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ICIS 3

6th out of 21

FAC

prelim

Worthing

0-3

FAV

2nd rep

Cowes Sports

0-1

LC

1st rep

Staines Town

0-3

SSC

2q

Croydon Athletic

1-3

VT

2nd

Tooting & Mitcham

1-4

SCC

2nd

Chertsey Town

0-1 aet

Chairman

Peter Atkins

Secretary

Dave Wilson

Treasurer

Peter Atkins

Manager

Adrian Hill

Reserve Team
Manager

Ray Purvis

Player of the
Year

James Hall

Res Player of
the Year

Craig Belgrave

Home
Ground:

Banstead Athletic F.C.

AGM Date
unknown. In opening programme of the season Chairman Pete Atkins advises that
there were no changes to the

Committee.

29/6/99
Training starts at Court Rec.

June 99 Barry
Barnes and Kevin Taylor both join club. Barnes will assist John Wood who will
retire in a years time, although I don't

believe that
this was known at the time. Taylor joined from Banstead.

June 99
former player Jamie Stainer helped launch the Bone Marrow Environmental
Fund's London to Paris Triathlon. He had a

life saving
transplant from his brother in August 1997.

June/July 99
Geoff Gilbert, Reserve Team Secretary suffers a stroke and has to retire from
the position. Dies in 2004

Tony Boorman
and Andy Boxall have retired. Kevin Webb joined Banstead, and Joao Tome
joined Casuals.

Dean Meyer,
Ricky Dymond, Darren Webb all went to Chessington United.

New players
included Barry Stevens, Tony Quinton, and Steve Latuske rejoined. Simon
Hatton also joined this year.

Kevin Espinosa
joins from Sutton and Stuart Miller and Andy Nimmo are fit. Brendan Rogers
joins from Banstead.

Great Wakering
United join League. 21 in League this season. They were runners up in Essex
Senior League.

Two father
and sons combinations on the roster Lee and Ray Purvis - Gary and Graham
Meakin. Graham soon leaves for Southall.

22/7/99
Friendly scheduled at Sutton Utd XI but called off due to the unavailability
of the pitch.

24/7/99 Micky
Owen scores the winner for Banstead in their 2-1 friendly win over Epsom.

27/7/99 Game
v Merstham is played at Banstead as pitch unavailable at Merstham. Lost 5-4
in echo of FA Vase defeat of 75/76.

29/7/99
Friendly scheduled at Chessington United. Programme says we lost but no score
mentioned.

5/8/99 New
player Barry Stevens gave Epsom an early lead at Uxbridge but two goals in
two minutes in the second half before

Miller
equalised. Stuart Gibbs pensave at 2-2 and also blocked the rebound, but
Uxbridge got a winner after 86.

8/8/99 Epsom
lead after 16 from Michael Branch's free kick and he got another after 55
from another free kick. Ringmer then had

a player sent
off and another forcibly substituted before James Goodwin earned a penalty
which Andy Nimmo scored. Won 3-0.

August 99 Kids
enter free from this season. New club policy.

1999/2000
Warren Burton joined Carshalton from Banstead - Neil Robson and Paul Sears
still there

Programme
also advises that the planned new ground at the Boiler House site is not
going to go through as it will be sold to

First
Generation, who create the David Lloyd Centre there in due course.

August 99 Jim
Muir returns to become Manager of Redhill Ladies. Had been manager when the
club were Epsom & Ewell Ladies

and played at
West Street in 1992/93.

14/8/99
Graham Morris is at a wedding and misses the game at home to Kingsbury which
is marred by an enormous rainstorm

in the second
half. The game is drawn 1-1 with a very promising debut from Barry Stevens.

The wedding
was Ricky Dymond's.

14/8/99 Debut
this day for Brendan Rogers. Australian.

Epsom's new
sponsors Silverain a landscape gardening company. Epsom led through Simon
Hatton's first goal for the club but

they don't
take their chances in the first half and Kingsbury levelled it up soon after.
Miller limped off with ankle trouble after 35.

Kingsbury had
a man sent off near the end. Nigel Bennett 400th appearance said papers. They
are correct.

17/8/99 Epsom
lose 2-1 at Flackwell who have former Blackburn player Simon Garner in their
line up. Danny Emery

scored a late
goal on his debut.

22/8/99 Epsom
lose 3-0 at home to Worthing in an FA Cup tie that is played on the Sunday at
Merland Rise. Stuart Miller was

out after
failing a pre match fitness test. Graham Morris returned after two matches
out and Steve Latuske moved over to take the

place of
Michael Branch.

24/8/99 Epsom
fight back from 2-0 down to grab a point with a late penalty from Andy Nimmo
after Latuske had been fouled

at home to
Hertford.

28/8/99 Epsom
run riot in their last visit to East Thurrock, who would go up as Champions
this season. Epsom win 4-0 at

Rookery Hill.
Kevin Espinosa debut and Junior Muslu came in to the midfield after Brendan
Rogers had left for Australia. Tony

Quinton debut
and Bunter scored the fourth goal near the end from 25 yards. Rogers was
Australian.

31/8/99
Second away 4-0 win in four days as Epsom win 4-0 at Clapton in League Cup
tie. Stuart Miller scored first with a long

range strike
after 27 and Simon Hatton scored right on half time. James Hall (53) headed
home an Andy Nimmo free kick and

Hatton got his
second after 63.

