Season 2006-07
70TH SEASON
SEASON REPORT
The 2006-07 season was a difficult one due to the appalling weather conditions. At one time it had been feared that the season would have to be abandoned as in 2000-01 but thanks to much hard work from the officers of the East Sussex League, the league programme was completed. It was necessary to cancel the league cup competitions but the Hastings F A competitions were concluded. As a result of the adverse weather there was a backlog of fixtures and the season was extended into the second week in May with the inevitable clash with cricket which also caused problems in fielding teams. There were a host of midweek games which at one point saw the second team playing four times in eight days.
This was also the club’s seventieth season and this achievement was celebrated on Saturday, 21st July 2007 with an afternoon football match at the Recreation Ground followed by a reunion in the Memorial Hall which was attended by around 150 past and present players, partners and guests.
1ST TEAM
The first team ultimately had a successful season finishing in fourth place in Division One. The team started the season slowly with only one win in the opening eight league fixtures before going on a tremendous run in the remaining twelve games which saw nine wins, two draws and just one defeat.
1st Team v Ninfield United – Saturday, 7th April 2007
1st Team v Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club – Saturday, 28th April 2007
The only loss came in the final match of the season away to champions Punnetts Town. Going into this game, the top three positions in the Division were still to be decided with both Punnetts Town and Hooe Sports in with a chance of winning the league and the Junior Club Tackleway also in the mix for promotion. Punnetts Town had to win the game to both secure promotion and take the title. The match at Punnetts Town Recreation Ground took place in front of a large crowd which included players and officials from both Hooe and Tackleway.
The first team recovered from 1-0 down to lead 2-1 fairly late in the game before a number of refereeing decisions which baffled the majority of those watching allowed Punnetts Town to come back to win 3-2. This included the equalising goal which was scored from a corner given after a shot from distance by Punnetts Town flew high over the crossbar with no one appealing for a corner and both teams lining up for the goal kick!
In an end of season game which was of no significance to the first team in terms of league position, the club can be proud that in a match of such importance to other clubs, the strongest possible side was fielded and they did everything to try to win. This was acknowledged after the game by both representatives of Hooe Sports and the Junior Club Tackleway.
1st Team v Punnetts Town – Saturday, 12th May 2007
In cup competitions the 1st XI won through a round in both the A F A Intermediate Cup and the Sussex Junior Cup and had qualified for the quarter finals of the Super Stitch ’86 Challenge Cup when the competition was abandoned with victories over Herstmonceux and Firehills Seniors.
Phil Badrock was again top scorer, finding the net on 25 occasions with Sean Baker (15) and George Richardson (13) also reaching double figures. With 18 league goals Phil finished in second place in the East Sussex League Division One scoring charts. Both Greg Palmer and Martin Tytherleigh appeared in all thirty first team matches. Sean Baker was voted 1st XI Players’ Player of the Year with Nigel Sellman picking up the Manager’s award and Greg Palmer taking the Young Player of the Year trophy.
