First Team Match Reports for Season 2009-2010
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Saturday 21st November - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Felixstowe & Walton United 1 - 1 Kirkley & Pakefield
(1-1)
With 6th playing 5th in this East Coast derby a close competitive
encounter was anticipated, and so it proved with honours even following an
entertaining game. Both goals came in a fast paced first with
Nathan Stone heading home for the visitors after 16
minutes and Duane Wright netting the equaliser
eight minutes before the interval.
Kirkley enjoyed plenty of possession in the second period but it was the
Seasiders that came closest to snatching victory with only a magnificent diving
save from Woodcock denying Felixstowe's top scorer Hetherington.
Seasiders: James Waters, Blake Saker, Ben Wake, Lewis
Driver (Luke Read 70), Matt Stace, Martin Calver, Bradley Barber, Duane Wright,
Keith Hetherington, Ben Cranfield, Adam Hampson.
Unused Subs: Ashley Phillips, Matt Mackenzie.
Kirks: Robert Woodcock, Tarin Grint, Lewis Blois (Liam Harvey Cooper 80),
Joe Jefford, Ryan DeCoteau, Ian Dawson, Scott Martin (Scott Manning 70), Justin
Fox, Nathan Stone, Russell Stock, Chris Henderson.
Unused Subs: Daniel Tacon, James Cole.
Ref: S Franklin
Att: 82
Manager Glen Driver was able to name an unchanged side for the first time this season and the settled side now playing well as a team did not let him down against fancied Kirkley & Pakefield on a cloudy but dry afternoon
The game was open from the start with Barber and the busy Hampson linking well down the left to force the first corner of the afternoon for the Seasiders after two minutes. Fox and Henderson combined well to create an opening for Dawson with his shot clearing the Felixstowe cross bar before Hampson produced a good shot on target following a good run but a comfortable claim for Woodcock.
Stock failed to get any power into his shot after Stone had created a good
opening for him and on 16 minutes it was to be Darren
Stone who opened the scoring. Fox's corner kick was headed into the six
yard area by DeCoteau and the unmarked Stone made no mistake from four yards
heading powerfully home.
Felixstowe responded well to the set back with Woodcock stretching to save from
Calver's header at the expense of a corner and good spell of pressure on the
visiting goal saw shots from Hampson and Stace blocked and Woodcock again saving
well to prevent an equaliser.
Waters denied Stone twice saving with his legs as the game continued to flow end
to end with Kirkley conceding another corner from Cranfield before Felixstowe
were finally rewarded for their considerable effort with a goal eight minutes
before the interval. Barber's free kick found Cranfield at the far post and his
header across goal was met by Duanne Wright who
drove the ball home from close range.
Driver cleared Henderson's goal bound shot to keep the sides level at the end of
a pulsating 45 minutes.
Kirkley enjoyed a good spell of pressure after the break with the Felixstowe
back line of Saker, Stace, Calver and Wake defending well and ensuring the
lively Kirkley forwards did not get a clean strike on goal. As the half
progressed the Seasiders saw their attacking opportunities increase with Barber
influential in opening the visiting defence. Woodcock had to be on his toes to
gather Read's shot and produced the save of the game to save from Hetherington.
Fox for Kirkley and Hampson for Felixstowe both went close as the clock ran down
but a late winner would have been cruel for either side and an entertaining game
ended all square and the sides, following other results, still sitting 6th and
5th in the League table.
Saturday 14th November - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Felixstowe & Walton United 2 - 0 Newmarket Town
(1-0)
The Seasiders responded well, following Tuesday's Cup defeat, to
claim all three points at a very windy Dellwood Avenue. The heavy rain
thankfully relented prior to the kick off but the strong gusty wind persisted
keeping the 'ball boy' busy and ensured both sides concentrated on the keeping
the ball on the ground as far as possible.
Seasiders: James Waters, Blake Saker, Ben Wake, Lewis
Driver (Matt Mackenzie 78), Matt Stace, Martin Calver, Bradley Barber, Duane Wright
(Luke Read 53), Keith Hetherington (Ashley Phillips 86), Ben Cranfield, Adam Hampson.
Unused Sub: Ben Tawell.
Jockeys: Lee Hulyer, Stuart Felgate, Paul Betson, Colin Vowden (John Olive
57), Andy Eady, David Grainger, Ollie Drake, Adam Murray, Stuart Claydon (Sean
Avis 72), Steve Bugg (Ed Mcready 82), Steven Bell.
Ref: John Lodge
Att: 60
Felixstowe had the wind to their backs in the first half but it was the Jockeys
who enjoyed early pressure with Bugg shooting over the bar and then firing into the
side netting when Waters quickly closed him down. With Stace and Calver
returning to the heart of the defence attacking opportunities reduced for the
visitors with Barber, Driver and Hampson seeing an increasing amount of ball to
test the Jockey's defence.
