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RFL1s

Position 24th out of 24

FAC

Pr

Fleet Town

0-1

FAT

Pr

Enfield

3-7

LC

1st

Waltham Forest

0-1

SSC

1st

Egham Tn

3-3+ lost 14-15 pens

Home
Ground:

Banstead Athletic F.C.

New Manager

Barry Barnes

Asst Mick Stratford

Barnes
is Tony Coombe's brother in law

President

Stella Lamont

Secretary

Dave Wilson

Chairman

Pete Lumm

Committee

Derick Hayles, Stella Lamont, Rob Oakes

8/6/03 Long standing supporter Ron Gosling died following
a heart attack. Hadn't been to many games recently but was 87.

1/7/03
Training starts and over 40 players from all three teams were in attendance.

July 03 reported Player Awards at Cuddington Golf Club
Barry Stevens won Manager's Player of the Year while Dave

Hyatt won
Players Player of the Year. There didn't appear to be a supporters vote this
year.

Adrian Hill
also received a framed shirt signed by all the players and presented by
Graham Morris. Also received a

decanter and
glasses from Pete Lumm the Chairman.

July 03 New
players Dave Argent (30) (Crawley), Leon Raishbrook (Cor Casuals), Sean
Campbell (Three Bridges)

Dave Copeman (Chessington & Hook), Stuart Channon
(Walton & H), Simon Hatton, (Dorking), Jamie Sinclair (Redhill)

Leaving: James
Hall, Barry Stevens, Adrian Toppin (all Croydon Athletic)

FA Cup draw sends us to Fleet with the winners at Three
Bridges or Redhill while in the FA Trophy we are at Enfield and

if successful
we visit Windsor & Eton or Chatham Town.

6/7/03 AGM at
Merland Rise - 7pm start

Admission Price to be raised from £5 to £5.50 in
accordance with the minimum admission price. Season tickets available at £95.
Programme

to increase
from £1 to £1.50. The new electronic version has been in operation since
August 2002.

Morden Sports
are the new kit sponsor for the first team. Further negotiations to take
place  for the other teams.

Committee
positions remain unchanged.

July 03 Pre season friendly with Wealdstone planned for
11/8/03 has been cancelled as Banstead are using the pitch already for a
youth game.

19/7/03 Epsom have a double friendly with Chessington Utd
at River Lane, Fetcham at 2pm (first XI) and 4pm (Res).

The first team won 3-0 with all three goals in the second
half. Matt Sinclair opened the scoring on 46 and after 55 Hatton

scored when Sell's shot was blocked. On 82 Sean Campbell
made it 3-0 with a well taken shot from Andy Parkinson's

low cross.
Game played over three thirty minute periods.

26/7/03 Epsom are supposed to have a double friendly at
Horsham YMCA with Reserves at 2pm and firsts at 4pm, but the

reserve game is never played. Epsom win 2-1 after an early
goal was conceded on 5, but we were level soon after when

Hatton turned in a ball for Nick Williams to score and we
went ahead after 64 minutes when Hatton deflected Buckley's shot

over the
keeper. Hatton hit the post near the end.

July 03 James Hall played 45 minutes for Farnborough Town
but ended up at Croydon Athletic despite saying he wanted a

higher level
test. "I just feel the club does not have the facilities needed for me
to progress as a player."

He also had
some time at Lewes in pre-season.

Adrian Toppin
blames the bumpy pitch at Merland Rise for leaving!

Tim Smith
signs on but will only be able to play occasionally due to work commitments.
He will go on to

play 22 games
this season.

July 03 Former Epsom players Danny Arkwright and Nigel and
Tony Webb all join Croydon Athletic. The Webbs came from

Tooting & M while Arkwright came from Corinthian
Casuals having been at Whyteleafe before. Also there is future Epsom

player Terry
Fennessey. And Tony Quinton is still there.

July 03 Barry
Barnes remains confident that his team will be fine despite the losses.

July 03 future
Manager Lyndon Buckwell joins Corinthian Casuals from Chipstead.

2/8/03 Epsom win a friendly at Ringmer by two goals to
nil. Hatton scored early from 18 yards and Dave Argent increased the

lead before
half time. Very even second half with no goals.

6/8/03 A Joel Rogers goal was not enough as we lost 2-1 to
Sutton United in a rare friendly played at Merland Rise. We went behind after
13

but Rogers
equalised after 36. Sutton's winning goal came midway through the second
half.

9/8/03 Epsom
travel to Hailsham for a friendly and draw 0-0.

12/8/03 Epsom get a 2-2 draw at Merstham with goals from
Richard Ingham and Jamie Buckley. Buckley's was the opening goal after
22

minutes; a 30 yard strike that swerved into the corner. We
then went 2-0 up after 40 minutes when Ingham crept in at the back post to
finish off

a Graham Morris
cross. A number of changes were made at half time and Merstham scored after
59 and 74 with both shots going in off

woodwork. The
second had gone past sub keeper Dave Copeman who had replaced Hyatt.

16/8/03 First game of the season ends in a 4-1 home defeat
to Slough Town. We went behind after just 5 minutes and it was 2-0 after

40 minutes. Ingham broke through but a defender used a
hand to stop the ball and Morris scored the penalty but we conceded
again

after 74 and 87 having hit the post in between the goals.
Comprehensive. Bennett and Freeborough were unavailable and Huckle was

also out
having got back from holiday the day before.

19/8/03 Epsom defeat Corinthian Casuals thanks to Simon
Hatton's 78th minute goal at King George's Field. Argent and Sell were out

injured but Huckle returned sending Hatton to the bench.
He came on with Joel Rogers midway through the second half and Buckley's

corner was
volleyed in by Hatton.

Aug 03 future
and former player Dale Marvell is playing for Carshalton Athletic this
season.

23/8/03 Epsom draw 3-3 at Tooting & Mitcham but
despite leading 2-0 they required a late equaliser to get the draw. Huckle
scored from

20 yards in just the second minute before Stuart Channon
scored the second on the half hour. However it was just 2-1 at HT and

midway through the second half they were level before they
scored from 25 yards with just three minutes remaining. However, Hatton

scored a 25
yard chip for an equaliser.

25/8/03 Epsom are the better side but have to settle for a
1-1 draw with Croydon Athletic. Against a side with many ex Epsom players

Huckle put us ahead after 53 when he broke the offside to
trap to score from Buckley's pass but Nigel Bennett fouled Barry Stevens on

74 and they equalised from the spot. They also had a goal
disallowed on 88 for offside. This ended Croydon's 100% League record.

30/8/03 Epsom depart the FA Cup at Fleet Town even though
they had lost all four games this season previously. We could have

been a few behind by half time but it was just 1-0 after
16 minutes, but that was enough. Referee was Alison Chapman. To my

knowledge the first time we have had a female referee.
Freeborough and Sinclair both missing in central defence so Tim Smith
and

Nigel Bennett
went in there but the whole team was poor.

6/9/03 Epsom lose 2-1 at Hampton & Richmond Boro.
Raishbrook and a Hampton player were both booked after a scuffle after
just

two minutes but the Hampton free kick that followed hit
the bar and although Hyatt made a good save from the follow up he could
not

prevent the loose ball being turned in. We equalised after
29 when Raishbrook headed in a Buckley free kick. We went behind after
66

and despite a
triple substitution we were unable to fight back for a draw.

9/9/03 Third straight defeat as Bracknell win 2-0 at
Merland Rise. Buckley's shot was turned onto the post at 0-0 but we conceded
after

30. We hit the
bar after 65 but shortly afterwards we conceded again. Nigel Bennett's 550th
appearance.

13/9/03 First
team have no game.

Sept 03 Future Epsom player Russell Newbury scores for
Sutton United Youth in their FA Youth Cup win at Farnborough Town.

Sept 03 Jamie
White joins from Corinthian Casuals.

16/9/03 Friendly arranged at Westfield and Epsom won it
6-2. Huckle put us ahead on 4 and Ingham scored after 26. Sinclair
bundled

in a Buckley corner after 30 before Jamie White scored the
fourth. HT 4-0 and 4-1 on 53 but Hatton scored two on 71 and 85 before
the

hosts had a
late consolation on 81.

20/9/03 Molesey defeat us 2-0 as the new manager jinx
strikes again. Poor game but we went behind after 39 after a rebound was
forced

home and they scored again on 62. Future Epsom player
Marcus Rose played for Molesey. Ten minutes stoppage time played.

23/9/03
Supporters movement formed and meeting held in attempts to get club back to
the Borough.

4 meetings
held throughout season, and MP Chris Grayling is present on 1/5/04 supporting
our cause.

Sept 03 Mark
Freeborough requires surgery for a brain tumour. Return uncertain.

Sept 03 Matt Sargeant (Kingstonian), Ross Shoefield (Cor
Casuals), Jamie White (Cor Casuals) all join. White is a fast winger.

