WELCOME TO LINGFIELD Good afternoon and welcome to today’s SCFL game between Lingfield and Selsey.

This should be a closely fought affair, Lingfield are fourth on 22 points and Selsey

are fifth on 19 points. A win for the Lingers will strengthen their position where as a

win for Selsey will make the race for the top spots even closer. The Lingers have

now won their last 6 league games and are on a roll where as Selsey have lost

their last 3 so this could prove a turning point for either team.

A great result for the first team on Tuesday, a 1-0 win over Premier Division Broad-

bridge Heath has seen them progress to the quarter finals of the Peter Bentley Cup

and they now face a trip to Saltdean for the semi-finals, date TBC. In a fixture

change we now host Ash United here at Godstone Road next Wednesday

(7.45pm) in the Surrey FA Premier County Cup, please come along and give them

your support.

Disappointingly the u18s exited the Grant McLennan cup on Wednesday losing 2-4

at home to a strong Raynes Park Vale team. The Tom Coakley’s young team put in

a spirited performance but the visitors just edged it with a little bit more strength

and experience counting in the end.

The Sunday team have got off to a satisfactory start to their season sitting mid ta-

ble in the Redhill & District Sunday League Division Two with two wins and two de-

feats. This Sunday they welcome table topping Warlingham Reserves to Godstone

Road, kick off 10.30am. The Vets have entered a new league this season, they

now play in the Mid Sussex Football League Veterans Division. A disappointing

start saw them lose to a strong Horley Town team but a 2-2 draw at home with Jar-

vis Brook is hopefully the start of better things for Darren Maziere and his team.

Enjoy today’s game!

Upcoming Games at Godstone Road

Sat 28th Oct 15:00 Reserves Lingfield v Redhill Combined Counties League

Sat 4th Nov 15:00 Firsts Lingfield v Seaford Town SCFL

Sun 5th Nov 10:30 Sunday Team Lingfield v Grange Park Redhill & District Senior Cup

Sun 5th Nov 10.30 u17s Lingfield v Hollingbury Hawks Mid Sussex League Cup

CAPTAINS CORNER

Tuesday gave us the opportunity to have a nice break from the league and test

ourselves against a team in the division above and I think we acquitted ourselves

very well. Connor Leach came in for Corbin who was struggling with an injury and I

thought he was very good which can only help us with fixtures coming thick and

fast over the next few weeks.

We spent the first half getting a foothold in the game and definitely had the better

chances but ultimately we could not break Broadbridge Heath down. The second

half started much the same until a straight red card for their skipper shifted the mo-

mentum towards us. We got the breakthrough after a slick move was finished nice-

ly by Nick Dembele who looked sharp throughout and we managed to hold on for

the 1-0 win and will now face Saltdean away in the quarter final. Credit must go to

Broadbridge Heath who I actually thought were better when they went down to 10

men and didn’t stop throwing bodies forward until the very end.

It was important for us to keep the momentum of the recent winning run going and

with key players coming back in to contention after lengthy spells out it certainly

gives the management a few headaches for future fixtures.

We look forward to welcoming Selsey to the Lair on Saturday who will be looking to

get back on track following a couple of recent defeats, but who have themselves

had a good start to the season. We need to keep on picking up points to put some

pressure on the top 3 if we are to achieve our aim this season but it has certainly

been a good last month so long may it continue.

Cheers

Gravesy.

