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Surrey Junior League

Latest
reliable table inc 17/1/20 has Epsom Juniors 6th. Played 7 of 10 fixtures.

SJC

1st

Belmont

0-2

President

Chairman

Secretary

Stanley Collis, 29 Adelphi Road

according to SCFA handbook

Treasurer

Committee:

Club Colours:

Dark and Light Blue Stripes

Home Ground:

Occasionally Epsom Recreation Ground (Alexandra
Rec), but not necessarily all of the time.

Surrey Junior Cup draw dates - 1st round, 18th Oct - 2nd
round, 8th Nov, 3rd round, 29th Nov, 4th round, 10th Jan. QF, 7th Feb.

Subscriptions:
Affiliation 5s, Junior Cup 5s, Minor Cup 1s

SCFA mention a
potential Surrey Senior League, but it doesn't start for another couple of
years yet.

14/6/19
Earliest mention of Epsom Juniors so far - as a cricket team! They play a
friendly v Epsom Corinthian.

LineUp: Reg Sperring, EL Miller, Harold Keeling, F
Jaycocks, Ernie Sperring, S Collis, R Aldridge, F Stuart, E Johns,

Jack Parr,
Charlie Aldridge. Won by 39 runs. It is fair to assume that this was very
very similar to the football team

at this time.

This is the
only cricket report for the club all season but other games were probably
played, just not reported.

This line up and score is fairly accurate except for it
says that Phillips took 15 wickets for 15 runs, yet he has 17 wickets

on this sheet.
Also one of our players, probably Jack Parr was almost certainly not out 4 in
the second innings.

Epsom Juniors

R.Sperring

b. Phillips

4

b. Phillips

3

L.Miller

lbw. Flippance

9

c & b.Flippance

11

H.Keeling

b.Bance

7

b. Phillips

0

F.Jaycocks

b. Phillips

7

b. Phillips

5

E.Sperring

b. Phillips

8

c & b.Phillips

0

S.Collis

b. Phillips

8

b. Phillips

0

R.Aldridge

b.Flippance

4

c & b.Phillips

2

F.Stuart

b. Phillips

2

b. Phillips

2

E.Johns

b. Phillips

0

b. Phillips

4

J.Parr

b. Phillips

11

b. Phillips

4

C.Aldridge

not out

5

c & b.Phillips

1

Extras

12

8

Totals

77

40

Epsom
Corinthians

T.Phillips

b.Parr

0

c & b C.Aldridge

2

R.Dumbrill

run out

4

b.Jaycocks

0

F.Williams

b.Parr

8

b.Sperring

1

C.Bance

c & b C.Aldridge

2

run out

7

S.Flippance

c & b C.Aldridge

5

c & b Parr

2

T.Smith

b. E.Sperring

7

b.Sperring

1

H.Absalom

b. E.Sperring

0

b.Sperring

0

R.Maynard

not out

4

b.Sperring

0

G.Skipper

b.Parr

2

not out

11

E.Kotchie

c & b Sperring

3

run out

3

P.Sharpe

c & b Sperring

0

c & b Parr

6

Extras

6

5

Totals

41

38

July 19 Epsom affiliate to SCFA and are listed in Surrey
handbook for the first time. They enter SJL like their pre war

forerunner.

North Croydon revived after war closure, and Bandon Hill
United form this year. Both would become regular Surrey Junior League

sides in the next few years. North Croydon played at
Parchmore Road. Oxted (SJL) play at The Recreation Ground/Field, Oxted.

Carshalton
Athletic were playing at Green Wrythe Lane this season.

Caterham M.H.
played at the Town End Recreation Ground, Caterham.

July 19 reference to a K.Sperring playing for Epsom C.C.
but there was no K.Sperring listed in the 1911 census for that family.

Epsom Wednesday also affiliated this year. Sec RJ Vallaly,
Hawthorne Place, Epsom, but replaced by WE Green, but at

3 Albert Road, Epsom. Yes, the Billy Green who becomes
Epsom Town's Secretary in 1923. Club Colours are white.

Aug 19 Reference to Epsom St Martins. They are an old side
and are playing in the Kingston & District League Div 2. Very much a

minor status side. Herald is unhappy that "for some
reason or other, this town is always without a team capable of figuring in
the

best county
football." Epsom St Martins are also playing at Epsom Recreation Ground.
Secretary H.S.Flippance.