Leaving Sean
Campbell (Clapton, then Croydon), Jamie Sinclair (back to Redhill)

23/9/03 Epsom lose 5-0 at home to Ashford Town (Middx). An
awful evening as we were behind after just three minutes and Egginton HT

for Ashford in
second half. Their other goals came after 55, 69, 76 and near the end.

Sept 03 Barry
Barnes threatens changes after this loss.

Sept 03 future
keeper Warren Aburn transfers from Banstead Athletic to Molesey.

Sept 03 future
player Jamie Goodwin is released by Bromley.

27/9/03 Another heavy home defeat 0-3 to Marlow after a
promising start fell away. We conceded a minute before HT and Chris Barnes

replaced the injured Raishbrook at HT. Lee Purvis came on
for the injured White later on neither of which helped as we let in two

more in the second half. Future long serving skipper Alex
Rodrigues is in the Marlow pen pictures but not sure whether he plays.

30/9/03 Things are getting desperate as Epsom lead 2-1 but
crash 5-2 at Whyteleafe after Simon Hatton was stupidly sent off. They

broke their goal drought with their first goal for 428
minutes when Huckle scored from 25 yards and although they were level soon
after

Rogers put us ahead again and we led at HT. On 53 minutes
Hatton might have earned a penalty when he was cynically brought

down but after he didn't get the penalty he kicked out at
the Whyteleafe keeper. Marcus Kempster and Andy Davidson came on but

Whyteleafe were level at 70 and Tompkins completed his HT
in the 89th minute. Two more injury time goals didn't help, the last of
which

was a 55 yard
cross that dropped over Hyatt. Whyteleafe report said it was a shot!

30/9/03
Trevor Jones former keeper is electrocuted at work. Age 33. Funeral 15/10/03
- Card produced. Y

He was believed to be installing a glass washer at Old
Cranleighans Rugby club where he was the general Manager. Not killed
instantly

but died later in hospital two days before his 34th
birthday. Was sub keeper for Kingstonian at the time and Manager of their
Reserves last year.

Sept 03 Barry
Barnes still believes he is the right man for the job.

4/10/03 Epsom are 4-0 down after 25 minutes at Enfield's
temporary ground share with Boreham Wood. Epsom crash 7-3 in the end.

Goals came after 8, 11, 16 and 25 although Hatton pulled
one back right on HT from Huckle's headed knockdown. Huckle then found
the

top corner on 50 but we went further behind after 73 , 79
and 86 before Huckle scored a late consolation. His father was at the game
but

didn't endear himself by telling Simon to do it for
himself not the team and was told this by other supporters. Barry Barnes was
also sent

from his
technical area by the referee after Epsom were denied a penalty for a foul on
Rogers.

Oct 03 Dave
Hyatt urges Barnes in the press to bring in new faces. Confidence is at
"rock-bottom".

Oct 03 future player Mazin Ahmad transfers from Walton
& Hersham to Hampton & Redbridge. He then joins us within two weeks.

Ahmad is described in the Bulletin as a former Molesey and
Woking player also formerly with Fulham who joined Walton & Hersham in
August.

11/10/03 Another heavy home defeat as Met Police win 5-2
at Merland Rise. Ninth league defeat in a row and tenth in total. They

hit the post after 6 minutes and then had a goal
disallowed. Sell went off injured and we conceded on 25 to a free kick but
Rogers

equalised three minutes later and Huckle scored from a 30
yard chip after 41 to put us ahead again but the second half was a
disaster

as they were level on 49 and led for good after 62.
Bennetts completed his HT from the spot on 75 and he got his fourth goal in
the

final minute.

Oct 03 former
Chairman Peter Atkins becomes Chairman of Egham Town.

Oct 03 Matt
Sargeant joins from Kingstonian. Keeper.

Oct 03 Waltham Forest (H) (LC) is arranged for 29/10/03.
Egham (A) in League is now the Surrey Senior Cup tie and the League match

is put back to
16/12/03. Also Banstead (A) is moved from 26th December to 27th December.

14/10/03 Dave Hyatt late arriving at Worthing due to
accident on M23/A23 and Matt Sargeant played first half instead. Debut.

Also Ross Shoefield debut as Epsom conceded right on half
time when their player appeared to kick the ball out of Sargeant's hands, but

we were level after two minutes of the second half when
Huckle's shot was deflected and although the keeper saved it Rogers

finished off the loose ball. Three penalty shouts in the
last ten minutes and seven minutes injury time but Epsom held on.

14/10/03 Simon
Huckle 100th appearance.

Oct 03 former
player Danny Arkwright transfers from Corinthian Casuals to Dulwich Hamlet.

Oct 03 Sean Campbell is listed in Bulletin as transferring
from Clapton to Croydon despite having played for us earlier this season.

Oct 03 former
players Nigel and Tony Webb both transfer from Croydon Athletic to Banstead
Athletic.

Oct 03 Leon Raishbrook is released by the club. Issues
with playing for his Sunday side a day after being unavailable for us. The
release

doesn't appear
in the League Bulletins until just before Christmas.

Barnes says
that Adrian Hill is doing some scouting for him.

18/10/03 Epsom show spirit but are defeated 2-0 at Staines
Town. We went behind on 38 and again on 61. Hyatt then slipped outside

the area and
handled the ball so was booked and they hit the bar from the free kick.

21/10/03 Epsom blow another lead as they lead 1-0 at HT
but conceded twice in the second half to two Alex Inglethorpe goals. Future

pro with Exeter City. Their keeper Justin Gray broke his
ankle in the first half. Special guest at the game was Tommy Tuite.

Rogers put us ahead but Huckle had a goal disallowed near
the end for an apparent foul on the stand in keeper. Dave Copeman debut.

Oct 03 Mark Freeborough interview with papers. Tumour was
not cancerous but he will not play again this year. Barry Barnes says that

there will be new players coming in very soon but won't
say who they are just yet. Hatton is back following a suspension.

25/10/03 A spirited performance ends in defeat as Epsom
narrowly lose 3-1 on their first visit to the new Champion Hill. Dulwich led

early but Nick Williams equalised after 27 and Huckle hit
a post in the second half but we conceded twice in the last ten minutes, the

latter goal
was conceded by a handball for no reason from Simon Huckle. He would never
again play for the club.

Mazin Ahmad debut. A midweek loan signing from Hampton
& Richmond. Former Epsom player Danny Arkwright played for Dulwich.

28/10/03 Epsom had not won for 15 games and Waltham Forest
hadn't won for ten but this League Cup tie went the way of the visitors

courtesy of a
22nd minute goal. We created little throughout the match.

Mick Stratford leaves by mutual consent following the
Waltham Forest game and is replaced by Ray Purvis.

Purvis was Reserve Team Manager. Stratford feels he
couldn't get any more out of the players, which considering he was a
qualified

coach tells you how poor the players were. Andy Dunne
steps up from the Youth Team to take the Reserves job with Malcolm Edwards.

The Youth team
will be run by Paul Pritchard and Liam Lynch. Pritchard is a future Manager
of the club.

OFFICIAL PRESS
RELEASE:

Epsom and Ewell F.C. have announced that coach Mick
Stratford has left the club by mutual consent, his replacement as

assistant manager to Barry Barnes will be Ray Purvis,
formerly Reserve Team manager at the Merland Rise based club.

Andy Dunne, who was formerly Youth Team manager, steps up
to take joint charge of Epsom’s Suburban League side with

Malcolm
Edwards. Epsom’s Southern Youth League side will be run by Paul Pritchard and
Liam Lynch.

The club wish to place on record their thanks to Mick for
his hard work since rejoining the club in March following Adrian

Hill’s
retirement.

31/10/03 Front Page of Surrey Comet reports that Epsom
need to come back to the Borough. Councillor Jean Steer isn't optimistic

though.

Oct 03 Simon
Huckle leaves for Croydon Athletic. Ray Power retired aged early 20's! Pub
landlord in Lambeth.

1/11/03 No
game for the First team.

Nov 03 future
player Kim Tae-Hyung also known as Taehon Kim transfers from Molesey to
Dorking.

Nov 03 Chris
Bain joins from Carshalton.

Nov 03 Adam
Broomhead joins from Dorking.

8/11/03 Epsom lose 2-1 at home to Croydon in a relegation
battle. Epsom are in real trouble and are now bottom. Adam Broomhead

debut. Epsom went ahead after 26 minutes when Lee Purvis
just beat the keeper to the ball and poked it in to the unguarded net and we

deservedly led at half time. We nearly scored a second but
Croydon were level after 48 and with seconds remaining a Croydon player

scored into the top corner from 30 yards. Craig Watkins
(17) debut. Nephew of Trevor Lee the former 70's legend who went on to play
for

Millwall
amongst others.

8/11/03
Corinthian Casuals defeat Egham 4-2 to place us at the foot of the table.

