Waders face Stamford in FA Cup First Round Qualifying
Following a 2-2 draw at AFC Sudbury on Saturday, Stamford AFC won the Tuesday night replay 2-1 setting up a FA Cup First Round Qualifying match at the Carlsberg Stadium on Saturday 11th September.
28th August - Waders beat the Jockeys to reach First Round Qualifying of the FA Cup and Bank Holiday Match at Arlesey Town postponed
Biggleswade Town won 5-1 at Newmarket Town in the Preliminary Round of the FA Cup on Saturday which now sees the Waders entertain either AFC Sudbury or Stamford AFC on Saturday 11th September in the FA Cup First Round Qualifying. AFC Sudbury and Stamford AFC drew 2-2 on Saturday and will replay their Preliminary Round match this coming week.
Meanwhile, Arlesey Town and Aylesbury drew 1-1 on Saturday which means they replay the fixture on Tuesday 31st August and so the Bank Holiday Monday League match between Arlesey Town and Biggleswade Town is postponed.
11th August - Squad for 2010-11 season announced
The new squad for the 2010 -11 season can now be revealed and in simple terms Chris Nunn has retained 12 of last season’ squad and added 11 new players to bolster the team for the forthcoming campaign. Speaking about his new squad Chris said “I believe that the squad has a good balance of youth and experience which coupled with their ability and pace should help the Club improve on last season’s League position.”
The first game of the new season sees the Waders travel to newly promoted Aylesbury on Saturday 14th August. This is followed by the visit of another newly promoted side when Daventry Town visit the Carlsberg Stadium on Tuesday. Saturday 21st sees Rugby Town who were relegated from the Premier Division visit Biggleswade Town.
In the background we will be keeping an eye on the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round tie between Newmarket Town and Yaxley to discover who we will play on Saturday 28th August in the FA Cup Preliminary Round, could there be a visit to his former club for Chris Nunn.
The new squad is shown below with the player’s last club shown in brackets.
Goalkeepers; Dean Bull (Biggleswade Town), Ryan Rayner (Stevenage Borough).
Defenders; Michael Cox (Biggleswade Town), Nathan Field (St Neots Town), Liam Folds (Biggleswade Town),
Peter Gatti (Biggleswade Town), Sam Pemberton (Hitchin Town), Craig Radcliffe (Biggleswade Town),
Paul Reynolds (Biggleswade Town), Graham Rush (Mildenhall Town), Mark Webster (Biggleswade Town)
Midfielders; Geoffrey Banks-Smith (Brentford), Aaran Cavill (Biggleswade Town), James Freshwater (Biggleswade Town), Kevin Kilroy (Biggleswade Town), Stuart Lochhead (Stotfold), Thomas McGowan (Northampton Town),
Jonathan Woolf (Bedford Town)
Strikers; Paul Barnes, Adam Bensaud (Ely City), Brett Donnelly (Biggleswade Town), Steven Gentle (Cambridge City),
Lee Harman (Biggleswade Town)
31st July – New kit for new season with Loline Interiors renewing their sponsorship deal
Biggleswade Town are pleased to announce that the first team home kit sponsorship deal with Loline Interiors has been renewed. At a time when many sponsors are withdrawing sponsorship it is very much appreciated that Loline Interiors have agreed to sponsor the first team home kit for another season and strengthen the bond between the two companies.
Loline Interiors have recently re-branded so the new home strip will feature the new logo which can be seen at the top of the page..
16th July – Beds FA Senior Cup Draw made.
Biggleswade Town have received a bye into the Quarter Finals of this year’s competition and will play Biggleswade United at the Carlsberg Stadium on Tuesday 25th January. Below is the full draw for this year’s competition.
FIRST ROUND
To be Played week commencing Monday 22nd November 2010
1 Stotfold v Leighton Town
2 Bedford Town v Dunstable Town
BYES
Arlesey Town
Barton Rovers
Biggleswade Town
Biggleswade United
Langford
Luton Town
QUARTER FINAL
To be Played week commencing Monday 24th January 2011
3 Winner of Match 2 v Arlesey Town
4 Barton Rovers v Luton Town
5 Biggleswade Town v Biggleswade United
6 Winner of Match 1 v Langford
SEMI FINAL
To be Played week commencing Monday 7th March 2011
14th July 2010 – League Fixtures for 2010 – 11 season released.
