Dudley Town v Pershore Town

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The official matchday programme of dudley town football club | season 2020-2021

Saturday 3rd October 2020
WMRL Premier - 3pm



Aspray 24 Arena, Regular FEATURES
Noose Lane
Willenhall,
WV13 3BB

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Good afternoon, and finally after over six months without, we can
finally welcome competitive football back to the aspray 24 arena!
This afternoon we host pershore town who will certainly provide
tough opposition for us.

Matty Lovatt





11 minutes from time.

Francis-Mills stole the

ball off a dawdling Kelly on the
edge of the box and

fired his shot first
time under the
advancing Evans

and inside the far post –

a beautiful finish on a
beautiful day for

the
visitors.

“

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The Lost
Grounds

Basingstoke Town Football Club

Programme
editor ChrIS
Davis takes a
look back at
some of the lost
grounds that
the Robins have
played at
throughout the
club’s long
history.



SPOTLIGHT ON TODAY’S OPPONENTS

PERSHORE

One to Watch



Pershore Town start this
current campaign with
not quite as much fanfare
as they did the last, tout-

ed as many as strong
title contenders, The
Plums’ did not really
get going and by the time the
league was declared ‘null and
void’ they found themselves
five points adrift of Wol-
verhampton Casuals who
occupied the final pro-
motion place and also
had a mammoth five
games in hand on the
Worcestershire club.

Last Time Out Dane Aldington
Callum Allchurch
T.Perry 2, Hewitt, Berry, Davies
James Behan
Michael Bridges
Christopher Bright
Justice Campbell

Jake Cavens
Sam Clark

Chris Conway
Daniel Cottrill
Benjamin Davies-Ciric
Lucas Edmonds
Christos Gabriel

Luke Gaffney
David Goldsby

Chris Goode
Shaun Griffiths
Benjamin Harbourne
Thomas Harding

Elliot Hart
Joel Hobbs
Johnny Johnston
Jonathan King
Roland Krol
Kirk Layton
Elliott Lees
Lewis McPike

Rob Shaw
Zachary Thompson

Curtis Townley
Steve Webb







MATCH

THE BUILDBASE FA VASE
FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND

Under the Spotlight

With in excess of over two hundred appearances under his belt
for Dudley town, Alex Perry gives his thoughts on the new season

after returning from sporting khalsa last term.



A Season to Remember - 1998-99

By Mick and Margaret Turner

As long term supporters of
Dudley Town in early 1998 we
answered the call from Nevil
Jeynes for supporters who
were interested in trying to
secure the future of Dudley
Town Football Club to contact
him. Our first committee
meeting was at the
Ex-Servicemens Club in Hall
Street Dudley.

 Gornal Athletic’s Garden Walk Stadium West Midlands (Regional)
which was town’s new home League Premier

Played
Won

Drawn
Lost

For Against
Points

Final Position

FA Cup

FA Vase

Birmingham Senior
Cup

 Andy Mole



IT’S DIFFICULT to know what All we really want is to action soaking it all in. I enjoyed
to write about sometimes in watch our teams play again. That watching Premier League football,
these programme columns we goes for every club throughout the like any other kid, but really Non-
send out each week. pyramid. Those who already have League was the place to be.
fans in want to make sure the
Do people want to hear gates stay open. That then morphed into
views on the big issues around the regularly watching Farnborough
game? Are you flicking through a Perhaps this tricky period Town with friends before, in our
programme for some light-hearted reminds us why we started watch- teenage years, that transformed
reading at half-time? ing Non-League football in the into away games as well.
first place.
It feels like everything We’d hop on the train
has been a bit serious recently. The thought sprung to early in the morning and headed
And rightfully so. Clubs up and mind from last week’s NLP where off to far flung destinations like
down are worried about the future. our new columnist Tony Incenzo Hitchin, Carshalton and St Al-
What makes it harder, in this – talkSPORT’s journalist and Non bans.
Covid pandemic, is a lot of the -League expert – about the im-
things we are worrying about portance of getting young fans It’s only a few years later
when it comes to Non-League through the doors. when you start driving that you
football are largely out of every- realise these places are not that far
one’s control. Tony recounts how his away at all.
mum used to drop him and a
While clubs can put the friend at the gates of Hendon and But that was our Satur-
right protocols in place, if the would return at 4.45pm to pick days. Stopping at McDonalds on
government suddenly decide no them up knowing they will have the way to the ground. Stopping
fans then there’s not much that had an enjoyable, and safe, after- there again on the way back to the
can be done about it. noon watching their local side. station. Navigating our way
through Clapham Junction and
It’s a frustrating time for From their Tony’s pas- eventually arriving back home
all, perhaps summed up by the sion for these levels of the game tired but fulfilled.
situation this weekend in the FA soared and, anyone who follows
Cup where Step 2 fans aren’t him on twitter, will know just how That’s what Covid has
allowed to watch their team play many grounds he has visited over shown me, anyway. How much I
live, be it home or away. the years. enjoy being at a game with other
people and soaking it all in. How I
At the time of writing, It got me to thinking enjoy going to a game with my
there is still great uncertainty for about my own involvement in the Dad, who kick-started my love
National League clubs about their game. My Dad is the on to blame, affair with Non-League in the first
kick-off. They will be behind Heavily involved in Non-League place. And, with that, I’m off
closed doors but with almost no football, I probably had no choice. tonight to see a game with him.
exceptions, that will only work if Enjoy your game.
there is sufficient support from the But I loved going down By Matt Badcock
Government or the Premier to a ground, smelling the liniment
League. waft from the changing rooms
before standing so close to the