Other local
affiliated teams this year are Epsom Gas Works but as Epsom Juniors have now
started I will stop

covering minor
clubs reports from this point.

Aug 19 Dorking FC reported to be having to pay an
Entertainment Tax from this season, but it looks like it only applied to
cinemas.

Gillett-Stephens
played in Bookham.

Aug 19
Frederick Jaycocks plays cricket for Epsom Gas Company this week.

Aug 19 Reference to Banstead FC recommencing. Hon Sec S
Baker. Also Old Suttonians. Sec Hugh Bradley future Chairman of

Epsom Town.

Hugh Bradley is
currently living at The Old School House, Tadworth.

9/8/19 WM
Bradley plays for Epsom C.C. this day. Any relation to Hugh? Probably.

Sutton Hospital Cup to restart this year but no entries
from the Epsom area this season. Sec Frank Gulland says "it is the
finest

football cup in
the district."

Caterham Park used to play at the Rectory Field pre-war
but this is now being used by Guards Depot who have lost their ground as

it was out of
condition and required re-construction. Not sure if this was eventually done
though.

Aug 19 South Tooting + Price's Athletic intended to
compete in Southern Suburban League but withdrew before start of season,
so

Dorking allowed
in.

9/8/19 Sports day at Epsom's future ground in Horton
Hospital for staff and patients attracted over 2000 entries in 30 events,
with

prizes
presented by Lady St Helier

Herald reports that not all of Epsom Rec is going to be
available yet after it was dug up during the war. Footballers end up using
the

cricket part of
the ground this year. Council should have everything ready for 1920/21.
Rosebery Park also neglected.

23/8/19 Bert
and Billy Green play for Epsom Rovers CC.

6/9/19 Southern
Suburban League recommences.

Sept 19 Epsom
Gasworks FC looking for matches. Sec HA Andrews 69 Miles Road. Reserves too.

13/9/19 Leatherhead Athletic played their first game (at
Fetcham Grove) although within a year they were at Hilleyfields (near
Fetcham)

and had folded within a year or two. 3-1 win over
Gillett-Stephens. Joined Dorking & District League with Dorking Res and
Ashtead.

In this same
season, and for at least the next couple of seasons, Leatherhead Rose were
playing at Kingston Road Rec.

20/9/19 Epsom Federation's opening game as a club - also
knows as the Federation of Discharged and Demobilised Sailors and

Soldiers. They
defeated Old Suttonians 5-1 in a friendly this day.

24/9/19 SCFA
AGM at the Oval stated 75 entries for SJC and 38 for SMC. Entries close on
1/10/19.

Adam Grimaldi (SSL) play in Earlsfield. N.Croydon (SJL)
play at Parchmore Road. Oxted (SJL) play at The Recreation Ground, Oxted.

27/9/19 Brighton Railway Engineers drew with North Croydon
in the opening SJL match. A week later BR Eng win 8-0 v the same team in

the Sutton
Hospital Cup. I am comfortable with the fact that the match ended as a 2-2
draw from table calculations.

4/10/19 Epsom
Juniors open their season this day with an 0-6 home defeat to Oxted in Surrey
Junior League. (NR).

Also this day, Epsom Federation travelled to British Red
Cross (Balham) @ Sutton and won 5-0.. Bert Green got three before HT,

and got a fourth later with Grinter getting the fifth.
Bert Wise was in goal, and may have gone on to play for Epsom Brotherhood
with

the Greens. Gow
played at inside right. Probably J Gow who would become a prominent
Councillor.

This was their
first league game.

Oct 19 pre war
Epsom player Harry Skinner moves from West Norwood to Nunhead.

10/10/19 reported that "there are three Epsom League
teams. The St Martins club battling in the Kingston & District League,
and the

Juniors are in the Surrey Junior League as are also the
soldiers team composed of members of the local branch of the Federation
of

Discharged Sailors and Soldiers. (Epsom Federation
FC)". "The Epsom Juniors now wish they had made a few enquiries
before

joining the league,
in which they can hardly expect to do much. The average age of their players
is under 18 and they have to meet

clubs having players much older. On Saturday (4th Oct), on
their own ground, the Epsom team lost by six goals to nil to Oxted, which

club was
represented by players who could give their opponents a good deal, both as
regards weight and age."