4/9/99 No game
for First team due to early FA Cup exit.

7/9/99 Epsom
lose 4-1 at Croydon Athletic after conceding three late goals.

11/9/99 Smyrk,
Freeborough, Raishbrook, Owen, and Steve Smith all down to play v Epsom for
Cor Casuals (H)(L)

11/9/99 Epsom
draw 1-1 at home to Corinthian Casuals. Adrian Hill describes the draw as
"very poor all round". Tony Quinton

scored just
after HT but former Epsom player Steve Smith equalised ten minutes later
(59).

14/9/99 Epsom
lead First Division Staines Town after a fine Hatton strike after 45 of this
League Cup tie, but Staines equalise

and game
finishes 1-1 despite extra time. Staines finished with ten men due to injury
with ten minutes remaining. All subs used.

Sept 99 James
Goodwin is released by the club.

Sept 99 Danny
Arkwright and Steve Milton, former players are with Whyteleafe this season.
Milton didn't play for them last season

due to work
commitments.

18/9/99 Again
no game for First team this Saturday.

21/9/99 Aveley
(A) is moved back for Epsom's LC replay with Staines Town.

21/9/99 Replay
in Staines is lost 3-0. Two goals either side of HT and a late injury time
strike, but it was about fair.

Steve Latuske
pulled groin muscle during the game.

Sept 99 Brendan Rogers (no connection to the future
Liverpool Manager) is released by the club. He had already returned to
Australia.

25/9/99 Epsom
win 2-1 at Tunbridge Wells in FA Vase. Epsom were 2-0 up after 73 minutes yet
had Kevin Espinosa to thank in

the end as
they hung on a bit.

1/10/99 The Isthmian League launch their first ever
website at 12.00 noon. Around a dozen clubs have sites at this stage but not
Epsom.

An unofficial
site has been running for around a year which will be incorporated into this
new site.

2/10/99 Barry
Stevens is sent off with Epsom trailing 2-1 at home to Lewes. Yet they
recover to lead 3-2 before a late equaliser

gives Lewes a
draw. Ray Purvis is pressed into action. Nigel Bennett and Sean Grant
unavailable and Miller is injured.

Stevens went
for two yellow cards, the second of which was clumsy rather than malicious.

Oct 99 future
Manager Glyn Mandeville is released by Croydon Athletic.

Oct 99
Council to decide on planning permission for David Lloyd Centre on Oct 27th.
Various letters appear in papers for and

against it,
including one from Pete Atkins.

Oct 99 Epsom
are 4th from bottom but Hill feels that they could still mount a promotion
challenge. They will end up with 4 wins,

a draw and a
loss (on last day of season) against the top 3 this year.

5/10/99
Abingdon Town (H) is moved back for SSC.

5/10/99 Epsom
depart SSC early at home to Croydon Athletic by three goals to one. Miller
and Hatton are injured still and Epsom

trailed on
the stroke of HT. It was 2-0 by the time James Hall pulled one back from a
Morris cross, but a late goal restored the

two goal
advantage.

9/10/99 Poor
performance at Wodson Park as Epsom lose 2-0 to Ware with two second half
goals.

Oct 99 former
player Nigel Webb transfers from Leatherhead to Yeading.

16/10/99 Lack
of strikers as Epsom lose 1-0 at home to Hornchurch. Hatton returned but
wasn't fully fit. Tony Quinton

showing lots
of promise and would eventually move to Sutton United. Barry Stevens missing
through suspension.

Hornchurch's
goal came after 79 minutes but they had a 44th minute mispen WIDE after a
foul by Bennett. A soft decision.

No crisis says
Adrian Hill.

Oct 99 Surrey
FA now launch their own website.

Oct 99 James
Hall plays game for Tottenham Hotspur not sure if Reserves or some sort of
third XI) and signs a contract with

Epsom. First
player to sign a contract since Mark Pepper in early nineties.

19/10/99
Epsom go to Horsham in Vandanel Trophy and win easily 6-2. Epsom scored four
times in the last fifteen minutes of the

first half. A
Tony Quinton HT. Epsom led 5-0 at one point, before Horsham got two back.
Horsham were a Division Two side.

23/10/99
Epsom win 5-2 at Ash United in FA Vase First Round. An inspired performance
despite conceding early as underlined

by a Barry
Stevens HT, the first of which was a fine overhead kick. Stevens is turning
out to be the best winger we've had since

Steve Milton.
Conditions were very poor though and Epsom just adapted better. Dave Wilson
also agreed with this in the papers.

During this
season, Johnny Byrne died aged 60. Played for West Ham, Crystal Palace and
England

but started at
Epsom although never played for the first team.

Review of his
career in prog 6/11/99 DOB 13/5/39 DOD 27/10/99

27/10/99
Plans for a David Lloyd Centre on the Boiler House site have been withdrawn.
It was due to be discussed at a planning

meeting, but
will be re-submitted later. Epsom have had planning permission turned down on
the General Accident site in

Banstead Road
previously and are now left in limbo as a result of this delay.

30/10/99 Poor
league form continues though with a 1-0 defeat at Camberley Town. Epsom are
now second from bottom of the

Ryman League.
Miller hit the top of the bar but that was about it for attacking moments.
Camberley didn't create much more, but

took one of
their two chances to win it. Richard Sell and James Hall both injured and
limped off during the game. Both miss the

game at
Chertsey.

