stuart Parker and
up front being a key element of that sides success. The particularly Jeff Burling for the rest of his life.
clubs top goalscorer in 1975, John was mature beyond his
years and the target of several other non-league sides but
John Walton was a hugely popular figure with all his
told Drabwell he had little interest in leaving Cheshunt
fellow players, spectators and club officials and was a
saying 'bar Spurs or Arsenal want to sign me, don't bother
familiar face at the many reunions that have taken
telling me about offers from other clubs as I'd rather stay
place at Theobalds Lane in recent years. He will be
here'.
deeply missed by all those who were lucky enough to
In August 1977 he scored his final goal for Cheshunt in a
2-2 draw at home to Tring have known him
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ONE COMMUNITY. ONE CLUB AMBERSFirstly I’d like to welcome our guests from
Royston Town and FC Romania and hope
that their preparations for the coming season
are going well.
After the heroics of last season in particular a
barnstorming last twelve games its quickly
back to business and the hope of another In The Dugout
successful season.
So far we’ve had six friendlies winning
with
against a very good Coggeshall side who will
go well again this season, losing four and Craig Edwards
drawing one. The games have primarily We have a tough first month, opening
featured trialists and whilst there has been with an away fixture at East Thurrock who
some very talented individuals on show as only three months ago were two divisions
you’d expect little in the way of organisation higher.
or pattern of play. I did enjoy some of the Support has increased week by week last
performances against Stevenage & their season with many of the die hards turning
Trialist brothers, it gave us a very good work up for our pre-season games and a
out and opportunity for players to force their sizeable contingent starting to grow
way into my thinking, as will todays matches. behind the goals which we very much
appreciate.
From the trials we have signed six players
which is a great return. I expect a number of
g
Enjoy the games
them to feature heavily during the season.
Now however it is time to bed the team in for
the challenge of life in a higher division. No C r a i
doubt the two sides we face today will give Listen to Craig's thoughts on the
us stern tests. Ultimately though being right challenges of the Isthmian Premier, as
on August 10th is all that matters and this is shared on the JCPodcast
what we are concentrating on.
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AMBERS | 00Looking Back,
The first in a series of articles by former
programme editor and Ambers geek. Jim Tuite
Roger Carter
Few figures in the history of Cheshunt By the late 1960's Roger had made the
Football Club can match the longevity, step from keen fan and helper to
dedication and sheer enthusiasm of former Programme editor, following in the
programme editor and Secretary Roger tradition of previous editors by using a
Carter. pen name rather than his own. 'Cestrean'
Living in Stamford Hill, Roger would come would sign off the programme notes with
up to Cheshunt games with his father as a each editorial showing his obvious
boyin the early 1950's - no mean feat as knowledge and love of the club.
Theobalds Grove station was closed to Players from that time all remember 'The
passengers at the time (it wouldnt re open Count' as he was known in the changing
until the early 1960s) which meant a long room- a title given for his flamboyant
walk from Cheshunt stationto either the old dress sense ! Defender Mel Bevans
Brookfield Lane ground (now the former would delight in seeing Roger in long
Cheshunt School site) or later the Cheshunt coats, flared suits and kipper ties, and
stadiumon Theobalds Lane. His scrap books claims the credit for the popular
record these early visits, with notes and nickname.
scores pencilled inas they would be for years
to come. Roger was a master of using the word
'amber' in his articles and was not best
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AMBERS | 00pleased when in 1973 the club adopted the and most interestingly, making contacts
youth teams 'yellow' and 'blue' colours and with other clubs to resurrect the old
dropped the Amber & Black they had worn Athenian League, which had been
since their first match in 1946. absorbed into the Isthmian League some
years earlier. Some clubs were unhappy
'Amber Commentary' became 'Under the with the Isthmian set up. Cheshunt for
Blue Lamp' as Cheshunt entered a succesful example were a big fish in the Athenian
decade under the management of John League used to success & silverware, In
Drabwell and Chairmanship of Ted Prosser. the Isthmian League they were an 'also
By the early 1980's Roger had also taken on ran'
the role of club secretary, but troubled times So it fell to Roger Carter to spend that
lay ahead. The departure, return and final dimal season dismissing the clubs poition
departure of John Drabwell was coupled with at the foot of the table as irrelevant as we
the sale of the club by Ted Prosser to would move back to the Athenian League
property developers Abbey Homesteads. in the following season. Around 16 clubs
had declared interest , but one by one
In the summer of 1986 after a few years of withdrew and left only 12, the Isthmian
unsuccessfully trying to sell the Theobalds League recorded their displeasure with
LAne ground first to Tottenham Hotspurs, the 'rebels' ordering them to stay put or in
then for residential housing, Abbey Cheshunt's case accept relegation to the
Homesteads lost interest in the club and Spartan League.
