T O M M I L L E T T 1 0 0 + A P P E A R A N C E S VS A R L ESE Y T OWN V S A Y L ESB U R Y V A L E D Y N A M O S M A T C H D A Y P R O G R A M M E Saturday 6thApril P R E M I E R D I V ISI O N
First I would like to welcome you all to the game today where we host Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Last couple off games have tested the squad as we have had one eye on next season so we let a few players move on and decided to give the younger lads a chance with safety secured we decided as a management let’s look at the younger lads, with young players you get inconsistent performances and that’s what it has been over the last few weeks, last week was disappointing but if you strip it back the 3 goals were just very bad individual errors and defensively we have been good it’s been the other end where we have lacked quality, we finish the season with 4 games at home and fingers crossed we can finish the season strongly Injuries within the squad have been very deep, even to a point are physio sprained her ankle on Thursday!! We are down to the bare bones at the moment and will have square pegs in round holes over the next 3 weeks, but even tho I could have brought players in till the end off season id rather give the youth an opportunity then spend money and bring players in for 4 weeks, as a manager I have given 6 youth players their debut since I got appointed and that’s something I’m proud off as a small village club we need to be producing are own and boys around the local area will now look at Arlesey football club as a good club to play for where they will get opportunities in the first team if good enough Summer is already planned pre season is all boxed in and we can look forward to some good pre season tests with the likes off Welwyn garden city Stevenage and mk dons coming down to play us while we will travel to teams like Hertford town / Walthamstow and fisher, since march iv been playing pre season as for me iv got hopes for next season and a good pre season is crucial to that, it’s been a long season with the weather but fingers crossed we can a few more points on the board and then relax for a little bit and go again in the summer Tommy Cooney - Manager Managers Notes Ex professional and ex Irish international played across non leagues from step 2-4 started coaching career as assistant manager at Dulwich hamlet fc now here! Zak Guerfi - Assistant Manager Ex professional and ex Tunisia international played across non league from step 2-4, this is Zachs first taste in management
Today's Opposition Aylesbury Vale Dynamos FC is an amalgamation of Aylesbury FC and Bedgrove Dynamos FC, two local clubs with a rich history in local football. BEDGROVE DYNAMOS Alf Buckland, a resident of Finmere Crescent, formed Bedgrove Dynamos in 1968. It was created to fill a void in activities for boys within the Bedgrove area on the south side of Aylesbury. In 1980, Dave Bayliss became involved when he brought his Cub side to the Bedgrove Park. The teams amalgamated and Dave went on to be the chairman for 21 years, stepping down in the year 2000. Within two years and barely a full strip between them, they managed not only to win the Under 12's Aylesbury & District League (ADL), but went on to win the 13's & 14's league in consecutive years and, by which time, they now had four teams at various age groups. Over the years the club has grown and has won many tournaments and trophies, especially at county level. Many teams have toured abroad and the club has also entertained boys from Europe and America. We can boost that we are the only boys club to have a club pennant on display in Barcelona's trophy room. At the start of the season 2001/02 the club was the largest junior club in the Aylesbury area, running teams from under 8's through to under 18's. At the end of the season 2001/02 the club managed to win the coveted Berks and Bucks Cup at under 14's, the Mayor's Cup at under 12's, represented in two other cup finals, won 3 league titles, gained 6 promotions in total and all teams finished in the top 6 to the fairplay awards for their respective leagues. In the last 20 seasons across the age groups the club has won 25 divisional titles, and runners up 20 times. In 2019 two became one when the sides amalgamated with the intention of allowing the youth of the town to progress through junior football to youth and then adult football and play at the highest possible level. AYLESBURY FC / AYLESBURY VALE DYNAMOS FC The club moved to Haywood Way, their current stadium, in 1987. After gaining senior status and promotion to the Chiltern League in 1988, Stocklake enjoyed many further successes including Division One runners up in 1991, Premier Division and League Cup runners up the following season and Wycombe Senior Cup success in 1995. Cup success was also followed on in the following season, this time the Berks and Bucks Intermediate Cup being added to the trophy cabinet. By 1990, under the guidance of Danny Martone, Belgrave had grown to five youth teams providing football for over ninety boys from the Quarrendon and Haydon Hill areas of Aylesbury. 