The league fixtures list for the forthcoming season has been released. First up for the Waders is a trip to newly promoted Aylesbury on Saturday 14th August. Some other notable dates are August Bank Holiday Monday sees a trip to Arlesey Town, with Hitchin Town set to visit the Carlsberg Stadium on Saturday 6th November. Boxing Day or Monday 27th December to be exact sees the Waders travel to Soham Town Rangers in a reverse of last season’s fixture. The New Year kicks off on Monday 3rd January when Arlesey Town visit the Waders with Barton Rovers visiting on Saturday 12th February and Leighton Town visiting two weeks later (26th). A fortnight later the Waders travel to Top Field on Saturday 12th March to play Hitchin Town. All things being equal should see the season end on Easter Monday (25th April) with a home match against Soham Town Rangers.
We have previously mentioned that there are nine new teams in the Central Division this season and as yet we have not been fully updated on their midweek kick off times, so please check before travelling to away games. The kick off times will be updated nearer the fixture date if there are any alterations
12th July 2010 – Red Insure Cup draw made – Arlesey Town at home
The draw for the Red Insure Cup (Southern League Cup) has been made and this year sees a reverse of last year’s draw with the Waders at home to Arlesey Town. The First Round matches have to be played in the week commencing the 25th October so the date will be Tuesday 26th October with a 7:45 pm kick off.
8th July 2010 - FA Cup and Trophy draws
The FA Cup draw has been made and on Saturday 28th August Biggleswade Town start the FA Cup in the Preliminary Round playing away to the winner of Newmarket Town or Yaxley who play each other on Saturday 14th August. The winner of the Preliminary match No 77 will earn themselves a home tie in the First Qualifying Round against either AFC Sudbury or Stamford on Saturday 11th September.
The Waders start the FA Trophy in a Preliminary Round match away to the Metropolitan Police on Saturday 2nd October. The winner of this match will entertain Billericay Town in the First Round Qualifying fixture on Saturday 16th October.
To see the draws click on the links below.
FA Cup Preliminary Round
FA Cup First Round Qualifying
FA Trophy Preliminary Round
FA Trophy First Round Qualifying
1st July 2010 Cup draws made
The first two fixtures of the new season are now known as the East Anglian Cup and Hinchingbrooke Cup competitions have made their draw. For the Waders it is good news as we have home ties in both competitions facing Cambridge City of the ZAMARETTO Premier Division in the East Anglian Cup and at home in the Hinchingbrooke Cup to Rushden & Higham FC of the United Counties League Division One. The dates of these games cannot be confirmed until the League fixtures are released on the 14th July.
In the meantime Monday 5th July will see the draw made for the FA Cup which will see the Waders enter in the Preliminary Round on Saturday 28th August.
2nd June 2010 - Tudors reprieved and Wood join the Central Division
Just over a fortnight after the league constitution was announced there has been a change. The statement below from the Southern League sums up the situation.
Merthyr Tydfil, in Administration for the past twelve months, have been removed from the League after learning that they would not be able to continue playing at Penydarren Park. They have been replaced in the Premier Division by Hemel Hempstead Town who had originally faced relegation to the Division One Central. Northwood return to the League from Isthmian Division One North to fill the gap left in the Central Division.
From the Waders perspective the change will mean a slight increase in travelling. See First Team page for full list of clubs and addresses.
17th May 2010 - League constitution 2010 -11 and a new Division name
As indicated to the Club by the FA earlier in the year there was a larger than normal amount of changes to the constitutions of the Step 4 Divisions. The first change was a new Division name which is now Southern Football League Division One Central, a clue that the Midlands based teams have moved to other leagues or divisions. The next change was that nine teams leave the league and of course nine teams join the league. So who left and who joined?