11/10/19 Epsom
Juniors lose 1-5 at North Croydon. Played presumably at Frant Road (see 25/10
below).

Anything in
Croydon Advertiser?

11/10/19 Oxted 1-1 Epsom Federation. Fed were 1-0 up after
10 minutes through Broadhead and had a slight slope in their favour

at the Oxted Recreation Ground. Oxted equalised on HT
which was 1-1. Muggeridge, Wise and Grinter played for Fed. Oxted player

sent off near
the end for punching Muggeridge. "A great pity" says Herald.

Future player
EJ Olley scores for Brighton Railway in 5-2 win over British Red Cross in
SJL.

18/10/19 Epsom
Juniors drawn v Belmont (A) in SJC1. No mention of Ewell.

Juniors are
unfortunate to lose to two late goals by Spencer. An even game "before a
good number of spectators". HT 0-0.

Belmont had the benefit of the slope in the first half and
looked like scoring frequently but didn't, due to a combination of poor
shooting

and stubborn defence. Epsom got better in the second half
but still conceded twice. Would have been (A) to Sutton United Reserves.

Also in SJC Epsom Fed drawn at Banstead and won 10-3. Last
season for Epsom Fed though. Lost to Carshalton Ath in Round 2.

Scorers this day were Billy Green (4) (inc one where he
beat 4 players and scored from 20 yards), Bert Green (2), Dunford (3), Gow.

70 or 80 spectators travelled with the team. Banstead
player injured just before HT which was 4-0. Muggeridge and Hulett also
played.

It is my belief that those who remained at the end of the
season became connected with Epsom Brotherhood. Certainly Bert and

Billy Green and
Bert Wise would.

3rd Coldstream Guards reported as playing at Burton Court,
Chelsea Barracks, and also at Wimbledon Common and Hyde Park too.

No mention of
any reserve teams in SMC draw.

25/10/19 North Croydon 2-4 Brighton Railway. Game played
at Frant Road, not Parchmore Road. Frant Road is off of Brigstock Road,

Thornton Heath, and a playing field still
exists there.

25/10/19
Provisional fixture between Epsom Fed and Epsom Juniors, but no reports. Was
this played or postponed?

I have
calculated a 6-1 win for the Federation but have no further details yet.

8/11/19 future
player E Olley plays and scores two for Brighton Railway Eng in SJC 2 v Ivy
Leaf, Penge. W8-1.

8/11/19 If
Epsom Juniors beat Belmont in round 1, they would have played Sutton Res (A)
this day.

15/11/19 Epsom Federation 2-3 Carshalton Ath Res in SJC2
probably at Epsom Rec. Club is now just called Epsom Federation.

They were 2-0
up with twenty minutes remaining and this was their first defeat of the
season.

15/11/19 Future
player EJ Olley plays and scores for Brighton Railway in a 4-0 win at Oxted.

Nov 19
Reference to Old Suttonians playing at London Road, Sutton, just beyond Angel
Pub on the way to Rose Hill.

22/11/19 Epsom Juniors' first ever competitive win 2-0 v
British Red Cross. Scorers: Aldridge and o.g. when a defender

headed a corner
directly in to his own net.

22/11/19 Future
player EJ Olley score for Brighton Railway v Oxted in 3-0 win.

27/11/19 Epsom
1st Battalion 4-3 Pitman's Wimbledon @ Epsom Rec.

29/11/19 SJC 3
date.

5/12/19 Surrey
County Herald missing. Is it in Sutton Library?

6/12/19 Epsom
Juniors crash 9-0 at Brighton Railway Engineers at Mitcham Road in SJL.

Reference to Epsom Federation playing at Epsom Recreation
Ground, & Epsom St Martins used it too in the Kingston & Dist League.

While the Epsom Juniors also used it. I think there were
two pitches this year, but not sure, as some had been ploughed up during

the war, and weren't fully ready, so the cricket area was
used. This was before some of the park was converted to tennis courts,
so

may have been
bigger at this time than the park we see today.

