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

AL2

12th out of 16

FAC

1q

Hertford Town

1-2

AC

Pr

Ulysses

1-3

Ath Div 2 Cup

1st

Rainham Town

1-4

SSC

1q

Farnham Town

2-3

Home
Ground:

West Street, Ewell

President

John Martin

Chairman

George (GL) Tarran

Phone THO 3907

v-c Noel (NP) Bell

Treasurer

Mike Christie

replacing C.Corby

Secretary

Bob Bell

Asst Bill (WG) Budd

Bell's phone no EWELL 8348

Press Sec

Wilf Smith

Committee:
Ken Snelling (Social Secretary), Ron Jewell, Bill Inkpen, S.Tarran,
R.Whitworth, Len Cox, Chas McLoughlin, Derek Harper,

Mrs S.Bell

Manager

Jimmy Smith who then quit due to ill health in
the first week of September. Reported by papers on 15/9/66.

Caretaker manager Bill Budd held the team
until 04/10/66.

4/10/66 Replaced by Tony Williams (player manager) who stayed until
the end of the season

The club
produce a handbook for the first time. They will do this until 1970/71 (the
fifth one). I now have all five.

Supporters
Club Committee are President John Martin, v-p AT Hunting, Chairman Ron (RTA)
Jewell, v-c Gordon Temperley,

Secretary
Mrs S.Bell, Treasurer Len (LW) Cox. Committee: Mrs E.Wimshurst (Bar
Secretary), F.Butterfield (Social Secretary),

George
Nathan, FW Garrett, R.Rose, Miss Madge Easton, Bob (RC) Bell

AGM 30/6/66

Reported that revenue is up by £100 but
expenses are worse. £500 in red, but with friendly creditors!

Secretary
Gordon Temperley resigns. Bob Bell takes over

June 66 Epsom
decide to scrap A team. Secretary Bob Bell says that it costs £200 and we
don't get much out of it.

Substitutes
allowed in League and Cup matches this season after successful experiment in
Football League.

Not all
Leagues agree though. Spartan League said no to subs, but Isthmian and
Athenian said yes.

Apparently,
the player has to be injured to the satisfaction of the referee before a sub
can take the field.

Many players
left at the start of the season, leaving little or no squad

Ken Snelling
did some work with the reserves, and even had to play twice himself.

29/6/66
Suggestion made for "zoning" the Reserve teams with Epsom split
into the Eastern half and it is passed unanimously and

starts the
season that way but by October it has been combined again

29/6/66 Epsom
& Ewell are to be reported to the League Council in view of the
administration midemeanours.

July 66
Graham Boulter (Hounslow) joins but leaves mid season and is playing for
Ruislip in January 67.

July 66
reference to new players Brian Smith, Desmond Hart, Adrian Blake, Mick
Morrison (Finchley)

Also Peter
Snelling, Brian Glennister and Maurice Griffiths.

July 66 Brian
Coombes returns from Bromley. Related to Colin Bell. Name may have been spelt
Coombs.

July 66 Jimmy
Smith borrows a car which was then stolen. Misses first training session as a
result.

Then in
August goes on holiday to Shanklin, Isle of Wight and requires operation to
remove a carbuncle on his stomach!

Eventually
advised by doctors to take a complete rest, and he has to resign. Provides
doctors certificate to George Tarran.

Aug 66 Frank
Gallagher and John Sackett from Harrow Town. John is distant relative of
Tony.

Tex
Wiltshire, Don Hollands Gerry Wakeling and Keith Welham leave for Horsham and
all play against Epsom

on 23/8/66
and 7/9/66. Wiltshire scores twice in Aug, and Hollands scores in September.

Charlie Wray
and Peter Deadman leaving in Aug too.

Aug 66 Andy
Payne (Finchley), Roy Battams (Willesden), Fred Boxfield (Tooting) and Steve
Blake (Tooting) all join.

It is Fred
Botfield, not Boxfield. Battams, listed originally as Battenham is a former
Fulham triallist.

Peter and Reg
Scott are brothers. Botfield was rejoining after one match in 1964/65.

Aug 66 All
friendlies played away as goal mouths being re-sown at Epsom.

