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1

Redhill

1-2

SCLC

3

Broadbridge Heath

2-4

SC1LC

2

Dorking Wanderers B

1-2

SPC

2

FC Deportivo Galicia

2-4

Home
Ground:

Fetcham Grove, Leatherhead FC

President

Stella Lamont

Chairman

Mel Tough

Vice Chairman

Barry Gartell

Club Secretary

Peter Beddoe

Spencer Mitchell from August 2022.

Treasurer

Peter Mutton

Back to the
Borough Co-Ordinator

Alex McKay

Media Officer

Matt Edwards

Media Team

Gemma Jarman

Membership
Secretary

Tony Foster

Manager

Anthony Jupp

then announced as Joint Manager with Liam Giles
(DOB 02/01/89) in June 22

Assistant
Manager

Matt Chapman

Coaches

Jack Porter

Physio

vacant

Club
Captain:

Brad Peters

Vice-Captain

Gideon Acheampong

15/5/22 Anthony Jupp announced as our new Manager just one
day after he released a statement advising that he was leaving Horley Town
and two days after Jamie Byatt announced

his
departure.

Jun 22 A number of players are rejoining under the new
Manager including the return of Adam Grant from Horley Town. Also, Andy
"Woody" Hall and Aaron Bogle also join from

Horley, with
Bogle having reviously been at SCR for a number of years.

1/6/22 Liam Giles former Horley player and Croydon Manager
joins Jupp as Joint Manager. Matt Chapman also joins as Assistant Manager
with Jack Porter as Coach.

Jun 22 AFC Ringmer and Littlehampton United were elected
into our division but both withdrew and Chessington & Hook United were
reprieved and transferred over so we now have

17 in our
division instead.

1/7/22 Both
Luke Miller and Tommy Smith depart for Rusthall and Tunbridge Wells
respectively. Miller had previously advised he was staying.

2/7/22 Our season starts with a 3-2 defeat to Farnham Town
at Kings College, Guildford. Only Acheampong, Trowers and Chin remained from
last season's team although

Athan Smith-Joseph was present too. We conceded to a
fairly strong first half Farnham team in the 48th minute but equalised after
35 seconds of the second half with a

smart finish by Josh Alder. We then hit the bar and the
post before Farnham retook the lead with a penalty in the 73rd minute and
although we hit the post again after 87

they scored a third goal in the 89th minute. We pulled a
goal back in the 91st minute with another good finish from Alder. According
to Jupp, we were missing 14 players

and still had
21 present and ready to play.

3/7/22 George
Membrillera and Josh Alder join. Membrillera was at Dorking Wanderers
Reserves and Horley Town last season, while Alder was at Dorking

Wanderers
Reserves and South Park. Both played in Saturday's friendly v Farnham.

7/7/22 Epsom refuse membership to long serving supporter
Richard Lambert for the crime of having an argument within a private
conversation with Matt Edwards, who is doing an awful job.

9/7/22 We win 1-0 at Hassocks with an Athan Smith-Joseph
strike after just 18 seconds! They hit the bar near the end but it was a
fairly even match on a very hot day and

with a great
attendance of around 130 at their Beacon ground.

10/7/22 Ryan
"Butch" Smith joins the club, having formerly been at Horley Town
and South Park.

12/7/22 We record another frinedly win at higher
opposition as we won 2-0 at Step Five AFC Uckfield Town in our latest
friendly. An even start was followed by a long range strike from

Jahobi Maher
who scored from nearly 50 yards in the 21st minute. We then scored again in
the 42nd minute when Nick Wilson met a long throw from "Jibs" with
a

glancing header past the keeper from eight yards. We had
to make some good saves to keep the score at 2-0 early in the second half but
held on fairly comfortably in the end.

16/7/22 Epsom
ban long serving supporter Richard Lambert from home games as he will not
pass his own private sites on to the club.

16/7/22 We win 2-1 at a Dorking Wanderers XI which was
effectively a Dorking Wanderers Reserve team. We led in the 14th minute with
a low drive by Athan Smith-Joseph and although

they equalised
in the 49th minute, a late 90th minute winner from Jaevon Dyer clinched the
win, probably against the run of play.

16/7/22 The Croydon Tuesday night friendly has been
cancelled and will now be at Leatherhead on Tuesday 26th July. Also the
friendly against Leatherhead Youth has also been cancelled.

This is replaced by a friendly against Horsham YMCA at the
same venue, and is considered as a home friendly. Regrettably the club
actually ask for donations to watch this match.

17/7/22 AGM at Leatherhead FC - 12 attended this event.
Pete Lumm advised a figure of £178k remains with the Holding Company. There
was discussion about the Darren Anslow

shambles where the club tried to defend themselves, but
utimately weren't fooling anyone. They clearly got involved with selection
and got burnt. Barry Gartell said that he felt Darren was

the wrong choice, but the error was made in choosing the
club's interview Committee and Barry or Mel should have been included. Either
way though the Interview Committee felt that

Anslow was
definitely the best candidate!

There was further discussion about the fact that we had a
playing budget of £19,800 yet the club spent £28,600!! Apparently the club
have decided to divert funds from player sponsorship

and other fund raising to the budget, which makes last
season's sixth place finish even more embarrassing. This money traditionally
stayed with the club and as a result we had to borrow

£40,870 from
the Holding Company this year; far more than any other season in the last
decade.

The club then explained the creation of the Stella Lamont
Trophy and said that Dave Wilson's family didn't want this to continue, but
it had actually stopped five years ago and it had been

decided that the Dave Wilson award would go to the Player
of the Year, because playing a friendly was seen as devaluing the award. Pete
Beddoe had tried to force this onto a friendly

against Corinthian Casuals Reserves back in 2018 which was
the final straw and didn't happen after Committee discussion that year. It's
also odd that we have named a trophy after

someone who is
still alive, as Stella is now nearly 94. Very odd thinking from the
Committee, and not for the first time.

There was criticism of the sponsorship advert which
contained errors within it and was the latest piece of inaccurate
communication released by the Media Officer. Apparently they are

speaking with two companies, and also want to get a newer
web site, as the current one is not fit for purpose according to Mel.
However, no website will correct all the errors or produce

more information than it is given, so it is unlikely that
anything will really change in this area. We are currently training at Epsom
College as is usually the case in July. Our Manager

was not present but in a prepared statement he advised
that 12 players had signed and 15 wanted to. However, we still seem to have a
far larger number of players involved currently, so

there is some whittling down to do. He is also looking for
a physio. Player sponsorship is £70 this season and the Committee paid
individually for the presentation evening trophies, of

which there were many. A bit of a waste of money. Also a
new Membership structure is announced, which is really a sponsorship package.
It contains tiered levels of membership, going

from Standard to Bronze, Silver and gold at an
eye-watering £350. The gold membership included a season ticket but was still
not value for money. The club announced that a few

Committee members had taken up this offer, but it is a
sinister move as there could come a time when those "senior status"
members get more votes, or a standard member may need

to pay more for to be able to vote. The club should have
done this as a sponsorship package for supporters but they appear to actively
hate supporters right now, seeing everyone as

cash cows who
do not really matter. It is a horrible way of working and will backfire if
they are not careful.