PRSEIDENT - Pam Tomsett

CHAIRMAN - Bill Blenkin

VICE CHAIRMAN - John Tovey

SECRETARY - John Tovey - john.tovey@virginmedia.co.uk

TREASURER - Greg Hedges

COMMERCIAL MANAGER - David Antino - info@lingfieldfc.com

PROGRAMME EDITOR - JMA Programmes - jmaprogrammes@hotmail.com

FIRST TEAM MANAGER - David ‘Dixie’ Dean

ASSISTANT MANAGER- Bobby Clements

COACH - Simon Horn

PHYSIO - David Antino

RESERVE MANAGER - John Tovey

ASSISTANT MANAGER - Wayne Hodgson

WHO’S WHO

The Pavilion,

Godstone Road,

Lingfield,

Surrey,

RH7 6BT

Lingfield FC was formed in 1893, initially competing in the now defunct Edenbridge & District League for the first 20 years of its history. Throughout virtually all their history the club has retained its distinctive red and yellow colours, albeit in a variety of guises. After much success in junior and local intermediate football the club applied to join the Sussex County League (and senior football) in 1980, but were turned down af-ter the ground was deemed inadequate. However, Lingfield had more success with the Combined Counties League, which they joined the following season (1980/81). In 1981/82 Lingfield finished as runners-up in Division Two of the Eastern Division. Lingfield installed floodlights for the first time in 1983 and they were christened with a match on 2nd March against Brighton, a game that drew a crowd of 1,200. With floodlights in place, the club was finally accepted into Division Two of the County League, with the promise of less traveling and more local derbies to look forward to. After three seasons however, they were relegated to Division Three, and inter-mediate football once more. In 1993/94 Lingfield returned to senior football as runners-up to Bosham, but it proved to be a brief return, with relegation following the next season. In 1997/98 however, the club was promoted once more, this time as champions of Division Three, but again struggled to maintain senior status. In 2000 they finished bottom but avoided the drop, but were not as lucky with an identical finish the following year. 2001/02 saw Lingfield close to dropping out of the League altogether after they fin-ished bottom of Division Three, only to be saved by the merger of Ansty Rangers and St. Francis Hospital to form St. Francis Rangers. The following two seasons however, saw a steady improvement, finishing 3rd in the table (albeit 8 points be-hind second-placed Bexhill United) in 2004/05. The club also reached the final of the Division 3 Challenge Cup, but lost 1-3 to Rustington. In 2005/06 the Club fulfilled its promise of the previous season by going one better and returning to senior football after an absence of five years as runners-up to champions Peacehaven & Telcombe. Lingfield finished five points clear of third-placed Rustington, but the West Sussex club was once again to prove their neme-sis in the Challenge Cup, beating Lingfield 12-11 on penalties after the two sides had drawn 1-1 in normal time. Astonishingly, the shoot-out saw no fewer than 32 spot kicks taken! In 2006/07 the club finished in 10th position but in 2007/08 under manager Steve Perkins Jnr, secured promotion to Division 1 for the first time in their history by fin-ishing as runners-up to East Grinstead Town. In their first season in Div 1 in season 2008/09 the club finished in a highly respect-able 8th position, under manager Steve Perkins Jnr. In 2009-10 season Lingfield finished in 10th position in Div 1 In 2010-11 season Lingfield finished in 11th position in Div 1 In 2011-12 season Lingfield finished in 7th position in Div 1 In 2012-13 season Lingfield finished in 6th position in Div 1 In 2013-14 season Lingfield finished in 15th position in Div 1

CLUB HISTORY

OUR VISITORS… SELSEYSelsey Football Club was formed in 1903 and played at various grounds before setting up home

at the High Street Ground in the late 1940s. Selsey were a formidable force in the West Sussex

Football League and dominated the league in the 1950s. Their record in the West Sussex Foot-

ball League before applying for promotion to the Sussex County Football League was the envy

of many around. They won Division One on six occasions in 1937/38, 1954/55, 1956/57,

1957/58, 1958/59 and 1960/61, together with the Malcolm Simmonds Memorial Cup on four oc-

casions in 1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58 and 1958/59. They also added the Sussex County FA In-

termediate Cup trophy to their haul in 1958/59.

Selsey made the step up to the Sussex County League in 1961 and made an immediate impact

on Division Two when finishing runners-up to champions Shoreham in their first season. The

competition was abandoned due to bad weather the following year, but Selsey gained promotion

to Division One in 1963/64, ending the season as champions and were also winners of the Divi-

sion Two Invitation Cup. The club remained in the top division for five years before being relegat-

ed in 1969. The highlight of their early existence in the County scene was when they appeared at

the Goldstone Ground, Brighton and were narrowly beaten by Eastbourne Utd 1-0 in the Sussex

Senior Cup in season 1962/63.