Aug 66 Pat
O'Connell is at Crystal Palace.

Aug 66 John
Martin Manager of Westfield

Aug 66 Ted
Murphy released by Wimbledon and retires

Aug 66
Geeraerts, Gaydon, B.Jones, Legrice all at Merton Rushmere

Aug 66 Dave
Leonard former Tooting & Mitcham player joins Kingstonian

13/8/66
Jumble sale planned for Foresters Hall. Would have been earlier but thieves
stole the jumble!

20/8/66
Epsom lose opening game of the season 5-0 at Ware. Bill Harding plays in this
game but leaves soon after for Molesey.

27/8/66 3
goals for Epsom in three minutes, but Epsom still draw 3-3!

29/8/66 Reg
Scott is the club's first ever official substitute, replacing injured Fred
Grinrod at Rainham on 29/8/66.

Around this
time, former Epsom player Ray Pert becomes Leatherhead's first official
substitute.

Aug 66 Keith
Welham at Horsham

Aug 66 Peter
Keary fit again and still at Leatherhead

Aug 66 Tony
Monk returns to Banstead

Aug 66 Johnny
Eales is at Banstead

Sept 66 Peter
Kenchington joins Leatherhead

Sept 66 Paddy
Long @ Maidstone, former Ilford

Sept 66 the
other Dave Leonard applies to join Wealdstone from Maidstone where he had
been since 1962

Sept 66 Ray
Watkins joins Carshalton from T&M

Sept 66 Jim
Chappell at Glyn still

Sept 66 Tony
Algar is at Wandsorth

Sept 66
future Assistant Manager Barry Rowan is transfer listed by Millwall.

03/09/66
Epsom's Dave Mollatt scores after 30 seconds, but Epsom lose in extra time.

7/9/66 John
McNaught is sent off in a 0-1 home defeat to Horsham. Was booked first but
then sent off for swearing at the referee.

Dave Mollatt
and Colin Bell also booked and McNaught faces a lengthy suspension.

10/9/66 Due
to host Lewes but Reserves needed the pitch for a Surrey Intermediate Cup
tie. The clubs agreed to play the match at

Lewes and
the home match later in the season. According to Epsom Advertiser this was
arranged on 6/9/66 but no one told the Press

or
supporters, many of whom turned up at West Street only to dee a Reserve
match! Advertiser is quite critical of the club.

10/9/66 Dave
Mollatt between the sticks v Lewes. Lost 0-4.

17/9/66
Epsom lost to Surrey Senior League Farnham, who go on to knock holders
Redhill and Carshalton Ath out in later rounds.

Alan Cox
appeared to be in goal for this game. NO Terry Self played in goal according
to the following weeks programme.

According to
Farnham Herald, Epsom started with ten men and Benny Evans in goal. He
eventually came out on the field and

scored the
first goal. HT 1-0 up. McNaught, Boulter and Iles also played, and also
mention of John Wood. Debut.

Playing for
Farnham was Geoff Chapple, future manager of Woking, Windsor and Kingstonian.
Great success with all.

Game played
at Memorial Ground, where they presently reside. They were top of SSL at the
time.

24/9/66 Terry
Self saves penalty v Ulysses but Epsom still lose.

26/9/66 Tony
Williams (27) appointed as player manager with effect from October 4th..
Previously with Kingstonian, Casuals,

Redhill,
Bedford, Hereford and Reading Reserves. Rep Honours FA XI, AFA XI, Hants and
RAF. Currently an Insurance Rep since

returning
from the RAF. Former under 18 England player with one game at Celtic Park v
Scotland. Lost 3-0 on 13/4/57. Another

future
manager Peter Norris was also at the England trials that year.

Probably best
known these days for creating and editing the original Non League Handbook
which has

been running
for over 25 years now. Well known Non-League personality.

When I spoke
to Tony on 26/3/06 in Somerset, he said that being at Epsom was the most fun
he had in the game.

Reported in
September that ex-manager A "Gil" Gillings now known as Herbie, is
managing Culvers Sports in SIL.

Oct 66 Terry
Thomas returns to the club.