Let’s start with the obvious changes, league champions Bury Town are promoted to Step 3 and have made a lateral move to play in the Isthmian Football League Premier Division. Play-off winners Chesham United join the Southern Football League Premier Division. Aylesbury United have been relegated and will drop to Step 5 football next season, Barton Rovers would have been relegated but have been reprieved due to Rothwell Town resigning from the league. So that accounts for four clubs leaving and the other five clubs leaving have made lateral moves with AFC Sudbury getting their wish with a move to the Isthmian Football League Division One North, Bromsgrove Rovers and Stourport Swifts moving to Southern Football League Division One South & West and ground sharers Romulus and Sutton Coldfield Town moving to Northern Premier League Division One South.
This means that we need 9 new teams to get back to the league constitution of 22 teams. So, the teams relegated to our league are Hemel Hempstead and Rugby Town who arrive from the Southern Football League Premier Division. We are also joined by Ashford Town (Middx) who were relegated from the Isthmian Football League Premier Division and have made the lateral move to the Southern Football League. Bedfont Town (Bedfont Green last season) and Uxbridge move to Division One Central from Division One South & West as do AFC Hayes who were reprieved from relegation. Finally, we are also joined by three newly promoted clubs from Step 5 who are Aylesbury who won the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division, Daventry Town who won the United Counties League Premier Division and North Greenford United who won the Combined Counties Football League Premier Division.
Out of all the Step four Divisions the newly named Southern Football League Division One Central underwent the greatest amount of changes, but for the Waders this appears to be good news as the travelling distance for the season has reduced by some 375 miles and there are now eight clubs within a 50 mile radius of Biggleswade.
Click here to see all the Step 1 - 4 allocations
24th April 2010 - end of season
If you could write the end of the season match it probably would not end up as Bedworth United 4 -0 Biggleswade Town but then you probably would not have a team with at least two players who should have been resting, a player making his first appearance since early October after injury and several needing a few days rest. That said, nothing should be taken away from Bedworth United who deserved their win. In fairness the players of Biggleswade Town have given their all over this season and since early March have had to play three games a week to catch up on the postponements from a very bad winter.
So yesterday saw the Waders finish the league season in 12th place, some might say we could have done better or we could have done this or that but to me that is pure nitpicking. If we are truthful none of us knew whether we could survive at this level or not. Some probably thought we would come straight back down to Step 5 especially in the first few months. Having seen every game this season and pleased to have done so, I have seen a team struggle to come to terms with a higher standard and gradually become stronger through experience and good choice. From being labelled draw specialists through to winning more regularly the team has proved harder to beat and has gained respect from its peers.
Opinion is fine but facts are indisputable and one fact that the players should be proud of is that apart from Bury Town and Hitchin Town (League winners and runners up) the team has taken points off of every side in the league this season and those who watched our away games at Bury and Hitchin saw battling performances that could have seen different results with a little good fortune.
We now have a year of good experience, we know so much more than we did a year ago and this will be put to good effect next season where the hope is that we will develop into a stronger team and finish higher in the league.
The League season may be finished but there are still two Cup Finals to play and possibly some silverware.
So on behalf of everyone at the club thank you and well done to the playing staff who have done Biggleswade Town proud.
Andy McDonnell - Club Secretary
Waders through to Hinchingbrooke Cup Final - Wednesday 21st April
Stotfold 0 -1 Biggleswade Town
The Waders reached their second final last night after a tough game against a surprisingly good Stotfold team who done themselves and their club proud with a battling performance which kept the Waders waiting until the 85th minute when Ben Colmer scored the winner in a match that was only ever going to be a close result.
The Waders now face Peterborough Northern Star of the Hereward Teamwear United Counties League Division One who beat Rothwell Corinthians 5-3 last night. The final will be played at Huntingdon Town with the date yet to be confirmed.
Waders through to North Beds Charity Cup Final – Thursday 5th March
Langford 2 v 5 Biggleswade Town
The first of three potential finals was realised last night as the Waders beat Langford to make it to the North Beds Charity Cup Final. The first half saw a number of possible chances go begging until five minutes from the break when James Hall shot home to give the Waders the lead. Six minutes into the second half and Langford drew level through Wright. Four minutes later Bobby Dance restored the Waders lead. Ten minutes later Scotney equalised for the home side and thoughts begun to turn to extra time and even penalties and the thought of standing for an extra half hour on a very cold evening. Thankfully two minutes later Brett Donnelly found the net and seven minutes later scored his second and the Waders fourth of the night. Despite some god efforts at either end it was just on full time when James Hall popped up again to score the fifth goal for the Waders.