Keith Hetherington opened the scoring six minutes
before the interval heading home Calver's cross from close range.
Within a minute of the restart for the second half
Ben Cranfield headed the Seasider's second goal
from Barber's cross following a good run down the left from Hampson. Murray and
Bell were the greatest threat to the Seasiders goal with Waters making a fine
diving save to his left to push away Drake's low drive at the expense of a
corner to record a clean sheet and deserved win for the Seasiders.
Tuesday 10th November - LB Group Suffolk Premier Cup
Quarter Final
Felixstowe & Walton United 2 - 7 Needham Market
(0-4)
An empathic win for Needham Market as they
progressed with ease to the semi-final draw with a magnificent seven at Dellwood
Avenue this evening.
Seasiders: James Waters, Lee Norfolk, Ben Wake (Ben Tawell
70), Blake Saker, Duane Wright, Luke Read (Lewis Driver 45), Bradley Barber, Keith Hetherington, Adam Hampson, Ashley Phillips
(Matt Mackenzie 45).
Unused Subs: Luke Hopkins, Jordan Matthews.
Needham Market: Liam Jones, Phil Boyland (Lewis Pemberton 63), Tom Agricole,
Kevin Horlock, Richard Butler, Rhys Barber, Matt Buckle, Craig Parker, Danny
Phillips (James Evans 67), Danny Smy (Tommy Smith 63), Darren Bethell.
Unused Subs: Jay Denniss, Danny Thrower.
Ref: Darren Stobbart
Att: 105
With the defensive pairing of Stace and Calver absent this
was going to be a challenge and so it proved as early as the third minute as
Parker ran through the home defence unchallenged to enable
Danny Smy to slot home the opening goal.
Waters saved Bethell's header from Parker's cross before a good passage of play
from Felixstowe culminated in Jones in the visitors goal palming Norfolk's shot
from distance onto the bar and away for a corner.
On 21 minutes Needham increased their lead with Phillips intercepting a poor
defensive pass his shot was saved by Waters but Craig
Parker following up rattled home the third. Two minutes later and it was
game over as Matt Buckle squeezed the ball home inside Water's right hand post.
A late surge to the half from Felixstowe with Hampson forcing a corner and
Wright's shot cleared off the line with the visitors comfortably in control at
the break.
Driver & Mackenzie came on at the break with Lewis Driver
making an immediate impact to reduce the deficit with a well struck goal. Just
after the hour Richard Butler drilled home from 12
yards to regain the four goal advantage with Lewis Driver
reducing the lead once again four minutes later.
There was to be no late fight back though as goals in the last five minutes from
substitutes James Evans and
Tommy smith completed the route.
Saturday 7th November - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Felixstowe & Walton United 2 - 1 Walsham le Willows
(2-0)
Two goals from Keith Hetherington in
the opening eleven minutes saw the Seasiders record their 6th home win of the
season and move into 6th place in the table. Nathan
Clarke's goal midway through the second half for the visitors set up an
exciting last quarter with the Felixstowe defence coming through a strong test
to secure the points.
Seasiders:
James
Waters, George Blewer, Ben Wake, Luke Read (Lewis Driver 71), Matt Stace, Martin Calver
(Lee Norfolk 73), Bradley Barber, Duane Wright, Keith Hetherington (Matt
Mackenzie 71), Adam Hampson, Ashley Phillips.
Walsham: Duncan McAnnally, Lee Nocton (Stu Walker 46), Andrew Cusack, Nathan
Clarke, Trev Newman, Richard Partridge, Lee Sim, Paul Musgraves, Steve Holder,
James Tatham, Alan North (Simon head 60).
Unused Subs: Jack Brame, Carenton Turner.
Ref: Glen Sandell
Att: 95
Blewer and Phillips replaced the absent Saker and Cranfield in the Felixstowe starting line up for the visit of Walsham le Willows on a sunny afternoon at Dellwood Avenue.
Early pressure from Walsham with Holder's goal-bound
shout blocked
at the expense of a corner in the second minute. North's corner was quickly
cleared by the Felixstowe defence and from the home side's first attack
Keith Hetherington (right of picture)
converted Hampson's low cross from the right under the diving McAnnally.
Musgraves, Tatham and Holder linked well as Walsham went in search of a reply
but they found themselves further behind on eleven minutes as
Hetherington scored his sixth goal in four games
squeezing the ball home at the far post after McAnnally had
blocked the initial shot.
Both sides were producing good passing football in a competitive game and with Partridge pressing forward pressure grew on the home goal as the half progressed and Waters made a good save under pressure from Partridge pictured. Read, Hampson and Phillips kept busy using their mobility to good effect and Read was unfortunate to see his shot strike a post and his follow up shot well blocked by McAnnally with North going close for the visitors as the half drew to a close.