1996 saw the forming of two senior teams under the Belgrave FC name and by the turn of the millennium teams were represented at all levels from Under 8’s through to seniors. At the start of the 2000/2001 season, the senior Belgrave FC team was renamed Haywood United following an amalgamation with Stocklake FC with Danny Martone voted in as chairman of the new club. Haywood United joined the Spartan South Midlands League and won promotion into Division One after two seasons. Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Season 2002/2003 saw a difficult start in Division One, but with the arrival of manager Jon Franklin and his assistant Keith Walker just after Christmas, the club eventually consolidated finishing in 9th place. Promotion was gained to the South Midlands Premier Division the following year after a campaign that saw 23 wins, 7 draws and only 4 losses. Haywood United proved themselves capable of staying in the Premier Division after finishing 3rd in the 2004/2005 season in a campaign that only include one loss in the twenty matches after Christmas. The club also entered the FA Cup and Vase for the first time and won the Buckingham Charity Cup in 2006. Season 2006/2007 began with Haywood United becoming Aylesbury Vale FC and saw Keith Walker and Steve Glenister take over as joint managers and steadily build a squad. This was recognised in the 2008/2009 season, under the management of Mark Eaton, with a good cup run in the FA Cup and FA Vase, winning three rounds in the FA Cup losing to Level 4 side Gosport after a replay, and losing out in the 4th round of the FA Vase to Leiston Town. May 2009 saw a major new development in a new semi professional side vote for a name change. Aylesbury Football Club was formed under the leadership of Chairman Roger Dance and assisted by Vice Chairman Danny Martone. Former Chairman Bill Harrison was made President of the club. Great success on the field of play was to follow, with the team having a fantastic run in the F.A. Cup. We were the last 'level five' team in the country to remain in the competition and were rewarded with a visit to Haywood Way for the F.A. Cup trophy. We were finally knocked out of the competition by Wealdstone in a close game. A brave and superb display was witnessed by a bumper crowd of 800 plus. Steve Bateman took over in 2013/14, steered the club to safety in his first 6 months in charge. Then in 2014/15 with Bateman at the helm FC has their most successful season to date. Playing at the highest level in the club’s history, the team finished third in the League, having been pushing for promotion all season and narrowly lost out in the semi final to Bedworth United having already beaten them twice in the league. The 2015/16 finished with a flourish as the club finished just outside the play off positions, but had the consolation of our first major Cup Final, beating Chesham United in the Berks & Bucks Cup at Windsor. Danny Gordon & Gareth Risbridger took the helm after Bateman resigned, supported by Paul Bonham. Davis Haule took over from Gordon & Risbridger in December 2016, appointed brother Brian as his assistant and recruited former coaches Fraser McLachlan, Aaron Wiffin and added Ryan Collings to his back room staff for the 2017/18 season. In 2018/19 Scott Reynolds was appointed manager and when he resigned midway through the season it was left to Paul Bonham to take control but because of ground grading issues the Southern League made the decision to relegate the club and after ten seasons in the Southern League. Phil Granville and Ben Gill were appointed midway through the 2019/20 seasonand kicked off the 2020/21 season again in the Spartan Premier Division. Steve Bateman was re appointed as manager in September 2021. In November 2022 Jordan King and James Green came in to steady the ship and moved the team from 18th and struggling to a respectable 13th position. They stepped down at the end of the season. We now start the 2023/24 season with Paul Batchelor at the helm, bringing Ryan Davis and Tom Bamford into the coaching team.