Oct 66 Peter
Scott leaves club.

Oct 66 Dave
Legrice leaves Merton Rushmere

Oct 66 New
players Graham Chamberlain, Arthur Keeley, and Terry Smith all join. The
first two are from the R.A.F.

Oct 66 John
McNaught suspended 28 days after sending off v Horsham on 7/9/66.

1/10/66
Programme advertises a TV Entertainers match v Epsom Select XI on 9th Oct.
Programmes on sale (inc entry) for 2s.6d

Famous names
Alec Stock, Tosh Chamberlain and Stuart Imlach are all expected to play, plus
Melvyn Hayes, Brian Poole and Craig

Douglas
expected for the tv team. Also advises that car stickers are on sale too at
the bar.

9/10/66 All
star match at West Street with Melvyn Hayes, Kenneth Cope, Craig Douglas,
Brian Poole, Alec Stock,

and Tosh
Chamberlain expected (definitely played). Epsom team won 13-9 in front of 300
spectators.

15/10/66
Epsom lead 3-0 but lose 4-5 at Ware. Tony Williams scores all four!

26/10/66
former player Larry Pritchard wins his first England Amateur Cap v Austria at
Hendon.

Oct 66 Tony
Williams brings in Derek Gale from the Forces. He has represented the Army,
while Williams was RAF.

Also brings
in David McFeeters from Army. He lives in West Ewell.

29/10/66
Terry Self plays as an outfield player v Rainham. Epsom still draw.

Nov 66 The
Council turn down a second application for permission to build on the West
Street site.

Nov 66 Colin
Spriggs joins from Leatherhead. Is a telephone engineer.

Nov 66 future
player Dave Le Grice is at T&M - had been at Rushmere and had trial with
Leicester City last season

Nov 66 Roger
Brunwin leaves Malden Town for Wandworth

Nov 66 Johnny
Eales, Steve Dunwoody is at Malden Town

Nov 66 future
player Dave Leonard is at Kingstonian having moved from Tooting & Mitcham
last season.

Nov 66
Reference to Algar at Wandsworth Town - is this future player Tony?

5/11/66
Programme advises that new player Arthur Keeley broke a leg playing for the
RAF at Wolverhampton, but Gerry Rich is

now out of
plaster. Ian Skinner gets three on his debut. He ran an antiques shop, says
Tony Williams, and he was big, fat and

unfit but
knew where the goal was!

5/11/66
future player Alan Morton scores 8 for Woking Youth in an 11-0 win over
Tongham Youth.

26/11/66
Epsom only have 11 players against Rainham, and Derek Gale collapses in the
second half after a first half injury.

Epsom finish
with ten men and lose 4-1.

Dec 66 Ted
Williamson joins from Leatherhead. Ian Kirby joins from Wimbledon, and Tim
Forrest also joins.

Dec 66 Brian
Coombes rejoins club.

Dec 66 Dell
Brown is at Whyteleafe

John Wood
went on to become Assistant manager to Ada Hill in the early 90's.

10/12/66
Colin Spriggs mispen in 1-3 home defeat to Lewes.

9/12/66
Suspended indefinitely by SCFA from 12/12/66. Appeal cost 10 guineas, and was
upheld on 16/12/66

and Epsom
were reinstated. Appeal at Wimbledon led by George Tarran. SCFA say that
Epsom were warned in June

about
misconduct, but had 7 more yellow or red cards since then. (I can only trace
6) However, these were

all in two
games when the manager was away, and the club appealed on this basis.

Tony
Williams says that he was at the ground at the time the announcement came
over on the radio. He and the

players had
no idea they were even under threat, as Bob Bell had kept this info from
them.

Epsom
celebrated with a 7-5 win at Wingate on Saturday 17/12/66!

Press said
this game was so clean it was like a team of rabbis (Wingate) v a team of
Vicars!

31/12/66
P.Horton played outfield for this game at Edmonton. Clubhouse at Edmonton was
lost in an arson attack, on 19th Dec

(vandals), based on their programme
comments. Epsom lose 2-1 in last few minutes. Draw would have been fairer.