The next goal was going to be all important as a third for Felixstowe would have secured a win but a reply from the visitors would change the whole complexion of the game.
Barber saw a
free kick saved by McAnnally and on 67 minutes another blistering free-kick from
Barber cannoned back off the Woodwork with McAnnally blocking Read's follow up
shot at the expense of a corner. From the corner Walsham turned defence into
attack gaining a free kick in the Felixstowe half. Cusack's deep free kick was
converted by Nathan Clarke at the far post and with
22 minutes remaining the visitors certainly believed they could take something
from the game.
Waters made saves from Musgraves, Tatham and Cusack as the visitors increased pressure on the home goal and Stace blocked Head's shot for a corner with Felixstowe defending a succession of corners as the clock ran down but the equaliser did not come with the Seasiders seeing out time to claim the points.
Tuesday 3rd November - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Felixstowe & Walton United 0 - 5 Leiston
(0-2)
( on one of my Birthday cards today it said "For a moment we were in with a
chance ... then the game started")
The highest attendance of the season at Dellwood Avenue (212) were
treated to an excellent all round team performance from Leiston as they
maintained top spot in the table going Nap against a hard working but out gunned
home side.
Seasiders:
James
Waters, Blake Saker, Ben Wake, Adam Hampson, Martin Calver (Kristian Haighton
27), Matt Stace, Bradley Barber, Duane Wright, Keith Hetherington, Ben Cranfield
(Lewis Driver 46), Luke Read (Ashley Phillips 60).
Unused Subs: George Blewer, Gary Rose.
Leiston: Ben Vincent, Brett Girling, Shane Wardley,
David Head, Mark Goldfinch, Neil Calver (Justyn Chennery 86), Daniel Cunningham
(Alcion Blake 79), Stuart Boardley, Paul Hart Michael Brother 79), Lee McGlone,
Paul Berry.
Unused Subs: Kelsie Trotter, Carl Chennery.
Ref: Nick Cooper
Att: 212
Cranfield returning with Driver starting on the bench was the only change to the
Felixstowe line up from Saturday for the visit of in-form Leiston to Dellwood
Avenue.
McGlone opened the visitor's account on seven
minutes heading home from Cunningham's free kick with Waters saving from
Boardley moments later as Leiston took charge. A spell of pressure from the
Seasiders saw Vincent smother Hampson's shot and make a comfortable following
Wright's low drive before the visitors increased their lead ten minutes
before the break as Cunningham fired home from the
edge of the area. Boardley spurned the chance to increase the lead, following
hand-ball decision, placing his penalty kick wide of Water's left hand post
moments before the interval.
Leiston continued to dominate after the break with Hart
heading home the third from Cunningham's corner kick nine minutes after the
restart and Calver added the fourth against his
previous club on 65 minutes. Hetherington and Hampson both went close before the
Seasiders won their only corner of the game on 71 minutes which Vincent dealt
with confidently. With four minutes remaining Blake
made it five to complete a comfortable win for Leiston to remain top and take
their wining run to eleven games.
Saturday 31st October - Ridgeons League Premier Division
King's Lynn Res. 1 - 3 Felixstowe & Walton United
(1-3)
Two Keith Hetherington goals in the
opening 12 minutes at the Walks put the Seasiders on course to their third
consecutive win with
Bradley Barber's 36th Minute free kick completing
the scoring after Lee Hyde had headed home for the
Linnets on 18 minutes.
The win secured 7th place in the table in advance of the Seasider's defence
of their unbeaten home record against top of the table
Leiston this coming Tuesday.
Linnets: Tom Rix, Adam Burton, Matthew Parkinson, George Wilson, Lee Hyde, James Spittlehouse, Daryl Rose, Stephen Harvey, Jordan Penty, Martin Rudd (Tom McArthy), Thomas Spittlehouse.
Unused Subs: James Seasgrave,
Samuel Darlow.
Seasiders:
James
Waters (Gary Rose 45), Blake Saker, Ben Wake, Luke Read, Matt Stace, Martin
Calver, Bradley Barber,
Duane
Wright (George Blewer 58), Keith Hetherington, Adam Hampson (Ashley Phillips
63), Lewis Driver.
Unused Subs: Glen Driver.
Ref: W Porter
Att: 77
Glen Driver named two changes to Tuesday's line up with Calver returning from
injury to partner Stace at the centre of defence with Blewer starting on the
bench and Driver in for the absent Cranfield.
In sunshine following early rain the Seasiders made the best possible start to
the game with Rix making
a save to deny Driver in the opening minute and seconds
later Keith Hetherington pictured above rose to head home the
opening goal.