13/12/19 Epsom Federation 0-1 @ ERG HT 0-0. Federation
tried to avenge their earlier defeat in the season. This looks like a game on

the 22/11/19
which I have calculated as a 2-1 win to North Croydon. GD for both teams
agrees.

26/12/19 Epsom
Juniors defeat Ashtead 3-1 in a friendly at Epsom Rec.

3/1/20 Juniors
only lose 2-0 to Brighton Railway this time at Epsom Rec in SJL match.

10/1/20
Possible friendly provisionally arranged v Old Suttonians Reserves in
friendly. Not sure if this was played.

31/1/20 Oxted
play Carshalton Athletic Res in SJC 4 losing 5-1.

Feb 20 Future
player WA "Micky" Smith playing for Sutton United this year. -
Vice-captain.

10/3/20 Whist
Drive at Hollies Club with M.C. Charles Pettett (future Chairman)

26/3/20 reported a letter in the Herald from Hugh Bradley
drawing the attention to the need for a league as Ewell, Ashtead or Banstead

have no league, and the nearest of any kind are Croydon
based (SJL) or Kingston (K & D League), both of which involve lots
of

travelling. A local league is required and suggests Epsom
Juniors, Epsom Federation and Ewell in a list of 17 provisional clubs. He is

happy to assist
in any way he can.

As Secretary of Old Suttonians he also criticises Epsom
teams for scratching on friendlies against his team, sometimes without

even informing them. Not very sporting. Presume that the
Juniors didn't play Old Sutts on 10/1/20 then! He says one Epsom club did

play them out
of three or four matches it appears, but he doesn't say who that is, and it
appeared more recent than 10/1.

31/3/20 Meeting is held relating to the reorganising of
the Epsom Harriers and there is a suggestion to merge all the sports clubs in

the Borough.
Meeting to be held on 9/4/20 and all local clubs are invited, including the
Ewell Sports Club too.

Apr 20 Epsom were not in the Sutton Hospital Cup this
year, as the organiser Frank Gulland referred to hoping for representation
from

Epsom, Ashtead
and Mitcham next year. There were 11 entries and the semi-finals were at
Sutton on 2/4/20 (Good Friday).

2/4/20 reported by Harkaway in the Herald (writes the
sports notes) that he is proposing a meeting on 9/4/20 and Councillor John
(J.J.)

Goossens is
prepared to be Chairman. Brocks Pyros say they will be there. Their Sec is JH
Harrison.

9/4/20 Meeting at Station Hotel to discuss formation of
the Sutton & District League. It will hold its first AGM on 23/4/20.
Epsom

Juniors were present at this meeting, and also the
Harriers meeting the same night, where they said that many members would

be interested in becoming members of a big sports club,
but they would still continue with their own identity. Maybe many thought

this way, as no
amalgamation ever appeared to happen.

17/4/20
reference to Leatherhead Athletic having an away friendly against Epsom
Whippets!!

23/4/20 AGM at Station Hotel, Sutton of Sutton &
District League Epsom Juniors were present but Ewell and Epsom Federation

were absent and sent statements instead which were read
out. Not clear if they were interested in the league, but neither would

appear in the
original line up later that year. Frank Gulland took the chair for the
meeting.

Epsom Juniors
would be inaugural members of this competition this autumn.

8/5/20 Carshalton Athletic draw 3-3 in the Surrey Junior
Charity Cup Final replay after a drawn game. This game saw 30 minutes

extra time, followed by another 20 and a further 10. Still
no decision, so another replay was required, which was also drawn on 15th

May, so the cup
was eventually shared!!

Reserves:

None

17/6/19 Sergeant Green murdered at Epsom Police station
after siege caused by Canadian soldiers, who stormed the station to

release two of their number that had been arrested earlier
that day. No one ever convicted of murder, and the small sentences were

later cut after
5 months, and all perpetrators were released.

19/7/19 Peace
Day. Commemorated across the country following the conclusion of the Great
War (WWI) last November.

March 20 German Gun is moved to the Spring Hotel as it is
believed to be safer there. A wheel had been pulled off while it was at

Ewell Rec.

