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Windsor Football Club
Matchday Programme
versus Ascot United
Saturday 13th August 2022 Kick Off 3:00pm
Combined Counties League Premier Division North
Windsor Football Club
Matchday Programme
versus Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Tuesday 9th August 2022 Kick Off 7:45pm
Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round Replay
Welcome to Stag Meadow
Good afternoon everyone and Tuesday night attendance since
welcome to Stag Meadow for 2012.
todays CCL Premier Division North
match. That will hopefully go some way to
explaining the queue at the
All at Windsor trust our visitors turnstile. We were caught out
from across the park enjoy their somewhat.
very brief stay with us today.
After today we are on our travels,
A warm welcome especially to Dan making the relatively painless trip
Birchmore and Neal Jeffs for their over to Harefield on Tuesday night.
patience in dealing with my If you can get over there and
premature programme info support Mick and the team that
requests. Thanks guys. would be very much appreciated.
Well, the season is underway. We are next back here on Bank
We’ve played two competitive Holiday Monday, 29th August. That
matches, against the same game is currently set at 11:30am,
opposition and in the FA Cup. We but keep an eye out for any
got a decent result away in changes.
Wiltshire last weekend but couldn’t
follow that up on Tuesday night. I suspect there is also the
possibility of a hastily arranged
That’s football! Once you’ve done match next Saturday – whether
the hard work, you then have to that be competitive or friendly.
follow that up with more hard
work. Keep your eyes on Twitter for
updates!
In fairness the effort and work
ethic could not be faulted. Enjoy the game,
On the subject of Tuesday, we had
a very healthy attendance of 192.
That attendance was our highest
Matt
Next at Stag Meadow: Windsor FC v Flackwell Heath- CCL Premier
Monday 29th August 2022 Kick Off 11:30am
Windsor Football Club
Matchday Programme
versus Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Tuesday 9th August 2022 Kick Off 7:45pm
Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round Replay
From the Bench
Hello Everyone, experience to the team and it was
evident on Tuesday night that our
Our first league fixture of the new leadership and subsequently our
season is a challenging one; Ascot direction was lacking.
like to be the self proclaimed
favourites at this stage of the Frustrating after the huge effort
season and I am guessing that is that everyone put into the game
still the case. on Saturday just to deliver a fairly
tame performance but
Saturdays game will not define our congratulations to RWBFC on
season but it's also important for winning the tie and best wishes
us to improve our identity and going forward.
develop a better understanding of
each other and how we want to We need as many competitive
progress as a group. games as possible in August and
missing out on another FA Cup
In terms of personal we do have game is not ideal especially a
bits and pieces missing that would home draw but like I said, we are
give us a stronger core but I do trying to work on a shape that
believe in giving everyone an works for the players we have
opportunity to write their own available but equally not lose any
stories and there clearly are self confidence and become riddled
positions up for grabs within the with negativity.
team, whoever steps in has to take
their opportunity and have Time to look forward and face the
ownership of the shirt. challenges head on.
Tuesdays cup loss was frustrating
but it did not surprise me, the
scoreline suggested that we were
in the game for 70mins, the
second goal completely took the
game away from us.
Mick.
To concede in the manner we did
combined with the timing of the
goal was a kick in the teeth,
having said that, we very nearly
conceded straight after as well!
We have a number of club colour
Missing George is a big blow , he scarves available today – please
brings a calmness and a lot of ask over the Clubhouse Bar!