The Linnets responded with Rose forcing a corner off Wake in the fifth minutes
and Waters in the Felixstowe goal cleared well under pressure. Rix in the home
goal was down quickly to deny Hampson pictured below and repelled Hampson once again at the
expense of a corner from Driver's cross as the pressure mounted and from the
corner Keith Hetherington headed home his second
pictured right.
Wilson placed a free kick wide before Lee Hyde
completed a good spell from the Linnets with a headed goal on 18 minutes as the
game continued to be very open with promise of further goals.
Waters in the home goal slipped on the edge of the area on the half hour with
Harvey nipping into the area and his shot on goal from a tight angle was blocked
by Wake to prevent the equaliser. The slip injured Waters who limped on to the
break but was then replaced by Gary Rose.
Bradley Barber came increasingly into the game and
ten minutes before the break he completed the scoring directly from a free kick
on the left of the area pictured.
The Linnets pressed for an equaliser but Rose only had to produce one save, from
Harvey, in the second half while Rix in the home goal was the busier and
produced an excellent double save on his line to deny Calver and Hetherington to
prevent the lead increasing.
There was a few minutes delay to the game on the hour when a fire alarm caused an evacuation of the main stand. But thankfully their was no fire and the game resumed with mist rolling in to give a very Halloween atmosphere, but thankfully no late scares for the Seasiders who went on to record their third consecutive league win for the first time since April 2008.
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Tuesday 27th October - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Wivenhoe Town 2 - 3 Felixstowe & Walton United
(0-2)
Two goals in two minutes from the Dragons just before the hour mark
took the wind out of the Seasiders sails, after they had taken a three goal
lead, but despite failing to increase their lead the visitors went on to record
their first league win on the road this season.
Dragons: Chris Jones, Terry Ammass, James Raby (Brian Turner 4), James Webb, Chris Woodwards, Craig Maiden Tom Horsfall 32), Joe Hawkins, Reece Keating, Scott Yearling, Luke Rogers, Ben Williamson (Jonathan Carr 74).
Unused Subs: Ben Lampon, Edward
Butcher.
Seasiders:
James
Waters, Blake Saker, Ben Wake, Luke Read, George Blewer, Matt Stace, Bradley Barber,
Duane
Wright (Ashley Phillips 63), Keith Hetherington (Jordan Matthews 80), Ben
Cranfield, Adam Hampson.
Unused Subs: Alex Ellwood, Luke Hopkins, Gary Rose.
Ref: Tony Goddard
Att: 119
Two enforced changes to the Seasiders starting line up for the visit to Broad
Lane with Keith Hetherington, hot from a hat-trick for the Reserves on Saturday,
and Adam Hampson in for the injured Calver and unavailable Mackenzie.
An early opening for the Dragons with Hawkins in on goal before Wake intercepted
at the expense of a corner but Felixstowe were soon on the front foot with Jones
in the home goal making the first of a number of fine saves to prevent Cranfield
from increasing his goal tally for the season.
The opening goal came after ten minutes from Keith
Hetherington as he turned home Read's cross from the right and Jones
produced a double save to keep out Cranfield and Read as Felixstowe maintained
pressure on the home goal.
Barber, Stace and Wright all saw shots clear the home cross bar when composure
in the final third may have seen pressure converted into goals and a good
interchange from Wivenhoe's Hawkins and Williams forced a save from Waters on 22
minutes as the home side produced their best opening of the half.
Felixstowe doubled their lead on 29 minutes after Jones made another save to block Wright's shot and Hetherington following up fired the ball home for his second.
When Saker's cross from the right was deflected past Jones seven minutes into
the second half to give the visitors a three goal lead the first away league win
looked secured for the Seasiders, but the Dragons despite their league position
did not let their heads drop and were rewarded with two goals in two minutes to
keep the game very much alive.
On 58 minutes Williamson's free kick into the area was not cleared and
James Webb forced the ball home for what may have
been a consolation but two minutes later Luke Rogers
ran with the ball from the half way line to fire home the Dragon's second and
provide a nervous last half-hour for the travelling faithful.
Felixstowe continued to pressure the home goal winning a succession of corners
but without increasing the lead which they held to the final whistle.
Saturday 24th October - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Felixstowe & Walton United 2 - 1 Stanway Rovers
(0-0)
The Seasiders maintained their unbeaten home record against 2nd
placed Stanway Rovers thanks to an excellent all
round team performance and second half goals from Duane
Wright and Ben Wake. The visitors
contributed to an entertaining game of football with Liam
Bailey equalising after Wright's 77th minute opener but they were unable
find their normal scoring form thanks in no small measure to Stace and Calver at
the heart of the home defence.
Seasiders: Waters, Saker, Wake, Blewer, Stace, Calver (Phillips 67), Barber (G. Driver 88), Wright, Mackenzie (Hampson 77), Cranfield, Read.
