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THE ACRE CARS STADIUM

Wednesday November 6th (7.45pm)

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Welcome to our final Velocity Cup outing of the season against Histon

under the Hertingfordbury lights. Unfortunately, no combination of

results in this mini-league can see us progress to the knockout stage

but Histon have everything to play for and we need to get back to

winning ways to prepare for an important run of league games so this

is sure to be a competitive tie. Ben has valued the extra games that the

competition’s new format has brought as it has given more game time

to his young, inexperienced team. The tournament has also brought us

some good moments, most notably in securing the away win at

Soham. It would be good to repeat that today and put us in good

shape for the vital league game against Uxbridge here on Saturday. If

this is not to be then good luck to our Cambridgeshire visitors Histon

for the rest of the tournament.

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Today’s Opponents

A History of Histon Football Club The club was formed in 1904 as Histon Institute FC, and played for 44 years in the Cambridgeshire Football League. John Chivers, chairman of major Histon employer Chivers & Sons, helped to found the football club. The company donated a field then covered in roses for the club to play on, which is commemorated in the rose on Histon’s crest. From 1926 the club moved to its current location, where a grandstand was erected in 1934. In 1948 the club became champions of the Cambs League and joined the Spartan League, winning promotion to its Premier Division in 1951. The “Institute” was dropped from the club’s name that season. The top forward in those days was Mo Thurston, who scored 63 goals in season 1949-50. In 1960 Histon entered the Delphian League, which became part of the Athenian League structure in 1963, but struggled at that level. The pitch was re-sited at right angles to the old one in 1960-61, and a replacement stand opened in 1964-65. In 1965 Histon switched to the Eastern Counties League, where they were to play for the next 35 years. When the ECL adopted a two-division format in 1988, Histon were placed in the Premier Division. In the 1989–90 season, with Alan Doyle as manager, Histon won the ECL League Cup and sold players Lance Key and Shaun Sowden to Sheffield Wednesday and Giuliano Maiorana to Manchester United. The transfer fee rescued the club financially, and a Manchester United team played Histon on 19 May 1989. Following administrative and financial difficulties in 1993, the club was relegated to ECL Division One in 1995 but were promoted back to the Premier Division two years later. The 1997–98 season saw Neil Kennedy establish a club record by scoring 46 senior goals in the season, and Histon finished 3rd. Finally in the 1999–2000 season Histon won the ECL Premier Division title under the management of former Cambridge United player Steve Fallon, appointed on 27 July 1999, and were promoted to the Southern League Eastern Division. In the first three Southern League seasons Histon managed 4th spot twice and then a disappointing 10th, which momentarily halted the rise in fortunes experienced under Steve Fallon, but the 2003–04 season saw the club finish 2nd in the Eastern Division to claim promotion to the Premier Division. The following year Histon took on League Two side Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup 1st Round Proper, setting up a 2nd Round tie at home to Yeovil Town with a 2–0 victory. They lost to Yeovil, but clinched the Southern League Premier Division title on the last day of the 2004-05 season and were promoted to the Conference South. In their first Conference South season Histon finished 5th, enough to secure a place in the play-offs for promotion to the Conference National. They won their first play-off game away at Farnborough Town 3–0, but lost 2–0 in the final against St. Albans City. In the FA Cup they reached the second round proper. The team managed a draw away at Nuneaton Borough but were defeated in the replay at Bridge Road 2–1 before a crowd of 3,077. The season was also notable for a 5–0 win against local rivals Cambridge United in the FA Trophy.