11/11/03 Epsom lose 4-0 at home to eventual Champions
Lewes which was an improvement on last year's 7-0! We battled hard but
went

behind after 15 minutes in foggy conditions. They extended
the lead within a minute of the restart and it was all over after 50 when it
was

3-0. A fourth goal came after 75 just after Hatton had hit
the underside of the bar, although he was offside. Chris Bain debut.

14/11/03
reported Barry Barnes says the only way is up and can escape relegation.
However…..

15/11/03
Heaviest defeat since 1968 in a 0-8 defeat at Walton & Hersham

Dave Hyatt was sent off after just ten minutes and keeper
Matt Sargeant came on at the expense of Joel Rogers. The score line was

harsh on Epsom as almost everything Walton hit went in.
Adam Broomhead had his shot turned onto the bar but with Broomhead
waiting

for the ball to come down it hit the bar a second time and
bounced behind him. This was after 7 minutes but after 9 Hyatt caught a

Walton defender with a clumsy challenge and it was deemed
a professional foul, so he was sent off for the first time in his
career.

Walton then scored after 22 and 27 and 32 despite Sargeant
saving shots on the last two occasions but rebounds were netted. We were

4-0 down after 35 and further goals followed on 56, 64
(Gibbs HT), 73, and 76.  Their keeper
was Lawrence Batty who had been in goal

for Maidenhead against us way back in 1983 as an eighteen
year old. Ricky Scott came in for flu victim Matt Sinclair but would
never

play for the first team again. Future Epsom player Jamie
Reive scored Walton & Hersham's fifth goal with a looping header.

Epsom are now
five points adrift at the bottom with just 6 points.

Nov 03 Barry
Barnes says the future is still bright and look to put things right v Windsor
& Eton on Saturday.

Nov 03 Tooting & M (H) is to be moved from 1st January
to 3rd January. It was a spare day and both clubs preferred the move.

22/11/03
Windsor & Eton (H) is p-p. Waterlogged.

Nov 03 Chris
Fossey (24) joins from Dorking. Previously with Banstead.

Nov 03 future
player Matt Fowler is with Sutton United this season.

Nov 03 future
keeper Adrian Jones is with Kingstonian this season.

Nov 03 former player Adrian Toppin is at Croydon Athletic
but Staines Town are showing an interest and he will eventually go there but
says no

to this
approach.

25/11/03 Egham
(A) (SSC) is p-p. Waterlogged.

29/11/03 Epsom are battered 5-0 at Horsham and supporters
now start to fear the worst. We were 4-0 down at HT although we improved

in the second half. We were behind after 5 and Horsham
scored again after 8. Sargeant was powerless to stop them increasing their
lead

on 23 and by 29 it was 4-0. Their fifth goal came on 62
although Watkins hit the post near the end. Then after 82 we won a
penalty

when Watkins was fouled but Hatton's penalty was (SAVED)
deflected over the bar. Hyatt was away on business and misses the next

next three games too, one of which will have been for his
suspension. This one was for his suspension as it came through on
Thursday

27th November.

Dec 03
Worthing (H) due for 10/1/04 is p-p as they are still in the FA Trophy.

6/12/03 Andy
Davidson suspended for Bromley match.

6/12/03 Of all the teams to face Epsom have to meet
Bromley, our all-time bogey team. However, we managed to get a 1-1 draw on
a

bitterly cold day at Merland Rise. Ross Shoefield nearly
scored from 35 yards but Bromley went straight up the other end and
opened

the scoring. However, Buckley's shot from Nigel Bennett's
tapped free kick swerved into the bottom corner before HT and although

Bromley
dominated the second half and hit the bar, we held on for a point.

9/12/03 Epsom travelled to Egham for a very long Surrey
Senior Cup match. Egham led after 19 but Hatton's shot was turned in by
a

defender after 78 forcing extra time. In the extra period,
Egham went 3-1 ahead with goals on 92 and 96 but Watkins scored his first
goal

for the club on 105 when he volleyed in Shoefield's cross
and Morris scored with a penalty to make it 3-3 after 120 minutes after
a

handball by a defender. Incredibly the first 28 penalties
were successful, although three were retaken as Matt Sargeant (twice) and
the

Egham keeper (once) were deemed to have moved off the
line. This was a recent guideline which the over zealous linesmen
enforced

rigidly. Eventually Adam Broomhead had his penalty saved
and we lost 15-14. Egham play Kingstonian in the next round.

Game finished
at 10.50 p.m. Sargeant "saved" the second and tenth penalties.

Dec 03 Tim
Hurren joins from Staines.

Dec 03 former
player Gary Meakin is released by Hendon. He joins Northwood shortly after
this.

Dec 03 Former player and future Redhill Manager Marcus
Alcindor is found guilty of common assault as an accomplice and ordered

to pay £300
compensation. He faced a possible 6 month jail sentence the papers said in
November.

13/12/03 Epsom are crushed 7-1 on their visit to Slough's
temporary ground at Windsor & Eton. Unforced errors and poor defending
are

to blame. Hyatt still unavailable while Joel Rogers was
also missing. Slough led after 17 despite Sargeant saving the first effort
again the

loose ball was knocked in. It was 2-0 after 28 and despite
the referee seeing nothing wrong, a Linesman flagged for a penalty from
much

further away and it was 3-0 after 31. Davidson came on for
Shoefield and we rallied after the break. We pulled one back after 63
when

Broomhead forced the ball in from a keeper fumble of
Davidson's cross but then it all went wrong as Slough hit the post and then
scored

on 65, 74, 75
and 83. Ian Hodge scored four times for Slough. Tim Hurren debut.

16/12/03 Egham score a last minute winner on a very cold
evening at Tempest Road after Hyatt saved the free kick but again the rebound

is scored. We are now seven points adrift. Epsom were the
better side says Barnes, especially in the first half. Joe Maloney debut.

20/12/03 Corinthian Casuals (H) is p-p. Waterlogged. Was prog issued, one was created but not sure if it was
actually produced.

22/12/03 Former Chairman Peter Carpenter DFM died suddenly
but peacefully aged 80. Another RAF funeral.

26/12/03 Former player and adopted son of legend Reg
Marlow, Roy Marlow dies of lung cancer on this day. He held the military

medal and received a full RAF funeral at Randalls Park on
9th January 2004. Large report in scrapbook loose pages for the season

and picture in
uniform. He was 80. COPY TAKEN.

Dec 03 Club advises that t shirts, car stickers badges and
key rings are all available and some club ski hats too. See Pete Lumm.

27/12/03 Epsom are beaten 4-1 by Banstead at Merland Rise
with Lee Cormack scoring all four. Three were headers and two were from

long throws which we couldn't cope with. Cormack only
played because of a one match suspension for former Epsom player Nigel Webb.

Rogers is booked for a poor challenge which requires the
Banstead player to be taken to hospital and Adam Stones had a header
saved

by former Epsom keeper Tony Webb but we were behind after
12 minutes. We equalised after 32 against the run of play when Rogers

sent in a pinpoint cross for Hatton to head in with a
"stylish header". We were behind again on 40 and Banstead got their
other goals

on 62 and 70,
before hitting the post near the end.

27/12/03 Banstead Manager Bob Langford criticises Epsom
fans for their reaction to Rogers' foul which broke their players leg,
although

I don't recall anything happening behind the goal so it
must have been near the dugouts. He adds "when we play them it seems to
bring

out the worst in their supporters" but I have no
knowledge of ever having any issues with Banstead in a match I have described
before as

the Country's
most passionless derby.

Dec 03 Chris
Bain and Mazin Ahmad are released by the club.

Dec 03 Joel
Rogers bizarrely "retired" and Richard Sell is released by the club
and moves to Banstead Athletic.

Rogers who is 24 says he wants a break from playing. The
former Colchester United professional was signed from Heybridge Swifts.

He never plays
for the club again and remains on 98 appearances with 24 goals.

3/1/04 Epsom lead twice but still cannot hold on as they
lose 3-2 at home to Tooting & Mitcham. On another cold day at Merland
Rise

we were missing Rogers and Tim Smith who was injured so
Watkins partnered Hatton up front and Watkins opened the scoring after

just four minutes with a header from a Buckley corner. We
led at HT but it was 1-1 on 48 and Broomhead hit the inside of the post
with

a shot before Shoefield scored after 69 with a long shot
that the keeper couldn't get near but the visitors equalised on 79 and scored
the

winner on 88.
They had a goal disallowed on 86 as Epsom were just overwhelmed in that last
15 minutes.

3/1/04 Future
players Steve Symes, Darren Beale and Jimmy Davies all played for Tooting
& Mitcham this day.

Jan 04 Lee Richardson resigns as Manager of Whyteleafe
after ten years in the post. A former Epsom player in 1982.

10/1/04 First
team have no game. They try to get a friendly arranged but are unable to.

Jan 04
Rearranged matches - Corinthian Casuals (H) 3/2/04 and Worthing (H) on
9/3/04.

Jan 04 Leon
Raishbrook and Jamie White both rejoin Corinthian Casuals.