C O M M E N T S
/  H I G H L I G H T S

CC1

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Kennington

1-4

CCLC

CC1LC

SPC

Home
Ground:

High Road, Chipstead F.C.

President

Stella Lamont

Chairman

Pete Beddoe

Vice Chairman

Steve Dyke

Club Secretary

Pete Beddoe

Treasurer

Steve Dyke

Media Officer

Richard Lambert

Membership
Secretary

Mel Tough

Other Committee
members

Paul Marshall, Gary Jarman, Tony Foster

Manager

Simon Funnell

Asst -

Matt Drew

Club
Captain:

Scott Murphy

Vice-Captain

Adam Heagney

Training
starts at Epsom College on Tuesday 2nd July at 7pm. It will continue on
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7pm when we do not have a match.

May 19 Tony
Foster is co-opted back onto the Committee after his previous role as
Treasurer ended in 2013/14.

May 19 it is
likely that due to our finishing position we will not be accepted for the FA
Cup this coming season.

May 19 Cove are relegated while Sheerwater are promoted.
In their place we receive AFC Hayes and Walton & Hersham from the Premier
Division, Westside from the

Surrey Elite League and a new club Jersey Bulls, who play
on the island. Additionally, due to the final stage of the FA reorganisation
four clubs will go up this season.

May 19 The Club
AGM is to be held at the Green Man at 8pm on Sunday 21st July.

May 19 we were due to play Banstead Athletic on 27/07/19
but they were double booked and we are currently spare that day. We arrange a
friendly at Raynes Park Vale

instead and add to this with another
friendly on 6th July at Alfold.

June 19 Both Frimley Green and Cove win their appeals and
Frimley Green are promoted to the Premier Division, while Cove are repreived
and will remain in this division.

June 19 Sean
White rejoins from Walton & Hersham.

22/6/19 pre-season trial at Purley Way, home ground of
Matt Drew's Shelton Athletic club takes place. Match refereed by former
player Alex McKay and took the shape of

three 30 minute
sessions with the result ending 8-4.

29/6/19 at the League AGM we have a bye in the League Cup
First Round with a trip to Sheerwater in the Second Round and in the Division
One Cup we are away to

Bedfont &
Feltham with the winners visiting Ash United or British Airways.

June 19 Our friendly at Sidlesham is cancelled. Looks like
it was our decision due to the journey time and may also have been struggling
for players that day.

4/7/19 The club receives a letter from the FA advising
that we are not being accepted for the FA Cup. This is the first time since
1972/73 that we have failed to be accepted.

6/7/19 Our first friendly finishes 1-1 with Alfold on the
Crawley Town astroturf. We shaded the match and took the lead after 75 when
Liam Roberts pass in to triallist Rory

Lewis was stepped over by Lewis and this deceived the
keeper, rolling into the vacant net from 25 yards! Lewis hurt his shoulder
towards the end after a decent cameo.

The lead lasted two minutes before Alfold equalised with a
good strike from 20 yards. In goal for us for the second half was Josh
Grintner, son of Epsom & Ewell Supporters

keeper from the
late 1990s, Phil.

9/7/19 We are beaten 8-1 by Guildford City in our next
friendly at the Surrey Sports Centre astroturf. We were 2-0 down in 8
minutes, and 3-0 after 22 before Taryn Smith

pulled a goal back just before the break. However, two
more just after the break and three in the final ten minutes ensured a
disastrous outing and the Management

rightly ripped
into the players after the match.

12/7/19 The FA Vase draw is a home tie against Kennington,
a South London based Step 6 club that plays down at Ashford United in Kent!
The winners will

visit Sidlesham
or Stansfeld in the second qualifying round.

13/7/19 We improved at AFC Croydon Athletic and led 2-0
after Jordan Gallagher scored a penalty awarded for handball in the 5th
minute and Liam Roberts scored a good

solo goal in the 29th but the hosts came back with four
goals in the last half hour to win 4-2, including two penalties. This was a
hastily arranged friendly, played outside the

main ground and many players were unavailable as they were
expecting to go to our original friendly opponents of Sidlesham and had
booked the weekend down at the

coast with
families!