Dec 66 Dave
Worby and Brian Jenkins at Walton & Hersham

Jan 67 Johnny
Berry at Walton & Hersham

Jan 67 Dave
Mollatt playing for Dorking.

Jan 67 Marc Talmage (17) watched by Leicester City while
at Mascot Sports - playing for a Leicester XI v Leicester Univ. at Filbert
Street on 15/02/67.

Jan 67 Micky
Pepper joins Merton Rushmere from Epsom & Ewell

Jan 67 Micky
Iles leaves for Molesey where he joins up with Bill Harding.

7/1/67 Arthur
Keeley returns after breaking his leg inn nOctober.

7/1/67
programme announces death of a regular supporter of 40 years standing, Mr
Frank Darnall. Used to stand by the trainers bench.

John Hare
joins from Oxford University. Also John Mann joins

Jan 67
Molesey are forced into a replay of a Surrey Senior Cup tie because of the
ineligibility of Bill Harding who had played for us

earlier in
the season. Harding denied even signing and was backed up by the former
Manager Jimmy Smith but the Athenian League

and
Secretary Robert Bell advise that he was an Epsom player this season, albeit
briefly. Surrey Comet 14/1/67 reported this

‘Harding
certainly signed for us.’ Mr. Bob Bell, the Epsom secretary said, ‘Harding
must know he signed as well. If he had not, why

did Molesey
contact us asking us to release him a week after they played him?' Epsom held
up the player’s clearance for a while as

they were
under suspension themselves for a different reason, and couldn’t release the
player until their appeal – which they had won –

had been
heard. Mr. Bell said he could produce that letter from Molesey and added that
although managers at Epsom recommended

and
witnessed a player’s signature, he did the actual signing. Jimmy Smith denied
this although conceded that it could have happened

while he was
on holiday.

Mr. Bill
Jenkins, registration secretary of the Athenian League said 'I certainly have
Harding’s signature on the F.A. Amateur declaration

form which
is combined with the Athenian League registration form, he said. ‘He signed
for Epsom before the present season started

and the
signature is not forged as I have compared it with the previous season’s
signature when Harding was also with Epsom. The

signatures
are identical’.” Molesey had won the original tie against Battersea but then
lost the replay!

14/1/67
Provisional friendly with Banstead postponed by Banstead on 12/1/67 leaving
no chance to arrange another match.

21/1/67
future player Peter Gaydon for Dulwich Hamlet at left back - first start in a
senior match - had been sub previously

21/1/67 Epsom
defeat Ruislip Manor 6-5 at West Street on my birthday!

21/1/67
Programme refers to Graham Boulter, now playing with Ruislip. Was with Epsom
earlier in the season.

28/1/67
Jumble Sale at Foresters Hall 2p.m.

28/1/67 Game
at Aylesbury p-p. Prog - Y Ted Stafford scored HT for reserves against
Eastbourne.

Ted Stafford
was connected with Old Alleynians in Dulwich, but this may have been after
leaving Epsom..

Feb 67 Brian
Pell at Leatherhead still

4/2/67
Collection on this ground for Edmonton FC's new clubhouse. Formerly Tufnell
Park. Raised £2 17s.6d. The Supporters Club

added £1 to
that figure.

11/2/67 Epsom
lose 2-3 at home to Wingate after leading 2-1 at HT.. Team Photo also taken
this day.

Feb 67 Jan
Illaszewicz joins club. He was the son of a Polish fighter pilot, and had
previously played for Bournemouth Res.

Rep Honours
FA and AFA. Old friend of Tony Williams from Malvern College. Also plays for
Old Malvernians in Arthur Dunn

Cup Final at
the Crystal Palace Rec Centre (old C.Palace), and scores in the final but
they lose 2-3 to Brentwoods.

Tony
Williams describes him as the best player who ever played in the Arthur Dunn
Cup. Because of the assumed Jewish links

with his
surname, he changed it to his wife's name of Bridle. He also went to play for
Bournemouth for a while.

16/2/67 A
Smokers Concert is being held at the George Inn, Morden. Tickets 25s
including buffet. Males only says prog on 4/2.