The Back to the Borough report advised that we are
"nearer to our goal than before" but in reality all that has
happened is that we have been told we will be on a Borough plan when it

comes out. This has been delayed for about eight years
already but is due for Spring 2023. Ultimately though, until we actually get
a 50 year lease and start digging and we appear years

away from that, even if we do appear on a plan. The club
plan has expanded now to try and cover virtually the whole of the Hook Road
Arena which is massively ambitious and will I believe

actually hold up any chance of us ever getting a lease.
The idea has always been to cover the HRA with a large sporting hub with us
as an anchor tenant and club house, but this was

meant to happen in stages and will attract far more
resistance from residents and Council. Apparently HRA is only tenth on the
list for having houses built on it. Presumably that information

came from the
Council, but I'm not sure how reliable that actually is. The club's claim to
be in its "best position yet" is extremely debateable and is more
likely to

mean the best
position in the last three years.

Jul 22 Johnny "Sonic" Akoto, Jubril
"Jibs" Adamson and Jahobi Maher all join the club. Akoto was at
Broadbridge Heath and Billingshurst but joined from Croydon, while Adamson
also

came from
Croydon and Maher was preiously at Godalming Town.

22/7/22 The
early fixtures come out and we visit Shoreham and Seaford on consecutive
Saturdays to start the season. A difficult start.

23/7/22 Our latest friendly ended in a 1-1 draw with
Horsham YMCA in a home match played at Leatherhead Youth FC in River Lane,
Fetcham. We trailed to a free kick in the 20th minute.

The kick was awarded for a foul by Peters that saw him
sent off. It appeared to be a kick out in retaliation in the 17th minute and
a scuffle followed. Then six minutes later, Peters'

replacement Johnny "Sonic" Akoto was also sent
off as he chased a wide ball with an opposition player and knocked them into
the 3g cage fencing. From Akoto's reaction you could tell

that this hadn't been deliberate, but the match had by
this time got quite niggly and the Managers were consulted by the referee
about whether the match should continue, which after

a seven minute
break, it did.

We equalised in the 40th minute with a nice through ball
from Hakim to Andy Walker on the right who squared it to Jaevon Dyer who
tapped in. The second half was quieter and without

incident,
although we had a couple of half chances towards the end which on another day
we might have taken. A draw was a fair result though.

26/7/22 We defeat Croydon 4-1 in a rare friendly at
Fetcham Grove. It was a more even match than the score suggested and both
teams should do well at Step Six this season. We led

in the 12th minute after Hakim's pass from midfield found
Smith-Joseph in space and he rounded the keeper to score. Louis Chin scored
our second in the 37th minute with a 20 yarder

that may well have flicked Hakim on the way, but I have
credited it to Chinny. We scored again in the 48th minute after the keeper
made a hash of a Smith free kick and although he

recovered to keep the ball from crossing the line, Adam
Grant was there to knock in the loose ball from close range. We conceded a
penalty for a rash Fernandes challenge and this was

converted in the 62nd minute, before a nasty challenge
from Andy "Woody" Hall, who came in too high on his man, caught the
top of the ball and then hit the player, was sent off following

the obligatory scuffle that followed. However, Jahobi
Maher found Richard Pingling with a good crossfield pass and his shot was
half stopped by the keeper, but the ball just had enough

on it to cross
the line. A good performance going forward and all 22 players appeared to
have good games.

29/7/22 New signings are confirmed, althoough one advised,
Hakim Griffiths, is in fact a re-joiner, having been with us in 2018/19.
Tiago Andrade joins from Roffey, where he Captained

the club to
the title last season and he also gained promotion with Alfold a couple of
seasons previously. Also, Jaevon Dyer joins while Steve Springett remains.

29/7/22 We are defeated 3-0 by Walton & Hersham in our
latest friendly at the Xcel Hub, but although Walton looked good, we didn't
do that badly ourselves, despite the scoreline. The

hosts messed up a trick penalty when Walton saved one that
was passed to another player in the 12th minute, but we trailed to a header
in the 35th minute and conceded again to a far

post tap in after 48. A late penalty in the 90th minute
confirmed the scoreline, but we deserved something from the game an nearly
got it when Pingling hit the post from 25 yards after 66.

Aug 22 further
dignings for the club include Matt Walton from Croydon, Richard Pingling,
formerly with Merstham and AFC Wimbledon and Ben King, formerly with

Horley Town
but previously with Sutton United and South Park. Also rejoining is Zach
Powell a former Youth teamer, previously with Croydon and Horley Town.

Aug 22 it also transpires that Spencer Mitchell, formerly
a supporter at Horley Town is now Club Secretary. The Club have not announced
this. Pete Beddoe has been recuperating,

but appears to
have now been replaced.

2/8/22 Jerry Antwi leaves the club. Not known yet who he
is joining. We have also not seen Daryl Spires (Speirs) this season yet,
despite his signing being announced a while back.

3/8/22 Leatherhead defeat us 3-0 in the Stella Lamont
Trophy. We started well but conceded in the 11th minute and further goals
after 75 and 86 ensured a similar defeat as the previous

one at Walton
& Hersham. It was a similar performance. Despite the trophy being named
in her honour, Stella is still very much alive and is nearly 94.

3/8/22 New kit on display, but it contains even more white
than it used to and is definitely now white and blue rather than blue and
white. Not sure who makes these decisions, but a little

of our traditional kit colours are eroded each time we do
this. However, the yellow kit has a clever design on it with a map of the
Borough on it. This is quite a good idea

even if it has
been pinched from the Ukraine national side.

The club
announces a 29 man squad, although this includes the departed Jerry Antwi. It
does not include Tre Trowers which is a surprise.

6/8/22 We have an awful start in losing 3-0 at Shoreham in
the opening match of the season. A poor Walton clearance to a Shoreham player
in the 9th minute led to the first goal and a

heavy back pass
from Bogle went past Walton in the 44th. They scored another in the 91st
minute.

Our League Cup tie at Crawley Down Gatwick will take place
on Tuesday 6th September and our Division One Cup tie at Dorking Wanderers B
will take place on Saturday 3rd December.

13/8/22 We produced a come from behind 2-1 win at Seaford
Town on a searing hot day. We trailed in the 6th minute but a debut goal from
Jubril Adamson two minutes later followed by

a nice volley by Tiago Andrade in the 15th turned the
match around. Adamson wasn't in the original sixteen man squad until Jahobi
Maher was then removed and he came in.