16/7/19 Epsom get a 1-1 draw at Steyning Town and whilst
the home side finished stronger, we had been the better side for much of the
first 75 minutes and should

have led by more. Instead we conceded in the 35th minute
and required a Roberts equaliser after 67 minutes to level the scores. Both
sides hit the post in the second half.

20/7/19 Epsom win 10-2 at Farleigh Rovers, displaying a
killer instinct against a team that were not very good. Billy Carney scored
three, while Jordan Gallagher got two,

including the tenth one. Joshua Caulcrick also scored two
beauties just nine minutes apart, each time cutting in on his right foot and
belting it in from 25 yards with his left.

Liam Roberts
and Scott Murphy each scored penalties while Lloyd Connelly got the other
one.

21/7/19 AGM at Green Man was, as usual, very poorly
attended. The previous officers were elected along with Tony Foster who joins
the Committee officially after being

co-opted during the summer. A large number of questions
were asked of the Committee on the night and in a letter prior to the AGM
from a supporter Philip Harris. He, along

with a couple of other supporters who are fathers of
former players were frustrated at the apparent lack of progress on the new
ground and so a large part of the meeting

revolved around many of these questions. Because the
recent letter was received only just before the AGM it was agreed by the
Committee to arrange to discuss this at the

next Committee Meeting, provisionally agreed for 7th
August and to relay the replies to a members meeting in September as there
just wasn't time at the AGM to answer

the questions fully. Many of the questions stemmed from a
lack of awareness of our plight, and it is likely that more transparency will
follow, although it is also hoped that

some or all of
the supporters may wish to join the Committee so that they can help guide the
club through these difficult times.

23/7/19 The league fixtures are released for the first
week of the season and we open up at home to Fleet Spurs on 3rd August. We
visit Jersey on 16th November with

the return on
Easter Monday.

23/7/19 A decent performance against Chipstead who win 3-1
but only due to a late penalty after we had pushed for an equaliser. Bennett
also struck a post with a penalty

in the 14th minute with the score at 0-0 and we trailed to
goals after 26 and 36 but White pulled one back in the 57th minute with a
good volley of a deflected Robinson shot

before a 93rd
minute spot kick. They were the better side but not by much.

25/7/19 Matt Drew resigns as Coach quoting family issues
and business commitments. He joined us back in October 2018 when Simon
Funnell took over as Manager.

July 19 Olly
Martinez is advised as getting a trial for a Spanish club according to Simon
Funnell. Not sure who yet though.

Aug 19 Ryan
Sullivan rejoins club after spending pre-season at Chipstead.

3/8/19 Epsom disappoint after starting well to lose 3-5 at
home to Fleet Spurs. We opened up with a header from a corner by debutant
Chaz-Lee Martin in the 12th minute

but Fleet equalised with a deflected shot after 30 and led
after 47. A Hendry penalty after Toby Funnell was brought down in the box
brought us level after 56 but we trailed

again after 63 to a route one goal and conceded again
after 70. Sub Carney scored with his first touch after 76 but Fleet Spurs
scored their fifth goal after 83. Three players

were away at a
festival, while many were away due to holidays and injury.

7/8/19
Committee Meeting is postponed. No further one is arranged at that time.

10/8/19 Epsom concede a 91st minute strike from a narrow
angle to lose 2-1 at Bagshot after we had lef at half time through Jordan
Gallagher's 48th minute free kick into

the corner of
the net. Another disappointing performance.

17/8/19 Epsom win their first match of the season with a
3-1 win at Chessington against Westside. Chaz Martin met a Heagney free kick
with a close range thumping header

in the 6th minute and we dominated for much of the match
yet conceded in the 73rd minute. Fortunately we retook the lead three minutes
later as Robinson's shot was

saved and
Taryn Smith knocked in the loose ball and Roberts scored a brilliant
individual goal to seal the points in the 85th minute.

20/8/19 A mad ending at High Road as Epsom beat Godalming
5-2. It was goalless at half time but we were again dominant and we then led
after Gallagher ran on to a long

ball and rolled it past the keeper in the 57th minute.
However, they equalised after 73 with a low shot that appeared to take a
deflection. We restored the lead after 76 when a

a good pass to Bennett put him through at an angle but he
smashed the ball past the keeper from ten yards. However, we then conceded
again in the 86th minute.