On 14 April 2007 Histon, now popularly known as the Stutes, beat Welling United 1–0 at Bridge Road to go 19 points clear at the top of the Conference South in the final table. Two days previously, officials from the Conference had passed Bridge Road as fit for Conference National football, paving the way for promotion (the club’s fourth in 7 years) to the highest point in the non league pyramid. In the same season striker Neil Kennedy scored his 300th goal for the club with a hat-trick against Havant & Waterlooville. Histon’s 2007-08 season in the Conference National saw the Stutes play their first televised game, Setanta broadcasting the 1–0 home win against Oxford United. Later that season the club broke their record home attendance when a crowd of 3,721 saw Histon beat Cambridge United 1–0 on 1 January 2008. Histon finished the season 7th. The club’s record goal scorer, Neil Kennedy, played his last competitive game against Forest Green Rovers on the last day of the season in a substitute appearance.The second season of Conference National football saw the Stutes finish third, qualifying for the play-offs, where they were defeated 2–1 on aggregate by Torquay United in the semi-final. In the FA Cup Histon reached the third round, losing 2-1 at home to Championship side Swansea City, after beating League One opposition in Swindon Town 1–0 at home in the first round, and Leeds United 1–0 at home in the second round, the first time Leeds had lost to a non-league side. The Leeds United match was on national television, the attendance was 4,103, and the winning goal was scored by Matt Langston. Histon’s fortunes declined after the high spots of the 2008-09 season, as the money ran out. In November 2009 Gareth Baldwin ended his 17-year tenure as chairman of the club, and in January 2010 Steve Fallon’s highly successful ten years as Histon manager came to an end. The club finished 18th in the Conference National in season 2009/10 and bottom in 2010/11. Alan Lewer, John Beck, and David Livermore served successively as managers. Histon finished their first Conference North season in 16th place and David Livermore left the club at the end of that season. Dennis Greene took over but left the Club in December 2012, to be replaced by former player Nacer Relizani assisted by the club’s youth team coach Brian Page. The duo led the team to Conference North safety on the last day of the 2012/13 season before Relizani stepped down and Page took over the top job. Histon were now playing with a very young side largely drawn from the club’s youth structure. The 2013/14 season saw them relegated from the Conference North to the Southern Premier League. Brian Page kept them at that level in season 2014/15, securing an 18th place finish, but even the return of Steve Fallon in October 2015 could not prevent further relegation to the Southern League Division 1 Central at the end of season 2015-16. In October 2016 Fallon became Director of Football, with Lance Key returning to the club (again) this time as manager. Season 2016/17 however saw yet another relegation, back to the Eastern Counties League where it all started in the 1990’s.

Under the current chairmanship of John Hall, Histon FC has focused on restoring community links, simplifying ownership structure, repaying debts, cutting costs, introducing ladies teams, and youth development – with a clear pathway from Academy through Scholarship and into the First Team for our young players.

Histon FC 2019/20 Player Profiles:

Sam Roach: Very talented young keeper who was a part of the academy here at Bridge Road before moving on to Leyton Orient, from where he joined us on loan for the latter part of the 2016-17 season. Left Orient to join Mildenhall Town in the summer of 2017 and re-joined Histon on loan in December that year. That loan was made permanent in January 2018 and he has established himself as the first choice Number 1 and missing only one game last season.

Andreu Ballester: Left or right sided midfielder/defender who signed for Histon in August 2018. The Spaniard was with Cherry Hinton previously and made his Stutes debut from the bench against Whitton United in September 2018. Pacey ad skilful, he has become an important member of the team and scored his first Histon goal on the final day of last season away at Framlingham Town.

James Chivers: Defender signed from Newmarket Town in September 2017 who also had a brief spell at Bridge Road during the 2016-17 season. Has become a mainstay of the defence since signing with a consistently high level of performance that has made him an important part of the Histon back line. Scored his first goal for the club at Stowmarket Town towards the end of the 2017-18 season.

George Coy: George joined us in October 2019 after a brief spell at Mildenhall Town. He is a natural left-sided player who is equally comfortable in midfield or defence. George played his youth football with Rushden and Diamonds but moved across to the Cambridge United scholarship programme when the Northamptonshire club folded. On his release from the U’s, George gained valuable experience with Hardwick and Cambridge University Press before moving to Australia. Almost a year later, the 23-year old is back in the UK and looking to re-ignite his career at Bridge Road.

Lewis McDonald: Right sided defender who came through the Histon Scholarship, making his senior debut in the 2014/15 season during which he made 25 appearances, scoring once. Macca returned to the country last summer after a spell in Australia where he most recently played for Altona City, rejoining us here at Bridge Road in July 2018 and going on to make over 40 starts last season.