Jan 04 Darren
Beale (23) joins from Tooting, but had recently played for Staines and
Sutton.

Jan 04 Tim Smith leaves club. Explains his reasons for
quitting on the club's website message board. He quoted a lack of ambition
and

strange decisions off the pitch. Barnes doesn't agree with
that and is understandably disappointed with the comments. Barnes thinks

he is leaving
for more money.

Jan 04 Worthing (H) is to be moved from 10/1/04 to 3/2/04
but will have to be moved again as Banstead say they have a fixture that

evening.
However, Banstead do not play then and we will be at home to Corinthian
Casuals instead.

Jan 04 Barnes
also quoted as saying that there is no relegation this year. This is the
first time this is mentioned.

17/1/04 former Epsom player Craig Prendergast scores a HT
for Chertsey Town in their FA Vase tie with Torrington.

17/1/04 Met Police are in a poor run of form without a win
in 12 league games and Epsom take a point from them at Imber Court.

It could have been three points though. Darren Beale debut
as Matt Sinclair was unavailable. Graham Morris was unavailable with
flu.

Former Epsom player Paul Sears plays for Met Police. We
went behind after 37 with a route one goal but Williams picked up a

Shoefield pass and his shot took a deflection on the way
in on 45. The goal is credited as an own goal. Watkins lashed an
unstoppable

shot into the top corner and is looking really dangerous.
Stones headed a Met effort off the line but Hatton missed a fairly easy
headed

chance and Met
Police equalised with five minutes left.

20/1/04 Epsom are level at HT with league leaders Windsor
& Eton but lose 2-4 at Merland Rise. Three goals in the opening minutes
of

the second half finished the game off. Epsom had started
well but conceded against the run of play on 33 but Stones headed an

equaliser on 44 from a Buckley free kick. Dennis Greene
the Windsor Manager and future St Neots Manager when they played us in

2010 had words at HT and they ran away with it. Goals came
after 48, 50, and 56. A late consolation for Epsom came after 78 when

Maloney's cross was blocked to Lee Purvis who poked the
ball in and Maloney was flattened in the box on 80 but no penalty was given.

24/1/04 More spirited resistance but two second half goals
secure a 2-0 win for Staines Town at Merland Rise. Epsom were unchanged

for the third game and Hatton had a goal disallowed for
offside on 39 and a long range effort from Buckley was tipped over but we
went

behind on 62 from a glancing near post header. A low drive
made it 2-0 after 72 and Hyatt turned another shot onto a post near the end.

31/1/04
Leatherhead (A )is p-p. Prog Y. Rearranged for 16/3/04.

3/2/04 Epsom record first win in thirty games (CLUB
RECORD) when they defeated Corinthian Casuals 4-1 at home in a must win

match. They were down there with us so defeat would end
the hopes of survival. Even then we still gave them an easy start with a
soft

penalty after 5 minutes, but playing against the wind we
equalised on 37 when Buckley's free kick was fumbled and

Watkins nipped in to score. Hatton put us ahead after 51
and Broomhead hit a post before Watkins scored a third on 80 and Hatton

finished off Shoefield's cross in the final minute to make
it 4-1. By then Broomhead had been sent off for fighting with former
player

Leon Raishbrook and Jamie White also played against us.
Chris Fossey had come on for Broomhead for the first change in four games.

Broomhead's
sending off is harsh although it wasn't a great challenge but probably only
deserved a yellow card.

He is to be
suspended for four games though because of a previous sending off.

Feb 04 former player Barry Miller is released by Doncaster
Rovers after injury problems and now at Hucknall Town in the Unibond League.

Feb 04 Adam Broomhead is a doubt with a groin strain for
the home match against Walton & Hersham but is ok. We have a full squad.

Feb 04 Dave
Argent and Chris Barnes, Micky Hudson and David Ingham  are released by the club.

Bryan O'Shea,
Andrew Parkinson, Ray Power and Tim Smith have also been released recently.

Feb 04 Barry
Barnes still believes we can get out of the bottom two.

7/2/04 Epsom are unable to record consecutive wins as
Walton & Hersham came and won 3-0 on a gusty day at Merland Rise. Walton

dominated the first half and future Epsom player Tommy
Moorhouse scored after 38 and it was 2-0 after 50. We started to get back
into

it in the second half though and Andy Davidson's shot hit
the bar with the keeper beaten, but they scored again in the last
minute.

Graham Morris
had come in for the injured Lee Purvis.

10/2/04 Epsom fear the worst as Lewes score twice in the
first eight minutes, the first coming after just 25 seconds. Broomhead had
a

shot tipped onto the bar but we conceded again on 8. The
second half was "drab" said Dave Wilson in his report. Lewes will
go up as

Champions and
we haven't played them since. Jamie Buckley 150th appearance.

10/2/04 future
player Matt Fowler scores five goals for Sutton United in a 6-0 win at
Aylesbury United.

14/2/04 Club says this is Dave Hyatt's 400th appearance
but in a rare Dave Wilson error, it was only his 399th. Only discovered a
year

or two later. Pity though as it was a rare clean sheet in
our 2-0 win over Croydon at the Arena. It was our first win away from
home

since August. Graham Morris was in midfield for this game
and scored the opening goal after 43 from Watkins' square pass. Buckley

had gone off with a cut eye by then but Epsom made the
game safe on 65 when Shoefield beat two players and capped a great

individual performance with a good shot from just inside
the box. Former Epsom player Sean Campbell played for Croydon. A Croydon

player Odlum faces a misconduct charge after confronting
the officials afterwards. Beale booked for retaliation. Epsom played well

in this game
but the Croydon report gave the impression that it was almost all Croydon!

It also is stated that this was Dave Hyatt's 100th clean
sheet for the club. This depends on whether you include games that he didn't

finish, or
those where he came on as sub. Did they count? Check
one day.

Feb 04 Matt
Sargeant is released by the club.

21/02/04 Epsom lose 2-0 at home to Dulwich despite again
working hard. The team just isn't good enough but they aren't giving up. We

had a number of injuries and suspensions to deal with.
Beale and Broomhead were suspended Hyatt and Williams were unavailable,

Joe Maloney was working, Dave Copeman on holiday, and
Hatton, Ktorou and Buckley all injured, Barry Barnes is forced into handing

four players their debuts. Albert Ademi (18), Chris Read,
Kiel Ramjohn and Ben McCarthy all debuts this day. Read would remain in
the

first eleven for the rest of the season. Ademi pushed a
shot on to the bar but we conceded in the 45th minute to an easy header
and

Dulwich
scored after 51. On 63 they got a penalty but it was (SAVED) well palmed away
to the left by Ademi.

21/02/04 Graham Morris 650th appearance.  Lawrence Daniels
debut as a sub. Former player Danny Arkwright played for Dulwich and

was booked.
Also Albert Ademi, Chris Read and Kiel Ramjohn made debuts.

21/02/04
Broomhead's first match of a four game suspension. Beale was just one game
for five bookings.

28/02/04 Windsor & Eton Manager Dennis Greene says
they should win comfortably but Epsom stun them by taking a point in a
1-1

draw at Stag Meadow. It needed a last minute goal, but it
was totally deserved as we matched the leaders for the whole game. We

conceded after 27 but Nick Williams 90th minute free kick
was headed on by Adam Stones to Richard Ingham who got the ball through

to Watkins to
score with a half hit shot.

Windsor paper said "Epsom have bags of enthusiasm but
little idea of how to channel it into goals."  "Frankly they deserved their late

equaliser".
Simon Hatton 100th appearance. Lee Purvis 50th appearance.

Feb 04 Richard
Sell is injured at Banstead with his regular groin strain.

2/3/04 Dave
Hyatt 400th appearance v Egham.

2/3/04 Despite getting a good point at Windsor, this match
was vital as Egham will finish third from bottom yet we lost 2-1 at Merland

Rise. We were behind after just 5 minutes from a free kick
from 20 yards and an easy goal just after half time put us 2-0 down. A

double substitution after 68 helped spark things and we
should have scored on 75 through Hatton but he sliced his shot wide.

Watkins
headed in Buckley's cross on 81 but it was too little too late. Peter Solomon
debut as  a substitute.

6/3/04 Adam Broomhead completes his four game suspension
this day as Epsom lose 2-0 at Ashford Town (Middx). They just about

deserved victory in this game but there was little between
the sides. Craig Watkins was injured (hamstring) so Joe Maloney made his

first start up front. A fluke put Ashford ahead on 32 when
a long shot out of defence sailed over Hyatt. The keeper and the bar kept out
a

Buckley corner
but we let in a second on 81.