Rovers: Mahoney, Curtis, Bailey, Drennan, Gould, Hughes, Davis (Norfolk 45), Spindler, Newson, Callender, Webb.
Unused Subs: Reakes, Clarke.
Ref: Mr A. Sannerude
Att: 109
The Seasiders unbeaten home tag
remained firmly intact as they denied a Stanway side that arrived in second
place in the table having scored 14 times in their last three league games.
Following the previous
weeks poor
performance at Haverhill, manager Glen Driver wielded the axe, boosted by the
return of Bradley Barber after a three match absence through injury Driver also
included Matt Mackenzie in his starting line up with Adam Hampson relegated to
the substitutes bench and Lewis Driver and Keith Hetherington travelling with
the reserves to The Hawthorns.
With the pitch returning to
normality following heavy rain through the week the home side knew they faced a
real test if they were to preserve their unbeaten tag and at the end of ninety
minutes both sides had produced a top class game to entertain the supporters as
both got the ball down and played
with confidence with the result in the balance right up to the final whistle
despite their being few clear cut chances for either side.
The opening half produced few openings with Matt Stace at the heart of the Seasider's defence and his counterpart Kevin Hughes in the Stanway back four marshalling their sides well. The home side imposed themselves on the game from the first minute with Bradley Barber and Blake Saker pulling the midfield strings and it was the Seasiders who had the first real opening.
Barbers 17th minute
free kick found Calver in space 8 yards out but he placed his header wide of
Mahoney’s goal while the first
opening at
the other end came from Luke Callender who beat George Blewer with a twisting
run down the left before cutting inside in the 25th minute but he
drove his shot across Waters goal from a tight angle.
The home side had a good spell of pressure before the break but failed to find the telling cross to trouble the visitors defence while Callender saw his 25 yard free kick diverted for a corner and at half time there was little to choose between the sides with the home side probably having edged it with the greater share of possession.
Mahoney produced a finger tip
save to turn Barbers 25yd free kick over in the 54th minute as the
home side continued to have the better of the possession and the first of three
goals in a nine minute spell came on 68th minute when Ashley
Phillips, on for the injured Calver a minute earlier tried his luck from 30
yards with his first touch, the ball took a huge deflection off
Duane Wright to wrong foot
Mahoney and nestle in the corner of the net with the visitors keeper stranded.
Barber cleared hastily as Stanway searched for an equaliser but they were level in the 77th minute when Liam Bailey's cross from the right to a huge swerve to catch out Waters and sail over him into the net. Two minutes later the Seasiders regained the lead with Ben Wake's shot from six yards pictured defeating Mahoney at his near post after substitute Phillips again produced the initial ball into the danger area.
Felixstowe had to see out a
nervy final ten minutes as Stanway pushed forward in search of a second
equaliser and Norfolk looked to have got it 3 minutes into time added on as the
ball came to him at the far post but his header was into the side netting with
the home supporters hearts in their mouth as it initially looked to have gone
into the net.
Saturday 17th October - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Haverhill Rovers 3 - 0 Felixstowe & Walton United (1-0)
A hat-trick from Brad Hickman as the
home side recorded a comfortable victory over a lack lustre Felixstowe side with
the Seasiders producing only one shot on target during the ninety minutes.
Rovers:
Dave Walton, Paul Abbott (Neil Hammond 72), Paul Hunt, Stuart Wardley, Sam
Holmes, Stuart Kingham, Jamie Challis, Marcus Hunt, Brad Hickman (Martin Wescott
75), Scott Wilby (Harry Halls 68), Louis Harper.
Seasiders: James Waters, George Blewer, Ben Wake, Luke Read, Matt Stace,
Martin Calver, Blake Saker, Duane Wright, Lewis Driver (Lee Norfolk 57), Keith
Hetherington (Ashley Phillips 75), Adam Hampson (Glen Driver 65).
Unused Sub: Gary Rose
Referee: Brian O'Sullivan
Att: 71
Two changes to the Felixstowe
line up from Tuesday with Lewis Driver and Luke Read replacing injured leading
goal scorer Ben Cranfield and Lee Norfolk starting on the bench.
The
visitors were three points ahead of the home side at start of play but by
quarter to five Haverhill had leap-frogged over the Seasiders into 13th place
thanks to a very positive team performance as they closed down the Seasiders
from the first whistle to prevent them getting into their stride.
Haverhill were rewarded for a
strong opening spell as Wilby, Hunt and Hickman combined for the opening goal on
six minutes. A powerful run from Wilby down the right defeated the tackle from
Wake pictured and his cross was headed on by Captain Hunt pictured
with
Brad Hickman placing the ball past the diving
Waters making his league debut for the Seasiders.
Felixstowe earned the first corner on ten minutes but failed to test Walton in the home goal and Haverhill continued to pressure the visiting defence with Stace and Calver working hard to keep the home forwards at distance, Water gathering a low shot from Harper and Hickman shooting over from distance.