Nov 99 Marvin
Francis is released by the club.

Nov 99
D.Tanner joins Carshalton Athletic

2/11/99 Epsom
concede a penalty on the stroke of HT of Extra time. Foul by Kevin Espinosa
but he had a good game and

Epsom
wouldn't have made it to extra time without him. This was Epsom's home game
but was switched, says a 2003

match
programme.

6/11/99 Barry
Stevens signs contract with the club before the match with Dorking.

6/11/99 Epsom
trail 2-1 at HT but fight back to record first home league win of the season
3-2 against Dorking. A fine winner

from Sean
Grant after 75 minutes through a much improved second half display. Miller
and Sell still out injured, but Hall returned.

Unfortunately
Stevens and Quinton were both injured during the game and Adrian Hill faces a
selection problem. Future Epsom

player Paul
Whitthread plays for Dorking. Epsom concede a penalty for handball by Holman
but are level within a minute after

Stevens found
Steve Latuske who scored with a great shot. Epsom trailed after 18 though.
Stevens twisted knee before HT and

replaced by
Simon Hatton who scored the equaliser at the second attempt after 69. Future
players Jamie and Matt Sinclair both

played for
Dorking too. Nimmo and Hatton both booked in this game and now face one match
suspensions.

9/11/99 Epsom
crash out of VT 4-1 at Sandy Lane. No controversy this time as Tooting &
Mitcham were much the better side.

Nov 99 future
Manager Lyndon Buckwell is released by Molesey.

Nov 99 future
keeper Jefferson Curtis is released by Tooting & Mitcham United.

14/11/99 Due
to groundsharing at Banstead, the FA Vase match with Cowes Sports is played
at Merland Rise on a Sunday, and

it finishes
1-1 after extra time. It was an entertaining match says Epsom Herald despite
the cold. Quinton returned to the line up

and Hatton
started in place of Stevens who came on when Hatton got injured! Epsom led
after 63 as Latuske scored again after a

neat move.
However Cowes equalised ten minutes later and there were no goals in extra
time.

16/11/99
Despite the carrot of a third round tie at home to Banstead, Epsom are unable
to get past the Second round FA Vase

replay at
Cowes, which came from a late Cowes winner. Quinton was suspended, and
Hatton, Holman and Sell were out injured.

Dave Hyatt
returns after Espinosa had a dead leg v Cowes on Sunday. Hyatt keeps place
for five years with occasional absences.

Nov 99 Tony
Webb, a former keeper and future Assistant Manager transfers from Leatherhead
to Yeading to join brother Nigel.

20/11/99 All
of the bad results have left Epsom with just the league to play for and they
were third from bottom of the table as

leaders Great
Wakering visited. The signs looked bad as Epsom trailed after just 7 minutes,
but it was one of the best displays

of the season
as Epsom won 3-1. Richard Sell starred and Barry Stevens played well, but
Quinton equalised and Holman also

netted after
22 and 26. Grant also hit the post on 29. Sell made it 3-1 after 41 minutes
after a "fine flowing move" and he hit the

bar from a 35
yard lob in the second half. Hatton and Nimmo were suspended. Two new players
Barry Seal and Graham Chappell

are now
playing. Chappell is only 18.

Nov 99 After
the game Tony Quinton advises that he is leaving for Croydon Athletic. He
will end up at Sutton United for a few

years after
that.

Nov 99 former
player and future Manager Lyndon Buckwell joins Banstead Athletic from
Molesey.

Nov 99 Steve
Winnett is released by the club.

Nov 99 future player Dave Stevens is named in the Isthmian
League Representative side v FA XI at Dulwich Hamlet on 08/12/10. He is

currently the
Isthmian League's leading scorer in the Premier Division with Dulwich Hamlet.
Stevens plays as a sub in a 3-1 defeat.

27/11/99
Epsom win 3-1 at fourth place Bracknell, handing them their first home league
defeat of the season. A great performance

as Nimmo took
the departed Quinton's place after his suspension. Goalless at HT but Nimmo
scored after 50 minutes from a

Latuske pass.
They scored again after 78 as Grant met a cross with a glancing near post
header. Sell scored the last goal after a

good pass from
Barry Seal. A late consolation for Bracknell in stoppage time.

Dec 99 Adrian
Hill gets Manager of the Month for the club's three League wins out of three
in November. He credits the team

but he is
playing Bennett in midfield and Sell back up front, both of which are looking
like inspired moves.

5/12/99 Club
run a coach to Abingdon Town on a Sunday for a game that kicked off at 12pm.
Epsom win 2-1 on a poor surface as

a result of
the Council's Millennium celebration the night before. Lots of sand on pitch.
A clumsy challenge gave Epsom a

penalty after
38 which Nimmo scored and Grant scored early in the second half to put them
2-0 up. Consolation after 77 minutes

but Epsom won
comfortably.

Dec 99 Hatton
and Miller are hoping for comebacks in the New Year.

Dec 99 Lee Dooley joins club after returning from an
extended holiday in Australia. Was at Sutton Reserves and previously Dulwich.

Dec 99 Chris
Desbrow joins Croydon Athletic from Dulwich Hamlet

Dec 99
S.Winnett joins Cor Cas

Dec 99 Lewes
battling to stay in existence, but survive and ten years on reach Conference.