9/3/04 Epsom get another draw against Worthing who will go
up as runners-up this season. We were unlucky not to take all three points

and are still five points adrift of Corinthian Casuals.
Daniel Green (17) debut up from the youth team and he hit the post after just
5

minutes. Hatton headed in a Buckley corner after 11 and
although Read nearly increased the lead they equalised on 39

although a 35 yarder from Shoefield caught the keeper out
straight from the restart and put us ahead again. With twenty minutes
left

Worthing were reduced to ten men for two yellow cards in
the space of 60 seconds but we still couldn't hold on as a thirty yard
drive

deceived Ademi
and flew into the net via the crossbar on 76.

Mar 04 Barry Barnes says that now we know there is no
relegation he can start planning for the new season and will give the
youth

players
greater time on the pitch. Hoping for Morris, Watkins and Purvis to return
against Molesey.

Mar 04 Adam
Broomhead returns to Dorking.

Mar 04 Mark
Freeborough also noted as an Assistant to Barnes.

Mar 04 Leon
White joins Southall from AFC Wimbledon

Mar 04 Mark
Webb joins Cobham from Worcester Park

13/3/04 Epsom close the gap at the bottom to two points
with a 2-0 win over Molesey at Merland Rise. Epsom dominated much of
this

game with Assistant Manager Ray Purvis in charge while
Barnes was on a short break in Italy. It was very wet. Watkins started but
was

struggling so Maloney replaced him at HT and we led after
51. Maloney and Ingham both had shots charged down but Ingham got hold

of the rebound to score with a low shot. A second followed
on 65 when Ingham was pulled down in the box but the ref played a great

advantage and Maloney crossed the ball in for Purvis to
tuck in from close range. Future player Marcus Rose played for Molesey
but

was sent off for two yellow cards for fouls on Shoefield
and then Read. Hatton  missed this game
serving a one match suspension.

March 04
former player Simon Huckle is released by Croydon Athletic.

16/3/04 Epsom record consecutive wins for first time in
the season. They also rise from the bottom for the first time since November
8th.

The win was another surprise as they won 2-1 at promotion
chasing Leatherhead. They struggled to make any clear cut chances although

they took the lead after 26 and their Manager Paul Harford
said they should have had three in the first twenty, but an Epsom
equaliser

just before HT shook them and they fell apart as Ingham
took advantage of a defensive error. Ingham then scored with an
unstoppable

second goal across the keeper in the 60th minute for a
memorable win. It was also to be our last win of the season although you

wouldn't have
thought so based on recent performances.

18/3/04 Death of Geoff Gilbert former Reserve Team
Secretary. Service of Thanksgiving on 2/4/04 Card Y. DOB 25/3/17. Aged 82.

March 04 Epsom are a point above Corinthian Casuals who
have a game in hand but Barnes is setting his sights on Egham, just 6
points

further ahead. However, Casuals defeated Slough 4-1 on
20/3/04 to leapfrog us and we would never get off the foot of the table.

20/3/04 On a
very windy day at Marlow Epsom are blown off course by four goals to one at
Oak Tree Road.

Epsom had gone in with a bit of confidence but although we
started brightly Marlow went ahead after 20 when Ademi failed to deal with

a deep cross but Ingham put us level after 34 when a
Williams free kick was headed out to him and from the edge of the area he
curled

a low shot beyond the keeper. We were behind again on 39
as we conceded a harsh free kick which was taken quickly while we were

organising the wall and it was just inside the post. With
the wind in the second half Marlow were strong favourites and we conceded on

69 and 77 before Beale was sent off for a second bookable
offence. Ingham's shot deflected in off Watkins on 61 but was disallowed.

March 04 Rumoured that former player Tony Quinton
currently with Sutton is wanted by Southend United but nothing happens. Also

Croydon
Athletic are chasing Craig Watkins but they won't get him.

27/3/04 A minute's silence is held for Geoff Gilbert. It
appears that he was Secretary of Croydon's Reserve team in the 70's and 80's.

27/3/04 Whyteleafe get the only goal of a scrappy match at
Merland Rise. Chad Heuston debut. Whyteleafe goal came in the 84th minute

when a rebound was snapped up after a shot had come back
off the bar or was kept out by Williams and Hyatt depending on which

report you
read.

30/3/04 Former player Neil Robson has testimonial for
Carshalton Athletic against AFC Wimbledon at Colston Avenue.

March 04
former Epsom player Steve Kember announces testimonial at Crystal Palace on
May 11th.

March 04 Simon
Huckle has now signed for Hampton & Richmond from Croydon Athletic.

Apr 04 Charlie
West joins Cobham from Ditton

3/4/04 A goal in each half for Hampton & Richmond at
Merland Rise secures a 2-0 win and we remain two points below Corinthian

Casuals. Hyatt turned a shot onto the post early in the
game. We conceded after 19 after Hyatt saved a header but couldn't prevent
the

follow up. We nearly equalised through Ingham straight
away but let in another in the 66th minute again after a first save from
Hyatt.

Epsom pressure
after this came to nothing. Chris Wales debut.

3/4/04 Future Epsom player Harry Holloway (17) makes debut
for Corinthian Casuals and scored an equaliser in their 2-1 defeat.

10/4/04 Easter Saturday 3-0 defeat at Croydon Athletic
sealed by two goals in a four minute spell on 38 and 41. It was 3-0 after 52

with a deflected shot going in off Nick Williams and over
Hyatt. Former player Rob Frankland in goal for Croydon Athletic.

12/4/04 Epsom draw 1-1 at home to Banstead in the Easter
Monday fixture. It was a fair result. We were behind in the first minute, but

we equalised after 28 minutes when Williams long throw was
flicked on by Adam Stones and bundled in by Lee Purvis. John Oppong-Baah

debut as sub.
Former keeper Tony Webb in goal for Banstead.

17/4/04 Epsom are in real trouble as even their away
banker goes down with a 2-0 defeat at Bracknell, a ground where they had a
fantastic

record. This defeat guarantees that Epsom and Corinthian
Casuals are definitely in the bottom two and now there is talk about the

possibility of relegation even though it was announced
before that it wouldn't happen. Meeting arranged for 9th May when FA will
decide.

Watkins and Bennett were both absent injured and Ingham
and Buckley were both unavailable. Although we created some good

chances in the first half we were unable to record our
fifth straight win there. We went behind after 11 minutes to a looping header
and

after 24 they
extended their lead.

Apr 04 former player Clive Gartell resigns as Assistant to
Graham Roberts at Braintree Town. Roberts goes too. The pair have managed

together for a
few years.

24/4/04 Epsom lose at Bromley by 2-0. We always lose
there! This time we faded in the heat. Hyatt had kept things level with a
save

after the original effort had come back off the bar but we
went behind after 41. A second followed after 77 again after Hyatt had made
a

good save
first but the second ball was poked in. Lawrence Daniels did well when he
came on but it was too late.

1/5/04 Epsom are defeated by Horsham 3-0 in their final
match of the season. It confirms a final placing of bottom of the League.
Graham

Morris plays his 658th and final game for the club while
Dave Hyatt also plays his 409th and final game for the club. We created lots
and

were unlucky not to get a point and had two shots cleared
off the line but once the controversial opener went in it was going to be one
of

those days. The goal came in the 19th minute when a corner
was touched twice by a player. The ref missed it and instead of us getting
a

free kick they earned a throw which was bundled in. With
13 minutes remaining Hyatt was sent off after his half-hearted push on a
player

was deemed as
violent conduct. Nigel Bennett went in goal but was beaten on 81 and then
again near the end.

May 04 We are relegated from Div 1s to the new Step 5
Leagues. Epsom choose Combined Counties League.

but are not accepted, and are forced into Ryman Division
2. Surrey Comet complains about the goalposts being moved.

8/5/04 Club
Presentation Evening at Cuddington Golf Club. Prog Y.

Players Player
of the Year advised as Darren Beale.

Supporters
Player of the Year was Nigel Bennett.

Ben McCarthy picked up both awards for the Reserves while
Daniel Green was Youth Player of the Year with Rob Lovesey getting the

Players Award.

Chris Read announced as Most Improved Player and Mark
Freeborough was named as Clubman of the year. Special awards were made

to Graham
Morris and Dave Hyatt.

May 04 Dave Hyatt (36) announces retirement even though he
will actually spend a season with Corinthian Casuals before packing up

completely.
Paper says he was the first keeper to have more than 100 clean sheets. Check!

May 04 Barry Barnes returns from holiday in Cyprus to
advise that he will resign as Manager as he wants to Coach instead.

Club announces management change, as Barry Barnes returns
to coach. Ray Purvis advised as new manager

with new
assistant Mark Freeborough.

May 04 Epsom
finished 7th in the Division One South fair play table. Bracknell won with
Banstead second.

Reserves:   Suburban League South Division

Position

9th out of 18

SLC

1st

Molesey

1-2

SPC

2nd

Walton & H

1-3

SLS

Group Stages

Surrey Premier
Cup Bye in First Round

19/7/03 Epsom lost 3-2 in a pre season friendly with
Chessington United despite goals from Kiel Ramjohn and Joe Henderson.

We trailed
after 39 but went ahead 2-1 before two errors gave the hosts a victory.