Update on fixtures
The recent weather, mainly water in various forms, has had an impact on fixtures and with a growing list of postponements the re-arranging of fixtures has proven a tough task but at the moment we have a date for all but one of our fixtures in the diary. That fixture is the semi-final of the Hinchingbrooke Cup away to Stotfold but we are confident that this fixture will be scheduled soon.
Some dates that you may want to make a note of;
Thursday 4th March away to Langford in the semi final of the North Beds Charity Cup.
Saturday 13th March home to Slough Town – ZAMARETTO League
Tuesday 16th March at home to Beaconsfield SYCOB – ZAMARETTO League
Thursday 18th March at home to Bury Town – ZAMARETTO League
Saturday 20th March at home to Bromsgrove Rovers – ZAMARETTO League
Tuesday 23rd March at home to Leighton Town in the semi final of the Beds FA Senior Challenge Cup.
Monday 5th April (Easter Monday 3:00 pm kick off) at home to Arlesey Town – ZAMARETTO League
Thursday 8th April at home to Barton Rovers – ZAMARETTO League
Thursday 15th April away to Arlesey Town – ZAMARETTO League
For fixture and results of the First Team and Reserves go to their page and click on fixtures and results.
Beds FA Senior Cup
Tuesday night's match against Luton Town was abandoned after 55 minutes due to floodlight failure. At the time of the floodlight failure the Waders were winning 5 - 1 against a rather youthful looking Hatters side who were down to ten men following the dismissal of their left back one minute before half time.
Waders goals came from Jamie Steele 16, Aaran Cavill 22, Bobby Dance 30 p, Craig Radcliffe 45 and the goal of the match from Liam Folds on 50 minutes. The Hatters goal was scored by Ryan Desilver on 36 minutes.
At the time of writing we are awaiting news on when a replay will take place. The good news is that the power failure which caused the floodlight failure has been repaired.
New players arriving and a big thank you to their former clubs.
Chris Nunn has been busy over the last few days adding a further two players to the squad. Firstly, Lee Wilson has joined the Waders after transferring from Barton Rovers and next was Craig Radcliffe who has transferred from Bury Town. In both cases their former clubs were exemplary in their attitude and assistance so we would like to offer our deepest gratitude to Malcolm Aubrey of Barton Rovers and to Russell Ward of Bury Town who really could not have been better to deal with.
Lee and Craig join fellow newcomers Aaran Cavill and Ivan Rodriguez Nunez who arrived at Biggleswade Town via Bedford Town, again our thanks to Dave Swallow at Bedford for his assistance and Jerry Lyons whose previous club was Romford.
Get Well Ben
Ben Skidmore who has been the team mascot on a number of occasions has recently undergone an operation which will keep him in a wheellchair for a little while. When the players heard about this they got Ben a football which all the team signed and presented to Ben as a get well soon present before the home match against Burnham. Click here for picture
Ben's day got even better as the Waders went onto win this tough fixture 2-1.
Waders move into semi finals of North Beds Charity Cup - Tuesday 19th January 2010
The Waders recorded a comfortable 10 - 0 away win at Cranfield United on Tuesday evening to move into the semi finals of this years competition.
Last year the Waders were unable to field a strong team due to an upcoming FA Vase match but this year the Waders were able to field a first team and the impact was clear. Although it is a small competition the North Beds Charity Cup is a competition that has the full support of Bggleswade Town as it benefits local causes each year.
Below is the draw for the competition and as you will see the Waders first round success sets up an away tie with the winner of the Biggleswade United vs. Langford match.
First Round
Match A = Biggleswade United v Langford
Match B = Arlesey Town v Stotfold
Match C = Wootton Blue Cross v Potton United
Match D = Cranfield United v Biggleswade Town
Semi Finals
Winners of match B v Winners of match C
Winners of match A v Biggleswade Town
New recruit for Waders Youth Academy
There was some concern on Tuesday evening when the highly reliable Club Captain was not at training. As expected Liam Folds had a very plausible explanation as his wife had given birth to a baby boy early on Tuesday morning and Liam quite rightly was at home helping out.