halted the funding of the side. The A crucial end of season meeting was held
Management & players walked out , votes taken and new members chose to
immediately, soon to be followed by the accept the fate of relegation and abandon
committee, fearful they would be held liable the Athenian League.
for mounting debts. Only Roger Carter & Alone in his wanting the Athenian League
Fred Beer remained, and between them they and without Cheshunt the idea faded and
managed to cobble together a management sadly Roger resigned, ending a
and team made up mainly of youth team relationship of forty years.
players and local faces, all prepared to play He passed away a few years later
for nothing. It was a miracle the club was unmentioned in club notes or local media.
able to kick off the 86/87 season The but fortunately his wonderful collection of
defeats mounted up, defeats in cups to far scrapbooks and records found their way
lesser sides were humiliating and it soon back to the club and form a major part of
became clear the club would lose it's place the clubs archive.
in the league. However Roger & Fred battled
on , recruiting the Wilsons & the Timpsons Many of the names mentioned in these
on to the committee articles will appear in boardroom photos,
Please ask if you wish to view them.
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AMBERS | 00FC Romania
FC Romania was founded in August 2006 by a group of Romanian workers in England
who wanted to play football in their spare time. Ion Vintila entered the team into the
Sunday London Weekend League playing their games on Hackney Marshes. FC
Romania won their Division in the first season and finishing runners up in the next. In
2008 FC Romania switch to Saturday football and joined the Essex Business House
Football League, playing at Low Hall Recreational ground in Walthamstow, north east
London. In 2010 the club moved to the Middlesex County Football League Division
One, playing at Leyton Sports Centre and finished runners up in the first season
gaining promotion. The following season in the Premier league FC Romania finished
runners up but were denied promotion to senior football due to the ground regulations.
2012 FC Romania started their ground sharing relationship with Ryman League outfit,
Cheshunt FC in Hertfordshire. They played another season in the Middlesex County
Football League and again finished runners up. Also in this season FC Romania won
the Middlesex County Senior Open Cup, beating Bratham 3-1 in the final at Uxbridge
FC. The club applied for promotion to the Essex Senior League and played their first
season in the ESL in 2013-14 finishing 5th. The following year FC Romania slipped
one place to 6th but has been pressing for promotion in 2015-16.
In 2012 -13 season the club entered the FA Vase for the first time only getting past the
first round. 2014-15 the club entered the FA cup reaching the 2nd round qualifying
round just losing out to Sutton United 3-2, after beating Haverhill Rovers, Heybridge
Swifts and AFC Sudbury on the way.
The club has gained a lot of attention in its short life from various media outlets in
England, abroad and of course in Romania. The club and the manager have appeared
in sports newspapers and magazines including , BBC Sport, Gazzetta dello Sport,
L’equipe, The Times, The Sun , FourFourTwo magazine to name a few and on
television in the UK on BBC on Japanese TV with NHK and on Romanian TV stations
Pro TV and Digi Sport. The club has developed into a focal point for the Romanian
community but has also attracted many local and English fans as well.
The club has ambition to progress through the leagues and reach higher standards of
football while developing the club further. The aim is to eventually have our own home
and become a respected and established part of English football encompassing all the
good things about England and Romania and being successful in everything we do.
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AMBERS | 00Royston Town FC
So when did it all begin?
After some intensive research the evidence is that the club came into existence in 1875 making Royston
the third oldest Club in Hertfordshire after Hitchin and Bishop’s Stortford.
The Club’s very first honour came in 1911/12 when they won the Creake Charity Shield beating Wisbech
1-0 in extra time.
The Club’s first major honour in more recent times came in the guise of promotion to the Herts County
Premier League in 1969/70 and they went on to be champions in 1972/73 and 1976/77. In 1978 we
rejoined the South Midlands League and won the Division One title at the first time of asking. Success
continued with a final appearance in the Herts Charity Shield for the first time in 1979 and runners up spot
in the South Midlands League Premier Division in 1980. The Herts Charity Shield was won in 1981/82 and
two years later the Club joined the Isthmian League Division Two North where we remained for ten
seasons before returning to the South Midlands League in 1994.
After a period in the doldrums which culminated in relegation from the South Midlands League Premier
Division at the end of 2006/07, Paul Attfield was appointed manager with ex-Spurs favourite Tony Galvin
returning to Garden Walk as 1st Team Coach in November 2007.
Paul immediately set about building a new 1st Team squad and a run of 17 games undefeated saw the
Club move from bottom of the table to finish in 5th place in the League.
The foundations had been laid for the 2008/09 season and the first team took the South Midlands Division
One League title with one of the best set of stats for any Step 6 Club in the country W33, D4, L3, GF138,
GA30, GD+108, PTS 103.