A return to the top flight was achieved in season 1975/76, again as champions, but within two

seasons the club once again found itself back in Division Two. They then endured a further nine

seasons in the lower division until they gained promotion back to Division One for the third time

in 1986/87, as runners-up to Pagham. Their two chances of cup glory during that time came in

1984/85 when they were runners up in the Division Two Cup losing to local rivals Chichester City

2-1 and in 1986/87 when they were eventual winners. Once back in Division One Selsey man-

aged to survive for four seasons, until finishing bottom in 1991 with just 12 points. They had an-

other chance of silverware in 1989/90 but again failed in the final when they lost to Langney

Sports in the John O'Hara League Cup but made amends by winning the County League five a

side tournament at the Brighton Centre. The club then had a period of success when they were

runners up in the Division Two Cup in 1994/95 and winners of it the following season, together

with winning promotion to Division One again in 1995/96.

The club then enjoyed its longest spell in Division One, a period of eight years, and it's most suc-

cessful time when manager Danny Hinshelwood took control of the club in the year 2000. Sea-

son 2001/02 saw them win the SCFA RUR Cup and the following year saw them lift the John

O'Hara League Cup. In 2000/01 and 2001/02 the club finished 4th on both occasions, their high-

est finish to date. Problems behind the scenes at the club however, saw them start the 2003/04

amongst the favourites for relegation. The annual curtain-raiser - The Norman Wingate Trophy -

did little to dispel those feelings, as Whitehawk thumped a woeful Selsey side 6-1. The remain-

der of the season followed suit as Selsey were duly relegated to Division Two.

Following two seasons of rebuilding and re-structuring, and with Danny Hinshelwood back in

charge after a short spell away, the 2005/06 period saw Selsey back to something like their best

when they gained promotion back to Division One, thus maintaining their reputation as one of the

County League's yo-yo clubs. It was not surprising that Selsey's best home gate of the season

(248) came against local rivals Pagham, but what was completely bizarre was the fact that the

lowest attendance at the High Street Ground (88) was for the visit of Sidlesham, easily their clos-

est neighbours with less than three miles separating the two clubs!

www.pitchero.com/clubs/selsey @SelseyFootballC

OUR VISITORS… SELSEY Back in the top division for 2006/07, Selsey comfortably maintained their position with an 8th

place finish and again posted amongst the best attendances in the League, bettered only by

champions Eastbourne Town and Three Bridges. They also won their way through to the SCFA

RUR Cup final again in season 2007/08 but could not record their second triumph of this long

established competition losing to Three Bridges. A fifteenth place finish kept them in Division

One and mid table seems to be the favoured position for the club having finished no lower than

seventeenth and no higher than tenth in the league since then. Another cup final appearance

was to come Selsey’s way in 2011/12 when they played Rye Utd in the SCFA RUR Cup, but

again could not record a win and lost 2-0. In 2011 the club made improvements to the ground in

line with the FA ground grading requirements and now has a ground worthy of its County League

status.

Selsey’s 2012-13 season saw some highs and lows. League wins at Hassocks and Redhill were

the pick of the bunch and an emphatic 4-0 thumping of Rye Utd avenged the cup final defeat

from the previous season. This was the best Selsey could do in the cups as they lost the next

round to Peacehaven and saw early exits from all other cup competitions. A total of eleven

league wins and twelve draws saw Selsey finish eighteenth in the league, only avoiding relega-

tion by four points.

The following season started with great enthusiasm and optimism. Ex Brighton and Hove Albion

favourite Adam Hinshelwood was in charge of the side and things looked good for the new cam-

paign. However a far from bright start saw Selsey draw their first game and lose their next three

before beating local rivals Chichester 2-1 at home in the league. Early exits were recorded in the

FA Cup and FA Vase and their league form was inconsistent. This form led to Hinshelwood re-

signing as Manager when they lost away to 2nd Division outfit Broadbridge Heath in the SCFA

RUR Cup. Ryan Pharo took over the hot-seat and stabilized the ship recording notable victories

against Pagham and Hassocks. Pharo’s rein at the Club however was short-lived and he was

removed from his post during March. The Club decided to take on a Youth policy and needed to

promote from within. Steve Bailey was promoted to the position of Manager and with half the first

team squad leaving the Club it was a difficult end to the season. In fact they lost seven of their

last eight matches only winning the last game of the season at home to Lingfield 3-2. This win

secured their place in Division One for another term.