11/12/99 Good
form of recent weeks deserts Epsom in first half as Tring lead 3-0 at HT.
However a great comeback meant that

Epsom got a
3-3 draw and nearly took all the points at the end. Two Epsom goals in a
minute around the hour mark set them up,

and Sell
scored the equaliser near the end for his third goal in four games. Lee
Dooley debut. Rare goal from Graham Morris,

while Nimmo
shot wide near the end with a clear run on goal.

Dec 99
Banstead release Jamie Buckley who then joins Epsom. Would play over 200
games for the club.

18/12/99
Buckley debut at Tilbury where Epsom get a 1-1 draw. Epsom trailed after 17
minutes but Epsom equalised after 51

through Grant
following a keeper error. Tilbury then had a player sent off with 11 minutes
remaining for two bookable offences and

Buckley nearly
stole the points with a long range effort that was just wide at the end.

Dec 99 Adrian
Hill feels his side are good enough for a top eight finish. They are
currently 11th and would finish sixth.

Dec 99 former
player Chris Desbrow leaves Dulwich Hamlet for Croydon Athletic.

Dec 99 future
player Joel Rogers is released by Banstead Athletic.

Dec 99 former
player Richard Baum is released by Wingate & Finchley.

Dec 99 former
player Warren Burton transfers from Banstead Athletic to Carshalton Athletic.

27/12/99 Game
v Egham is the last of the Millennium and kicks off at 1pm. However they
could have played for days without

scoring as
Egham made little effort. Former Epsom keeper Trevor Jones played for Egham.
No report in paper.

3/1/00
Millennium starts badly as Dorking get first win since October 9. They defeat
Epsom 2-1 at Meadowbank. First defeat in

seven games
and Epsom trailed after 35 before Holman scored with a chip 20 minutes into
the second half but could only hold

on for 5
minutes before conceding the winner.

Jan 00
Leatherhead nearly fold but are saved by the supporters, who take over.

Jan 00 Tim
Smith joins club from Molesey. He would go on to make over 200 appearances
for the club.

Jan 00 Dale
Marvell joins from Kingstonian. Local lad who watched when young and would go
on to make over 300 appearances.

Jan 00 future
player Dave Stevens is sold to Hayes from Dulwich Hamlet. Cost unknown.

Jan 00 future
player Joel Rogers joins Carshalton Athletic from Banstead Athletic.

Jan 00
N.Charman joins Cor Cas

Jan 00 Dale
Marvell joins from Kingstonian

Jan 00 G.Berry
joins Cor Cas from Hampton & Richmond

Jan 00 former
player Nigel Webb who had been at Yeading earlier in the season is reported
in the Bulletin to have transferred from

Aveley to
Whyteleafe!

8/1/00 James
Hall header is the difference as Epsom defeat Croydon Athletic 1-0. Former
Epsom player Tony Quinton

was made
captain for the day but it wasn't a happy return for him. Epsom scored  after 5 minutes and held on
comfortably,

ahead in every
department according to Sutton Guardian. Barry Stevens injured and limped off
early in second half.

Grant and
Bennett were booked and Bennett is now suspended for a game v Kingsbury. I
only have four of his five bookings listed.

15/1/00 Dale
Marvell (19) debut and a Jamie Buckley winner as Flackwell are beaten 2-1 at
Merland Rise. They have not won at

Epsom in 13
attempts. Brave Stevens header from a Morris cross (23). Former professional
Simon Garner equalised for

the visitors
but Epsom led again on the half hour. Richard Sell injured ankle soon after.
Marvell had joined from Kingstonian and

showed some
good touches.

21/1/00
Surrey Comet and local photographer Stan Caryer dies aged 81. Took many, many
pictures which passed to Dave

Wilson and
subsequently myself in 2006. Lifelong Ewell resident. Army career cut short
when injured by shrapnel when stepping

on a land
mine, and had pioneering skin grafts at Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton.
Funeral at St Mary's in Ewell on

1/2/00 (date
unconfirmed).

22/1/00
Stuart Miller returns and a rare outing for Ray Purvis due to Bennett's
suspension but Epsom lose 2-1 at Kingsbury.

Richard Sell
and John Holman out injured. Holman never plays for the club again, but had
consolation of scoring in his last ever

match at
Dorking. Game of two halves and Epsom conceded after ten minutes and were 2-0
down after 31 minutes. A Hall

header in the
second half reduced the deficit.

25/1/00 Start
delayed by half an hour due to Clapton's late arrival. Adrian Hill presented
with Manager of the Month for November

at this game.
Epsom draw 2-2 at home to Clapton who even started with ten men for three
minutes. Later their keeper was sent

off after
just 25 minutes and yet Epsom still couldn't win. Clapton led on 14 through a
penalty, but Dooley, who had conceded the

penalty then
won one at the other end which resulted in a red card for the keeper and
Morris levelled it up. Clapton won

another
penalty after 58 and took the lead but Grant equalised on 71. Dooley sent off
near the end for spitting which he denied.

29/1/00
League leaders East Thurrock are defeated 2-1 as Epsom complete a double over
the eventual Champions at Merland

Rise. A
Miller header was flicked in by Grant after 21 minutes but the lead only
lasted for three minutes. However after 29, Epsom

led again with
a stunning header from Barry Stevens from a Latuske cross.