Rob Ruddy:

Experienced defender who signed for the Stutes from Mildenhall Town in January 2018 and who had an immediate and positive impact on the team both on and off the pitch. Since making his debut he has become an important presence alongside skipper Max York at the heart of the defence and made over 40 starts in his first full season with us in 2018/19.

Max York: Max returned to Bridge Road for the fourth time in summer 2016 having moved to Biggleswade Town during the 2015-16 season. He made his first Histon debut in 2009-10 and can also name Rushden & Diamonds, Kettering Town and Biggleswade Town amongst his other clubs. The Skipper had an outstanding year in 2016-17, leading from the front and deservedly picking up both the Supporters’ and Managers’ Player of the Year Awards. He carried on in the same manner in 2017-18, hoovering up more end of season awards after a season which included a string of imperious performances at the heart of the defence and yielded 8 goals in 47 starts. 2018-19 was another memorable year and once again the skipper added to his numerous Player of the Year awards. With a frankly unbelievable 27 goals from the centre of defence he had a truly memorable season, leading from the front as well as the back and added the leading scorer title to his many other well deserved awards.

Pat Bexfield: Midfielder who came through Norwich City’s Academy and made the First Team bench at Carrow Road in 2007. He was released in 2008 and joined Wisbech Town before spells with Needham Market, Cambridge City, King’s Lynn Town and Corby Town. He began the 2015-16 season with St Ives Town before joining Soham Town Rangers in September 2015 and then moving to Bridge Road in February 2016. He has played in numerous positions for the Stutes, from full back to centre half to defensive midfield and his reliability, experience and versatility make him an important and influential part of the team. Now going in to his fourth full season with the club Pat has well over 100 appearances for the club to his name.

Danny Gould: Versatile defender/midfielder/forward who can play on either side. Completed his Histon Scholarship in the summer of 2016 and by the end of 2016/17 had cemented his place as a regular starter in the side. Impressed his fellow players so much during the 2017/18 season that he won the Players’ Player of the Year Award that year. Now with over 100 appearances for the club he is firmly established as a key member of the team and offers a real threat to opposition defences.

Buster Harradine: Experienced midfielder Harradine was brought into the squad by Lance Key in the summer of 2019 bringing versatility to go with that experience as well as being naturally left footed, all of which will give the Gaffer greater options as the season progresses. Has previously played at Cambridge City, Soham Town Rangers, St Ives Town and Godmanchester Rovers.

Evan Key: Key was with Bury Town as a youngster but joined Biggleswade Town in 2012, quickly becoming a regular starter in the Waders First Team. He moved to Bridge Road in September 2014 and his versatility initially saw him appearing in midfield and defence before settling into a centre half role. He returned to Biggleswade in February 2016 before returning again to Bridge Road in February 2017. Playing regularly in midfield since 2017/18 he has added goal scoring to his repertoire, including a remarkable four goal haul at Hadleigh United in February 2018.

Lee Smith: Midfielder who was with Histon as a youngster before moving on in 2011 to play for Bury Town, Lowestoft Town, Biggleswade Town and again for Lowestoft Town. He re-joined Histon in the summer of 2015 before moving on again to King’s Lynn Town in September that year. Returned to Bridge Road in February 2017 and his experience, together with his undoubted quality, has made him an important and creative contributor in the heart of midfield.

Simon Swinton: Tenacious midfielder signed in July ahead of the 2018/19 campaign. Made his debut from the bench on the opening day against Haverhill Rovers and went on to make over 30 appearances last season, scoring twice.

Dan Brown: Forward who was a part of Mildenhall Town’s ECL Premier Division title winning side in 2016-17. Joined Ely City in January 2018 before moving to Bridge Road in March and made an immediate impact with 8 goals in 9 games before the end of the season. He continued to find the net regularly last season, ending with 26 goals to his name and forming a dangerous partnership with fellow striker Ed Rolph up front.