CCL North Directory Here’s a directory of our CCL North Division league opponents and ground addresses for quick reference. Club Address Postcode Ascot United Winkfield Road, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7LJ Broadfields United Tithe Farm S&Social Club, Rayners Lane, Harrow HA2 0XH Burnham Wymers Wood Rd, Burnham, Slough SL1 8JG Chalfont St Peter Mill Meadow, Gravel Hill, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks SL9 9QX Edgware Town Silver Jubilee Park, Townsend Lane, London NW9 7NE Egham Town The Runnymede Stadium, Wards Place, Egham TW20 8XD Flackwell Heath Wilks Park, Heath End Rd, Flackwell Heath HP10 9EA Harefield United Preston Park, Breakspear Rd, Harefield, Uxbridge UB9 6NE Hilltop FC Breakspear Road, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 7SB Holyport 7 Summerleaze Rd, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 8SP North Greenford Utd Berkeley Fields, Berkeley Ave, Greenford UB6 0NX Oxhey Jets Altham Way, South Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire WD19 6FW Reading City The Rivermoor, Scours Ln, Tilehurst, Reading RG30 6AY Spelthorne Sports 296 Staines Road West, Ashford Common, Middx TW15 1RY London Lions Rowley Lane Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Barnet EN5 3HW Virginia Water Stag Meadow, St Leonards Road, Windsor SL4 3DR Wallingford Town Sports Park, Hithercroft Road, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 9RB Wembley Vale Farm Sports Centre, Wembley HA0 3HF Wokingham & Emb’k ESSC, Lowther Road, Wokingham RG41 1JB
Let’s Meet…Luke Appleton
Todays catch up is with Luke hopefully by keeping fit and not
Appleton (known as Apples by his having any injuries I can help the
teammates). Luke has been a team with that this season.”
regular for a couple of seasons
now and made his 90th Any games and venues you
competitive appearance for us on particularly look forward to, or not
Tuesday night. each season?
How did Luke find last season? “I do enjoy an early kick off bank
holiday/boxing day game against
“It was a frustrating season on a Virginia. Big crowd, little drizzle of
personal note, I didn't get off to rain and always a well contested
the best of starts fracturing my game with both squads wanting 3
heel 2/3 games in and putting me points. There are a few places that
out until around Nov/Dec time. aren’t the best..especially over the
Then catching covid around winter period. You always look at
January time; So I never really on the fixture list and don't want to
had an opportunity to get into a have to travel to. One from last
good run of games and or being season was Hilltop away in the
100% fit.” cup, it may well have been the
worst surface I've ever played on!”
And we have Mick Woodham back,
you’ll know what to expect? And positionally, you think you are
a centre back?
“I joined the club under Mick so I
know exactly what he wants from “I was as a Striker/winger back
his squad. It will be different from when I started playing at 6/7, then
last year, we're a completely new eventually moved onto Right back
side and it will take a while to work around the age of 11/12. Then
each other out as teammates, we when I went back to Sunday
just need to be patient.” league at u15/u16 I became a CB.
In senior football I have played
Goals for the season, a target you Right Back a few times, but would
have set yourself? definitely say I am a Centre Back.
“This year I want to get more goals Finally, given a choice of eating
from set pieces; I always set and drinking out are you a Costa,
myself a target for at least 5 goals Starbucks or Nandos man?
a season so I want to affect
attacking set pieces more this “Oh it's always going to be a
year. Last year I only scored twice Nandos. I would go every other
so want to build on that and day if I could afford it!”
Face in the Shirt
With change comes new faces. Whilst we can probably tell a player from the
number on his back or the way he carries himself, it’s fair to say you wouldn’t
always recognise players when in their “civvies”?
Below are six of our new team – say hello if you do see them!
Basim Mirtahmasebi Emeka Ukaegbu Adam Jeffries
Jacob Adeyemi Kyle Rochford
Favour Anene
Fixtures 2022/23 Date Oppo H/A Score Att 1 2 3 6 Aug ’22 R Wootton Bassett Twn FAC A 1-1 118 Ryan Mirtahm’bi Ukaegbu 9 Aug ’22 R Wootton Bassett Twn FAC H 0-2 192 Ryan Mirtahm’bi Ukaegbu 13 Aug ’22 Ascot United CCL H 16 Aug ’22 Harefield United CCL A 23 Aug ’22 Chalfont St Peter CCL H 27 Aug ’22 Holyport CCL A 29 Aug ’22 Flackwell Heath CCL H 3 Sept ’22 Hilltop CCL A 6 Sept ’22 AFC Croydon Ath PLCup A 10 Sept ’22 Reading City CCL H 17 Sept ’22 Wokingham & E’Brook CCL A
& Line-Ups 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Subs Hall Gould Appleton Anene Maple Adeyemi Robinson Trivelato Jeffries,Blount Hall Jeffries Appleton Rochford Anene Robinson Adeyemi Blount Lal,Trivelato,Maple
Law Changes
The Premier League is back and of the words ‘or team official’ to
there are law changes this season! the participants who can be
booked or dismissed during a
As ever, the powers that be have penalty shoot-out.