Jan 00 James
Hall reportedly training with Brentford.

Feb 00 former
player Richard Baum returns to Wingate & Finchley from Ford United.

Feb 00 Ben
Forey returns to the club from Bromley.

Feb 00 former player Clive Gartell transfers from Slough
Town to Hertford Town where former Tottenham player Graham Roberts is
Manager.

5/2/00 Epsom
draw 0-0 at Hertford Town but an entertaining game with plenty of chances for
the crowd of 170. Graham Roberts

the former
England International played for Hertford at the age of 40 as player manager.
He brought in 6 new signings. Buckley

and Miller
joined Epsom's injury list so Nimmo came back in and Marvell had his first
start. Graham Roberts was booked.

Ben Forey
returns as sub this day for the last ten minutes. Had been with Hampton and
Richmond Boro and Bromley. Epsom's

first away 0-0
draw since August 1995 and wouldn't see another until September 2001.

12/2/00 Match
v Southall is postponed as Southall have been suspended and given 14 days to
sort out their "serious internal

problems"
by the Ryman League.

Feb 00 Horton
Hospital plans go in for housing. Another potential new site disappears. As
it transpires a School is also built there,

a few years
later covering half of the area that was occupied in the twenties by Epsom
Town F.C.s ground. The rest remains open

as at June
2009 with no plans for that to change.

Feb 00 former
player Les Cleevely, now with Dulwich Hamlet wins the safe hands award for
conceding least goals in January 2000.

19/2/00 Only
2 defeats in 14 games now as Epsom win 3-0 at Corinthian Casuals. Dooley was
suspended for three games so

Buckley
returned from a groin injury and Forey replaced the unavailable Grant.
Buckley only lasted 20 minutes before

re-aggravating
the injury and Tim Smith deputised. Nimmo opened the scoring after 48 and
after Marvell had hit the post, Stevens

scored from
the rebound after 67. He scored his second five minutes later as he cut
inside and scored with a left foot shot

into the top
corner. About 100 present including Corinthian Casuals President Jimmy Hill.
Former and future player Micky Owen

plays for
Casuals. A new FA campaign "Back to the Future" kicks off this day
and no one is booked in the match.

Former Epsom
Reserve player Steve Winnett comes on as sub for the home team. Stevens
injured slightly after his second goal.

Feb 00 former
player Jefferson Curtis transfers from Tooting & Mitcham United to
Molesey.

Feb 00 former
player Warren Burton leaves Carshalton Athletic.

26/2/00 Heavy
deserved 3-0 defeat at Hornchurch. Latuske was ill and replaced by Alan
Pogson who was out of his depth, while

Buckley had
not recovered and Dooley was still suspended. Behind after 17 as James Hall
conceded a penalty and a second

after 50
minutes ended the contest. A third was scored after 72 minutes and 16 year
old Gary Meakin made his debut near the

end (84). Son
of former captain Graham Meakin and joins a rare group of fathers and sons to
play for the club.

Mar 00 J.Berry
joins Croydon

4/3/00
Southall return from their suspension this day with a home game against
Corinthian Casuals.

4/3/00 Epsom
bounce back well with a 3-0 win over Ware at Merland Rise. Two goals from
Forey (37), (63) and a Hall header (83).

Lee Purvis
(18) debut near the end. Son of former captain and future manager Ray Purvis.
Second time in two weeks that a son

has followed
their father into the Epsom first team. Scott Hayworth debut too. Could have
won by more as Nimmo dominated

midfield.

7/3/00 Hyatt
suffering from dead leg gained against Ware so Espinosa comes in for the 1-1
home draw with Abingdon. Dooley

also returned
after suspension and Epsom were the better side, yet conceded first. Epsom
eventually levelled after 67 with a

blistering
drive from Latuske into the top corner and Chappell tried his luck near the
end and produced a great save from 35 yards

out.

March 00 James
Berry leaves for Croydon.

March 00 former player Warren Burton moves from Banstead
Athletic to Molesey. A later bulletin advises that it was from Carshalton.

March 00
former player Nigel Webb is released by Whyteleafe. He returns to
Leatherhead.

11/3/00 10th
win in 12 league visits as Epsom defeat Lewes at the Dripping Pan again. This
time 2-0 and after having Bennett sent

off for a
second yellow card after 55 minutes. Epsom led after ten minutes through
James Hall again one day after his 21st

birthday.
After the sending off Epsom had to defend a lot before scoring in the last
minute through Forey.

17/3/00
Former player Danny Arkwright having trials with Brighton. Aged 23 and now
with Whyteleafe. Played twice in Albion

Reserves.

18/3/00 Game
at home to Aveley finishes 0-0. Tony Webb the former Epsom player and future
Assistant Manager was with them

but did not
play. Nimmo was injured and Grant unavailable. Buckley and Marvell took their
places. Aveley hit post near the end.

24/3/00
reported that former player Barry Miller is playing for Woking on loan from
Gillingham. Had also played for Farnborough.

25/3/00
Marvell's first goal for Epsom as Epsom defeat Camberley 2-1 but should have
done so much earlier. Nimmo and Bennett

were
suspended and Marvell scored after 11 minutes of his 11th appearance. Forey
made it 2-0 after 25 minutes, but a Hall lunge

conceded a
penalty after 65 minutes and it was a nervy ending. Camberley had a goal
disallowed for offside after this, despite

an Epsom
player being on the line. However, keeper Espinosa was not, so the man was
still offside.