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Baldock Town 3 MATCH Arlesey Town. 1 REPORT CHRIS STERRY For this localaist of derbies spring finally seemed have arrived and it was a plesent warm early spring day. Arlesey were still without several players because of injuries and suspension so were again not at their strongest. Arlesey started well as Tommy Cooney played a good ball to Noah Mosanya who in turn played a good cross field ball out to Tom Millett but his cross was a little to strong and the ball drifted out. Eddie Carrington who was returning from suspension attacked through the centre but lost his footing on the edge of the D and it was cleared. A long clearance by Baldock found Owen Robertson out on the wing and he controlled it well before trying to attack Arlesey's box, Millett tackled him well getting the ball out for a corner but rolled over in obvious pain and after treatment he had to come off with what seemed yet another serious injury and he was replaced by Alex Taylor after just 7 minutes. From the corner delivered deep Ollie Skinner couldn't reach it and it came to George Devine who had a free header as he was unmarked but he put his header past the post. Cooney played another good ball out to Ezinna Odimebe who was making his home senior debut, he drilled in a good cross that went into the side netting. A good move through the centre found Odimebe who fired a shot just past the post as the game ebbed back and forth, a Baldock FK found Devine who shot and it was well blocked by Yasin Boodhoo and cleared. From a throw Cooney putbin a good cross that found Odimebe in the centre and he got in a header but it lacked power and went straight to David Archer in goal. A cross in from Cooney was well claimed by the keeper before at the other end another deep cross found Robertson who cut in before his shot was blocked and cleared by Boodhoo. From a FK Cooney delivered a good ball in which was well collected by Archer under pressure under his crossbar. From a Baldock corner Skinner was beaten to the ball by Robertson who hit a shot goalward, Matt Gilbert cleared it off the line but the ball was shot back in by George Kingham to score for 1-0 on 31 minutes. Suddenly Arlesey were in disarray. Another attack by Robertson saw him fouled by Noah Mosanya who was booked. The FK was put in and initially headed out by Alex Taylor and then delivered back in and missed by everyone in Blue and it was stroked over the line from close in by Marley Rochester-Stein with an open goal for 2-0 on 33 minutes. A foul on Gilbert produced a FK that found Carringtonwho hit a shot that was deflected past the post for a corner that was cleared. A break from Baldock saw Rochester-Stein find Devine who showed good control before shooting and forcing a good save from Skinner. Another long ball up found Devine who dispossessed Boodhoo and beat Skinner who was well off his line to shoot low into the net for 3-0 on 44 minutes. Just a minute a minute later Matt Gilbert received a ball and cut in before hitting a superb shot that beat Archer and flew into the top of the Baldock net for 3-1 on 45 minutes and his 2nd goal in consecutive games leaving it at 3-1 at HT. Arlesey made a treble change at the break as Josh Helmore replaced Dan Wappett, Larry Abolarin replaced Eddie Carrington and Demi Oladiran replaced Alex Taylor. As they reorganised Arlesey pressed forward and looked more balanced but the 1st chance of the half came to Robertson who turned and shot just over the bar. From a FK Cooney again delivered and found Boodhoo ejoes header was put out for a corner. This was delivered and put out for another corner several times before being cleared. A good ball saw Helmore fed in Abolarin but this was again put out for a corner. This was half cleared and delivered back in and met by Helmore but his header hit the post and went out but the O/S flag was up. Baldocks long ball was again causing problems and Gilbert headed out for a corner. This came to Harry Dollimore who found Devine who beat Skinner with his shot but he didn't beat Gilbert who cleared off the line. Noah Mosanya went down and he too had to replaced joining the long que for the physio table and he was replaced by Cam Oneil. A good move fed Oneil in but he could only find the side netting. From a FK Boodhoo had a header cleared before Odimebe had a shot that was deflected and taken by the keeper. Another long ball again found Robertson and Gilbert had to put the ball out for a corner that was delivered straight out. Helmore was fouled from behind that earned Malaki Black a yellow card but left Helmore limping again but he carried on as all subs had been used. Arlesey pushed forward towards the end but they were blocked every time and were unable to penetrate On 91 mins Gilbert was booked for a foul on Devine. The FK was put out for a corner which was cleared leaving it as a 3-1 defeat for Arlesey. This was a game littered with individual mistakes that cost goals almost every time and it cost two more injuries to add to the ever lengthening list. The one highlight of the game was a supurb goal fro Matt Gilbert, but this was a poor display from Arlesey. They must now reorganise again and prepare for Aylesbury who come to Arlesey next Saturday.