The 2011/2012 season will be seen as a watershed in our history with the winning of the South Midlands
Premier Division title and promotion to Step 4 in the shape of the Evo-Stik Southern League Division One
Central.
In our first season back at Step 4 after an absence of 19 years it was hard to know what to expect and how
we would perform. Most of our supporters felt a mid-table position would be an acceptable target for the
season, but we quickly found ourselves exceeding all expectations as our performances propelled us
towards the top of the table. Four straight wins in the first four games set the tone and a run of nine wins
with just one defeat between October and December saw us maintain a play-off position. In the very last
game of the season a play-off was still a possibility and having gone 2-1 up away at AFC Hayes with just a
few minutes of the game left it looked a near certainty. But it was not to be as Hayes scored an 87 minute
equaliser and our play-off place was lost.
In our second season at this level our steady progress to claim a place in the play off zone was given a
severe jolt when, at the beginning of November, Paul Attfield announced his resignation as first team
manager due to ill health. The search for his replacement began almost immediately and we were
inundated with applications from some very well know and successful managers. After an exhaustive
selection process the Board appointed Steve Castle at the end of November and on Boxing Day Steve
officially took over securing a 0 – 0 draw against the League’s form team and eventual champions
Dunstable Town.
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AMBERS | 00Royston Town FC
Promotion to the Southern Premier League means that the Club was playing at the highest level in
its 142 year history!
The Club’s first of objective as it planned for life at Step 3 was as simple as ‘Let’s make sure we can stay in
this League!’ and Steve Castle and Chris Watters immediately set about recruiting players to strengthen the
squad. These included James Potton, Sam Corcoran, Scott Thomas and Lee Chappell, all who had
experience of playing at Step 3 and higher. The signing of Adam Marriott a proven goal scorer who had
played for Lincoln City, Stevenage and Cambridge United was without a doubt a real coup and he was to
play a key role in the progress made by the Club by becoming our leading marksman with 31 goals.
There was further good news for the Club just before the season started when we heard that former Royston
goalkeeper Will Norris who had gone to Cambridge United had been sold to Wolves with our ‘sell on’ clause
with United still in place. Will played as number two to John Ruddy for most of the season and was the only
goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in normal time against a full strength Manchester City team in the League
Cup.
When the season kicked off with our home game against Stratford Town we immediately realised how tough
playing at this level was going to be as they used all their experience to chisel out a 2-1 win against us. As
the season progressed results proved inconsistent with good wins against the likes of Kings Lynn and
Farnborough interspersed with defeats to Hereford,Merthyr Town, Hitchin and St Neots. An undefeated run
during October and another during December and into the New Year not only saw us consolidate our League
position but put us in striking distance of the play off spots. Our chances for securing that spot were severely
dented after an ill-disciplined performance saw us loose to Weymouth 3 – 0 followed immediately by a 1 – 0
away defeat to lowly placed Kings Langley. Although we managed to maintain our hopes of a play off place
these were finally put to bed with two successive defeats against the eventually play-off winners Slough
Town and we had to be satisfied with a seventh place finish.
Our results in cup competitions were mixed. In the FA Cup we played Braintree Town away and were
unlucky not to win the game outright after a brilliant performance saw us draw 2 – 2 and then loose the
replay 2- l. A good run in the FA Trophy with wins against Enfield Town and Leatherhead came to an end
against Eastbourne when having managed to draw at their place we lost the replay on penalties. We
managed to get to the final of the Herts Senior Cup were we played Boreham Wood from Step 2 and in spite
of a brave performance we never really had the power to compete and lost 2 – 1
Given were we had started from, we definitely exceeded our own and many other peoples’ expectations and
this has provided us with the building blocks to face this season in the newly constituted Southern Premier
Central League.
A comprehensive history of the Club can be found in The History of Royston Town FC 1875 – 2012 first
published in 2013. The book was written by the Club’s President, Alan Barlow after over five years of
painstaking research and can be purchase via the Club or by visiting www.alanvbarlow.com.
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Matches Today at 12:30 14:00 15:30
CHESHUNT FC FC ROMANIA
Manager: Craig Edwards Manager: Ionut Vintila
Colours: Amber & Black Colours: Yellow & Blue
ROYSTON TOWN FC FC ROMANIA
Manager: Steve Castle Manager: Ionut Vintila
Colours: White & Black Colours: Yellow & Blue
CHESHUNT FC ROYSTON TOWN FC
Manager: Craig Edwards Manager: Steve Castle
Colours: Amber & Black Colours: White & Black
COME ON YOU #AMBERS!
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referees Click here just before kick off to
Mr Graham Swanton see the actual starting line ups
Mr Alphie Ibrahim
Mr Matthew Francis as shared with the referee at
the ground
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