Ed Rolph: Striker signed in July 2017 from Sawston United who previously played for the University of Nottingham. Took a while to hit his stride and was hampered by injury early in his first season but struck a rich vein of form after returning to fitness at Christmas 2017, scoring his first Histon hat-trick against Great Yarmouth in February and ending the season as the clubs’ top scorer with 19 in all competitions from 38 appearances. He added another 21 goals from 40 appearances last season as that partnership with Brown got close to 50 for the season.

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fixtures

Date Opponents co R At 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Subs used Sa 17 Aug Tooting & Mitcham L 0-1 160 Hayes Herd Whiting2 Ehui Jessop Atkinson Domafriyie Moses3 Bailey Gymer McBrien1 Tshikala1; Yildiz2;

Merlo3

Tu 20 Aug Waltham Abbey L 5-2 122 Hayes Herd Whiting Ehui Jessop Atkinson Domafriyie2 Merlo Bailey Gymer1 Tshikala Batt1 Rus2

Sa 24 Aug Whitton FAC 2-1 55 Hayes Herd Whiting Ehui Jessop Atkinson Domafriyie Merlo2 Bailey Moses Guymer1 Pedro1; Jones2

Mo 26Aug Barking L 2-1 180 Hayes Herd Whiting Ehui1 Yildiz Atkinson2 Domafriyie Pedro Bailey Batt Rus3 Tshikala1; Jessop2; Jones3

Sa 31 Aug Hanwell Town L 4-1 207 Hayes Herd Whiting Ehui2 Yildiz Atkinson Domafriyie Pedro Bailey Batt Jones1 Tshikala1; Gymer2

Sa 7 Sep Cambridge City VT 0-0

(p0-3)

155 Hayes Rus Whiting2 Pedro Jessop Atkinson Domafriyie Herd5 Bailey4 Batt1 Zola3 Gymer1;Merlo2; Brown3; Odeh4; Yildiz5;

Tu 10 Sep Ware VT 3-1 139 Hayes Rus Whiting Pedro3 Jessop Atkinson Domafriyie Herd Odeh2 Batt Zola1 Brown1; Merlo2;

Gymer3

Sa 14 Sep Westfield L 1-9 133 Hayes Rus Herd Pedro Jessop Atkinson1 Brown Merlo2 Domafriyie Batt Gymer Yildiz1; Whiting2

Tu 17 Sep Chalfont St Peter L 1-5 80 Hayes Rus Whiting Pedro Jessop Atkinson Domafriyie Herd Odeh1 Batt2 Brown Belshaw1; Gymer2

Sa 21 Sep Harlow Town L 2-1 171 Hayes Rus Whiting Ehhui2 Jessop Atkinson Domafriyie Herd Odeh1 Gymer Brown Belshaw1; Batt2

Sa 28 Sep Heybridge Swifts FAT 4-1 162 Hayes Rus Herd Ehui1 Joseph Atkinson Domafriyie3 Pedro Odeh2 Gymer Brown Batt1; Zola2; Merlo3

Sa 5 Oct South Park L 0-0 132 Hayes Rus Herd Ehui Jessop Atkinson Domafriyie Pedro Oyeniran2 Gymer1 Brown Batt1 Zola2

Tu 8 Oct Soham TR VT 0-2 64 Hayes Rus Herd Pedro3 Joseph Atkinson Domafriyie Kiangebeni Oyeniran2 Gymer Brown1 Weyman1; Batt2; Ehui3

Sa 19 Oct Staines Town L 2-3 119 Hayes Rus Herd Pedro3 Yildiz Atkinson Domafriyie1 Kiangebeni Oyeniran Gymer Brown2 Weyman1; Batt2; Ehui3

Tu 22 Oct Harlow Town VT 6-2 79 Hayes Jessop Rus Ehui1 Yildiz Atkinson Weyman Kiangebeni Domafriyie2 Gymer Brown3 Batt1; Oyeniran2;

McBrien3

Sa 26 Oct Ashford Town (Mdx) L 3-5 121 Hayes Rus Herd Pedro3 Joseph1 Atkinson Domafriyie Kiangebeni Oyeniran Gymer Brown2 Jessop1; Batt2JThompson3