PREM 01/08/23 19:45 Arlesey Town 1-0 Cockfosters FAC 05/08/23 15:00 Sawbridgeworth Town 5-1 Arlesey Town PREM 12/08/23 15:00 Colney Heath 2-2 Arlesey Town PREM 15/08/23 19:45 Arlesey Town A (61) Potton United PREM 19/08/23 15:00 Arlesey Town 3-3 Tring Athletic FAV 26/08/23 15:00 Desborough Town 2-4 Arlesey Town PREM 29/08/23 19:45 Arlesey Town 1-5 Real Bedford PREM 02/09/23 15:00 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 0-2 Arlesey Town PREM 09/09/23 15:00 St Panteleimon 1-0 Arlesey Town PREM 12/09/23 19:45 Biggleswade United 6-1 Arlesey Town PREM 16/09/23 15:00 Arlesey Town 0-2 Crawley Green PREM 07/10/23 15:00 Arlesey Town 1-0 Sawbridgeworth Town PREM 10/10/23 19:45 Milton Keynes Irish 2-0 Arlesey Town PREM 14/10/23 15:00 Arlesey Town 0-5 FC Romania PREM 17/10/23 19:45 Dunstable Town 2-1 Arlesey Town FAV 21/10/23 15:00 Arlesey Town 2 pens 4 Eynesbury Rovers First CC 24/10/23 19:45 Arlesey Town 0-5 Bedford Town PREM 28/10/23 15:00 Harpenden Town 2-2 Arlesey Town PREM 04/11/23 15:00 Real Bedford 5-0 Arlesey Town PREM 11/11/23 15:00 Cockfosters 4-0 Arlesey Town GCT 18/11/23 15:00 Arlesey Town 2-1 Burton Park Wanderers PREM 16/12/23 15:00 Stansted 3-1 Arlesey Town PREM 23/12/23 15:00 Arlesey Town 0-2 Harpenden Town PREM 27/12/23 19:45 Arlesey Town 2-1 Baldock Town PREM 30/12/23 15:00 Arlesey Town 1-0 Biggleswade United PREM 06/01/24 15:00 London Lions 4-1 Arlesey Town PREM 09/01/24 19:45 Potton United 2-1 Arlesey Town PREM 13/01/24 15:00 Arlesey Town 1-2 Leverstock Green PREM 23/01/24 19:45 Arlesey Town 0-1 Colney Heath PREM 03/02/24 15:00 Shefford Town & Campton 0-1 Arlesey Town PREM 10/02/24 15:00 Arlesey Town 2-2 London Lions PREM 13/02/24 19:45 Arlesey Town 1-0 Crawley Green PREM 17/02/24 15:00 Arlesey Town 4-1 Dunstable Town PREM 20/02/24 19:45 Leverstock Green 2-1 Arlesey Town PREM 24/02/24 15:00 Arlesey Town 1-0 Stansted PREM 28/02/24 19:45 FC Romania 2-0 Arlesey Town PREM 09/03/24 15:00 Arlesey Town 2-2 Shefford Town & Campton PREM 19/03/24 19:45 Tring Athletic 1-0 Arlesey Town PREM 16/03/24 15:00 Crawley Green 2-2 Arlesey Town PREM 23/03/24 15:00 Sawbridgeworth Town 0-1 Arlesey Town PREM 30/03/24 15:00 Baldock Town 2-1 Arlesey Town PREM 06/04/24 19:45 Arlesey Town VS Aylesbury Vale Dynamos PREM 16/04/24 19:45 Arlesey Town VS Potton United PREM 27/04/24 15:00 Arlesey Town VS Colney Heath PREM 20/01/24 15:00 Arlesey Town X St Panteleimon PREM 23/03/24 15:00 Arlesey Town VS Milton Keynes Irish FIXTURES & RESULTS2 0 2 3 / 2 4
2 0 2 3 / 2 4 Player APP GLS YEL RED Sin Bin SUB ON CPT Abe, Joseph 31 2 3 12 Abolarin, Abiodun 6 1 5 Adesida, Melvin Adebambo 7 2 Airen, Jesse Iwinosa 2 Aouati, Samy 6 1 6 Araba, Isiaq Olukorede 4 2 Bamforth, Piers 1 1 Banton, Asher 1 1 Beaman, Brandon 2 1 blackwood, cordell 2 Blennerhassett, Thomas 5 1 Boodhoo, Yasin 15 1 1 1 2 2 Brown, Montel D'Angelo 20 3 4 Busby, Rory 27 9 5 2 4 Carrington Alberdi, Eddie 13 1 2 1 1 Cooney, Thomas Michael 15 1 5 1 2 Crowter, Reece Lewis Patrick 11 3 2 Davis, Kai Jueles 4 1 1 Udanoh, Daniel 7 1 Farah, Yonis Abdirizak 1 Felenko, Mykola 2 1 Galatis, Jack 3 Gardner, Sonny 1 1 Gilbert, Matt 36 3 9 2 Gooch, Aaron 12 2 2 Guerfi, Zakary 6 2 2 Hare, Jack 2 1 Helmore, Joshua 24 3 2 5 4 Hove, Euan 11 10 