16/2/67
reported in The Times that Johnny Byrne (27) has joined Crystal Palace from
West Ham United for £45,000. He had originally

left Palace
for West Ham in 1962 for £65,000.

25/2/67
Previously unbeaten League leaders Eastbourne Utd hammered 5-2 by Epsom at
West Street. Only 15 goals conceded

in 19 games
by Eastbourne until then. Tony Williams makes a switch to play in defence
from this point onwards.

7/3/67 Future
Epsom 'A' team player Johnny Byrne makes return home debut for Palace

11/3/67 Jan
Illaszewicz is unavailable for Epsom's 3-1 win at Aylesbury as he scores in a
Dunn Cup SF for Old Malvernians. He

scores twice
in a 4-0 win over Old Carthusians at Godalming and will be unavailable for
Epsom on 1st April as the Final is that day.

They would
lose the final 3-2 to Old Brentwoods at the Crystal Palace.

18/3/67 A 0-0
draw at Eastbourne Utd in front of approx 1,500 people. Epsom take a full
coach down.

21/3/67
Bobby Robson presenting trophies at Epsom Baths for the local Surrey Youth 6
a side competition. U-16's & U-18's

24/3/67
Highest attendance for over two years at 300+ sees 0-0 draw with Marlow.

24/3/67 Ted
Stafford and Colin Spriggs away in Scotland for Easter. Both their partners
are Scottish.

Reference in
programme this day about Epsom's band of supporters who travel away with
their flags, rattles and motor horns!

For Jubilee
Celebrations, a "Grand Smoker" was arranged at the George Inn,
Morden for 16th February.

Dinner Dance
held at Stoneleigh Hotel on 31st March with Miss Golden Jubilee competition.
Tickets 6s.

to celebrate
Epsom's Golden Jubilee. Player Derek Gale's wife Margaret won the
competition.

Also a
Jubilee Dinner and Dance scheduled for 29th April at the Stoneleigh Hotel.
Tickets 45s.

The club
also used to have socials at the football club, where according to Tony
Williams, the RAF boys would bring the nurses

along for a
party, although they weren't always the prettiest ones. The players would
have a whip round, and George Tarran

would judge
the ugliest girl and that player would win the money. They remained
gentlemanly and never told the girls though!

Also, Tony's
manager's hut was also "used" from time to time if a player got
lucky!

Apr 67 future
player Wayne Lewis breaks leg for T&M in training on 06/04/67

Apr 67
former player Tony Monk advised to give up football due to blood clots on his
legs. Is only 23. Currently with Banstead.

It transpires
that he has been diagnosed with diabetes. He should be able to play again in
a few months though.

Apr 67 future
player Alex Reid at Tooting & Mitcham.

15/4/67 First
visit to Boreham Wood. Lost 4-0.

Technically
the club appear to have been founded in January 1917, say the papers at this
time.

However, it
that is true, then why is the Jubilee season 67/68 not 66/67? Must have been
after June 1917 I think.

Eventually I
found out that we were founded in March 1918!

May 67 future
player Manager Dave Fillery is at Redhill.

May 67 Tony
Williams says he will carry on next year. Reference to a camping and training
holiday for players in Guernsey in July.

15/10/66
Club Programme runs a series of player profiles. Number 1: Micky Iles. Joined
from Sutton just over two years ago, and

was
originally centre half, then wing half, but is currently left back. Age 23
and a Civil Servant, residing at Florian Road, Sutton

with parents
and one brother (not a footballer). Educated at Carshalton West, and was in
the same team as Alex Stepney at

school. Had
trials for C.Palace, Chelsea and Spurs. Represented Surrey at football,
Athletics, cricket and boxing, and also

likes tennis
and swimming.

5/11/66
Player Profile number 2: John McNaught. Joined from Carshalton at the end of
last season, after being there for 5 years.

Age 21 and
unmarried, lives in Carshalton with parents and one brother who plays local
football. Works as a Printer for the Times

and Herald.
Went to Carshalton West School (two years below Micky Iles). Trials with
C.Palace, and Brentford, and signed for

Palace. Rep
Hons: Surrey Youth, and Surrey Boys Clubs. Likes ten pin bowling, and drinks
and smokes.