brought in a number of new rules
and tweaks in regulations ahead of Fouls and misconduct relating
the first ball being kicked. to goalkeeper handling
Here’s a full rundown of the new This change has tidied up some
guidelines for the Premier League. dodgy wording to confirm a
goalkeeper can handle the ball
Substitutions inside their own penalty area
without being dismissed for
A throwback to football played denying an obvious goal-scoring
during the pandemic, clubs will be opportunity.
able to make five substitutions this
season. The law is now completed by the
phrase ‘except a goalkeeper within
The additional two changes were their penalty area’.
brought in to combat fatigue after
the season was fast-tracked Fouls and misconduct relating
following the Covid lockdown. to outside agents
Managers will have to make their This covers a scenario in which a
five changes in three separate player leaves the pitch to assault
instances to avoid further an ‘outside agent’ – such as a fan,
disruption to the game. pitch invader, opposition player or
coaching team member in the dug-
Coin toss out.
Slightly farcically, this law now The referee will now award an
begins with the words ‘the referee indirect free-kick at the point on
tosses a coin’ for the choice of the pitch where he left the field of
kick-off and ends, where play but only if the ball was ‘in
previously it just said a coin toss play’ at the time.
was required but did not identify
the overseer. Goalkeeper’s positioning
Bookings Goalkeepers can now stand with
one foot behind the line to face a
This law has seen the addition penalty kick.Hammer Jacob is crackers for Harrow Borough fans
JACOB Knightbridge may be used “I’m looking forward to playing for
to turning out for England Under a club where we go to teams away
17s and West Ham United, but with more fans,” Knightbridge told
says he is relishing the prospect of Harrow’s YouTube channel.
donning the number one jersey at
Harrow Borough this season – just “Playing Under 18s for England
to play in front of fans! and West Ham, you don’t get as
many fans watching but, like on
The 18-year-old goalkeeper has Tuesday night at Chertsey where
been with the Hammers’ Academy there was only 300, that was
since the age of seven and was a something I’ve always wanted to
regular figure for the U18s last do.
season, helping Kevin Keen’s
young Irons keep 13 clean sheets “Non-League football is a lot
in 23 league outings. different to academy football but
that’s the challenge I want. Being
His reward was a first professional young in this league, coming up
deal with the club over the against bigger, more physical
summer and, to continue his opponents.
development, Knightbridge has
signed a season-long loan deal Playing Tuesday-Saturday, it’s
with Steve Baker’s side in the tough but I have to make sure I
Southern League Premier South. am string enough to deal with it
and hopefully I can have a good
Knightbridge turned out for season here. I’m really looking
Borough in two pre-season forward to it.
matches before making his senior
debut in the 0-0 draw at Tiverton “Harrow is a good, local
yesterday. opportunity for me, who play at a
good standard. I think I’ve settled
And it’s fair to say the young in nicely. They’re a great bunch of
stopper likes what he sees so far – lads and I’ve enjoyed playing with
especially playing in front of a new them so far.”
army of fans.Player of the Month We’ve skipped the sponsor a player / players kit this season and are asking for sponsorship of the Player of the Month award. Only £25 for one month and you will have your name in the programme all season long! There are still months available and it’s very easy to get involved. Simply email Matt via the programme@windsorfc.net email address. To date we have: Month Sponsor Winning Player August ‘22 Michael Gegg September ‘22 Thames Motor Group October ‘22 November ‘22 December ‘22 The Stalbow Family January ‘23 Alex Bournat & Will Krause February ’23 March ‘23 April ‘23
On Reflection
A new piece, perhaps a new concept for some. It may not last long but who
knows it could become a template for improvement!
It’s our reflection page. We should all be reflective. Take a look at
ourselves, and think about what we do well and not so well.
This is slightly different in that we’ve asked those who come to Stag
Meadow most what they feel are the good and not so good things at the
Football Club;
If you have anything to add feel free to email programme@windsorfc.net
Good Not so Good
Excellent Clubhouse Bar area including Second turnstile block needs attention.
the boardroom and small bar.
Fantastic playing surface. Old Club Shop, tea bar and the physio
buildings are crumbling.
Hard-standing terracing around the Club website is poor, rarely updated and
ground. the functionality is dreadful.