Hetherington pictured
saw his close range header following a corner clear the home bar and Walton was
off his
line
quickly to claim a long ball at the feet of Driver as Felixstowe pressed for a
reply and a gear shift may have put the home defence under pressure but the
greater effort continued to come from the home side as they closed the half
strongly with Calver making a good clearance header as Wilby produced another
telling cross from the right.
With Felixstowe chasing the
game after the interval they were vulnerable to a quick break with
Brad Hickman producing a low shot following a long
run four minutes into the second period to double the home sides lead.
Norfolk replaced Driver just before the half hour and his first act was to place
a free kick just wide of Walton's right hand post and tactical changes that saw
Calver pushed forward and Blake seeing more of the ball produced promise but it
was still Haverhill that posed the greater threat and on 66 minutes
Brad Hickman completed his hat-trick and secured
the points with a powerful drive from the edge of the area.
Walton saved comfortably from Read on 70 minutes as Felixstowe produced their only shot on target and Calver headed wide from Wright's cross as they produced a positive spell of play but it was too little too late and the home side coasted to a comfortable three points to go above the Seasiders on goal difference.
Tuesday 13th October - LB
Group Suffolk FA Premier Cup
Hadleigh United 2 - 3 Felixstowe & Walton United (2-1)
The Seasiders progressed from a see-saw game to the quarterfinals
where they will entertain Needham Market on Tuesday 10th November.
Hadleigh:
Benstead, Buckle, Leys, Jennings, Crawford (Knott 51), Rose, Laws, Garnham
(Cowan 68), Payne, Williams, Wright (Harewood 78).
Unused subs: Sadler, Licence
Seasiders: Waters,
Blewer (Haighton 88), Wake, Norfolk (Read 61), Stace, Calver, Saker, Wright,
Hetherington, Cranfield, Hampson (Lewis Driver 64).
Unused Sub: Rose
Referee: Carl Fitch
Att: 143
It looked like an old boys reunion at the start with no less than six former Seasiders in the home sides starting line with the latest, James Buckle, having made the move from Humber Doucy Lane at lunchtime. The Seasiders were also parading new signing James Waters who had also signed in the afternoon following his move from Needham Market, getting the call between the posts over an unfortunate Gary Rose.
On an excellent playing surface the Seasiders made the perfect start when Ben Cranfield headed wide of Benstead from Adam Hampson’s cross with just four minutes on the clock and they might well have extended their advantage in an opening twenty minutes that they controlled with the home side on the back foot.
The balance changed in the 25th minute when a misplaced pass allowed Hadleigh to gain possession just outside the Seasiders area and Craig Payne pounced to fire a low shot across Waters for the equaliser and 4 minutes later Ronaldo Wright scored his first goal since his move from Dellwood Avenue to put the home side in front. Had Hadleigh made better use of their possession before the break they may well have secured a place in the next round, but some dogged defending from the visitors and squandered chances from the home side saw the sides turn round with just a single goal advantage.
As poor as the Seasiders had been in the 25 minutes before the break it was a different story in the second half as they got the ball on the ground and took control with Blake Saker pulling the midfield strings. Cranfied deservedly levelled the scores on 63 minutes with a fine finish and in the 79th minutes Luke Read, on for Norfolk, ended the best move of the evening placing his low shot wide of Benstead for what proved to be the winner.
There was a late flurry from the home side as the Felixstowe defence conceded needless free kicks outside their own area, but they defended well and Waters produced a brilliant save deep into time added on to turn away Knott’s volley to ensure there was no extra time.
The Seasiders now have a quarter final home tie against Needham Market who knocked out Mildenhall Town with a 4-1 victory at Bloomfields.
Saturday 10th October - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Felixstowe & Walton United 1 - 0 Wisbech Town (0-0)
In a match that will not live long in the memory the Seasiders
collected all three points thanks to Martin Calver's
77th minute goal with the side remaining unbeaten at Dellwood Avenue this
season.
Seasiders:
Rose, Norfolk, Wake, Driver (Read 74), Stace, Calver, Saker, Wright, Bramble
(Hetherington 45), Cranfield, Hampson.
Unused subs: Haighton, Powell.
Fenmen: Street, Smith,
Pease, Cousins, Reeve, King, Thompson, Defty, Cubberly (Cobb 82), Harper (Eadey
76), Jimson.
Unused sub: Matless
Referee: Mr George Sprague
(Cambridge)
Att. 77
Three days rain had softened and greened the Dellwood playing surface although it was still firm underfoot after the six week drought that the Peninsula had suffered as the sides met equal on points but with the visitors above the Seasiders on goal difference.