The 2014-15 Season proved to be a very difficult time for the Club. The first team struggled in

the league and never looked like holding onto their position in Division One. They ended the sea-

son in bottom place with only eleven points to their name which meant relegation to the newly

formed Southern Combination Football League. Their cup exploits did not fare any better with

defeats in the first round of each competition.

The new season proved to be tough for Steve Baileys’s side and it took until the second week in

October before they recorded their first league victory. (The first game of the season was award-

ed to Selsey when Saltdean Utd FC was unable to raise a team). A couple of early Cup wins in

the Peter Bentley Cup and Division One Cup were an improvement on the previous term but un-

fortunately the side went out of these compettion before any silverware came their way. The pick

of the wins throughout the season were the victories against Crawley Down Gatwick (who were

top at the time), Langney Wanderers and Lingfield. However, defeats to Seaford Town (twice)

and Midhurst soured things a little. For the third season running Selsey were either, already rele-

gated, or needing a result on the last day of the season, to ensure they did not end up in a rele-

gated position. A 1-1 draw at home to Southwick was sufficient for the team to retain its Division

One status and plan for the season ahead.

MATCH REPORTSLingfield 1-0 Broadbridge Heath

Lingfield through to Quarter Final of Peter Bentley!

Kick off, and both sides felt themselves into the game as they both stepped into an un-

known. Lingfield certainly more prominent in possession and prepared to be patient with

their play, and looked the most likely with Mwanza, Dembele, Hodge and Wilford causing

problems down both flanks. A rather narrow set up from Broadbridge Heath (BBH) which

meant real work for the 3 central midfielders, however up to the task. Only change to the

side was the incoming Connor Leech for Corbin Turner in the base of midfield; who nota-

bly held his own, retained possession and won it back on key areas. Best chances of the

first half came for Richard Wetton, as firstly hitting across the keeper to only find the post

and away. And to also fall 1-on-1 with the keeper and be denied twice in succession!

Lingfield did have to defend a few set pieces from BBH, however stood comfortably

strong. Finished up evens 0-0, some good football played, still in the balance.

2nd half beginning with a real belief amongst the Lingfield changing room of a result. And

they began with detention of the ball, biding their time for an opportune moment. With the

game in the balance, it shifted as BBH's Captain No.6 went in for a tackle on Horn that

appeared to leave the ground; gave the ref not much choice, reduced to 10! BBH went

narrower, trying to set up a unit that can hold out, and fair to their credit, remained reso-

lute and organised. Lingfield with increasing possession and pressure on BBH could only

be prevented for so long, before a move from Graves to Clements onto Hodge who used

his pace to cut in and square to Nick Dembele who's turn and shot was prolific! 1-0 Ling-

field and now BBH had to come out and go for broke. With some pressure from BBH,

Lingfield stood strong when called upon, and kept a big period of possession to see the

game out as the Bears couldn't claw their way back into the game. Finished 1-0 Lingfield

FT. Saltdean saw past Peacehaven, so it shall be a fixture of last year in an away trip to

Saltdean. Should be very competitive.

7 in a row for the Lingers now in all comps; we attempt to make it 7 in a row in the league

on Saturday as we host Selsey at the Lair; 3pm Kick Off. Now 3 clean sheets in a row, 5

in the last 6, and two 1-0 wins back to back now showing a resilient character amongst

the squad. Thank You to all supporters who showed up, it's appreciated from all players

and management from both clubs! And we hope to see you again soon. Up the Lingers!