17/8/22 Our opening home match against Forest Row ends in
a 5-2 win, although it was a bit tighter than that until Peters scored two
goals in the last fifteen minutes to relieve the

pressure. We led with a good low drive from Richard
Pingling in the 11th minute and although they equalised with a great strike
in the 42nd minute, Adamson restored the lead two

minutes later after a half clearance of a Springett
delivery with a low shot on the turn from 12 yards. Springett extended the
lead as he ran on to a Powell pass and finished across the

keeper from an angle in the 47th minute and although the
visitors reduced the lead in the 62nd minute, Peters headed in a corner in
the 78th and a Springett free kick in the 82nd both from

close range.
Further debuts for Eldi Baze, Jaevon Dyer and George Membrillera. The club
advise the attendance as 89 when there were only 65 present,

counted
independently by three different people!

20/8/22 We win
fairly comfortably at Worthing United by three clear goals. Pingling sent in
a cross for a Grant header in the 17th minute and we added

to this in the fourth minute of injury time when Adamson
held the ball up then crossed for Jaevon Dyer to score his first goal. Dyer
scored again with an outrageous head

high back heel from close range in the 55th minute and
although Pingling was sent off harshly for comments made in the dug out, he
had already been substituted by then,

so we finished
with eleven men. He will still be suspended for two matches.

26/8/22 Gavin
Quintyne rejoins us after a spell away. Had played once prior to Covid in
2020 before leaving again.

27/8/22 Redhill defeat us 2-1 in the FA Vase in a match
where we had the better chances. We led in the 51st minute when Peters headed
in a Smith corner from eight yards but we

conceded five minutes later and then a defensive mistake
allowed Redhill to score an 80th minute winner. Near the end Gideon
Acheampong received two late yellow cards, both of which

were harsh. He will be suspended for one game. Seaford
Town also lost in the Vase so we will host them on 22nd October, although we
are currently spare on 24th September now.

29/8/22 We won easily 5-0 at Oakwood and scored an 8th
minute goal from Adamson which curled right into the top corner from twenty
yards. Then Josh Alder put us further ahead in the

37th minute after a deflected Smith shot fell into his
path and he slotted the ball under the advancing keeper. A third followed in
the 55th minute when Smith-Joseph's shot was saved by the

keeper, only to rebound into the knee of the Oakwood 3 who
was running back and the ball dribbled into the net. We scored a fourth goal
when two subs combined. Owen held the ball up

on the left and squared low for Fernandes to stroke in and
Acheampong scored our fifth with a great run and switch of passes with
Smith-Joseph, finishing low to the keeper's left from

eight yards.
An easy victory. A digital programme was issued by the home team a few days
after the match - Y.  Nick Wilson and
Jack Porter debuts as subs.

This victory
put us top of the table for the first time this season.

1/9/22 A hastily arranged friendly against Chipstead ended
with a 3-1 defeat at High Road after a fairly even contest. We trailed after
5 minutes but a low curling shot from Pingling

equalised after
21. Further goals for them followed after 58 and 71. No programme issued.

2/9/22 The
Forest Row away game is moved back a day from Tuesday 13/9/22 to the
Wednesday 14/9/22.

3/9/22 We have
no Saturday match, due to there being 17 teams in the League.

6/9/22 We won 3-2 at Step Five Crawley Down Gatwick in the
League Cup on our first ever visit to the Haven. We led in the 5th minute
when a low Smith corner was flicked in by Peters

for his fourth goal of the season. We then had a number of
chances to extend the lead but finally made it 2-0 in the 47th minute after
Quintyne's great pass was perfect for

Josh Owen who chested the ball down before striking the
ball across the keeper, and whilst they pulled a goal back after 59, another
great pass, this time from Pingling,

enabled
Fernandes to volley in from close range in the 64th minute. A 78th minute
goal for the hosts led to a nervy ending but it wasn't too hectic and we held
on

fairly
comfortably to earn a home tie with Broadbridge Heath in the last 16 on
Tuesday 4th October.

Sept 22 Tiago
Andrade is selected for the England 6 a side World Cup in Hungary in early
September. 20 minutes each way and they open against Portugal.

8/9/22 Queen Elizabeth II passes away at the age of 96.
All matches scheduled for 10/09/22 and the funeral date of 19/09/22 are
cancelled as a mark of respect.

10/9/22 Selsey
(H)(L) is p-p. Prog issued but not printed - Numbered 2. -Y

Sept 22 former
players Jerry Antwi, Fabian O'Brien and Reece Jackson are all at Chessington
& Hook United this season.

14/9/22 Our match at Forest Row was abandoned after 82
minutes due to a broken leg for Andy Hall with the score 0-0 at the time. It
was an awful performance and although we were the

better team, we didn't create much and the home side had
their chances too. We await a rearranged date for this match. For some reason
the club then state that the match

was abandoned
in the 77th minute, despite us having a sub in the 80th minute. More
inaccuracy and the Media Officer is looking like a real liability now.

17/9/22 former player Josh Alder scores a hat trick for
Oakwood and Jahobi Maher and Owen Higgins is also there now. The club haven't
released any information, as per usual.

In other
player news Ben King is injured, as is Tre Trowers and Kamrun Zain. Andy
Walker, Eldi Baze, George Membrillera and Kane Charles are all still at the
club.

17/9/22 We defeat Wick 6-1 at Fetcham Grove with relative
ease. Zach Powell set the ball rolling with a 50 yard strike that caught the
keeper off his line in the 14th minute. Then Jaevon

Dyer earned a penalty in the second minute of first half
injury time which Ryan Smith put away convincingly. Athan Smith-Joseph scored
with a great run and strike into the roof of the net

from ten yards after 55 minutes and Fernandes beat the
offside trap in the 58th to score again. Wick complained about this and a
player ended up in the sin-bin. While he was there

Fernandes scored again from a left wing pull back by
Smith-Joseph in the 65th minute and although Wick pulled one back after 77,
Pingling's through ball found Grant clear on goal

and he scored
our sixth in the 81st minute. We are now back at the
top of the table.

22/9/22 The
replayed Forest Row League match has been rearranged for 18/10/22.

24/9/22 No game for us as we are out of the FA Vase. The
Selsey (H) match remains to be rearranged, and this indicates it will come in
the New Year when the other fixtures are released.

26/9/22 Louis
Chin advises that he is stopping his Saturday football and leaving the club.

27/9/22 We win 3-1 at Godalming, which is harsh on our
opponents. We scored a great opener in the 17th minute when Smith-Joseph's
run and cross was palmed out to Fernandes who

laid the ball back for Nick Wilson to chip the ball over
the keeper from 18 yards and extended the lead in the 24th when Dyer
controlled a long pass over the defence expertly, then cut onto

his right foot before slotting the ball into the empty
net. Godalming pulled one back in the sixth minute of inury time, and pushed
a lot in the second half, but we broke away with a great

long run by
Akoto who was then brought down for a soft penalty in the 96th minute which
Pingling stroked in. A tough challenge, but we came through.