So congratulations to Mr and Mrs Folds and welcome to Ollie James Folds who weighed in at 7lb 3oz.
Wader selected for England duty
Congratulations to James Freshwater who, after a successful trial at Lilleshall National Sport Centre in December, has been selected to be a member of the England Colleges Football squad for 2009/10. Although we will miss out on James' prescence when he is away on England duty everyone at the club wishes him success with his England duties.
Friday 8th January - Barton Rovers match.
Following new instructions from the League an inspection of the pitch was carried out this afternoon and as expected the recent freezing temperatures have made the pitch frozen despite some sunlight today. Along with the frozen playing surface the mixture of snow and ice surrounding the pitch has made conditions hazardous. Therefore, the decision has been made to postpone tomorrow's match against Barton Rovers. A new date for this fixture will be announced in due course.
Arlesey Town match re-scheduled
Following the postponement on 2nd January due to the weather the Arlesey Town vs. Biggleswade Town match will now be played on Tuesday 19th January at the aRMadillo Stadium. This means that the Hinchingbrooke Cup fixture against Yaxley at the Carlsberg Stadium has had to be re-arranged and will now be played on Tuesday 26th January at the Carlsberg Stadium.
Bedfordshire FA Senior Challenge Cup - Quarter final
The quarter final match between Biggleswade Town and Luton Town will be played at the Carlsberg Stadium on Tuesday 2nd February with a 7:45 pm kick off.
Boxing Day
After some early morning efforts the match against Soham Town Rangers went ahead. Those efforts by the groundsmen and Committee members were repaid as the Waders went on to win 1-0. There were only three other games played in the league today with Atherstone Town beating Rothwell Town 4-2, Bury Town beating AFC Sudbury 3-1 and Hitchin Town beating Arlesey Town 4-1. The three points gained lifted the Waders into sixth place in the league. A match report will appear later.
Saturday 2nd January sees the short trip to Arlesey Town to face one of the teams that the Waders leap frogged after today's match.
Robert “Bob” Dorrington
It is with the deepest sadness that Biggleswade Town announces the passing of our President Robert “Bob” Dorrington who passed away peacefully on the evening of Thursday 10th December 2009 at the age of 82. As many of you will know Bob had been seriously ill in hospital for some time and had fought illness with a determination that amazed the hospital staff.
Those who knew Bob will remember a man who was passionate about his football, often getting quite annoyed when he felt the team was not performing as they should but equally full of praise when the team performed well. Behind the scenes he was always a source of great support to our Chairman and his son Maurice, regularly attending matches before ill health stopped him from getting out so regularly. Another passion of course was his family and our thoughts are with his children Janet and Maurice and of course his grandchildren and great grandchildren at this very difficult time.
Saturday 12th December
Due to the recent wet weather it may be necessary for a pitch inspection prior to Saturday's match. Please check the web page before setting off, we will update the web page as soon as we know if the game is being played or postponed.
Tuesday 15th December
In conjunction with Cozy's Travel the Waders are able to offer a return journey to the Hitchin Town game for the cost of £1 on Tuesday 15th December. If you are interested in using the coach for the game contact Mick Jarvis.
Saturday 5th December
With the match referee deciding that the playing surface was unfit the Waders game against Beaconsfield SYCOB was postponed and will now take place in the New Year.
TUESDAY 1st DECEMBER 2009
Bedfordshire FA Senior Cup
Dunstable Town vs. Biggleswade Town
Unfortunately, Dunstable Town have been unable to repair their floodlights so the fixture will now take place at the Carlsberg Stadium on Tuesday 1st December with a 7.45 pm kick off.
Re-arranged fixtures
The following fixture dates have been re-arranged.
The Beds FA Senior Cup versus Dunstable Town will now be played on Tuesday 1st December, the original date was 24th November but due to a collapsed floodlight column at Creasey Park the Beds FA have given Dunstable Town time to effect a repair. If the situation is not resiolved the tie will be played at the Carlsberg Stadium on Tuesday 1st December.