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MATCH FOCUS 

MATCH FOCUS 

WMRL PREMIER DIVISION - LEAGUE TABLE 2020-21

1 Shifnal Town 3 3 0 0 8 1 7 9 WMRL - PREMIER DIVISION
30/09/20
2 Bilston Town 2 2 0 0 8 3 5 6 29/09/20
3 Wednesfield 2 2 0 0 8 4 4 6
4 Worcester Raiders 2 1 1 0 5 1 4 4 WMRL - DIVISION ONE
30/09/20
5 Littleton 2 1 1 0 6 3 3 4 26/09/20
6 Bewdley Town 2 1 1 0 6 5 1 4

8 Wolverhampton Casuals 21015503
9 Shawbury United 2 1 0 1 4 6 -2 3
10 Pershore Town 88 20207702
11 Dudley Sports 20203302
12 AFC Bridgnorth 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
13 Black Country Rangers 00000000
14 Cradley Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
15 Darlaston Town 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 0
16 Smethwick Rangers 3 0 0 3 4 10 -6 0
17 Wolverhampton Sporting 2 0 0 2 2 8 -6 0
18 Wem Town 2 0 0 2 1 8 -7 0

WMRL PREMIER DIVISION - LEAGUE TABLE 2020-21

1 A F C Bentley 22006246 WMRL - PREMIER DIVISION
22006336 03/10/20
2 Gornal Athletic 32017526
3 Tipton Town 22005326
4 Wyrley 3 1 1 1 10 5 5 4
5 Droitwich Spa 21106334
6 Gornal Colts 21016513
7 Bromyard Town 21013213
8 Wellington Amateurs 21017703
9 Sikh Hunters 21015503
10 Allscott Heath 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3
11 Old Wulfrunians 3 0 2 1 6 7 -1 2
12 Willenhall Town 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0
13 Team Dudley 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 0
14 Bustleholme 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
15 F C Darlaston 2 0 0 2 2 10 -8 0
16 Wrens Nest

WMRL - DIVISION ONE
03/10/20

One Year Ago

BILSTON TOWN1-2 Dudley Town
Saturday 5th OCTOBER 2019
WMRL—Premier

 Sean Geddes Two Years Ago

Shawbury United 5-0 Dudley Town
Wednesday 3rd October 2018
WMRL—Premier

 Richard Sneekes Five Years Ago

A Look Wellington Amateurs 1-1 Dudley Town
Back Monday 3rd October 2015
In Time WMRL—Premier

We Raid the archives Ten Years Ago
ahead of today’s
fixture and look back Shifnal Town 2-2 Dudley Town
to where we were at Tuesday 5th October 2010
this point one, TWO, WMRL-PrEMIER
five and ten years ago.



Matty Lovatt JOSH GOWLING

Joe GILBERT Dane Aldington
Lewis MITCHELL Callum Allchurch
Jamal FULLER James Behan
Lee SMITH Michael Bridges
Ben LAWLEY Christopher Bright
Todd PERRY Justice Campbell
Rhys HORTON Jake Cavens
Owen MASSEY Sam Clark
Alex CAMERON Chris Conway
Hinesh PATEL Daniel Cottrill
Callum BAKER Benjamin Davies-Ciric
Alex PERRY Lucas Edmonds
Ash SMITH Christos Gabriel
Rob HANNA Luke Gaffney
Dan JONES David Goldsby
Will FELLOWS Chris Goode
Dmitri DUNKLEY Shaun Griffiths
Jamie BEDDALL Benjamin Harbourne
Thomas Harding
Elliot Hart
Joel Hobbs
Johnny Johnston
Jonathan King
Roland Krol
Kirk Layton
Elliott Lees
Lewis McPike
Rob Shaw
Zachary Thompson
Curtis Townley

Steve Webb

STONE O ALLEYNIANS SHIFNAL TOWN Shawbury United

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