29/9/22 Richard Lambert and Garreth Cummins from the FSA
meet with a club sub-Committee of Barry Gartell, Alex McKay and Gemma Jarman
to attempt to negotiate a way around

the current ban in place, but the club made no compromises
and starting raking up various issues that had no relevance to the reasons
for the ban. Richard provided certain compromises

which the sub-committee seemed interested in, but they
will need to make some compromises too. They make one by temporarily
suspending the ban while negotiations continue,

then reinstate
the ban from 8th October because the negotiations weren't completed by the
Saturday. Another complete omnishambles.

30/9/22 Richard
Pingling leaves the club for Lordswood. Josh Alder returns from a brief spell
at Oakwood. Adam Grant returns to Horley Town.

30/9/22 Club
advises another new website. It is an improvement on the previous one, but
still relies on being updated regularly. We'll see.

1/10/22 We defeated East Preston 3-1 and it was a very
comfortable win. In fact we could and maybe should have had six or seven, and
the 93rd minute consolation was a frustrating

end to proceedings. Ryan Smith put us ahead in the 35th
minute with a superb low drive from over 20 yards into the bottom corner and
Smith-Joseph made it 2-0 after rounding the keeper

to score. Dyer made it 3-0 with a sidefoot finish after
good work by Josh Owen on the right. Lewis Jupp debut. Son of the Manager.
Also Steve Springett returned from injury.

2/10/22 We have been drawn at home to FC Deportivo Galicia
in the Second Round of the Surrey Premier Cup after both teams received a bye
in the first round. 24 entries. They are the

holders of the
cup.

4/10/22 Broadbridge Heath win 4-2 in the League Cup in an
even match that was decided by a three goal in six minute spell in the second
half. We went behind in the 3rd minute but were

level in the 20th minute after Smith-Joseph smashed an
unstoppable shot in off the far post from ten yards out. We then conceded
after 65,68 and 71 before Gideon Acheampong pulled a

goal back with a low drive with his left foot from the
edge of the area, which found the bottom corner and had another shout for a
goal when Adamson's shot crossed the line but wasn't seen!

4/10/22 Warren
Colman debut as a sub. He came from Chipstead where he had a few injuries
last season. He has signed on a dual registration.

4/10/22 Match
programme is listed as £2 but is now being sold at £1. This is a far more
realistic price as it is very basic right now. Cover still says £2 though!

4/10/22 The
club release a new badge for £4. Further new merchandise is due to follow.

4/10/22 We are drawn at home to FC Deportivo Galicia in
the Surrey Premier Cup, following a first round bye. They are the holders.
Playing deadline from the SCFA is 14th December.

8/10/22 We defeat Hailsham Town 2-0 in a fairly
comfortable win, although Hailsham did hit our bar twice and Kane Charles,
making his frst appearance of the season, saved a 90th minute

penalty, awarded for a foul by Fernandes, who was booked
and then sent off, following further words between him and the referee after
the save. We had broken through after Dyer finished

off a good pass from Owen in the 47th minute and Adamson
scored with a close range finish in the 62nd minute that was have saved, but
not enough to stop the ball from going over the line.

Following this
win we go top of the table for the third time this season.

10/10/22 Jaevon Dyer signs a contract with the club. No
further details provided, but it is hoped that some sort of sell on clause is
included or it will just leave us on the hook for costs if

he gets injured. He is a
talented young player though and the contract may have been in reaction to
interest from higher up the pyramid.

13/10/22 A further meeting takes place between Richard
Lambert and the club sub-committee. Limited progress, but Richard's offers to
help were not accepted, which sums up the problem

at a time when the club are advertising for help. The club
Committee still can't handle any form of criticism it appears. They ask for
Richard's suggestions for what he

requires and
they are provided on 17th October to which the club doesn't bother to reply!

15/10/22 we are held 0-0 at Montpelier Villa in a match
that we dominated, but couldn't link up with our front players and didn't
deal with the windy conditions very well. Ryan Smith just

clipped a post from 40 yards, but was sent to the sin bin
in the 71st minute and with Warren Colman booked for entering the field of
play without permission after coming back on from

receiving treatment, there was very little else of note.
Ricardo Fernandes started a two match suspension and Jaevon Dyer was unwell
the day before the match and didn't play.

18/10/22 We win the replayed fixture at Forest Row 2-0 but
it was a while before we were able to relax, despite being notably the better
side again. We led in the 14th minute when Smith

had a shot from nearly 25 yards and it crept under the
keeper. Smith had a chance to extend the lead when Alder was fouled in the
19th minute but saw his penalty saved. Eldi Baze

came on as a
sub and scored the second in the 86th minute with a good run down the right,
a cut on to his left foot and a low strike into the far corner.

22/10/22 We defeat Seaford Town 2-0 with a goal in each
half, the first coming with a good move finished off by Adamson in the 30th
minute and in the 63rd minute Smith-Joseph set up

Colman for his
first goal for the club. The first half was tight but we were much better in
the second. We remain top by four points.

28/10/22 Jamie Byatt returns to the club as a player. Had
recently been at Cobham before being advised as an Assistant at Corinthian
Casuals a few weeks back, but didn't stay there long.

29/10/22 We win our fifth straight home league match 3-1
against Billingshurst with their late penalty being the first goal conceded
in 438 minutes. This beats our run of

416 from last season and is our best since 1983 when we
recorded six clean sheets in a row and set a club record of 650 minutes. We
led early with a Peters header across

for Dyer to
head in for a 5th minute lead and extended it in the 52nd when Owen finished
off a low ball in from Smith-Joseph with Alder scoring another a minute

later after
Springett's lob was parried to him.

Oct 22 our Boxing Day match at home to Chessington &
Hook United is moved back a day to the Tuesday 27th December at 12pm. This
means that some potential groundhoppers and

who will miss
out on any extra revenue.

5/11/22 Mile Oak (A)(L) p-p - waterlogged at 11am
inspection and had been raining a lot in the days prior to the game.
Rearranged for 17/12/22. No programme issued.

Nov 22 our
Surrey Premier Cup tie at home to FC Deportivo Galicia will be played on
Wednesday 14th December.

9/11/22 Liam Giles resigns to take the Manager's job at
Croydon. It is hoped that no players depart with him. Meanwhile George
Membrillera has joined Horley Town and Kamrun Zain

has joined
Redhill. Adamson, Baze and Walton do leave for Croydon though.

Nov 22 Louis
Chin is playing for Horley Town.

Nov 22 Club
advises they are opening a club shop, but it is basically a table by the
gate!

12/11/22 Epsom have a real off day even though we led in
the 15th minute as Byatt poked in a low Smith-Joseph through ball from close
range. However, three defensive errors after 22,

56 and 74 consigned us to defeat and near the end
Springett was sent off, although a Worthing United player followed a few
minutes later and the game finished with ten men each.

Nov 22 former Assistant Manager Jordan Clark leaves
Dorking Wanderers to become Manager at Alfold. Ricardo Fernandes and Jahobi
Maher (via Oakwood) join Roffey where Tiago

Andrade has
returned as Assistant Manager. We sign Kevin Moreno Gomez who had been at
Horley Town and Burgess Hill Town.