Matt Phillips
debut this day, a player in the middle of a University Course in Bristol but
working in Leatherhead for a year.

March 00
Adrian Hill believes his players will stay loyal this year after the changes
last year. He is right. Almost all will return.

March 00
Plans submitted by Next Generation on behalf of David Lloyd Fitness Centre on
Boiler House site. Epsom are one of

the objectors.

1/4/00 Just
one defeat in eleven as Epsom win 2-1 at Spotted Dog Ground v Clapton. It
required a late winner from Nimmo

two minutes
from time but was a deserved result on a bobbly pitch. Dave Hyatt returned as
Kevin Espinosa was working while

Dooley and
Grant were also unavailable but Nimmo and Bennett returned. Epsom led after 7
minutes through a Forey header from

a Nimmo
corner for his fifth goal in eight starts since returning and Epsom should
have been further ahead but didn't take

chances.
Clapton equalised after 59 minutes and Gary Meakin came on for Barry Stevens
who picked up an injury. The winner

came from a
quick throw from Forey to Marvell whose low cross was sidefooted in.

April 00
former player and future Assistant Manager Tony Webb moves from Aveley to
Croydon Athletic.

April 00
Reported in Epsom Guardian that plans for the Boiler House have been
rejected. 400 objected, but it would be only a

temporary
reprieve.

Apr 00
M.Wiggins is at Carshalton Athletic

Apr 00 N.Brown
leaves for Chipstead

Apr 00 Adrian
Toppin is at Hayes

8/4/00
Promotion chasing Tilbury visit Merland Rise but unlike last year when they
won 5-0, this year they are battered 6-1. Best

display of
the season as Epsom lead 4-0 at half time. Tilbury would still gain
promotion, although this result means that

Epsom defeat
all three promoted teams at home this season. Tilbury had the second best
defensive record away from home

before this
game. Marvell scored early after the keeper parried Forey's header and Graham
Chappell crossed for Nimmo to score

a second
shortly after. Barry Stevens made it 3-0 after 28 minutes with a half volley
and right on half time Marvell scored again.

Tilbury
scored early in the second half but Forey set up Stevens again soon after for
5-1 and Nimmo scored a penalty after Forey

was fouled.
Unfortunately his retaliation to the challenge earned him a red card. Seven
of the 14 man squad were under 21.

11/4/00 Epsom
win with the only goal at Aveley and keep a faint hope of promotion, which is
the first time it is mentioned all

season. They
were third from bottom in November.

Epsom are now
up to seventh and are unbeaten in 8 games. Lee Dooley booked for diving in
the area but Epsom scored after 57

when Forey
just beat the keeper to the ball and Marvell's shot was well saved soon
after. Aveley sending off after 79 minutes, and

could have
gone to nine men near the end but a bad challenge on Grant only received a
yellow card.

15/4/00
Epsom's game at Tring is postponed and rearranged for 20/04/00 but this too
is not played and will eventually be played

on 26/04/00.

22/4/00 Epsom
defeat bottom club Southall 4-0 at Merland Rise. James Hall scored after 12
minutes from a Latuske corner and

Stevens
scores a second after beating two defenders. Sean Grant made it 3-0 after 43
minutes and Stevens made it four a minute

later. No
goals in the second half though. Forey misses first game of a three match
suspension.

Picture &
review of 74/75 team in prog 22/4/00 v Southall.

24/4/00
Epsom's first defeat in ten matches as they lose to a single goal at Egham
Town in an even match. Goal after 56 minutes

and although
Epsom pressed afterwards, they couldn't score. Hyatt misses game with a
stomach bug. Richard Sell returns after

3 months out.
Espinosa limped through much of the game after twisting his knee after 15
minutes.

April 00
James Hall reported as training and playing with Reading. He has also signed
a contract. Reading manager is Alan

Pardew the
former (briefly) Epsom player.

April 00
Ryman League clubs canvassed regarding the change from Ryman 1 and 2 to
regionalised divisions. It couldn't happen

until 2001/02
and in fact will happen in 2002/03 with Division 3 becoming a rump Division
Two at that point.

April 00
future player Matt Fowler is with Carshalton Athletic this season.

26/4/00 Third
match in five days as Epsom travel to Tring and win 1-0 with a Steve Latuske
first half goal..

29/4/00 Epsom
conclude their home programme with a 1-1 draw against Bracknell Town. It was
Epsom's tenth draw at home this

season as
they only lose one. Epsom tried hard but it was their fourth game in eight
days. Forey returned from suspension and

Epsom led
after 29 minutes. Stuart Miller made his 100th appearance says Epsom
Guardian. They are right, but it would

be Miller's
last ever start for Epsom, playing the next two games as a substitute and
leaving soon after. He set up Andy Nimmo

for the
opening goal but Bracknell equalised seven minutes later and that's how it
finished, despite Epsom possession.

May 00 Epsom
can still go up if they win their last two and Tilbury lose their last two
but on Tuesday 2nd May the chances end

as Tilbury
win, despite Epsom winning 3-0 v Southall at Yeading's ground with goals from
Jamie Buckley, Forey and Sean Grant.