Entrance to the ground, turnstile area. Seats in the main stand need replacing
and to be uniform in colour.
Lack of consistency around the food
offering on matchdays. When food isn’t
available there is never proactive
communication.
Fence in the far side corner by the mast
needs replacing.
Lack of a cash provision for supporters.
The external car park is of poor quality
and needs a better surface and
definition of spacing.Carry on Carlos..
We’ve a game for you now to kill a It was the last place where a
couple of minutes during the half woman was trialled and executed
time break. for witchcraft.
Not content with his previous The Royal Clarence Hotel is the
culinary exploits, Carl (Carlos) oldest in Britain, which was built in
Jackson entertains us with his 1769 and some parts can be dated
“Carry on Carlos” Travel Game. back to the 1500’s.
In his role as Britain’ leading Famous people that come from the
courier, Carlos clocks up hundreds City include JK Rowling, Chris
of miles a week travelling the Martin, Tommy Cooper and William
length and breadth of the UK. Temple, among others.
Can you guess where Carlos has The Cathedral of St Peter dates
been this week from the clues back to 1050 and was rebuilt in
below? 1258 In decorative gothic style.
If you go out in this City you are
The City’s Guildhall is the oldest likely to be caught on camera over
civic building in Britain, parts of 300 times a day.
the building dates as far back as
1160. The estimated population is around
144,328 and has the second
It was founded by the Romans, highest population in Devon.
once called Isca and was the tribal
capital of the Domnonirums. Its football club play at St James
Park.
There are 7 other places around
the world with this City name,
including Towns in Canada,
Pennsylvania, and Illinois.
During Medieval Britain, this City
had man-made drinking water
system that brought pure spring
Goto Squad List page for the answer
water into the city.Ascot United
The first record of Ascot United was in 2004 Ascot United was awarded FA
1928 and it seems that over the years Charter Community club status, one of
teams by that name formed and re- the first clubs in the UK to receive the
formed when until 1965 when a men’s award. By now the club had grown to
team who played their games at 43 teams, including 3 girls teams,
Sunninghill, with “after match veterans and 4 adult mens teams.
meetings” in The Wells public house in
Cheapside village. 2006 The first team became champions
of the Reading Senior League gaining
Soon after the club gained permission promotion to the Hellenic League 1st
from Ascot Racecourse to convert the Division East and also won the Reading
land west of coach park 10 into a Evening Post Cup Final at the
football pitch where the club is still Madejeski Stadium in Reading.
located today. A wooden clubhouse
was built and around this time this 2010 By now the club had outgrown
team went on to win many prestigious their facilities at the Racecourse and
trophies in the years that followed. after a complex project a new
clubhouse and other facilities were built
A small number of various youth teams with the help of funding from the
represented Ascot United over the Football Foundation and RBWM. The
years up to 1988, but from 1989 there senior team were runners up in
was an increase in demand for youth Hellenic 1st Division East and were
football. In 1992 there came a turning promoted to the Hellenic Premier
point when small-sided football was league.
introduced for 7 and 8 year olds by
Keith Wickes the club’s chairman who 2011 In August Ascot United made
established The East Berks Youth their first appearance in the FA Cup at
League to enable local clubs to play home to Wembley FC. It was a night of
competitive matches against each many firsts as the trophy came to
other. Ascot and the match was the first game
to be screened live by Facebook.
From that point the ‘new’ Ascot United Unfortunately the result was a 1-2
started to take shape; defeat but the ground record of 1,150
still stands.
1990 A new club house was erected at
the Racecourse Ground. Recent By now Ascot United teams
were regularly winning leagues and
1991 A new 11 a side pitch and a cups. The girls led the way winning
training area were constructed on what county cups in Surrey and Berks and
are now the 3G and Top mini pitch. Bucks.
2003 A Partnership with Charters The boys soon followed with several
School was established and for the first county cup successes. The first team
time all our players could train in the got in on the act winning the Hellenic
evenings under floodlights on an ‘astro’ League cup in 2016 and 2018.
pitch. The first club website went live.Ascot United
Meanwhile the pitches and facilities The Club Today The Club has grown to
were struggling to keep up with the become one of the largest football
amount of football being played and a clubs in the UK. Currently there are
second major project was started to over 750 registered players, embracing
install a 3G pitch at the Racecourse all ages from age 5 and all levels of
ground. ability.