19/11/22 We win 2-0 at Wick with a goal late in each half.
Byatt put us ahead after Dyer's shot was blocked on the line by a defender in
the one minute of first half injury time, and Alder

added a second in the 96th minute after a ball over the
top from Powell that he ran on to and steered past the keeper. Fifteen
minutes injury time were played due to an injury to their right

back in the 62nd minute which required a ten minute
stoppage. Wick had a shot turned onto the post in the final moments of the
match, but this was a very solid performance and a great

way to bounce back after the Worthing United match. We
extend our lead at the top to five points now. Debuts from the bench for
Kevin Moreno-Gomez and Ben Bauchop (Farnham Town)

and Oliver
Thompson (Colliers Wood United).

19/11/22 Nick
Wilson picked up a rather harsh booking and is now suspended for the match v
Shoreham on 26/11/22.

26/11/22 We require a 98th minute equaliser from Athan
Smith-Joseph to rescue a point against unbeaten Shoreham, who had taken the
lead in the 88th minute after Akoto

gave away a needless penalty. Owen's cross was flicked on
by Bauchop for Smith-Joseph to poke home at the far post in the eighth of
nine additional minutes but the

extra time was
fair and so was the final score.

Nov 22 Richard
Pingling rejoins Liam Giles at Croydon as he joins from Lordswood. Also
Robbie Burns rejoins Chessington & Hook United at the age of 36!

26/11/22 Club
programme v Shoreham is wrongly labelled as 7 when it should have been 8.

3/12/22 A 97th minute winner for Dorking Wanderers B
ensures that we still haven't won a competitive match at the new Meadowbank
Stadium, despite leading in the 10th minute when a

ball in from the right was expertly dummied and Alder
struck the ball in, although the ball bounced back out off the supporting
stanchion which caused concern briefly before the officials

allowed the goal. We were good value at the half but an
equaliser after 55 and a disputed late winner (offside) ensured defeat in the
Division One Cup match. We rested a number of regulars

including the
ever present Peters, Smith and Powell.

10/12/22 The match against East Preston is brought forward
an hour to 2pm in order to allow supporters to get back home before the
England World Cup QF later that evening. The club

has made no provisional announcement about Wednesday's SPC
tie with FC Deportivo Galicia which will clash with England's World Cup SF
should they defeat France on 10/12/22.

10/12/22 East
Preston (H)(L) is p-p - frozen pitch. Prog issued (9) - Y  - it is rearranged for Tuesday 24th January then later in the
day it is moved back to 31/01/23.

10/12/22 former players Louis Chin, George Membrillera and
Adam Grant all score for Horley in a County cup match against Leatherhead but
they still lose on penalties!

11/12/22 It
transpires that the FC Deportivo match has now been moved back a week to
21/12/22. The club doesn't advise this for a few days.

11/12/22 A
friendly is arranged against Leatherhead on 13/12/22 but it is then cancelled
due to the weather forecast which remains bitingly cold.

17/12/22 Mile
Oak (A)(L) is p-p as the pitch remains frozen in parts. No programme issued.

21/12/22 We throw away a 2-1 lead with 18 minutes
remaining to lose 2-4 at home to FC Deportivo Galicia who arrived late,
started with ten men and yet still turned the match around near

the end. We led in the 9th minute when Byatt finished off
a low pass from Alder, but they were level in the 12th with a shot that
struck Springett and flew in off our post. Quintyne restored

our lead in the 72nd minute with a 20 yard thunderbolt,
but somehow we conceded in the 76th, 86th and 92nd minute. Ryan Dacres-Smith
debut as sub for Owen and

Mario Quiassaca
returned the the club from Horley, also coming off the bench.

27/12/22 Another lead goes beggging as Chessington &
Hook United come from behind to win 3-1 at Fetcham Grove. A Dyer pull back
for a Quintyne shot that waas fumbled for Byatt to

poke in the
loose ball came in the 21st minute but they equalised in the 33rd and scored
twice more after 50 and 78. Very disappointing.

2/1/23 A much
improved performance ends with another defeat as we conceded the only goal of
the match in the 86th minute.

4/1/23 Zach
Powell returns to Croydon to rejoin Liam Giles there. This is concerning.

7/1/23 Selsey
(H)(L) is p-p - waterlogged. Prog (11) Y although it wasn't issued.

9/1/23 Kane Charles tweets that he is leaving the club.
Predictably the club official account doesn't even acknowledge this departure
as is the case with Zach Powell.

14/1/23 Arundel
(A)(L) is p-p waterlogged. Prog Y although it wasn't issued.

15/1/23 Brad
Peters leaves for Broadbridge Heath. The club acknowledges this departure,
but still doesn't take the opportunity to refer to the other departures.

16/1/23 big changes to our fixtures as the League
rearranges a few matches and extends the season by a week. The match at Mile
Oak is now on 18th March. Selsey (H)

is now on 15th April. Arundel (A) is now on 25th March.
Also Billingshurst (A) is moved back from Easter Saturday 8th April to 22nd
April, while Dorking Wanderers B is

now to be played on Tuesday 31st January, meaning that our
homee match against East Preston is now on 25th Debruary and our home match v
Godalming is now on Tuesday 7th March.

17/1/23
Leatherhead have a County Cup tie on 31st January, so the Dorking Wanderers B
home match looks like it will have to be moved. It is moved to 28/02/23.

19/1/23 Three new players join us, young keeper Roan
Strong joins from South Park on a dual registration, Rory Edwards joins from
Corinthian Casuals and Musa Beegum joins from Alfold.

21/1/23 Arundel (H)(L) is p-p for a frozen pitch. In the
meantime a friendly is arranged at River Lane against Leatherhead with a 2pm
kick off. Arundel is rearranged for 21/02/23.

21/1/23 A one sided friendly defeat to Leatherhead takes
palce at River Lane with two goals in the first half and three in the second.
We had very few chances, although did force some

superb saves
out of their keeper towards the end of the match.

26/1/23 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council release their
draft local plan for public consultation shortly. It refers to a number of
houses being built on many sites, but the Hook Road Arena

is to be retained at least in part as a sports hub.
Worryingly though there is reference to a number of rugby pitches being
brought over from Banstead Road and there is no reference to

our club in the
fairly large document. The club have said nothing so far.

31/1/23 A friendly is arranged at short notice against
South Park on their artificial surface, losing 5-1. It was level at the half
before they scored in the second but Josh Owen equalised and

we had another disallowed before the home side ran away
with it in the closing stages. The club advised this match on one retweet and
didn't advertise it on their website or facebook

account, so several regular supporters missed out on the
match. The club try to defend this on their facebook site by saying that
there wasn't time to let people know, yet Gemma

Jarman who
operates that account was able to get to the match to take photos, so the
lack of a message tells the real story. Embarrassing!

2/2/23 New signings are announced and most notable is the
return of Kyle Hough. Also Kofi Quartey rejoins the club after being here at
the start of the season as a coach,

while Chris
Boulter joins from Chipstead having also been at Merstham and Leatherhead.
All are experienced and a little old. Even Kyle is 35 now!