6/5/00 Season
ends with a 3-1 defeat at Great Wakering Rovers although they led early after
7 minutes through an own goal

after Forey
had flicked on a Nimmo free kick. The hosts equalised with a 25 yard free
kick and Hyatt kept the scores level with

some good
saves but Epsom went behind after 68 minutes and conceded a third near the
end. Barry Stevens sent off for

retaliation
to a horrible challenge which saw the home player also sent off and an almost
22 man brawl as a result. The Wakering

player
Dalgarno had only just returned from a lengthy suspension. Both clubs said
after the game that they would be reporting the

referee. Long
delays meant that Epsom only arrived at 2,30. There was no time for Latuske
to have a fitness test and he started

but limped
off after 95 seconds. Great Wakering politely described by Dave Wilson in
Guardian report as "uncompromising".

Graham Morris
booked for complaining about the treatment they were receiving.

Papers say
that Nimmo was one booking away from an FA hearing for 14 bookings. I can only find five so far.

Epsom finish
sixth after these results.

May 00 Noel
Frankum is at Carshalton

May 00 former player Jimmy Dack is made available for
transfer by Sutton United. Was a member of their Isthmian winning side of
1998/99.

Advised as 27 years old with experience at Carshalton
Athletic, Crawley Town and Aldershot Town. Contact via Manager John Rains.

May 00
Chairman Pete Atkins expresses frustration with the ground situation and
blames the Council for the delays.

13/5/00 Annual
Dinner Dance and Presentation at Cuddington Golf Club. Prog Y.

James Hall
elected Player of the Year and Barry Stevens voted Players Player of the
Year.

Craig Belgrave
gets Reserve Team Player of the Year and Matt Phillips gets Players Player of
the Year.

Stevens' vote
was almost unanimous. James Hall gets his award for the second straight year.

May 00 Adrian
Hill targets an improved attitude next season.

Epsom finish
the season with 16 unbeaten home matches in all comps. Their last loss was v
Hornchurch back in October.

Reserves:   Suburban League South Division

Position  14th out of 18

SLC

1st

Hungerford Town

2-3

SPC

2nd

Colliers Wood United

1-2

21/8/99 behind
at Chertsey in first minute and never recovered. Lost 0-4.

23/8/99 2-1
down at half time but recovered to defeat Alton 5-2.

18/9/99,
20/9/99 and 25/9/99 I have calculated the teams for these games from the
match programme. However, there are

27 players who
played in one, two or three matches and I don't know which ones. They are:

C.Belgrave
(2), J.Berry (2), M.Branch, N.Brown (2), G.Chappell, M.Edwards, D.Emery,
M.Hudson (2), T.Hunt (2), J.Loyza (2),

C.Nicholas,
A.Ogunmefun (2), A.Pogson (2), R.Purvis, E.Renshaw, K.Ward (2), S.Winnett (2)

There are
also seven subs who came on in these games. They are: J.Small (all 3),
G.Meakin, L.Purvis, M.Edwards, J.Loyza

20/9/99 and 25/9/99 Belgrave and Loyza are listed as the
two scorers in each game according to the programme, but  Renshaw is

listed as a scorer in the final stats, so must have scored
one of Belgrave's two here as he is credited with one goal less. Check!

2/10/99,
4/10/99 and 9/10/99 I have calculated the teams for these games from the
match programme. However, there are

12 players who
played in one, two or three matches and I don't know which ones. They are:

J.Berry (2), M.Bott, G.Chappell, M.Edwards
(2), C.Nicholas, A.Ogunmefun, A.Pogson (2), E.Renshaw, J.Small

There are
also seven subs who came on in these games. They are: J.Small (2), E.Renshaw
(2), R.Purvis, L.Purvis, A.Pogson

16/10/99
Crawley play two first teamers in Epsom's 3-1 Suburban League loss there.

16/10/99, 18/10/99, 23/10/99, 25/10/99 and 01/11/99 I have
calculated the teams for these games from the match programme. However, there

are 40 players
who played in one or more of these five matches and I don't know which ones.
They are:

R.Woodward (3), S.Gibbs (2), J.Berry (4), M.Phillips (2),
L.Purvis (2), B.Seal, J.Small, M.Smith (2), K.Ward (3), M.Bott (2),
M.Branch,

N.Brown,
G.Chappell (3), N.Charman (4), M.Edwards (2), J.Holman, M.Hudson (3), J.Loyza
(3)

There are also ten subs who came on in these games. They
are: J.Small (2), R.Purvis, L.Purvis (3), B.Seal (2), M.Branch, I.Emirzade

Nov 99 Danny
Tanner leaves for Carshalton Athletic.

1/11/99 Epsom
crash out of the Surrey Premier Cup 2-1 at home to Colliers Wood despite
leading before HT through James Berry.

20/11/99, 27/11/99, 29/11/99 and 04/12/99 I have
calculated the teams for these games from the match programme. However, there

are 28 players
who played in one or more of these four matches and I don't know which ones.
They are:

C.Belgrave (3), J.Berry (2), M.Bott, N.Brown (2),
N.Charman (3), M.Edwards (3), J.Loyza (3), G.Meakin (3), M.Phillips,
R.Purvis, J.Small (2),

K.Ward (3),
M.Smith

There are also
five subs who came on in these games. They are: S.Winnett, M.Phillips,
A.Ogunmefun (2), J.Small

Dec 99 Steve
Winnett and Nigel Charman leave for Corinthian Casuals.