Hitchin Town away is now on Tuesday 15th December, originally scheduled for Saturday 31st October the match was postponed due to Hitchin Town's involement in the FA Trophy.
Finally, the New Years Day match at Arlesey Town has been put back 24 hours and will now be played on Saturday 2nd January, 3:00 pm kick off.
Horace Dilley
Biggleswade Town Football Club was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Horace Dilley on Tuesday 10th November. Father of Biggleswade Town stalwart Chris, Horace led a very full and busy life serving on numerous Committees that generally enhanced the quality of life for many people in Biggleswade and the surrounding area.
It was perhaps Horace’s involvement with the North Beds Charity Cup, a commitment that spanned over half a century, which brought him to the Club’s attention most regularly and everyone who met with Horace knew that they had met with a true Gentleman who cared deeply about the community in which he lived. As many people have said in the Biggleswade Chronicle this week he will be sorely missed and very hard to replace. The Club’s thoughts are with Horace’s sons Chris and Michael at this very difficult time.
Waders make the grade!
Biggleswade Town are pleased to announce that following a visit by the FA ground grading team the Carlsberg Stadium has received a D grade. We formerly held an E grade but due to promotion it was necessary to achieve the higher grading to play at Step 4.
The ground graders were impressed with what they saw on their inspection and have indicated that the facility is not too far from being graded at C. This is good news for the Club and reward to the people who have worked towards helping attain this achievement.
Saturday 31st October
The match scheduled for this date away to Hitchin Town has been postponed due to Hitchin Town's continued interest in the FA Trophy.
Thursday 29th October
The Capital League match scheduled against Canvey Island has been postponed.
Saturday 17th October
Biggleswade Town 2 - 2 Chipstead
An exciting game but frustration for the Waders as Chipstead turned on the style which you would not expect from their league position. Reggie Savage put the visitors ahead on 23 minutes. As the Waders fought to get back in the game a cross from James Freshwater was turned into the visitors goal by their defender Nathan Campbel who beat Dan Heron to the ball. Half time 1-1.
The second half saw chances at both ends but on 68 minutes Reggie Savage popped up again to put Chipstead ahead. Two minutes later some good play between Dance and Coulson led to a James Freshwater volley to keep the Waders in the competition. Try as they might neither side could find a winner so with the scores even the Waders face a long trip on Tuesday night to Chipstead. Replay at Chipstead FC, High Road, Chipstead, Surrey CR5 3SF at 7.45 pm
Wednesday 14th October
Hinchingbrooke Cup
Biggleswade Town 3 - 1 Cranfield United
With the first team playing the night before and with a FA Trophy fixture on Saturday it was left to the Waders Capital League side to play this fixture. Whilst some may see this as a weakened team the players of the Capital League side have grown up quick this season having faced sides containing a number of Conference South players in their team.
The home side took the lead on 26 minutes through Kieran Bishop and looked fairly comfortable in the first half.
Twenty minutes from time they doubled their lead through Lee Samways and six minutes later Sam Yalley added a third. Cranfield scored a consolation goal through Jamie Doyle five minutes from the end but the young Waders side looked comfortable and maybe should have had one or two more goals. A bit of a wait now until we know who we will face in the next round.
October preview
The month of October has started on a good note with a win at Tilbury in the FA Trophy setting up a First Round Qualifying tie with Chipstead FC on Saturday 17th October at the Carlsberg Stadium. October would appear to be a “meet the neighbours month” as the Waders face their four local rivals in League and Cup action.
Saturday 10th October sees the Waders travelling to Barton Rovers in the league. Tuesday 13th is one of the longer trips this month with an away league match at Burnham in deepest Buckinghamshire. The following Saturday is the FA Trophy tie with Chipstead. The following midweek is free in case of a replay in the FA Trophy, which if necessary is scheduled for Tuesday 20th. On Saturday 24th the Waders host Leighton Town in the league. Then on Tuesday 27th is a trip to our closest league rivals when we visit Arlesey Town for the Red Insure Cup(Southern League Cup) first Round. The month ends with a trip to Hitchin Town in the league on Saturday 31st.