26/7/03 Proposed friendly at Horsham YMCA is postponed as
they were unable to raise a team. First team game still goes ahead.

29/7/03 Friendly defeat against Met Police but not clear
if it was 2-0 or 2-1. Papers say 2-1 but I think they may be wrong. They are
wrong.

Website
confirms it was 2-0. Game played in Beckenham but not clear exactly where.

2/8/03 Reserves win 3-1 at Ringmer in a friendly following
the first team match. Goals came from Kiel Ramjohn, Joe Henderson and

Jay Alabaster.

6/8/03 Epsom lose 3-1 at Seelec Delta, the Electricity
Board side playing in Combined Counties Division One. It was goalless at half

time but two quick goals for them caused problems and even
though Any Davidson pulled one back they scored a third before Bryan

O'Shea mispen
(HIGH) near the end. Game played at Meadowbank, Dorking FC.

9/8/03 Reserves also draw at Hailsham but this game
finishes 3-3 with Jay Alabaster scoring twice and Ramjohn getting the other.

18/8/03 Good start for reserves who get a home 0-0 draw
with Corinthian Casuals. Future Epsom Captain Jamie Hatfield plays

for them as does Kevin Webb's brother Mark, son of 70's
legend Alan. Ross Kirton, Kiel Ramjohn and John Mooney all stepped up
from

last year's Youth team. Former player and future Assistant
Manager Tony Coombe is Manager of Casuals Reserve side for the first time.

26/8/03 Micky Hudson scored twice as Epsom got a point in
a 2-2 draw at Chertsey. We conceded an early goal when the ball was
saved

but the ball went in off of Andy Wylde but Hudson
equalised, only for us to concede just before the break but Hudson scored
from Ramjohn's

pass after 46
but the game drifted from that point and a draw was fair.

1/9/03 Comprehensive defeat at home to Wealdstone who win
4-1. We were three down at HT and although Hudson got one back early

in the second,
Wealdstone scored again.

6/9/03 Epsom lose 2-1 in Suburban League Cup to Molesey
after extra time. Micky Hudson scored in the second half after a goalless
first half.

8/9/03 Comfortable 4-0 win at home to Walton Casuals with
Richard Sell scoring twice. They contained former players Dave Fry and

a youth player Dave Besant. Sell's first came after 10
minutes and although they hit the post and saw the ball go across the goal
before

being cleared, this was a comfortable win. Freeborough hit
the bar before Sell added a second, and a Purvis header was pushed onto

the bar with Nick Williams also hitting the woodwork. We
added a third goal in injury time when Stones headed in a Davidson
corner

and the
second half was quieter with a final goal in stoppage time when Alabaster
headed in a Hudson free kick.

13/9/03 Bracknell are defeated 3-1 at Merland Rise with
goals from Power, Rogers and Hudson. A rare Saturday home game and with

a fete in the Leisure Centre there was a jazz band within
ten yards of the ground! Richard Sell limped off early on but Rogers headed
in

a Purvis corner after 24 minutes. Ray Power added a second
after 55 direct from a free kick curled around the wall and Hudson
finished

off a cross from Rogers after 75. Bracknell pulled a goal
back on 84 and the game finished with a brawl, resulting in red cards for
Adam

Stones and
Bracknell's Warren Gardner.

15/9/03 Epsom draw 2-2 at home to Tonbridge Angels on
Monday evening. Epsom were two goals behind at half time to goals on 13

and 41 but things improved and after 47 Williams scored
from Lee Purvis' cross to the far post. We then won a penalty after 82
when

substitute
Kempster was fouled and Hudson scored from the spot.

29/9/03 Epsom defeat Croydon Athletic 3-2 at Merland Rise
after two weeks off. We looked sharp from the start and went ahead on

20 when Kempster scored after a good run. However a
penalty for a foul enabled Croydon Athletic to score in first half stoppage
time.

We retook the lead within 16 seconds of the restart as
Hudson scored a fine individual goal but the visitors were level again after
56.

It was even but we scored a winner after 82 when a Hudson
header hit the post but Daniel Gayle reacted first to score.

4/10/03 A weakened Epsom side lost 4-0 at home to Fisher
Athletic. Two players injured after 25 minutes for a clash of heads, Ben

McCarthy was
our player.

11/10/03
Epsom defeat Chipstead at High Road 4-1 with goals from Davidson, Ramjohn,
Hudson and Gayle.

13/10/03 Four second half goals secured a 5-1 win over
Fleet Town. Andy Wylde scored twice. We led after 9 seconds according to

Rob Oakes' report when Jamie White scored with a low
drive, but Fleet were level 90 seconds later. We retook the lead after 49
when

Davidson took advantage of a defender slip and Andy Wylde
was unmarked at the far post to score our third a minute later. He
scored

again after 55 minutes from 20 yards and nearly had a
penalty but the decision was then reversed. We did score a fifth after 87
when

Stuart Channon
headed in a Ross Shoefield cross.

18/10/03 Epsom slip up 2-3 at Molesey despite goals from
Jamie White and future Sutton United and Exeter City player Craig Watkins.

21/10/03 Epsom played really well to defeat Tonbridge
Angels 3-0 on their own ground. It was goalless at half time but substitute
Daniel

Gayle scored before the half was ten minutes old, and he
scored his second with a far post header on 70 minutes. Kiel Ramjohn
scored

the third goal
with ten minutes remaining.

25/10/03 Epsom are defeated 3-1 by AFC Wimbledon in a
match played at Hampton & Richmond Borough's Beveree ground.

28/10/03 Epsom return from Walton Casuals with a 3-1 win.
Discrepancy over one of the scorers. Rob Oakes says Jamie White but Dave

Wilson says
Daniel Gayle. I will go with Dave on this.

1/11/03 Well beaten at Walton & Hersham who scored
after 27 and added four second half goals after 49, 60, 64 and 80.

1/11/03 Jamie
Reive and Joe Frimpong played for Walton & Hersham.

3/11/03 Epsom lose 4-1 at home to Havant &
Waterlooville despite scoring first after just 11 seconds according to Dave
Wilson. We

nearly got a
second but conceded an equaliser after 44 and the visitors got stronger,
scoring after 65, 81 and 87.

15/11/03 Epsom
drew 1-1 with Bracknell with Daniel Gayle scoring for us.

17/11/03 Craig Watkins scores for Epsom but Epsom lose 3-1
at Walton & Hersham in Surrey Premier Cup. It was an improvement on

the 5-0 league defeat, and we actually led after 36 when
Watkins scored fortuitously as a clearance hit him and rebounded into
the

net. Walton & Hersham equalised right on half time and
went ahead after 59 when they headed in, although both the scorer Harper

and Ben McCarthy were injured in a clash of heads and
neither took any further part in the game. A third goal was conceded after
77.

29/11/03 Epsom
lost 3-1 to Wealdstone in a match played at Chalfont St Peter FC.

6/12/03 Epsom win 3-0 at Krooner Park against bottom of
the table Camberley Town. Jamie White scored in the first half and two
goals

early in the
second half from Maloney and Ramjohn made the game safe.

8/12/03 Epsom
led after 29 through Nick Williams but Chipstead scored twice after 47 and 52
to lead. Jamie White

scored an
equaliser with nine minutes remaining. Future player James Berry played for
Chipstead.

19/12/03
Croydon Athletic (A) is p-p. Waterlogged.

3/1/04 John Holman scored for Epsom as they led at Tooting
& Mitcham but lost 3-1 with two goals in second half injury time.

3/1/04 Future
player Dan Cormack captained Tooting & Mitcham that day.

12/1/04
Tooting & Mitcham (H) is p-p. Waterlogged.

17/1/04 Fisher
(A) was p-p as Fisher were involved in a Kent Intermediate Cup tie with
Maidstone United.

24/1/04  no fixture for Reserves.

26/1/04 Epsom defeated Molesey 2-1 with a confident
performance. Both teams had chances but we finally went ahead after 39
when

Ingham's header from a John Hines cross did just enough to
beat the keeper. Molesey had a goal disallowed for a foul on Matt
Sargeant

after 53 but a Molesey sending off fifteen minutes from
time looked to have sealed the win but Molesey equalised after 85.
Fortunately

Ramjohn was
on hand to score after 88 after the keeper had done well to save Chris Read's
25 yard effort.

Future players
Max Tacey, Warren Aburn and Julian Phillips all played for Molesey.

31/1/04 Fleet Town were defeated 5-0 at Calthorpe Park
with two goals from Richard Ingham. On a heavy surface we led after 90
seconds

when Ingham intercepted a back pass and his shot was
adjudged to have crossed the line before being cleared by a defender.
Read

made it 2-0 in the 10th minute when he finished off a
square Ingham pass at the far post. We made it 3-0 after 42 when Ingham
reacted

first to some confusion. Alabaster was fouled after 49
minutes and Ramjohn scored the penalty and Charlie Pritchard (16) came
on

for his second
team debut and scored with his first touch after 65 minutes.