Dec 99
Suburban League has a winter break from after the games on 18/12/99 and will
restart on 08/01/00.

22/1/00 Epsom lose 2-3 at Camberley Town. Camberley
records indicate that this match was the 18th and that they had another game
on

22/1/00 but
the League Bulletin confirms that the game was definitely played this day.

18/01/00, 29/01/00, 31/01/00, 16/02/00 and 28/02/00 I have
calculated the teams for these games from the match programme. However, there

are 24 players
who played in one or more of these five matches and I don't know which ones.
They are:

C.Belgrave
(4), J.Berry, M.Edwards (3), S.Grant, G.Meakin (4), A.Ogunmefun (2),
M.Packham, J.Small (3), T.Smith, K.Ward (4)

There are also twelve subs who came on in these games.
They are: C.Belgrave, J.Berry, M.Branch, S.Hayworth, J.Loyza (3),
A.Ogunmefun,

M.Packham (3),
J.Small

29/1/00
Reserves still unbeaten this Millennium after 3-0 win at rock bottom Alton
Town.

31/1/00 Run
ends at home to Carshalton Athletic 3-2 on Monday night.

7/2/00 Crawley
Town (H) is p-p.

12/2/00
Chertsey Town (H) is p-p.

16/2/00
Reserves win 3-1 at Fleet. Hudson, Belgrave and Loyza all scored.

Feb 00 Suburban League is advised of ten clubs who wish to
enter a Shield competition this year. Agreed to invite eight and k.o. from
there.

6/3/00 and
14/3/00 Calculated appearances are missing one app which is still missing at
the end of the season.

6/3/00 and 14/3/00 Apart from that missing entry I have
calculated the teams for these games from the match programme. However, there

are 7 other
players who played in one of these two matches and I don't know which ones.
They are:

M.Edwards,
K.Espinosa, S.Gibbs, G.Meakin, M.Packham, B.Seal, T.Smith

There are
also six subs who came on in these games. They are: J.Loyza (both), K.Ward
(both), G.Meakin, M.Packham

14/3/00 Epsom
lead second placed Walton & Hersham for nearly an hour but concede a late
equaliser in injury time. 1-1 draw.

25/3/00 and
27/3/00  I have calculated the teams
for these games from the match programme. However, there

are 12 other
players who played in one of these two matches and I don't know which ones.
They are:

C.Belgrave,
S.Hayworth, M.Hudson, J.Loyza, G.Meakin, M.Packham, M.Phillips, A.Pogson,
R.Purvis, B.Seal, R.Sell, T.Smith

There are also
four subs who came on in these games. They are: C.Belgrave, M.Hudson,
J.Loyza, G.Meakin

3/4/00 Molesey
(H) is p-p.

April 00 Nicky
Brown leaves for Chipstead.

8/4/00 Joe
Loyza scores in a 1-1 draw at Carshalton Athletic.

8/4/00 and
10/4/00  I have calculated the teams
for these games from the match programme. However, there

are 13 other
players who played in one of these two matches and I don't know which ones.
They are:

M.Branch, K.Espinosa, M.Gange, S.Grant, M.Hudson,
M.Packham, M.Phillips, A.Pogson, R.Purvis, B.Seal, M.Smith, K.Ward,
R.Woodward

There are also
three subs who came on in these games. They are: B.Seal, A.Pogson, G.Giles

10/4/00 Gary
Meakin and Scott Hayworth score as Epsom draw again, this time at Merland
Rise in a 2-2 draw with Molesey.

29/4/00 First
match in three weeks and Epsom led Staines 2-1 but lost 5-2. Scorers: Loyza
and o.g. when Meakin's cross was

sliced in by a
defender.

29/4/00 and
3/5/00  I have calculated the teams for
these games from the match programme. However, there

are 13 other
players who played in one of these two matches and I don't know which ones.
They are:

S.Gibbs,
R.Woodward, S.Hayworth, A.Pogson, K.Ward, M.Branch, M.Packham, M.Smith,
M.Hudson, B.Seal

There are also
five subs who came on in these games. They are: B.Seal, A.Pogson, M.Branch,
S.Hayworth, J.Small

Friendlies

H/A

Score

Prog?

24/07/1999

Banstead Athletic

A

1-2

Ian McFarlane

24/07/1999

Banstead Athletic

A

0-1

RES

27/07/1999

Merstham

A

4-5

Nimmo, Miller, Hall, Steve White

27/07/1999

Vandyke Colliers Wood

N

6-1

played at Old Salesians RES

Loyza (3), Emery (2), Bott

29/07/1999

Chessington Utd

A

lost

31/07/1999

Three Bridges

A

3-1

Marvin Francis (2), Holman

31/07/1999

Three Bridges

A

0-1

03/08/1999

Chessington & Hook Utd

A

3-2

Quinton, B.Rogers (2)

04/08/1999

Chessington Utd

N

2-2

played at Old Salesians RES

Loyza, J,Small

05/08/1999

Uxbridge

A

2-3

Stevens, Miller

HT 1-0

08/08/1999

Ringmer

A

3-0

Branch (2), Nimmo (pen)

HT 1-0

08/08/1999

Ringmer

A

1-0

RES

Bott