Saturday 3rd October FA Trophy
Tilbury 1 - 2 Biggleswade Town
Despite going a goal behind in the 17th minute, the Waders staged a second half comeback with Bobby Dance scoring on the hour mark and Dan Heron coming on as a substitute and scoring the winner thirteen minutes later.
The sets up up a first round home tie against Chipstead FC of Ryman Division One South on the 17th October.
Saturday 3rd October - FA Trophy, away to Tilbury
The Waders are travelling to Tilbury to play in the FA Trophy, anyone interested in travelling by coach please contact Mick Jarvis on 07770628595.
Forthcoming Fixtures at the Carlsberg Stadium:
Tuesday 15th September - South Midlands Floodlight Cup versus Broxbourne Borough - 7:45 pm kick off.
Admission- £5 adults, £3 concessions, under 13 free with adult
Thursday 17th September - Capital Football League versus Concord Rangers - 7:45 pm kick off
Admission - £3 adults, £2 concessions, under 13 free with adult
Saturday 19th September - ZAMARETTO League
versus Marlow FC - 3:00 pm kick off
Friday 4th September COACH TRAVEL for Atherstone Town match.
Arrangements are being made for a coach to the Atherstone Town match on Saturday 12th September. The cost of the return journey is £10.00, anyone interested in travelling to the match by coach please contact Mick Jarvis on 07770628595 to book your place by the end of Monday 7th September.
Friday 4th September Atherstone Town versus Biggleswade Town fixture re-arranged!
Atherstone Town vs. Biggleswade Town was originally scheduled for Saturday 19th December but as both clubs find themseleves out of the FA Cup it has been mutually agreed between the clubs and the Zamaretto League that this fixture will now take place on Saturday 12th September with a 3:00 pm kick off at Sheepy Road, Atherstone.
The Waders travel to Beaconsfield tomorrow, Saturday 5th September to play Slough Town at Holloways Park. Please note that Slough Town groundshare with Beaconsfield SYCOB.
Thursday 20th August Waders Capital League side off to a winning start!
The Waders Capital League side started their league campaign off with a 1-0 home win over Witham Town. Phil Feakes first minute goal was enough to secure the victory but the scoreline should have been greater as the Waders dominated both halves of the match.
Witham had a few chances but there was never really a threat on the home side goal.
Next up is a tough away match against Bishops Stortford on Wednesday 26th August.
Tuesday 18th August - I wonder if they will be glad to see us?
Harefield United have beaten Haringey Borough 3-1 in the replay of the extra preliminary round of the FA cup. This now sets up the Preliminary round fixture of Harefield United vs Biggleswade Town on Saturday 29th August.
Of course it also means that the Waders meet with the team that they beat in the title race of last season by one goal on goal difference.
Tuesday 18th August - Waders beaten in final minutes at Bury
As expected Tuesday's match was a big test for the Waders. Having taken the lead on 15 minutes it was beginning to look like a good evening. Bury equalised on 37 minutes and the game looked like being a draw when two minutes into added on time Bury snatched a winner. Disappointing as it may have been the team had done well to contain a good Bury side for so long.
Time to move on and Saturday sees the Waders longest league trip as the team head to Worcestershire to play Stourport Swifts who reamin unbeaten after their opening two matches.
Saturday 15th August - Waders have dream start to the season.
The Waders first game in the ZAMARETTO League could not have got off to a better start with three goals in the first half from Jamie Steele, James Freshwater and Jack Weeden which effectively decided the match by half time. A late consolation goal for Aylesbury United ending the game at 3 - 1.
The Waders have a tough match on Tuesday night when they travel to Suffolk to play Bury Town who also won on the first day of the season.
Tuesday 11th August - Capital Football League fixtures released.
The Capital Football League have produced the fixtures list for the season and the Waders campaign starts on Thursday 20th August with a home fixture against Witham Town. The Capital League is for Waders Reserve side and matches will be played on a Thursday evening with a 7.45pm kick off.
There was also a bonus for the Waders in the Presidents Cup as we have been given a bye to the second round and will face the winners of Bishops Stortford and Braintree Town who play their first round fixture in October. The entry of a team into the Capital Football League marks the beginning of an exciting priod for the Club as our team will face some fairly heavyweight competition this season.