12/11/66
Player Profile Number 3: Graham Boulter. Joined this year after being with
Hounslow for 6 and a half years, starting in

their 'A'
team and working up. Age 24 and unmarried, Graham lives in Ealing with his
widowed mum and sister. Also has one

married
sister. Educated at Brentside School. Rep Hons Middlesex & District
Schools. Is a printer at London College of Printing.

Still
teaches in this area. Smokes and likes a drink. Plays table tennis and
badminton, but had trouble with his breathing at the

start of the
season, but has improved after treatment.

Player
Profile Number 4 is missing, as I don't have a copy of that programme yet.

10/12/66
Player Profile Number 5: Terry Thomas. Now in his second season. Lives in
Colchester, but engaged to Thelma in

Wimbledon,
which is why he is playing over here. Previously with Reading and Finchley.
Age 22, educated at Henry Compton

School in
Fulham. Played for London. A keen angler, and also plays golf and tennis
during the close season. Also likes a drink

and smokes,
and winning the jackpot on the club fruit machine!

Players
Profile Number 6: Derek Gale. Joined this season. Age 25 and born in
Gloucester, where his parents still live. He has

2 sisters
and 2 brothers, one of whom plays in Gloucestershire League football. Derek
also played in this league before joining

the Army for
9 years, with one to go, he thinks he may sign on again. Played for Yeovil
while stationed there, and served in Aden,

playing for
Army in Middle East and Cyprus. Lives in Richmond with wife Margaret, who is
a Scottish "lass". Now working at

Regents Park.
Likes playing snooker and table tennis.

Players
Profile Unnumbered (7) Johnnie Wood. Joined this season, but broke a toe, and
has now returned as left half. Age 26, he

lives in
Morden and is married with two daughters. Educated in Sutton, and played
football and rugby for his school. Former clubs

are Hertford,
Ware, and Cheshunt, but has no time for any other hobbies. A printer by
trade.

Players
profile Number 8 Colin Spriggs. Born in Battersea and has one married sister.
Age 27 and married with a 6 month old

daughter.
Educated at Battersea County School, an had trials for the England Youth
side. Played also for Surrey and London

Boys. Now
works for the G.P.O. at Sheen as a technical officer. Was on Palace ground
staff, before joining Guildford City, where

he played
alongside Ray Colfar a former 50's Epsom player. Also played for Dulwich and
Leatherhead. Likes oil painting, P.T.

tennis and
squash. Also drinks lots of orange squash!

Reserves:

Athenian League Reserve Division

Position

13th out of 16

SIC

1q

Ham

2-3

LC

2nd

Herne Bay

2-5 agg

24/9/66 Dave
Farley has a great game according to the programme in our 2-1 defeat at
Aveley.

Sept 66
Programme says Reserves are currently "put together" by Ken
Snelling who has had to play twice already himself!

22/10/66
First leg of Cup match against Rainham is won 1-0 at West Street.

29/10/66 We
were a goal down at home to Aylesbury for much of the game but won 2-1.

5/11/67
Second leg of Cup at Rainham is drawn 2-2 and we progress on aggregate.

Jan 67 Neil
Jeffreys (Tooting & Mitcham) joins club. Never plays for the first team,
and maybe not reserves either.

28/1/67 Ted
Stafford HT in a 3-1 home League win over Eastbourne.

18/2/67 Alan
"Giggy" Cox gets two goals, one of which is a late equaliser in a
2-2 home League draw with Ruislip Manor.

24/3/67 No
games for Reserves over Easter. In fact just one remains. See below.

Apr 67 Epsom
Advertiser advises that Epsom Reserves have nine matches left. They don't
appear to be aware that eight matches

were not
going tom be played this season. Technically they have one left.

05/05/67
Ruislip (A) listed for this date in prog but Herne Bay Press confirms the
match was on the Saturday 06/05/67.

Friendlies

Score

Prog?

13/08/1966

Lancing

A

1-2

A.Cox

14/08/1966

Harrow Borough

A

1-2

D.Mollatt

16/08/1966

Addlestone

A

0-0

29/08/1966

Barnes

H

5-2

RES