There were three changes to the side that made its exit from the FA Vase on Tuesday. Bradley Barber was absent following an accident at work that is likely to keep him out for three weeks with Lewis Driver taking the No 4 shirt. Adam Hampson returned to the side at the expense of Luke Read who took his place on the bench and Tes Bramble returned wearing the No 9 shirt and playing in the strikers role alongside Cranfield.
The game was only five minutes old when Alex Street spent a nervous couple of minutes as Cranfield received attention after being upended by the Wisbech ‘keeper eight yards outside his area and was relieved when referee Mr Sprague finally produced a yellow card that on another day might well have been red.
Little was seen of Wisbech as an attacking force in the first half with the home side in control for long periods and a slick move on 15 minutes saw an interchange between Bramble and Cranfield create an opening but Street turned away Cranfield's rising shot with the help of a post as Hampson was unmarked in the middle of the goal. Saker then had probably the best chance of the game when Driver’s cross found him in a central position but he failed to test Woods.
It took until the 38th minute before the visitors created their first opening when Jimson found space to test Rose who turned his shot away for a corner.
Hetherington replaced Bramble for the start of the second half with the visitors looking more positive in their approach play, Harper sent a rising shot over the home bar in the 50th minute and brought a save from Rose on the hour, but the game had become scrappy as both managers made changes.
The points were decided in the 77th minute when the home side were awarded a free kick just inside the Wisbech half. Blake Saker pumped the ball forward and Martin Calver’s attempt to help the ball on from the edge of the area flicked up and over Street but under the bar to settle in the back of the Wisbech net. There was an element of good fortune to Calver’s first goal for the Seasiders but it was the highlight of an otherwise mediocre second half and ensured that the Seasiders unbeaten home record remained intact.
Tuesday 6th October - F.A. Vase First Round (Replay)
Long Buckby 5 - 1 Felixstowe & Walton United (2-1)
A master-class
on goal-scoring from Dan Holman netting all
five of the home sides goals as the Seasiders exited this season's vase
competition at a rain swept Long Buckby this evening. Ben
Cranfield gave the visitors hope from the penalty spot on the stroke of
half time, before Holman completed his Nap hand with a second half hat-trick.
We wish the Bucks every success when they entertain
Stansted
in the 2nd Round on Saturday November 14th.
The Bucks: Olly Urqhart, Matt Green, Craig Kelly, Jerry
Moss, Dan Chilton (Sean Calcott 85), Scott Marshall, Ryan Nash, Dan Quigley, Vijay Sidhu
(Lewis Pilgrim 78), Dan Holman, Glen Walker (Chris Davis 83).
Unused sub: Nark Hewitt, Matt Murphy.
The Seasiders: Gary Rose, Lee Norfolk, Ben Wake, Luke Read
(Adam Hampson 60), Martin Calver, Matt Stace, Bradley Barber, Duane Wright (Glen
Driver 65), Blake Saker, Ben Cranfield, Matt Ryland.
Referee: R Hodges
Att: 74
There was one change to the Bucks starting eleven with Ryan Nash in for the absent Greg Ling and for the Seasiders Lee Norfolk and Matt Ryland were in the starting line-up with Adam Hampson on the bench and Tes Bramble unavailable. Twelve travelling fans had made the long journey through the rain and a three hour journey home thanks to delays and diversions, many thanks from the players for your support.
The playing surface was lovely and green with the day's rain producing a
slippery surface on hard ground with the rain returning after a short break
before the game kicked off.
Felixstowe applied early pressure on the home goal but Buckley's first attack on
three minutes produced the opening goal with Walker's run and cross from the
left met by Dan Holman to head home.
Read saw his shot cleared as Felixstowe earned the first corner of the game on
six minutes followed by a fierce strike from Barber also blocked at the expense
of a corner. Urquart saved from Stace as Felixstowe continued a good spell of
pressure without finding a break through and on fourteen minutes they found
themselves two goals behind.
After two successive corners Walker held the ball up well on the edge of the
Felixstowe area to tee-up Holman for a powerful low
strike past the diving Rose. Holman then brought a fine save from Rose after
the speed of Walker had once again outstripped the visiting defence.
Felixstowe, with Barber's free kick on the half hour deflected narrowly wide,
continued to search for a reply but it was the home side that continued to pose
the greater threat in front of goal and Moss should have wrapped the game up but
headed wide from Kelly's corner kick.
Felixstowe desperately needed a reply and they gained a life-line on the stroke
of half-time when under pressure from a corner a Buckley hand played the ball
and Ben Cranshaw made no mistake powering the ball
home from the penalty spot.
Back in the hunt, but the Seasiders failed to test Urqhart in the second half
with Cranfield's header over the bar from Driver's cross the closest Felixstowe
came to scoring in the second period.