| 1ST TEAM SEASON 2006-07 Match v Ninfield United Saturday, 24th February 2007 Back row (left to right):- George Richardson, Greg Palmer, Sam Richardson, Tim Linch, Micky Zysemil, Dan Marsh, Nigel Sellman, Jon Fitton, Martin Tytherleigh. Front row (left to right):- Val Gonzalves, Sean Baker, Phil Badrock, Peter Harris, Wayne Bumstead (captain), Gavin Moor. |
1ST TEAM PLAYING RECORD
| EAST SUSSEX FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 48 | 35 |
| Cup | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | N/A |
| Friendly | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | N/A |
| All Games | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 85 | 68 | 35 |
| DATE | OPPONENTS | VENUE | COMPETITION | RESULT | GOAL SCORERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/8/2006 | Icklesham Casuals II | Home | Friendly | 5 – 1 | Martin Tytherleigh, Val Gonzalves, Sean Baker, Bob Baker, Greg Palmer |
| 30/8/2006 | Firehills Seniors | Home | Friendly | 6 – 2 | Phil Badrock 2, Val Gonzalves 2, Andy Oliver, George Richardson |
| 2/9/2006 | Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club | Away | League | 0 – 3 | |
| 16/9/2006 | Hale End Athletic II | Away | A F A Intermediate Cup Preliminary Round | 4 – 3 | Phil Badrock 2, Val Gonzalves, Simon Baker |
| 23/9/2006 | Hollington United II | Home | League | 4 – 1 | Simon Baker 2, Phil Badrock, Sean Baker |
| 30/9/2006 | Punnetts Town | Home | League | 0 – 3 | |
| 7/10/2006 | Sporting Linfield | Away | Sussex Junior Cup 1st Round | 3 – 1 | Gavin Moor, George Richardson, Sean Baker (pen) |
| 14/10/2006 | Chertsey Old Salesians | Home | A F A Intermediate Cup 1st Round | 0 – 3 | |
| 21/10/2006 | Herstmonceux | Away | Super Stitch 86 Challenge Cup 1st Round | 2 – 0 | Phil Badrock, Sam Richardson |
| 28/10/2006 | Hollington United II | Away | League | 3 – 3 | Sean Baker 2, David Walton |
| 4/11/2006 | Ansty Sports and Social Club | Home | Sussex Junior Cup 2nd Round | 2 – 4 | Sean Baker, Sam Richardson |
| 11/11/2006 | The Junior Club Tackleway | Home | League | 1 – 1 | Val Gonzalves |
| 18/11/2006 | Sandhurst | Home | Hastings F A Junior Cup 1st Round | 1 – 2 | Sean Baker |
| 16/12/2006 | Firehills Seniors | Away | Super Stitch 86 Challenge Cup 2nd Round | 6 – 4 | Sean Baker 2, Sam Richardson 2, Phil Badrock 2 |
| 23/12/2006 | Icklesham Casuals II | Home | Friendly | 2 – 0 | Chris Baker, Peter Harris |
| 27/1/2007 | Hooe Sports | Away | League | 0 – 4 | |
| 3/2/2007 | The Junior Club Tackleway | Home | League | 2 – 5 | Greg Palmer, George Richardson |
| 24/2/2007 | Ninfield United | Away | League | 3 – 3 | Dan Marsh, George Richardson, Phil Badrock |
| 10/3/2007 | Firehills Seniors | Home | League | 6 – 5 | Phil Badrock 2, Sam Richardson, Sean Baker, George Richardson, Steve Baker |
| 17/3/2007 | Northiam 75 | Away | League | 1 – 0 | Val Gonzalves |
| 24/3/2007 | Firehills Seniors | Away | League | 4 – 1 | Phil Badrock 3, Val Gonzalves |
| 31/3/2007 | Hooe Sports | Home | League | 2 – 2 | Val Gonzalves, Nigel Sellman |
| 7/4/2007 | Ninfield United | Home | League | 1 – 0 | Phil Badrock |
| 9/4/2007 | Sandhurst | Home | League | 3 – 1 | Greg Palmer 2, Sean Baker (pen) |
| 11/4/2007 | Sedlescombe | Home | League | 3 – 1 | Val Gonzalves, George Richardson, Phil Badrock |
| 14/4/2007 | Sedlescombe | Away | League | 1 – 1 | Sean Baker |
| 21/4/2007 | Northiam 75 | Home | League | 7 – 3 | Phil Badrock 5, George Richardson 2 |
| 28/4/2007 | Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club | Home | League | 5 – 4 | George Richardson 4, Greg Palmer |
| 5/5/2007 | Sandhurst | Away | League | 6 – 4 | Phil Badrock 3, Sean Baker 2, George Richardson |
| 12/5/2007 | Punnetts Town | Away | League | 2 – 3 | Sean Baker, Phil Badrock |
| Notes East Sussex Football League cup competitions cancelled due to adverse weather conditions during the season Abandoned game v Northiam 75 (League) (Home) (17/2/2007). Score – 0-0. Team:- Tim Linch, Dan Marsh, Martin Hill, Nigel Sellman, Wayne Bumstead, Gavin Moor, Sam Richardson, George Richardson, Sean Baker, Phil Badrock, Val Gonzalves. Substitutes – Greg Palmer, Chris Baker, Martin Tytherleigh. |
2ND TEAM
The second team were rarely able to field a settled side and relied on strength in depth, fielding no less than forty eight players over the season, to achieve a mid-table position in Division Five where an impressive finish saw just one defeat in the last seven league games including a 5-2 victory over divisional champions, Cinque Ports. The quarter final of the Hastings F A Lower Divisions Cup was reached with wins over Peasmarsh and Iden III and Travaux before going down to a strong Benbow side.