Tu 29 Oct Chertsey Town L 2-3 71 Hayes Herd Whiting Pedro Jessop Atkinson Rus1 Kiangebeni Oyeniran Gymer Weyman2 Batt1; Belshaw2

Sa 2 Nov Chipstead L POSTPONED

We 6 Nov Histon VT

Sa 9 Nov Uxbridge L

Sa 16 Nov Ware L

Sa 23 Nov Northwood L

Sa 7 Dec Marlow L

Sa 14 Dec Bedfont Sports L

Th 26 Dec FC Romania L

Sa 28 Dec Barking L

Sa 4 Jan Hanwell Town L

Sa 11 Jan Bracknell Town L

Sa18 Jan Staines Town L

Sa 25 Jan Chertsey Town L

Sa 1 Feb Harlow Town L

Tu 4 Feb Chalfont St Peter L

Sa 8 Feb Marlow L

Sa 15 Feb Bedfont Sports L

Sa 22 Feb Chipstead L

Sa 29 Feb Ashford Town (Mdx) L

Sa 7 Mar Ware L

Sa 14 Mar Uxbridge L

Sa 21 Mar Westfield L

Sa 28 Mar Bracknell Town L

Sa 4 Apr Tooting & Mitcham L

Sa 11 Apr Waltham Abbey L

Mo 13 Apr FC Romania L

Sa 18 Apr Northwood L

Sa 25 Apr South Park L

League Table

Velocity Trophy (Group C)

Pld GD Pts

Histon 4 +3 8

Cambridge City 5 0 8

Ware 3 +5 7

Harlow Town 4 0 6

Hertford Town 4 -4 4

Soham Town

Rangers

4 -4 3

*not including Soham v Ware played last night

Non-league matters

Terminal velocity

Variously known in the past as the Ryman League Cup, Robert Dyas

Cup and Alan Turvey Trophy- in tribute to the former league chairman-

the Velocity Sports Trophy is the Isthmian League Cup. A new feature

this season is the introduction of regionalized group stages for the first

round which is how we come to face Histon tonight having previously

played Harlow Town, Soham Town Rangers and Ware, who complete

the group. As an added twist for this group stage, there is also no

longer be any extra time in the event of a drawn match. Instead, each

club picks up one point and progress straight to a penalty shootout

with the winners of this then earning a second point. Hence we lost to

Cambridge City earlier this season on penalties but still picked up a

point.

The trophy holders of the Isthmian League Cup are Enfield Town, who

bet Hornchurch in last season’s final. Prior to that Billericay won

consecutively in 2016-17 and 2017-18. Enfield’s triumph last season

was the third in their history, making them the second most successful

team in the tournament’s history, behind only Sutton United with four

wins. Four other clubs have won the trophy twice: Hendon Town,

Tilbury (the inaugural winners in 1974-5), Kingstonian and Slough

Town.

Hertford Pen Pics Nick Hayes – Nick is on loan from Premier League side Norwich City. A very talented

young keeper, Nick is an England youth international.

Ben Herd – Player/Manager Ben is an experienced right-back who started his career

at Watford before amassing 400 football league appearances for Shrewsbury and

Aldershot.

Andrei Rus – talented young right back, Andre made his Isthmian League debut at 16

for Potters Bar Town.

Max Jessop – Teenage central defender starting only his second season in senior

football, played last season at Hatfield. Played his youth football at Potters Bar Town.

Hugo Atkinson – Formally of Mildenhall Town and Romford, Hugo is a classy central

defender with good speed and technical ability.

Samuel Whiting – A tenacious left back with good experience, Sam had previously

played with Ware and Aylesbury.

Isaac Pedro – Strong and technically gifted young midfielder, Isaac made his senior

football debut last year at Broxbourne Borough.

Elias Moses – attacking midfielder who was once on the books of Sheffield

Wednesday and Fulham, Elias is an experienced non-league campaigner. Played at

Arlesey last season.

Dane Batt – formerly of Colney Heath, Dane is another teenager looking to make his

mark in senior football. A gifted attacking midfielder.