4/2/04 Ramjohn's penalty is just a consolation as the
Reserves crash 5-1 at Fisher Athletic. Fisher had a player sent off for his
second

yellow in conceding the Epsom penalty just before half
time. Unpleasant game with scuffles at half time.  We were behind after 9 minutes and

others went in after 18 and 19 (penalty). We had a penalty
of our own nine minutes into first half injury time when Jamile Saliman
was

fouled. Ramjohn scored the penalty and a Fisher player was
sent off for the foul as it was his second yellow card. Despite having a

man advantage
we conceded after 49 and again in injury time.

16/2/04 Joe Maloney HT in vain as we crash 5-4 at home to
Walton & Hersham in Suburban League. Maloney sidefooted in Chris
Fossey's

cross after 3 minutes to open the scoring and it was 2-0
after 9 minutes when Maloney finished off Andy Davidson's cross from the

opposite flank to the first goal. Maloney scored his hat
trick goal after just 18 minutes after a one-two with Ramjohn. Goals after 29
and

34 reduced the deficit and Walton & Hersham equalised
after 65, taking the lead after 73. They hit the post a minute later but
Davidson

equalised after 82 but a penalty awarded after 85 allowed
Walton & Hersham to clinch the win. Joe Frimpong and Mark King played for
Walton.

23/2/04 Godalming & Guildford game is p-p (venue
unknown) as they also play as a Youth team and have a Youth fixture that
night.

28/2/04 Epsom win 3-0 at Corinthian Casuals and it was
only their third defeat of the season.Former player Paul Doyle played as did
future

player Harry
Holloway. Also a young Matt Smith plays against us..

1/3/04 Tooting & Mitcham win 1-0 at Merland Rise
against ten of the eleven that had played in the 3-0 win at Corinthian
Casuals. The

goal came
after 77 minutes as Copeman saved but the rebound was knocked in.

6/3/04 Epsom
win 2-1 at Godalming & Guildford with goals from Tim Hurren and Ben
McCarthy.

9/3/04 Our first Suburban League Shield match ends in a
5-1 defeat at Whyteleafe which puts us out already. Kiel Ramjohn scored for
Epsom.

13/3/04 Final away game of the season was a 5-1 defeat at
Croydon Athletic. Future player Terry Fennessey plays for Croydon Athletic.

15/3/04 Whyteleafe had already qualified in the Suburban
League Shield and it showed as Epsom and Tonbridge played out a 0-0

draw at
Merland Rise in the remaining Shield game. We had a few chances but couldn't
break through.

22/3/04 Epsom defeat Camberley easily by four clear goals
at Merland Rise with goals from Ross Shoefield, Peter Solomon, Charlie

Pritchard and Ben McCarthy. We went ahead after 32 when
Shoefield scored with a dipping shot from the corner of the box. Peter
Solomon

added the second after 65 minutes from Davidson's through
ball. Pritchard scored the third from a narrow angle and Ben McCarthy
got

the fourth
from a Barnes free kick.

5/4/04 Epsom defeat Chertsey 2-1 at Merland Rise. They
were bottom but didn't look it and this was a close win. Chris Wales scored
with

a 25 yard curling shot in the first half and added a
second after 77 when Pritchard put John Oppong-Baah through to score. He had
only

been on the
pitch for three minutes. They pulled a goal back in stoppage time.

10/4/04
Friendly win 3-2 at Molesey. The goals came from Joe Maloney, Chris Wales and
an own goal.

19/4/04 Peter Solomon scored in a 1-1 draw with Godalming
& Guildford at Merland Rise. Former player from the 80's Andy Dear
played

for them. We led after 24 minutes when a shot from Wales
was saved but Solomon followed up. They equalised after 74 with the aid

of a
deflection. Elio Escoffery debut.

26/4/04 Epsom finish season with a 3-1 win over AFC
Wimbledon. Pritchard (2) and Ramjohn scored while future player James Earp

scored their goal. They lost their discipline near the end
and picked up three bookings and a sending off with an incident after the

final whistle earning their keeper a misconduct charge. We
went behind after 30 but equalised after 41 when Pritchard found the net
from

the narrowest of angles from 18 yards out. We dominated
much of the second half and Pritchard scored a second before substitute

Ramjohn to
head a third after 75. Others who played for Wimbledon were Noel Frankum and
Ryan O'Sullivan.

Youth Team:
Southern Youth League South Division.

Position

7th out of 11

SYLC

1st

Slough

0-3

FAYC

2q

Burgess Hill

0-5

15/7/03 Youths opened up season with a friendly 4-3 win at
Carshalton Athletic's training ground in New Malden. We played the first
half

with only ten men due to traffic and work issues but still
took the lead after 2 minutes when Corrigan headed in Escoffery's cross
from

6 yards. They equalised after 13 and somehow finished
level at HT after a lot of Carshalton pressure. Then we went up to 11 when
Rob

Lovesey took the field but we went behind after 57 to an
own goal. We equalised on 59 when Corrigan punished a weak clearance

from the keeper and
this kick started the Epsom team. Escoffery put us ahead after 69 after a
defender error but it was 3-3 on 81 and

as the game got more stretched we pinched a winner after
89 minutes after Escoffery's shot was saved but the ball went up into the
air

and was headed
in by Mark Smith.

31/7/03 friendly arranged for youth v Tooting &
Mitcham but this game does not appear to have been played as the website
covered every

other friendly
in detail.

20/8/03 Goals from Pritchard and Escoffery enabled the
Youths to start their SYL season with a 2-0 win at Leatherhead.

28/8/03 Epsom win their second straight game with a 3-2
win at Cobham. We were 2-0 up through Pritchard after 36 and Oppong-Baah
just

before the break but Cobham scored after 52 and 61 before
Rob Lovesey headed a winner after 76 from a Gareth Stevens free kick.

1/9/03 Epsom win 2-1 at Molesey in our first FA Youth Cup
tie since 1993. We went ahead after 28 when Pritchard found Butt who
scored

but Molesey
were level after 36. Oppong-Baah scored a second half winner with a low shot.

Sept 03 Rob Lovesey called into Surrey under 18's v
Hereford FA at Ledbury Town on 7/9/03 after Jason Dodd was forced to withdraw

with injury. E.Escoffery and J.Hopper also originally
called up to the 20 man squad said match programme v Ashford..

10/9/03 Good start continues as East Grinstead are beaten
4-1. We went behind after 3 minutes but Pritchard levelled it up on 15.
An

own goal put us ahead after 32 ad Lovesey extended the
lead after 38. Pritchard scored his second of the match in the 50th minute.

Sept 03 Jake Hopper, Rob Lovesey, Jason Dodd, Elio
Escoffery all called up by Surrey to face the Army on 21/9/03. Venue unknown.

17/9/03 Mark Smith opens the scoring on the stroke of half
time before Mark Muino extended the lead. Banstead pulled one back near

the end but Epsom held on to win this FA Youth Cup tie
despite losing John Oppong-Baah who saw a straight red for a retaliation,
although

the Banstead player went at the same time for a second
yellow card. Pritchard was missing, serving a 21 day suspension for a
Sunday

football sending off. We went ahead a minute before HT
when a deep cross from Mark Smith was misjudged by the Banstead keeper

and the ball bounced over him and into the net. The
sending offs occurred after 63 but from the free kick we went further ahead
as Mark

Muino met a
Gareth Stevens free kick with a low drive. Banstead got a consolation in the
6th minute of injury time.

24/9/03 Oppong-Baah is sent off for kicking after just 11
minutes and we trailed 2-1 but fought back to defeat Chessington &
Hook

United 5-3 in this SYL match. We were ahead after 3 when
Oppong-Baah scored but his dismissal enabled Chessington to equalise
which

they did after 23. We were behind after 33 but equalised
after 36 when Rob Thompsett scored from 25 yards. We retook the lead
after

58 when Lovesey collided with the keeper but reacted to
the lose ball first. However, the visitors were level again after 67.
Escoffery scored

a good goal
after 69 to give us the lead for good and he repeated the trick with a
similar goal in injury time.

28/9/03 If we had beaten Burgess Hill we would have been
at home to Eastbourne Borough or Croydon Athletic in the First Round

Proper of the FA Youth Cup but we lost 5-0 despite it
being goalless at HT. They hit the bar right on half time but opened the
scoring after

49 when a header hit the post but was knocked in at the
second attempt. This gave them confidence and although we nearly
equalised

after 70 we conceded after 72, 74 and 76 with all three
scored by Dan White, the second of which was a penalty. A 25 yarder then
went

in off the bar
and then Jake Hopper after 83 to round off the scoring.

1/10/03 A top of the table clash went Three Bridges way at
Jubilee Field by three goals to one. They were ahead after 29 but
Oppong-Baah

made it 1-1
three minutes later. Thy went ahead again after 70 and finished it off after
85.