Howell, Zack George David 4 Ibrahim, Sherif 2 1 James, Dwade Kieron 5 2 Jordan, Lucas Alonzo 2 Lamond, Ryan 14 2 1 3 Lobo Brito, Bruno 25 4 2 3 21 McClelland, William 15 2 2 2 5 Mensah, Simon 1 Millett, Tom 24 1 2 4 Oluwakayode Christopher 14 4 1 O'NEIL, CAMERON 5 1 1 4 Odimgbe, Ezinna 3 1 Oladiran, Oluwademilade Abraham 4 3 Onasoga, Abiodun 1 Ovens, Tommy 10 1 6 Parker, Ethan 9 5 Pitts-Lewis, Kai 5 3 Randall, Adam 2 1 2 Richefond, Ryan James 5 1 3 Ridley, Callum 1 1 Ryan, Gabriel 11 2 8 Sayer, Archie 6 1 2 Skinner, Oliver 37 1 Sylvester-Ajudua, Steven 10 1 1 1 2 Tanim, Tofael 3 1 Taylor, Alex 33 10 1 1 5 1 Turner, Adam 15 1 5 Wappett, Daniel 28 5 2 SQUAD STATS
2 0 2 3 / 2 4 PREM 06/04/24 15:00 Arlesey Town VS Aylesbury Vale Dynamos PREM 06/04/24 15:00 Cockfosters VS Biggleswade United PREM 06/04/24 15:00 Colney Heath VS Crawley Green PREM 06/04/24 15:00 Dunstable Town VS Leverstock Green PREM 06/04/24 15:00 Harpenden Town VS Sawbridgeworth Town PREM 06/04/24 15:00 Potton United VS FC Romania PREM 06/04/24 15:00 Shefford Town & Campton VS London Lions PREM 06/04/24 15:00 Stansted VS Baldock Town PDC 06/04/24 15:00 Real Bedford VS Tring Athletic POS Team P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Real Bedford 32 26 5 1 108 23 85 83 2 Milton Keynes Irish 31 24 5 2 92 23 69 77 3 FC Romania 30 18 5 7 71 46 25 59 4 Leverstock Green 30 17 6 7 66 48 18 57 5 Harpenden Town 31 16 5 10 58 49 9 53 6 Tring Athletic 32 14 7 11 55 51 4 49 7 Cockfosters 27 11 9 7 55 40 15 42 8 Biggleswade United 32 12 5 15 64 73 -9 41 9 Potton United 31 11 7 13 38 47 -9 40 10 Dunstable Town 32 10 8 14 48 59 -11 38 11 London Lions 29 10 7 12 61 62 -1 37 12 Stansted 31 10 7 14 42 56 -14 37 13 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 29 11 4 14 51 67 -16 37 14 Colney Heath 29 11 3 15 41 43 -2 36 15 Baldock Town 32 11 4 17 57 71 -14 34 * 16 Arlesey Town 32 9 6 17 35 65 -30 33 17 Crawley Green 32 7 6 19 44 77 -33 27 18 Shefford Town & Campton 29 7 5 17 40 78 -38 26 19 Sawbridgeworth Town 31 1 6 24 24 72 -48 9 20 St Panteleimon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tuesday 2nd April 2024 SSML Baldock Town 2 1 Sawbridgeworth Town 69 SSML Crawley Green 2 3 Cockfosters 14 SSML Dunstable Town 0 1 Tring Athletic 155 SSML Milton Keynes Irish 1 2 Harpenden Town 143 Thursday 4th April 2024 SSML Biggleswade United 0 1 Crawley Green 52 SSML Stansted 1 2 Shefford Town & Campton 73 SSMLPREMIER DIVISIONFIXTURES TABLE RESULTS
W W W.A R L E S E Y T O W N F C.C O.U K Manager Tommy Cooney Manager Joseph Abe Melvin Adesida Yasin Boodhoo Bruno Brito Montel Brown Rory Busby Eddie Carrington Tommy Cooney Matt Gilbert Zakery Guerfi Aaron Gooch Dwade James Euan Hove Zack Howell Tom Howard Noah Mosany Tom Millett Cameron O'Niel Kai Pitts-Lewis Adam Randall Ryan Richefond Gabriel Ryan Oliver Skinner Alex Taylor Daniel Wappett Charlie Jones (GK) Aaron Pike Martin Lancaster Dave Brown Terry Griffiths © Nathan Brownsword Curtis Brown Fabian Garcia Jake Baldwin Abu Khan Alfie Anderson Lewis Workman Keane Fullwood Jonathan Pascal Theo Ransby Steven Sylvester-Ajudua Benjamin Ansah Alfi Touceda Officials Referee: Thomas Frost Assistant Referee: Kevin Dunnings Assistant Referee: Regan Beaumont Paul Batchelor