4/2/23 A quite shocking performance as we lose 1-2 at home
to Oakwood is eclipsed by the actions of Aaron Bogle who had an altercation
with our keeper's dad on the terraces at half time

and was promptly sent off! The club release a statement
saying it was unacceptable, but have not yet released Bogle from the club and
their report almost tries to hide the incident away

with a one
sentence reference! The club is questioned on Facebook and the Chairman's
response was petulant. This club is a shambles right now.

We conceded in the 23rd minute and again from 40 yards in
the 65th minute with a 76th minute reply from Smith-Joseph as he bundled an
Acheampoong cross over the line with his arm

being our only
response. Ryan Smith took over the armband from Gideon Acheampong.

4/2/23 The club finally release a statement about the
local plan and simply ask people to have their say. They provide no guidance
on how to word any communication, words to use, words

to avoid etc.
This could well be the death knell for the club. No further guidance is
forthcoming and it looks as though very few people will bother to write.

9/2/23 A further statement follows regarding the Oakwood
match and it has confirmed we have released the player concerned. It refers
to two investigations, an internal one

and an
external one having completed, although three nearby supporters hae not yet
been asked and the thoroughness of the investigations must be in doubt.

10/2/23 It transpires that we have added Alex Penfold to
the squad, despite his dismissal from the club and large suspension following
the abandonment at Dorking Wanderers in December

2021. This is a strange decision by the club, who couldn't
wait to bin him and released the statement before he had even been told back
then! With the SCFA looking at us for signs of

contrition,
this is a strange move and the timing could have been better.

We have also signed Toby McKimm on loan from Leatherhead,
Jaan Stanley from Raynes Park Vale and George Owusu from Sutton Common Rovers
and all make their debuts in the

next match at
Hailsham Town

11/2/23 We win our first match since November with a 4-2
win over Hailsham that was deserved, but not easy after McKimm was sent off
on his debut for a handball outside the area that

actually occurred when Ollie Thompson was pushed onto the
ball. It was a harsh red card, but we were already a goal up after Thompson
put us ahead in the 21st minute after Thompson

Adeyemi's header from a corner had reached Stanley, who
set the ball up for him to steer home. Just after the dismissal we made it
2-0 after Smith-Joseph collected the ball in his own

half and ran
50 yards before unleashing an unstoppable shot into the roof of the net from
12 yards. A third followed in the 73rd minute when Dyer's overlap and
cross

was spectacularly volleyed in from 15 yards by Adeyemi and
George Owusu made it 4-1 in the 79th as he forced in a Smith-Joseph cross.
Hailsham had pulled a goal back in

the 77th minute and got another in the 93rd from former
Love Island contestant Luca Bish. Nick Wilson went in goal for us after the
sending off. Jaan Stanley, George

Owusu and
McKimm made their debuts and Alex Penfold returned to the team as a sub.

12/2/23 The club release an update on its players and
confirm that Josh Owen has taken a break following the birth of his child and
that Ben Bauchop has an MCL tear that

will probably
end his season. They confirm that Aaron Bogle and Kamrun Zain have left the
club while Roan Strong has been recalled by South Park where he is now

playing first
team football.

Feb 23 Aaron Bogle receives a £40 fine and the club get
the standard £15 admin fee for his sending off on 4th February. He is
suspended for three matches, but more concerningly for

him, he will also face a misconduct charge from the Surrey
FA and the club now asks for witnesses to the incident to fill out the SCFA
Witness Form which is really badly written by our

so called
governing body.

Feb 23 Further
new players join the club. Dylan Merchant-Simmonds, Tom Theobald and the
returning Tyreke Leslie all take part in the match against Arundel.

22/2/23 We defeat Arundel 3-2 at Fetcham Grove in a tight
encounter where we were second best for much of the first half, and trailed
after 15, only to score twice just

before the
break, firstly through Quintyne's low drive in the 43rd minute and an own
goal in the 45th after Stanley's shot was saved, only for the ball to then
hit an

incoming
defender and dribble into the net. Arundel were reduced to ten men after one
of many fouls on Dyer, but they equalised with a great free kick in the
80th

minute, but Byatt got on the end of Quintyne's pass to
score the winner in the 85th minute with a downward shot that crept on at the
near post. Chris Boulter debut and also

debuts for
Merchant-Simmonds and Theobald.

Feb 23 The club advise that they have given the goal to
Stanley instead of an own goal based on a conversation they had with the
referee! Like he had anything to do with it. Regrettably

for Stanley
these stats are based on evidence going back many years and his goal will
remain as an own goal in these records.

25/2/23 Another awful home showing as East Preston take
the points 2-1 with an 86th minute winner. We trailed after 25 to a goal of
extreme simplicity and although Owusu forced home a

loose ball in
the 28th we rarely looked like scoring and as the game petered out we
couldn't even hold on to the one point.

25/2/23 Club
lazily get another issue number wrong, their second this season, numbering
this issue 9 instead of 13 as it should have been.

Feb 23 Richard
Pingling leaves Croydon for Haywards Heath. It Is his fourth club this
season!

Feb 25 Jaan
Stanley is recalled by Raynes Park Vale while Thompson Adeyemi is recalled by
Chipstead.

28/2/23 A 26th minute penalty earned and converted by Dyer
ensured we finally secured a win over Dorking Wanderers B by 1-0 at Fetcham
Grove. Despite the club advising Stanley

had left, he played the full ninety minutes and the club
also got the crowd badly wrong as they advised it as 86 when there was an
independent count of 64. It was a deserved win though

and should have
had more goals. Rory Edwards debut as a sub.

28/2/23 The club advises that Anthony Jupp has resigned
from the club as Manager due to personal and business reasons and advise that
more information will follow "soon".

He is
apparently to become Director of Football, although it remains to be seen how
often he will be at the ground. Intriguingly Jupp makes no mention of
his

departure on
his social media channels.

2/3/23
Meeting with Alex McKay and Barry Gartell. They advise that the club have
been advised to keep things low key about referencing the Borough Local Plan
so as not to draw attention

to it
and whilst the local protests centre around the housing planned, our club is
hoping to sneak in the back door so to speak. This strategy may work, but it
also gives

supporters
the impression that the club isn't that bothered and if this is the case,
they are less likely to write in to get support from the Council. It is still
hard to know whether this

plan will work.

4/3/23 We defeated Selsey 3-2 in deepest Sussex with an
extremely controversial 90th minute winner when Dyer robbed the keeper of the
ball, knocked it out of play

before recovering to curl the ball into the net via a
deflection off a defender. The Assistant was well up the field and couldn't
see that the ball had gone out! However, we

were good
value for the win and led in the 30th minute after a Smith corner was flicked
on by Wilson for Thompson to head in from close range and

Athan Smith-Joseph scored a solo goal in the 52nd minute,
but goals after 77 and 79 made it level. We should have put this to bed
earlier. Athan Smith-Joseph 50th appearance.