2nd Team v Peasmarsh and Iden III – Saturday, 21st October 2006
Icklesham Recreation Ground – Saturday, 23rd December 2006
Icklesham Recreation Ground – Saturday, 23rd December 2006
2nd Team v Panako – Saturday, 31st March 2007
Janek Zysemil with 12 goals was leading scorer while Jon Fitton missed just one match. Kevin Earl won the Players’ Player of the Year award for the 2nd XI with Dale Glazier being rewarded for his performances throughout the season by winning the Manager’s Player of the Year trophy. The presentation of awards for both the first and second teams were made at the 70th Anniversary reunion. The 2nd team finished in eighth place overall for the League’s Sportsmanship Trophy.
| 2ND TEAM SEASON 2006-07 Match v Travaux Saturday, 17th March 2007 Back row (left to right):- Darren Warne, Kevin Earl, Tony Mitchell, Dale Glazier, Steve Tytherleigh, Wayne Dedman, Neil Hastings, Jon Fitton, Adam Hurley, Freddie Williams, Tim Hambridge, Keith Swallow (secretary). Front row (left to right):- Trevor Saunders, Phil Wall, Blake Glazier, Michael Hambridge (manager), Peter Harris, Chris English, Micky Zysemil. |
2ND TEAM PLAYING RECORD
| EAST SUSSEX FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FIVE |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 55 | 29 |
| Cup | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | N/A |
| Friendly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | N/A |
| All Games | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 64 | 83 | 29 |
| DATE | OPPONENTS | VENUE | COMPETITION | RESULT | GOAL SCORERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/8/2006 | Icklesham Casuals | Away | Friendly | 1 – 5 | James Glavin |
| 16/9/2006 | Sedlescombe II | Home | League | 2 – 2 | Jack Richardson, George Richardson |
| 23/9/2006 | Little Common II | Away | Robertsbridge Charity Junior Cup 1st Round | 1 – 12 | James Glavin |
| 30/9/2006 | Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club II | Away | League | 1 – 1 | Trevor Saunders |
| 7/10/2006 | Old Centmodians | Home | League | 4 – 0 | Janek Zysemil 2, James Glavin, Kevin Earl |
| 14/10/2006 | Holllington United III | Away | League | 1 – 4 | Andy Oliver |
| 21/10/2006 | Peasmarsh and Iden III | Home | Hastings F A Lower Divisions Cup 1st Round | 5 – 0 | Janek Zysemil 2, Tony Mitchell, Jamie Deroe, Own Goal |
| 28/10/2006 | Sandhurst II | Home | League | 1 – 2 | Jon Fitton |
| 4/11/2006 | Mountfield United II | Away | League | 4 – 3 | Janek Zysemil 2, George Richardson, Martyn Rhodes |
| 11/11/2006 | Beulah Baptists II | Home | Hastings Printing Company Limited Challenge Cup 1st Round | 2 – 3 | Tony Mitchell, Tim Hambridge |
| 18/11/2006 | Sedlescombe II | Away | League | 0 – 4 | |
| 23/12/2006 | Icklesham Casuals | Away | Friendly | 0 – 2 | |
| 13/1/2007 | Heathfield Hotspurs II | Away | League | 4 – 1 | John Fitton, Janek Zysemil, Dale Glazier, George Richardson |
| 3/2/2006 | Travaux | Home | Hastings F A Lower Divisions Cup 2nd Round | 2 – 1 | Dale Glazier, Tony Mitchell |
| 17/2/2007 | Old Centmodians | Away | League | 4 – 1 | Jon Fitton 3, Janek Zysemil |
| 3/3/2007 | Cinque Ports | Away | League | 2 – 3 | Neil Hastings, Dale Glazier |
| 10/3/2007 | Benbow | Away | Hastings F A Lower Divisions Cup 3rd Round | 1 – 5 | Dale Glazier |
| 17/3/2007 | Travaux | Home | League | 2 – 2 | Freddie Williams, Tim Hambridge |
| 24/3/2007 | Peasmarsh and Iden III | Home | League | 1 – 2 | Jon Fitton |
| 31/3/2007 | Panako | Away | League | 0 – 5 | |
| 7/4/2007 | Peasmarsh and Iden III | Away | League | 1 – 2 | Jon Fitton |
| 9/4/2007 | Travaux | Away | League | 0 – 5 | |