Fortunately a deep free kick was headed back across goal
by Martin and Hendry smashed an unstoppable scissor volley into the roof of
the net after 88 and then Bennett was

put through by Carney in the 89th minute to drill the ball
low past the keeper from 20 yards. In the 93rd minute Roberts put Bennett
through and he drew the keeper before

rolling the
ball to Carney to drive in. A very strange game.

24/8/19 no
Saturday match for Epsom, nor even a game on Bank Holiday Monday as Chipstead
are at home.

Aug 19 Josh Woodcock joins Chessington & Hook United,
having lost his place to Felix Davies. He had stuck around for a few weeks,
which was admirable.

27/8/19 Epsom throw two points against Tooting Bec as we
led a 2-0 half time lead slip to draw 2-2 and actually ended with 8 men due
to a sending off and two sin bin

offences. We led as Connelly forced in Martin's header
across goal from Funnell's free kick in the 22nd minute and Smith was upended
just inside the box to enable Murphy

to score the penalty in the 42nd minute. However, we
conceded in the 68th and then had Chaz Martin sent off for a challenge that
nowadays wouold be considered dangerous

but would have been fine a few years ago. They then
equalised after 81 and we had Rob Hendry sent to the sin bin after 89 and
Scott Murphy joined him in the 92nd minute,

both for debateable dissent calls, especially as the
opposition had protested long and hard about the penalty award but with no
one being sent to the sin bin for that. A

farcical ending
followed as a result which has no place in football.

31/8/19 We departed the FA Vase exactly one year to the
day after we had done it at Lingfield with a 4-1 defeat against Kennington.
The visitors were over physical in the

first half, and then we had Chaz-Lee Martin sent off for a
second yellow card after 49 which was unjust. We went behind after 11 to an
unmarked header but Heagney

equalised after 43 after a ball in was only half cleared.
However the sending off ruined our chances and we conceded after 58, 74 and
77. Although it was

a fair result,
you couldn't help wondering what might have happened if we had eleven on the
field still.

Martin now picks up a five match suspension in total, even
though the offences were committed in the FA Vase and not a League match. I
thought the rules had changed on

this but now it
appears not.

4/9/19 we are drawn away to Sutton United Under 23s in the
First Round of the Surrey Premier Cup. The match will take place at Gander
Green Lane on Monday 14/10/19.

7/9/19 Felix Davies and Chaz Martin are suspended for the
trip to Ash so Conor Young came in for Davies who had been sent off for
Woking Academy in recent weeks. We

won 2-1 thanks to an 85th minute Bennett winner after we
had yet again led but allowed an equaliser. Roberts put us ahead with a very
good solo effort in the 58th minute

when he headed the ball past the defender and sidestepped
the keeper before scoring, but they equalised after 77 as we sat back again.
Fortunately we were then able to

raise our game and deserved the winner by the end although
Young had to make a couple of really good saves at critical moments. Heagney
sent off for a second yellow card

near the end
but this was a poor decision.

10/9/19 Epsom
get a 0-0 draw in a hastily araranged friendly at Hanworth Villa. A number of
triallists were in attendance.

17/9/19
Committee Meeting at Horton Park Golf Club where it is advised that
Leatherhead have offered us a groundshre at £11k for the next two seasons,
£2500 cheaper

than
what Chipstead currently charge us; a figure that would have surely increased
in the next round of negotiations. Mel Tough and Pete Beddoe were involved in
the meeting

and the Committee agreed that we will move.
News to be delayed until paperwork is signed with Leatherhead and Chipstead
are informed.

Jersey information is available and we will fly
out from Gatwick at 8am on Saturday 16/11/19, returning on the Sunday
afternoon.

A
further Committee Meeting is to be held on 16th October with a supporters
meeting after the home match v FC Deportivo Galicia on 19th October to
construct a response

to the
letter from Philip Harris. It is hoped that Philip, Alex McKay and Andrew
Young, who jointly composed the letter will choose to get involved with the
Committee to

increase
its efficiency, but a lot will probably depend on the content of the letter
and the Holding Company have chosen not to answer the questions that were
directed to

them, which is a pity. However, what is already
known and in the public domain will be advised.