15/10/03 Marc Muino scored but Horsham win 3-1 at Merland
Rise in SYL. We were the better side but conceded after just 5 minutes
and

again after 20. We hit the post before HT and they had
three clearances off the line. Muino had pulled one back after 32 when he
was

on the end of
a mishit free kick but Horsham scored a third after 79 minutes which ended
the game as a contest.

20/10/03 South Park led at half time but Epsom fought back
twice to secure a draw from an even match. We trailed after 22 but equalised
after

49 when Cole reacted to a loose ball ahead of their
keeper. We then went behind again after 69 but were level within a minute
when their keeper

missed a long
clearance and Corrigan had the job of scoring into an empty net.

28/10/03 Epsom only have ten players for their 2-0 SYL
defeat at Horsham. First team and Reserves all played this evening.

5/11/03 Epsom become the first team to take points off
leaders Three Bridges at Merland Rise. We led after 13 through Daniel
Green

but two goals
on 64 and 69 put them ahead before Elio Escoffery equalised in injury time.

19/11/03 Epsom lead 2-0 at home to South Park who are
awful in the first half by their own admittance. Epsom got a third at the
start

of the second half but the visitors dominated the rest of
the game and pulled the score back to 3-2 in the end. We led after 25 when
Pritchard

bundled in a Lovesey header from a Corrigan corner at the
far post. Escoffery scored a great goal after 35 when he beat one player and
then

another before scoring with a low shot. Our third came
after 52 when good work from Muino resulted in a cross from the bye-line for
Pritchard to

net his second. We nearly got a fourth just after wards
but South Park got two back on 54 and 62 and made it tighter than it needed
to be.

26/11/03
Crawley (H) is p-p as Crawley are facing Arsenal in the F.A.Youth Cup that
week.

Nov 03 John Oppong-Baah still serving a 70 day suspension
for two sending offs in successive weeks in September.

10/12/03 Daniel Green put us ahead after 7 minutes but
Horley scored after 17 and 44 before Pritchard equalised right on HT. In the
second half

Horley went 4-2 up with two breakaway goals after 58 and
75 but two more late goals from Pritchard on 82 and 88 with a header from
a

Williams
corner completed his hat trick at 4-4. He then had another cleared off the
line in injury time.

17/12/03 Charlie Pritchard limps off with four minutes
remaining leaving Epsom with ten men but still scored a penalty in that time
to

only lose 3-4 at home to Crawley Town who had beaten
Bristol Rovers in the FA Youth Cup the previous month. We were behind after
75

seconds but equalised after 12 when Lovesey headed in a
Stevens free kick. They led again after 18 and the goal was similar to the
first we

had conceded with Hopper making a good save but a Crawley
player there for the rebound. We were level again after 20  minutes when

Pritchard gambled and intercepted a Thompsett pass that
had been left for the keeper. They hit the bar from 25 yards just before HT
but were

ahead again just after the break. Hopper was unlucky on 70
minutes when the ball bounced over him and although he recovered the ball,
a

collision with a Crawley player knocked it loose again and
was an easy tap in. Fortunately it was then ruled out, although a penalty was
scored

after 79 to give them a two goal lead. Green had both legs
taken away when in the box in the final minute and with Pritchard off the
field injured,

he scored the
penalty himself.

7/1/04 Daniel Green puts Epsom ahead after 4 minutes but
Cobham equalised after 43 with a cross that dropped in and the game finished
1-1,

despite
Pritchard, Williams and Stevens all hitting the post with shots, while Green
shaved the bar with a header.

Jan 04 Crawley (A) on 19/1/04 is p-p as Crawley have a cup
match. Instead they are to visit East Grinstead on 21/1/04. Other matches

arranged are Horley (A) on 14/1/04, 28/1/04 Leatherhead
(H), 4/2/04 Horsham YMCA (H), Chessington & Hook (A) on 11/2/04, Crawley
(A)

on 16/2/04 and
Horsham YMCA (A) on 25/1/04.

14/1/04 Horley
Town (A) is p-p. Waterlogged.

21/1/04 Epsom lead 2-0 after 21 minutes but lose 4-3 at
East Grinstead in a Southern Youth League match. Pritchard, Mark Solomon

and Lovesey all score. Solomon opened the scoring after 11
hooking in a half-volley from a Pritchard cross and Pritchard scored after 21
when

he latched on to a Green header from a Stevens free kick.
Goals for East Grinstead came after 23, 31 and then 49. In a game of odd
decisions,

Lovesey equalised after 61 when he headed in a Williams
corner but we lost the game a minute from time on a counter attack from
our

own corner.

4/2/04 Epsom trailed 2-0 at home to Horsham YMCA before
Oppong-Baah pulled one back on 35 minutes. He then equalised with an
overhead

kick after 57
but we conceded the winner after 76 minutes when a free kick went through our
defensive wall.

15/2/04
Crawley (A) is p-p. Broadfield Stadium is not available.

Feb 04 Chessington & H (A) is re-arranged for 3/3/04,
Crawley (A) for 22/3/04, Horley (A) on 7/4/04 and Leatherhead (H) on 14/4/04.

Feb 04 Horsham
YMCA (A) is brought forward from 26/2/04 to 25/2/04.

25/2/04 Epsom lose narrowly 3-2 to leaders Horsham YMCA
for the second time in a month. John Oppong-Baah scored both goals. This time
we

led after 7 when Oppong-Baah finished off a pass from
Stevens with a low drive from a narrow angle. We had many chances but poor
defending

enabled them to equalise after 34. We had a free kick from
30 yards that bounced off the Horsham YMCA crossbar but conceded twice
more

before HT. We pulled a goal back after 71 when Oppong-Baah
met Thompsett's left wing cross with a low header but weren't able to force
an

equaliser.

Feb 04 League arrange Crawley (A) for 22/3/04 but website
advises that this is unlikely to take place as Crawley have a Suburban League

match that
night. It will be played later on in the season.

3/3/04 Daniel Green scores Epsom's goal in a 1-1 draw at
Chessington & Hook United. The goal came after 14 minutes when Green
finished

off a Pritchard cross. There was debate about their
equaliser on 18 as it appeared that a Chessington player may have been off
the pitch but

came on without permission to hit a long pass which was
scored from. Oppong-Baah forced the keeper to turn his shot onto the post
after 68

and he hit the
other post after 75 as we dominated the second half.

Apr 04 Crawley (A) is moved back a day from 26th to 27th
April as they have a rearranged first team match on that night.

7/4/04 Horley
(A) is p-p. Pitch unavailable. Rearranged for 19/4/04.

14/4/04 Epsom & Ewell defeat Leatherhead 3-1 at
Merland Rise, coming from behind to do so. They also hit the bar in the first
half but took the

lead after 59 from a penalty. However we scored a penalty
of our own three minutes later when Oppong-Baah was fouled and Green
scored.

Gareth Stevens put us ahead after 67 with a low free kick
and Oppong-Baah scored his second in the final minute from the edge of
the

penalty area.

19/4/04 Horley (A) is p-p as they have another midweek
match and can only use the lights once a week. It may be rearranged but we
are

reluctant to
play at their requested time of 6.30 as this is difficult for the players.

27/4/04 Epsom lose 3-1 at Crawley to end their season. We
went behind after 11 minutes and conceded again after 41. We pulled a goal
back

on the hour when Rob Lynch squeezed in a Mark Solomon
cross at the near post. Crawley then mispen (BAR) and went back to the
same

player who was
then penalised for touching it twice! A third goal followed in the closing
minutes.

May 04 Outstanding game at Horley is never played and left
as a goalless draw. It had been arranged for 4th May but was cancelled.

Friendlies

H/A

Score

HT

Prog?

15/07/2003

Carshalton Athletic

A

4-3

YTH

Corrigan
(2), Escoffery, Smith

19/07/2003

Chessington United

A

3-0

0-0

M.Sinclair,
Campbell, Hatton

19/07/2003

Chessington United

A

2-3

RES

Ramjohn,
Henderson

26/07/2003

Horsham YMCA

A

2-1

1-1

Williams, Hatton

29/07/2003

Met Police

A

0-2

RES

02/08/2003

Ringmer

A

2-0

2-0

Y

Hatton, Argent

02/08/2003

Ringmer

A

3-1

RES

Ramjohn,
Henderson, Alabaster

06/08/2003

Seelec Delta

A

1-3

0-0

RES - Played at Dorking F.C.

Davidson

06/08/2003

Sutton United XI

H

1-2

1-1

Rogers

09/08/2003

Hailsham Town

A

0-0

0-0

09/08/2003

Hailsham Town

A

3-3

RES

Alabaster
(2), Ramjohn

11/08/2003

Merstham

A

2-2

Buckley, Ingham

16/09/2003

Westfield

A

6-2

4-0

Ingham
(2), Hatton (2), Huckle, White

10/04/2004

Molesey

A

3-2

RES

Maloney,
Wales, o.g.