| 14/4/2007 | Hollington United II | Home | League | 2 – 2 | Neil Hastings, Troy Whyborne |
| 16/4/2007 | Mountfield United II | Home | League | 4 – 2 | Sean Baker 2, Kevin Earl, Phil Badrock |
| 18/4/2007 | Cinque Ports | Home | League | 5 – 2 | Phil Badrock 2, Rob Holden, Sean Baker, Janek Zysemil |
| 21/4/2007 | Panako | Home | League | 3 – 3 | Jon Fitton, Dale Glazier, Sean Baker (pen) |
| 23/4/2007 | Heathfield Hotspurs II | Home | League | 4 – 1 | Janek Zysemil (pen), Nigel Sellman, Sean Baker, Tim Hambridge |
| 28/4/2007 | Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club II | Home | League | 2 – 5 | Dale Glazier 2 |
| 5/5/2007 | Sandhurst II | Away | League | 5 – 3 | Janek Zysemil 2, Greg Palmer 2, George Richardson |
| Notes East Sussex Football League cup competitions cancelled due to adverse weather conditions during the season |
VETERANS
The veterans failed to make it past the group stage in the Hastings F A Veterans Invitation Cup but were so close to qualifying. Having won the first two games against Peche Hill Select Veterans and the Junior Club Tackleway Veterans the side needed a draw against Westfield Veterans in the final group game to progress. Finding themselves 4-1 down with little time left, the veterans staged a remarkable recovery to draw level at 4-4, including a goal from around forty yards from Joe Beardsley, only for Westfield to win the game in the final minute from a hotly disputed free-kick.
VETERANS PLAYING RECORD
| Competition | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| DATE | OPPONENTS | VENUE | COMPETITION | RESULT | GOAL SCORERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/9/2006 | Peche Hill Select Veterans | Home | Hastings F A Veterans Invitation Cup | 4 – 2 | Pete Gumbrell 2, Bob Baker, Own Goal |
| 13/9/2006 | The Junior Club Tackleway Veterans | Away | Hastings F A Veterans Invitation Cup | 3 – 2 | Martin Tytherleigh 2, Vernon Deller |
| 20/9/2006 | Westfield Veterans | Home | Hastings F A Veterans Invitation Cup | 4 – 5 | Martin Tytherleigh, Joe Beardsley, Pete Gumbrell, Bob Baker |
SEMI-VETERANS
SEMI-VETERANS PLAYING RECORD
| Competition | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | N/A |
| DATE | OPPONENTS | VENUE | COMPETITION | RESULT | GOAL SCORERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/9/2006 | Viking | Home | Jon Fuller Memorial Shield | 1 – 7 | Lewis Parsons |
SEASON AWARDS
JON FULLER MEMORIAL MATCH
| ICKLESHAM CASUALS (0)1 v VIKING (3)7 Icklesham Recreation Ground Sunday, 17th September 2006 Team:- Paul Milton, Tony Fuller, Steve Tytherleigh, Jimmy Fuggle, Mick Booker, Russell Drew, Tom Fuller, Adam Fuller, Martin Tytherleigh, Lewis Parsons, Kyle Ptochopoulos. Substitutes – Andy Vickers, Chris Baker, David Mayne, Steve Fuller, Bill Black, Pete Gumbrell, Bob Baker. Scorer – Lewis Parsons |
| ICKLESHAM CASUALS v VIKING JON FULLER MEMORIAL MATCH Sunday, 17th September 2006 Back row (left to right):- Chris Baker, Tom Fuller, Lewis Parsons, Jimmy Fuggle, Tony Fuller, Bill Black, Mick Booker, Steve Tytherleigh, Adam Fuller, Kyle Ptochopoulos, David Mayne. Front row (left to right):- Steve Fuller, Andy Vickers, Martin Tytherleigh, Bob Baker, Nathan Fuller, Paul Milton, Pete Gumbrell, Russell Drew. |
The first Jon Fuller Memorial Match was held at Icklesham Recreation Ground in the September following Jon’s death from Motor Neurone Disease in March and the attendance of players, friends and family showed the regard in which Jon was held. The day gave everyone the opportunity to remember Jon and to meet up again with old faces that they hadn’t seen for a number of years.