Sam
Morgan is now confirmed as Assistant Manager and Simon is to be approached
about what fines to give sin-binned players, £10 to cover their fine, or £20
as a double

fine, as was the case last season for dissent
bookings.

18/9/19 Another friendly at Horsham's new ground at Hop
Oast results in a 4-2 win against their under 23 team as we recovered from
2-0 down to score three in the second

half with Toby Funnell scoring twice from distance. Zak
Nightingale scored our first goal just before half time and triallist Steven
Ibizugbe scored the final goal

with a shot
from the edge of the box.

Sept 19 Ben Chick is now undergoing a knee operation while
Conor Young is travelling until November, and a new keeper, Ricardo has been
signed to compete with Felix

Davies for the
position.

21/9/19 Epsom lose badly to AFC Hayes, conceding early and
never recovering, only scoring a consolation in the 4-1 defeat when Lloyd
Connelly headed in a free kick from

the right in the 95th minute. AFC Hayes goals came after
7,15,67 and 83. Badly outplayed in all areas. Adam Heagney was suspended for
this match.

24/9/19 Epsom depart the League Cup 4-2 at Sheerwater with
another early goal coming against us. We were again 2-0 down at the half and
Scott Murphy pulled one back

from the spot after 52, but two more followed before Zak
Nightingale scored a late goal in the 92nd minute to reduce the deficit.
Their goals came after 2,48,60 and 71.

28/9/19 Two second half goals give Farnham Town a 2-0 win
at Epsom as they score after 65 and 79 with Scott Murphy missing a penalty in
the 73rd minute that proved

costly.

30/9/19
Richard Lambert meets with potential investor Malcolm Shelbourne with a view
to a substantial playing investment on condition that the club matches the
figure.

Simon
Funnell has been tasked with providing a list of players by Saturday 12th
September to show what we believes he can get and he has been sworn to
secrecy at

this
stage as the investor wishes to remain anonymous for now. The intention is to
present the findings at the Committee Meeting on 16th October with a view to
a

playing influx from 1st November.

1/10/19 Epsom depart the Divison One Cup 3-1 at Bedfont
& Feltham on a wet and windy evening. We started well but conceded after
20 minutes before a bizarre incident

occurred when the referee blew for a handball by the
keeper, only to then change his mind and award a drop ball when the keeper
should have been sent off! We then

conceded after
48 and 75 with an 87th minute Gallagher goal scarcely a consolation.

5/10/19 Epsom require a fortunate late equaliser at Cove
to rescue a point, after conceding a late goal in the 90th minute at Cove. We
went behind to an unmarked header

after 25 but a nice move invoving Taryn Smith and Jake
Robinson gave Toby Funnell the chance to equalise with a low shot across the
keeper in the 29th minute. Cove

missed some good chances to lead at the half and we were
well on top in the second, but with no goals to show for it when we conceded,
but a Hendry shot into the corner

in the 93rd minute got the draw. It was lucky Jake
Robinson didn't get a touch as he would have been offside in doing so, but it
could have been argued that he was

obstructing the
view of the keeper and it should still have been offside. A lucky escape but
still two points dropped.

Friendlies

H/A

Score

H/T

Prog?

Att (approx)

Scorers & Notes

06/07/2019

Alfold

A

1-1

0-0

N

20

L.Roberts

09/07/2019

Guildford City

A

1-8

1-3

N

40

T.Smith

13/07/2019

AFC Croydon Athletic

A

2-4

2-0

N

15

J.Gallagher (pen), L.Roberts

16/07/2019

Steyning Town

A

1-1

0-1

N

29

L.Roberts

20/07/2019

Farleigh Rovers

A

10-2

4-1

N

25

B.Carney
(3), J.Gallagher (2), J.Caulcrick (2), L.Connelly,

L.Roberts (pen), S.Murphy (pen)

23/07/2019

Chipstead

A

1-3

0-2

N

35

S.White

27/07/2019

Raynes Park Vale

A

2-6

1-4

N

-

J.Gallagher, L.Roberts

10/09/2019

Hanworth Villa

A

0-0

0-0

N

12

18/09/2019

Horsham U23

A

4-2

1-2

N

30

Z.Nightingale,
T.Funnell (2). S.Ibizugbe