Team: Moore, Mwanza, Graves, Johnston, Hodge, Dembele, Horn, Leech, Clements, Wilford &

Wetton

Subs Used: Baker & Naylor

Goalscorers: Dembele 71’

Att: 29

MATCH REPORTS

FIXTURES, RESULTS & PLAYER STATSDATE OPPOSITION VENUE COMP KO/RES

04/08 Crowborough Ath. Away FAC EP L 0-2

12/08 Langney Wanderers Away League L 2-5

19/08 Storrington Away League W 4-1

22/08 Oakwood Away PBC 2R W 6-2

26/08 Mile Oak Away League L 1-2

29/08 St Francis Rangers Away League D 4-4

02/09 Wick FC Away League L 1-2

09/09 Beckenham Town Away FAV 1R L 2-3

12/09 AFC Varndeanians Home League W 6-0

15/09 Midhurst & EasebourneHome League W 5-0

23/09 Ringmer Home League W 2-1

30/09 Steyning Town Home League W 4-3

07/10 Bexhill United Away League W 3-0

14/10 Ringmer Away League W 1-0

17/10 Broadbridge Heath Home PBC 3R W 1-0

21/10 Selsey Home League 15:00

25/10 Ash United Away SPC 1R 19:45

28/10 Billinghurst Away League 15:00

04/11 Seaford Town Home League 15:00

11/11 Little Common Home League 15:00

18/11 Hailsham Town Away League 15:00

25/11 Southwick Away League 15:00

02/12 Storrington Home League 15:00

09/12 Steyning Town Away League 15:00

23/12 Midhurst & EasebourneAway League 15:00

26/12 Oakwood Away League 11:00

30/12 St Francis Rangers Home League 15:00

06/01 Mile Oak Home League 15:00

13/01 Langney Wanderers Home League 15:00

27/01 Seaford Town Away League 15:00

03/02 Billinghurst Home League 15:00

10/02 Bexhill United Home League 15:00

17/02 Wick FC Home League 15:00

03/03 AFC Varndeanians Away League 15:00

24/03 Selsey Away League 15:00

31/03 Hailsham Town Home League 15:00

02/04 Oakwood Home League 15:00

14/04 Little Common Away League 15:00

21/04 Southwick Home League 15:00

1 2 3 4 5

Moore Johnston Wilford Graves Smith

Moore Johnston Wilford Turner Hill

Moore Tuppen Wilford Johnston Baker

Jenner Hill Naylor Graves Hillen

Moore Naylor Wilford 1 Tuppen Baker

Moore Mwanza Graves 1 Johnston Tuppen

Moore Tuppen Graves Johnston Wilford

Moore Mwanza Johnston 1 Graves Wilford

Moore Wilford Johnston Graves 1 Tuppen

Moore Wilford Tuppen Johnston Graves 1

Jenner Tuppen Graves Wilford Hodge

Moore Hodge Wilford Johnston Mwanza

Moore Wilford Johnston 1 Graves Mwanza

Moore Wilford Mwanza Graves Johnston

Moore Mwanza Graves Johnston Hodge

FIXTURES, RESULTS & PLAYER STATS 6 7 8 9 10 11 SUBS USED

Smith Bakhit Clements Burroughs Dembele Hill Wetton Lilley, Connolly, Turner

Hill Smith Clements Bakhit Summerfield Dembele Wetton 1 Lilley, Burroughs, Connolly 1

Baker Dembele 1 Hill Clements Connolly 1 Sintim Wetton 2 Horn, Summerfield

Hillen Dembele 2 Horn Lilley Summerfield Connolly 3 Wetton 1 Wilford, Clements

Baker Clements Bakhit Hill Horn Connolly Gomez Burroughs, Lilley, Taylor

Tuppen Burroughs Clements Lilley Dembele 1 Connolly 1 Wetton 1 Horn, Naylor, Turner

Wilford Bakhit Clements Horn Turner Wetton 1 Connolly Lilley, Summerfield

Wilford Clements Bakhit Connolly Turner Horn Wetton 1 Woods, Hill, Davies

Tuppen Turner Horn Clements Mwanza Wetton 3 Dembele 1 Lilley, Hill, Toovey

Graves 1 Turner Horn Clements 1 Mwanza Dembele Wetton 1 Hodge 1,D Summers, J Summers

Hodge Bakhit Horn 1 Turner Lilley D Summers Wetton 1 Connolly, Mwanza, Davies

Mwanza Wetton 1 Dembele Clements Lilley Horn D Summers 1 Burroughs, Connolly 1, Summerfield