The game itself was won by Viking by the impressive margin of 7-1 but this doesn’t fully reflect the match with chances being fairly even – the difference being that Viking took their chances and Icklesham Casuals didn’t. This can be seen by the fact that Mark Walker, the Viking goalkeeper was named as man of the match. Lewis Parsons netted the consolation Icklesham goal.
Viking became the inaugural winners of the Jon Fuller Memorial Shield and this was presented to Viking captain, Stuart Adams by Martin Tytherleigh.
Photographs from the Game
GEORGE POTTER’S SPONSORED WALK AROUND THE CINQUE PORTS TOWNS
Monday, 25th to Friday, 29th June 2007
In June, George Potter completed an eighty mile sponsored walk around the towns of the Cinque Ports to raise money for a number of his favourite charities – the British Heart Foundation, Save the Children, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and St Michaels Hospice. The walk was organised to coincide with the club’s seventieth season and was a tribute to his close friend, Derek Norcross, who put in many years of sterling work with a variety of charities and who sadly died in 2006.
George began the walk from Hastings Town Hall on Monday, 25th June and was seen off by Hastings and Rye MP Michael Foster, Hastings Mayor Maureen Charlesworth, BBC presenter Kaddy Lee-Preston, representatives from the British Heart Foundation and St Michaels Hospice as well as many friends and supporters. After passing through Icklesham (stopping off at the Robin Hood!), George took in the towns of Winchelsea, Rye, Lydd, New Romney, Hythe, Folkestone, Dover, Deal and Ramsgate before finishing the walk in Margate on Friday 29th June. A raffle was held at the seventieth anniversary reunion to add further funds to those already raised.
Left to right:- Lorraine Potter, a representative from St Michael’s Hospice, Hastings and Rye MP Michael Foster, TV presenter Kaddy Lee-Preston, George Potter, Hastings Mayor Maureen Charlesworth and a representative from the British Heart Foundation
Hastings Town Hall – Monday, 25th June 2007
After collecting in all the money, a presentation was made to the charities in October 2007 at Hastings Lifeboat Station when a cheque for the magnificent sum of £6,420.71 was handed over. George was given a framed certificate by save the Children in recognition of his achievement.
70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Saturday, 21st July 2007 – Icklesham Recreation Ground
A celebration to mark the seventieth anniversary of the club was held at Icklesham Recreation Ground on Saturday, 21st July 2007 which was attended by about a hundred and fifty present and past members of the club, partners and guests.
In the afternoon an inter-club football match was played in which the ‘red’ team defeated the ‘green and white’ team by seven goals to two. This was followed by a buffet in the Memorial Hall with speeches from George Potter, Andrew Dunlop, Mike Hills and John Cornford on behalf of the Sussex County Football Association.
The awards for the 2006-07 season were also made during the evening.
GENERAL MATTERS
In a difficult season, a club always relies on its loyal members to help it through and 2006-07 was no exception with much of the hard work being done by a small number of individuals. Keith Swallow, as secretary and team managers, Martin Tytherleigh and Michael Hambridge were all deserving of the Club’s thanks as well as Micky Zysemil, whose help both on and off the pitch on match days earned him the Bert Glazier Cup.
Off the field the club were extremely grateful to Stuart and Mags Baker who organised an enjoyable quiz in the Memorial Hall which raised the magnificent sum of £606 for the pavilion fund.
Towards the end of season the goal at the far end of the Recreation Ground was vandalised with both posts being broken off. The matter was reported to the police. The club still had a set of posts at Guestling Playing Fields and arrangements would be made to bring these to Icklesham to replace the broken goal.
The Annual General Meeting was held at the Queen’s Head in Icklesham on Tuesday, 17th July 2007.