Theo Lukyamuzi debut having joined from Peterborough. Not
sure at what level he played but he had been there since he was 15 and it
will be interesting to see how he gets on at this level.

Mar 23 We have
also signed Joshua Andrews and Minas Constantinou.

7/3/23 Two late goals enabled us to recover a 0-2 deficit
at home to Godalming after we had trailed to goals in the 7th and 58th
minutes. A triple substitution livened things up and Boulter

scored his first goal for the club with an exquisite
volley from the 18 yard line after 71 minutes and then in the 81st a Quintyne
ball for Quiassaca was squared for substitute

Byatt to roll into the vacant net. Probably a point gained
though although the club continues toinflate attendances. This week it was 91
despite there being only 64 in the

ground. A
complete shambles and damaging the club's history.

9/3/23 The club put out a statement apologising to Richard
Lambert and retracting their statement, yet still his ban remains, even
though this was contained in the statement they now say

is to be retracted!! You couldn't make it up! Finally the
ban is retracted on 14th March, although it still takes some time before the
club actually keeps to their side of the bargain.

11/3/23 We dominate Montpelier Villa at home, but have to
settle for a narrow looking 2-1 win thanks to a pair of goals from Byatt and
Smith-Joseph. We led in the 18th with a long goal

kick down the middle that Smith-Joseph ran onto and just
got a toe to ahead of the keeper, leaving Byatt the easy finish, and it was
2-0 in the 25th minute after Dyer cut in

on the right
and his pull back was flicked on by Stanley and finished off from close range
by Smith- We looked good to run away with it but a harsh looking
decision

against Wilson in the area allowed them to pull one back
in the 29th minute and although we had almost all the meaningful possession,
missed a second half Dyer penalty

and then hit the post through new boy Lewis Pearch, we
couldn't get the third goal. Lewis Pearch debut, formerly with Kingstonian,
Leatherhead Merstham and Chipstead.

Pearch was at
Merstham until 2019 when he joined Kingstonian. He remained there before
joining Leatherhead in October 2022.

Steve Springett 50th appearance. And the club didn't
inflate the attendance for a change, which was still low considering there
were ten Colts in the ground and a few

family and
friends who wouldn't normally be there.

18/3/23 Mile
Oak (A)(L) - p-p - waterlogged. Rearranged for Wednesday 29/3/23.

25/3/23 we are stuffed 5-1 at Arundel in a really poor
performance. We were 3-0 down at HT after goals in the 11th, 18th and 33rd
and although Byatt got one back in the 50th minute after

good work from Quintyne, we conceded again after 63 and
72. Nick Wilson ended up in the sinbin around the time of the final goal and
there was nothing positive to write about this match.

Mar 23 further
signings appear just before the deadline day. Ethan Ford (South Park), Hamoud
Salum, Bradley James Wilson (Chipstead and Nick's brother) and

James Smith (gk
from Raynes Park Vale). However, see below.

29/3/23 Anthony
Jupp resigns from the Director of Football role and leaves the club.

It now looks as
though three of those signings will not play as they were signed by Jupp.
Hamoud Salum still joins though.

Barry Gartell "is asked" to take over as Manager
according to a club statement. However, he only manages two matches before
being unavailable and having to step back again.

Jupp left once Barry Gartell said he was taking
over as Manager for the Mile Oak game and that he had been lied to regularly.

29/3/23 Epsom draw 0-0 at Mile Oak under Barry Gartell's
Management. The match was a terrible advert for football which we shaded in
the first half but were outplayed in the second and

we made no subs
until the 88th minute despite clearly being pushed back as the game went
on.

31/3/23 Kieran Lavery and Oli Pain join the club from
Chipstead. Pain is a keeper. Salum is a striker while Lavery was a very good
striker when with South Park nine seasons ago.

Pain was also
at Chipstead. It turns out Lavery's arrival is only as cover in case Byatt is
injured for the playoffs and he technically remains at Chipstead.

1/4/23 Mile Oak
(H)(L) is p-p. More rain! Rearranged for Wednesday 12/04/23. Programme not
printed but was collated. Prog Y.

10/4/23 Chessington & Hook United (A)(L) was on at
10am but then called off by the referee half an hour later! Prog Issued
online - Y. It is rearranged quickly for Thursday 20/4/23.

12/4/23 We recover from conceding an 18th minute penalty
to equalise in the 39th minute when Dyer finished off Stanley's left wing low
cross against Mile Oak. Although

we forced a
couple of other good saves out of the visiting keeper we didn't really do
enough to deserve all three points.

12/4/23 In the match programme the club quietly announce
that Leatherhead have terminated their groundshare agreement with us after
activating a break clause. I can't understand why

we would agree to a contract that could leave us so
vulnerable at such short notice, but it looks as though we will be needing a
new home ground for 2023/24. The club advise that the

decision was financial and that the Club Committee had
offered an extra £5,000 but were still turned down. Leatherhead must have
someone coming in who are paying a lot, or else they

will lose a lot
of revenue themselves!

12/4/23 Theo Lukyamuzi will be leaving us shortly to take
up a professional contract in Scandanavia. He had previouslly been at
Peterborough United before coming to us.

15/4/23 It is
advised that the club will be advising their new ground fairly shortly, but
that they now have one confirmed.

15/4/23 We defeat Selsey 3-2 at home to confirm a playoff
spot, but it was a tight encounter. We got off to a good start with a goal in
the 9th minute after Stanley and Dyer set up

Smith-Joseph for a low strike into the corner, but he
limped off a few minutes later and they equalised after 40 when we didn't
defend a free kick very well. Byatt put us ahead in the third

minute of injury time from twenty yards against a limping
keeper who was replaced at HT and they equalised again in the 51st minute,
but a late 91st minute winner for Pearch was the

clincher after
a deep Penfold free kick was only half headed clear to him some 15 yards out
and he guided his header into the far corner.

18/4/23 Our
new ground for 2023/24 will be on the artificial surface at Cobham FC. It is
not clear yet whether it is a one year agreement or more.

19/4/23 The
League advise that the end of season playoffs are moving to Saturday 29th
April and Saturday 6th May.

20/4/23 A late Wilson header secures all three points with
a 2-1 win at Chessington & Hook United on a Thursday evening. We started
well and led in the 3rd minute when Pearch swept

home a low ball in from the right from Adeyemi, but we
missed many chances and Chessington equalised in the 55th minute. We
continued to press though and a deep

cross from
Dyer was headed in at the far post by Wilson from close range and we deserved
the points which guarantee a home match in the playoffs and almost

certainly two
home matches, should we qualify. We will host Selsey or Arundel, but if
Selsey get a point at relegated Hailsham Town then it will be them.

22/4/23 We secure second place in the table with a 3-1 win
at Billingshurst. Originally it looked like we'd have to settle for third
place, but a late equaliser for Mile Oak at Dorking Wanderers

B enabled us to secure our best league finish since 1984.
We led early with a smart Owusu volley after Smith-Joseph's cross was palmed
out to him by the keeper, but

they were
level after 11 minutes. We retook the lead with sub Dyer's first contribution
seconds after coming on as his shot struck a defender's leg and looped up
and

over the
keeper in the 73rd minute and six minutes later a Smith-Joseph shot from 20
yards was dropped over the line by the home keeper to secure the points.