Mwanza Hodge Horn Clements 1 Turner Dembele Wetton 1 Connolly, Woods

Johnston Turner Hodge Horn Clements Dembele Wetton 1 Lilley, Middleton

Hodge Dembele 1 Horn Leech Clements Wilford Wetton Baker, Naylor

LEAGUE TABLE POS P W D L GF GA GD PTS

1 Little Common 11 9 1 1 46 7 39 28

2 Wick FC 11 9 1 1 36 10 26 28

3 Langney Wanderers 10 8 1 1 35 18 17 25

4 Lingfield 11 7 1 3 33 18 15 22

5 Selsey 10 6 1 3 20 9 11 19

6 Steyning Town 10 6 0 4 30 16 14 18

7 Mile Oak 10 5 2 3 22 19 3 17

8 Bexhill United 11 4 3 4 25 19 6 15

9 Seaford Town 10 4 3 3 18 19 -1 15

10 Hailsham Town 10 4 2 4 15 21 -6 14

11 Ringmer 11 4 0 7 22 24 -2 12

12 Oakwood 10 3 2 5 19 28 -9 11

13 St Francis Rangers 10 3 2 5 18 28 -10 11

14 Midhurst & Easebourne 11 3 1 7 16 27 -11 10

15 Storrington 11 3 1 7 11 31 -20 10

16 Billinghurst 10 1 2 7 12 27 -15 5

17 AFC Vardeanians 11 1 2 8 7 37 -30 5

18 Southwick 10 0 3 7 7 34 -27 3

MEET YOUR LINGER

Name: Nick Dembele

Position: Striker/Winger

Favourite Team: Chelsea

Favourite Food: Mac Cheese n BBQ chicken wings (Homemade)

Favourite Music: Hip Pop/R&B

Favourite Film: Paid in Full

Favourite Drink: Tropical Sun Exotic

Favourite Pre Match Meal: Pasta bake

Who Would Play You In A Film About You: Eddie Murphy

Longest In The Shower: Connor

Most Intelligent: Myself

Least Intelligent: Richie

Best Trainer: Ben

Worst Trainer: Wayne

Worst Banter: Richie Wetton

Worst Dressed: Richie Wetton

Best Player You’ve Ever Played With: Zaha

Who Will Finish Top Scorer This Season: Myself Ben or Richie

PLAYER SPONSORSHIPOlly

Moore

Ben

Connolly

Charlie

Dodd

Connor

Summerfield

David

Graves

Jake

Horn

Jamie

Bakhit

Richard

Wetton

Ryan

Hill

PLAYER SPONSORSHIP

Alex

Tuppen

Connor

Wilford

Corbin

Sanchez

Connor

Leech

Dan

Summers

Jamie

Summers

Marco

Mwanza

Matt

Burroughs

Nick

Dembele

Sammy

Clements

Scott

Johnston

Steve

Hodge

RESERVE TEAM DATE OPPOSITION VENUE COMP KO/RES GOALSCORERS

Tues 15/08 Molesey Away League W 2-1 Bahkit & Wetton

Fri 01/09 Sutton United Away League L 0-7 -

Fri 22/09 Erith Town Home League W 5-2 Bahkit (2), Gomez, Hockton & Toovey

Sat 30/09 Horely Town Away League D 3-3 Barnard & Davis (2)

Sat 07/10 Abbey Rang. Home MBSC1R L 2-6 Clements & Lilley

Sat 14/10 Molesey Home League L 1-4 Nash

Sat 21/10 Redhill Home League 15:00 -

POS P W D L GF GA GD PTS

1 Sutton Utd 6 6 0 0 29 4 25 18

2 Molesey 6 4 0 2 20 13 7 12

3 Tunbridge Wells 7 4 0 3 15 11 4 12

4 Dorking Wanderers 5 3 0 2 16 8 8 9

5 Chatham Town 5 3 0 2 15 10 5 9

6 Lingfield 5 2 1 2 11 17 -6 7

7 Tooting & Mitcham Utd 2 2 0 0 21 0 21 6

8 Horley Town 6 1 1 4 11 24 -13 4

9 Redhill 4 1 0 3 7 12 -5 3

10 Erith Town 5 1 0 4 7 14 -7 3

11 SC Thamesmead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12 Erith & Belvedere 5 0 0 5 2 41 -39 0