Marco Merlo – Hertfordshire native who played last season as a professional in the

Czech League for FC Vysocina. Still in his teens, Marco is an all-action midfielder.

Niall Jones – another young player with senior experience, Niall made his senior

debut last season aged 17 at Cranfield. Niall is a strong runner with huge potential.

Luke Gymer – another Hertfordshire teen who played his youth football at

Biggleswade Town, Luke is a intelligent attacking midfielder with great invention.

Prince William Domafriyie – Fast, powerful forward who can occupy a wing or

centre-forward position, Prince recently returned to the UK having spent 4 years in

the US College system.

Connor McBrien – another young player from Herts, Connor played with Luke

Guymer at Biggleswade. Another crafty number 10, who can also play across the

front three.

Sam Belshaw – local lad and Hertford Town fan, Sam is a graceful forward who made

his senior debut at 17 for Hatfield last season.

Sukru Can Yildiz – Can is a strong, effective central defender who previously played

for Enfield Borough and Potters Bar.

Kevin Zola- quick, direct winger signed from Ashford Town

Harold Joseph- commanding centre back previously with St Albans and Enfield

Kit Brown- skilful right-winger formerly at Ware and London Colney

Percy Kiangebeni- skilful, goalscoring midfielder on loan from Colchester United and

previously with St Albans city.

Sam Oyeniran- strong, pacy centre-forward previously with Northwood and Welwyn.

Ben Weyman- exciting young wing prospect promoted from the Under-23 team

Match Reports

Hertford Town 2 Chertsey Town 3 (Oct 29th)

The Blues were edged out by a late Curfews winner after a tight and feisty encounter under the lights at the Acre Cars Stadium. Hertford made a great start with yet another Luke Gymer goal only a few minutes in, finishing smartly after Sam Oyeniran had had a shot saved. Chertsey fought back to lead 2-1 at the break but it was hard on the home side who had hit the bar through an Oyeniran header on 43 minutes only to then see the visitors go straight to the other end and score. Not to be deterred Hertford stormed back in the second half and levelled with a curling shot from young winger Ben Weymann, deputizing for an injured Prince. It may have been intended as a cross but, nevertheless, it was a beautifully struck centre into a dangerous area which came up trumps. This response clearly stung Chertsey who responded by bringing on their player-manager purely to clobber Luke Gymer, who was running the show. Unfortunately these strong arm tactics bore fruit when Chertsey stole a late winner after a highly contentious free kick (taken whilst the referee was still talking to Dane Batt).

Chipstead v Hertford Town (Nov 2nd) postponed

This game was called off after a pitch inspection on the day at 11.

Heavy rain left the pitch waterlogged.

Photo Gallery

Ben Weymann made an impressive full league debut v Chertsey

Ben Weymann’s goal v Chertsey

With thanks to Ian Bush

Next on the Road

Ware (Saturday November 16th 3pm) Wadesmill Road SG12 0UQ Car Join the A10 and head North towards Cambridge. Take the exit signed for Ware A1170 and then the first exit at a roundabout from the slip road. Wodson Park is on your left after around 300 metres. Public Transport 384 or 383 bus Make a day of it The football ground is adjacent to a large sports centre so you could book a fitness class, game of badminton or various other activities before or after the game.

LINE UPS

Hertford Town Histon

1: Sam Roach 2: Andy Ballester 3: George Coy 4: Pat Bexfield 5: Max York © 6: James Chivers 7: Ed Rolph 8: Lee Smith 9: Dan Brown 10: Simon Swinton 11: Danny Gould

12: Buster Harradine 14: Alfie Lawrence 15: Cory Marshall

Nick Hayes Andrei Rus Samuel Whiting Isaac Pedro Max Jessop Hugo Atkinson Kit Brown Percy Kiaganbeni Sam Oyeniran Luke Gymer Ben Weymann Dane Batt Marco Merlo Sukru Can Yildiz Harold Joseph Ben Herd Prince William Domafriyie

MATCH OFFICIALS

• Referee: Ashley List • Assistant Referee: Stanley, Robert • Assistant Referee: Dennis, Christopher