29/4/23 We required a penalty shootout to emerge victoious
against Selsey after a 0-0 draw. We won the penalties 6-5 after seven were
taken and had most of the good chances in the

game but
without taking them. Stanley's penalty was originally saved but went up in
the air and spun in after it had landed! Theobald made a great save at the
end to

divert the ball
up and on to the bar with an outstretched leg after initislly going the wrong
way!

Rory Edwards

r

low - keeper's right - saved

Dillon North

r

low - keeper's left - saved

Jaan Stanley

a

low - keeper's right - saved but spun in

Corey Burns

a

mid-height - keeper's left

Gavin Quintyne

a

low - keeper's right - clinical

Bradley Higgins-Pearce

a

high to keeper's right

Kevin
Moreno-Gomez

a

mid-height - keeper's right

Jack North

a

low to keeper's left

Nick Wilson

a

high to keeper's left

Shane Brazil

a

low to keeper's right

Jaevon Dyer

a

high to keeper's left

Dale Hayes

a

high to keeper's left

Gideon
Acheampong

a

mid-height - keeper's right

James Henton

r

down the middle - saved onto crossbar

We will play
Wick in the Playoff Final after they defeated Godalming Town 2-1 at Wick.

6/5/23 We are
promoted following a 2-1 win over Wick in the Playoff Final.

6/5/23 A tight encounter is settled by two superb strikes
from Jaevon Dyer in the 31st and 82nd minute although it was nervy for a
while after Wick had equalised from the penalty spot in

the 66th minute. Both goals were very similar as he cut in
from the left in each case, beat two men and drilled aa low shot inside the
near post. We just about deserved the win and

Theobald had very few threats on goal, dealing with a
couple of long range strikes only. In innjury time Dyer was scythed down and
the Wick defender received a straight

red card, with
Nick Wilson then picking up a red card of his own for retaliation as the
players scuffled afterwards.

We await
confirmation but we will be promoted back into the Combined Counties League
South Division.

6/5/23 Jamie Byatt announces that there is to be a
presentation evening on 26th May, but the club haven't announced it and they
haven't carried out a vote for the Player of the Year

either. Clearly
the club have much work to do off the field still.

15/5/23 The FA allocations confirm that we are to move
into the Combined Counties Premier Division South for next season following
our promotion. This means another trip to Jersey

next season.

15/5/23 Assistant Manager Matt Chapman leaves the club to
become Manager of Redhill, while Jamie Byatt becomes the new Manager at
Tooting & Mitcham United.

15/5/23 The death of Ben Forey is announced by Roy Forey
at the age of 49 from cancer. He was our leading scorer in 2000/01 and then
left for California to play and coach.

15/5/23 It transpires that the club are now taking
applications for the Manager position. They advise that applications are
still open, despite never having previously advised this was the case,

but
applications are to close on Friday 19th May.

18/5/23 A
pre-season frinedly at Corinthian Casuals on Tuesday 1st August is announced
by them.

22/5/23 James Scott is named our new Manager, having been
Assistant Manager at Kingstonian for the second half of last season. He had
previously been Coach

at Tonbridge
Angels 2018-2022 and was a former academy coach at Crystal Palace 2015-18 and
AFC Wimbledon 2012-15. He holds a UEFA A Licence.

Joined Kingstonian in November 2022 after being Assistant
Manager at Margate since the summer of 2022. Also had a brief Coaching spell
at Hemel Hempstead

midway through
his time at Tonbridge. Was also at Balham when they played us in 2017/18.

24/5/23 Barry Gartell advises that the Club Presentation
is to be held on Friday 2nd June at Leatherhead but then quickly advises that
the date is no longer available due to unforseen

circumstances.
A new date is now awaited.

25/5/23 Alex
Penfold announces on social media that he is leaving the club.

30/5/23 James Scott announces Ash Snaddon as his Assistant
Manager with Steve Springett stepping up to be First Team Coach and Kevin
Espinosa remaining as goalkeeper Coach.

Ashley Snaddon
has coached in USA and Italy after a playing career at Whyteleafe,
Bournemouth Poppies, Redhill and Balham.

4/6/23 Our Presentation Evening was held at Leatherhead FC
where Jaevon Dyer and Gideon Acheampong shared the main Player of the Year
Trophy, nowadays advised as the Supporter's

Player of the Year. The Management Team's Player of the
Year went to Nick Wilson, while the Players' Player of the Year went to
Jaevon Dyer with Gideon Acheampong runner-up.

For other awards, the Club Player of the Year went to Nick
Wilson, with Steve Springett runner-up, with the Committee Player of the Year
going to Jaevon Dyer with Gideon Acheampong

runner-up again. The Stella Lamont Club Person of the Year
trophy went to Secretary Spencer Mitchell and Athan Smith-Joseph won the Goal
of the Year award for his strike at Hailsham

Town in
February. Other awards went to Kenny Lowhing and Hayley behind the bar at
Leatherhead.

Committee Player of the Month Awards went to Zach Powell -
Aug, Brad Peters - Sept, Kane Charles - Oct, Gideon Acheampong - Nov, Jamie
Byatt - Dec, Gavin Quintyne - Feb, Jaan

Stanley - Mar,
Nick Wilson/Dylan Merchant-Simmonds - Apr.

There were also awards given for Man of the Match in the
two play off matches with Dylan Merchant-Simmonds and Tom Theobald winning a
joint award for the Selsey match and Jaevon

Dyer for the
Wick match. Finally all players received runners-up medals from the League.

Friendlies

H/A

Score

H/T

Prog?

Att (approx)

Scorers & Notes

02/07/2022

Farnham Town

A

2-3

0-1

N

15

Josh Alder (2)

09/07/2022

Hassocks

A

1-0

1-0

N

130

A.Smith-Joseph

12/07/2022

AFC Uckfield Town

A

2-0

2-0

N

65

J.Maher, N.Wilson

16/07/2022

Dorking Wanderers XI

A

2-1

1-0

N

85

A.Smith-Joseph, J.Dyer

23/07/2022

Horsham YMCA

H

1-1

1-1

N

50

J.Dyer

@ Leatherhead Youth FC

26/07/2022

Croydon

H

4-1

2-0

N

60

A.Smith-Joseph,
L.Chin, A.Grant, R.Pingling

29/07/2022

Walton & Hersham

A

0-3

0-1

N

125

03/08/2022

Leatherhead

A

0-3

0-1

Y

280

01/09/2022

Chipstead

A

1-3

1-1

N

30

R.Pingling

21/01/2023

Leatherhead

A

0-5

0-2

N

80

@ Leatherhead Youth FC

31/01/2023

South Park

A

1-5

0-0

N

-

J.Owen