Eventually in October 2019 the new Ascot United fields more than 75 teams
pitch was opened by Greg Clark, every weekend including 5 adult teams
Chairman of the FA. Then after 6 and 8 girls’ teams.
fantastic months of the whole club It is supported by over 50 businesses
using the 3G Covid-19 struck, affecting who provide various forms of
football throughout the country. sponsorship, it is run by over 100
volunteers 80 of whom have formal FA
The first team were run away leaders coaching qualifications.
in their first season in the Combined
Counties league but the FA nulled all The club’s status was underlined in
the non-league results and the August 2004 when it became an FA
promotion dream was not to be. Charter Community club, at the time
only the second club in Berkshire to
Ascot United in 2020 Covid-19 affected receive this award.
football as it affected everyone but in
the months we were able to use the 3G The Future / Club Aims Despite all the
it became clear that it would affect the changes Ascot United will always
way the club operates. remain as a sustainable football club at
the heart of the community proving
The Sunday Soccer School for the everyone from age 4 to veterans, boys
under 5s and 6s has been replaced by and girls and men and women with the
an Academy running mid week on the opportunity to play and enjoy football
3G. in a fantastic location with modern
The 3G was used for a very successful facilities.
daytime summer camp which
previously was not possible on grass.
The Vets joined a league for the first
time.
A new website was launched, social
media played a more important role in
communication, the catering and bar
became a 7 day cashless operation but
planning for Football with Covid has
been a major headache.
We are all hoping for a successful
season on and off the pitch.
www.ascotunited.netCarry on Carlos..
We’ve a game for you now to kill a The City’ football team shares its
couple of minutes during the half nickname with a club from
time break. Gibraltar.
Not content with his previous You can go for a swim at “Ninja
culinary exploits, Carl (Carlos) Swim” in Queens Park.
Jackson entertains us with his
“Carry on Carlos” Travel Game. The City’ castle was built by
William the Conqueror.
In his role as Britain’ leading
courier, Carlos clocks up hundreds It was the 3rd largest City in the UK
of miles a week travelling the up until the 13th century. As of
length and breadth of the UK. now it doesn’t rank in the top 70!
Can you guess where Carlos has The Fossdyke Navigation (canal)
been this week from the clues was built by the Romans over
below? 2,000 years ago and is the oldest
canal still in use in the UK.
A City known for its medieval
Cathedral. At the heart of the city centre
stands one of the city’s most
Its Castle houses a Victorian prison recognisable features. High Bridge,
and a copy of the Magna Carta. which carries the High Street at its
busiest point across the River
This City has a population of Witham, is the oldest bridge in the
189000 and is approximately a 3 UK that still has occupied buildings
hour drive north of Stag Meadow. on it.
The actor Neil McCarthy was born The local football club has its home
in this city (Private Thomas in Zulu at Sincil Bank (LNER Stadium) and
amongst other roles). its Manager is Mark Kennedy.
The Square Sail & The Ritz are just Its local rivals are Scunthorpe and
two Weatherspoons pubs in the Grimsby Town.
City Centre.
Goto Squad List page for the answerSquad Lists for Today
Today’s Carry on Carlos Answer is Exeter!
Windsor FC Ascot United
Red & Green Shirts Yellow Shirts & Blue Shorts
Jacob Adeyemi Sean McCormack
Favour Anene Sam Gray
Luke Appleton Jamie Ashdown
Phill Arko Adam Everiss
Joe Blount Brendan Matthew
Anmol Gill Chris Ellis
Lewis Goodfellow Dan Bailey
George Gould Dan Price
Ben Hall Elliott Carey
Rolly Ilunga George Lock
Adam Jeffries Harry Grant
Alfie Lal Harry Lafin
Harry Maple Harry Tucker
Connor McShane Jay Welch
Basim Mirtahmasebi Jordan Ajanlekoko
Rourke Pickford Josh Masters
James Quinn Kai Walters
Tyler Robinson Keaton August
Kyle Rochford Louis Bouwers
Conaill Ryan Marcus Mealing
Tela Trivelato Ollie Harris
Harvey Williams Usman Lalustani
James Quinn M Jamie Tompkins
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