The Buck's continued to be highly dangerous on the break with
Holman completing his hat-trick eight minutes after
the restart with an excellent shot after a forceful run and made it four just
before the hour. Felixstowe persisted but the tie was gone and with ten minutes
remaining Holman scored his best of the night with
a powerful shot from the edge of the area.
No complaints, with the best team going through and we wish them well in the next and future rounds.
Saturday 3rd October - F.A. Vase First Round Proper
Felixstowe & Walton United 1 - 1 Long Buckby -
after extra time
120 minutes of football at a 'breezy' Dellwood Avenue could not
separate the sides so it's map books out and off to Station Road Long Buckby on
Tuesday night.
After an evenly contested first half the two goals were scored within five
minutes of the restart with Ben Cranfield volleying
home to put the Seasiders ahead and Greg Ling
quickly restoring parity for the Bucks. As the game progressed the visitors
looked the most likely to claim the tie with Rose in the home goal the busier of
the two keepers but Buckby's Urqhart produced the save of the game to deny
Cranfield and take the game to a replay.
The Seasiders: Gary Rose, Martin Calver, Ben Wake, Blake
Saker, Tes Bramble (Keith Hetherington 82), Matt Stace, Bradley Barber, Duane
Wright, Adam Hampson (Matt Mackenzie 80), Ben Cranfield, Luke Read (Lee Norfolk
72).
Unused sub: Lewis Driver.
the Bucks: Olly Urqhart, Matt Green, Craig Kelly, Jerry
Moss, Dan Chilton, Dan Quigley, Greg Ling (Ryan Nash 65), Scott Marshall (Mark
Hewitt 117), Vijay Sidhu (Matt Murphy), Dan Holman, Glen Walker.
Unused sub: Sean Calcott.
Referee: G Rambling
Att: 103
Ben Wake made his home debut for the Seasiders after joining the Club from
Norwich United at full back for the visit of Long Buckby on a very windy
afternoon at Dellwood Avenue, but still no sign of rain.
A lively start to the game with action at both ends with Felixstowe forcing the
first corner of the game on four minutes and Bramble clearing from Holman at
the expense of a corner as Buckby responded quickly. Barber,
influential
in midfield for the Seasiders, saw his free-kick saved by Urqhart before the
impressive Walker produced a telling run into the Felixstowe area placing his
shot wide. Cranfield's shot was blocked for a corner following an incisive move
from defence involving Cranfield, Read and Barber as the game
continued to flow despite the strong wind.
On the half hour the dangerous Walker's shot was blocked for a corner with with
Chilton heading over the Felixstowe bar from Kelly's corner kick.
Walker cleared Wright's goal bound shot off the line after Barber's shot was
saved by Urqhart and the ball ran loose with the Felixstowe forward first to the
ball and looking to squeeze the ball home from a tight angle.
Buckby finished the half winning successive corners but at the break there was
nothing between the sides.
With many
still making their way back from the prawn sandwiches Felixstowe were ahead as
Ben Cranfield scored his 6th goal of the season
within 30 seconds of the restart with a low volley from the right of the area,
celebrating with a somersault (possibly a little more practice required).
The lead was short lived as less than four minutes later the home defence failed
to clear following a free kick and Greg Ling was
first to the loose ball to stab home from close range.
Bramble headed over from Saker's free kick just before the hour mark but the
visitors enjoyed the better of the second period with Holman and Sidhu both
going close without finding the telling strike.
Into extra-time and Wake came to the aid of his keeper clearing off the line to deny Holman one minute into overtime. Urqhart produced a good low save from Cranfield and Quigley headed wide as both sides looked to claim the result at the first time of asking, but the breakthrough did not come and we meet again on Tuesday.
Wednesday 30th September - Ridgeons League Cup
(Preliminary Round)
Walsham le Willows 3 - 0 Felixstowe & Walton United (1-0)
Walsham progressed to the first round of the competition, where they
will travel to Ipswich Wanderers, following a comfortable win against a young
Felixstowe side.
Walsham: Duncan McNally, James Attwood, Andrew Cusack, Lee
Nocton, Trevor Newman, Stuart Walker (Richard partridge 77), Steve Harley
(Charlie Robinson 77), Lee Sim, Will Brown, James Tatham, Steve Holder (Paul
Musgrove 83)
Unused subs: Chris Rock, Tom Fenner.
Felixstowe: Gary Rose, Joe Bloomfield, Ben wake, Lee
Norfolk, Miles Powell, Alex Ellwood, Kristian Haighton, Tommy Smith (Ashley
Phillips 51), Matt Mackenzie, Keith Hetherington,
Adam Hampson (Luke Hopkins 62).
Unused subs: Glen Driver.
Referee: Mike George
Att: 53
A good performance from the Seasiders with plenty of creative play in the first
half without threatening the home goal. Steve Holder
opened the scoring on 38 minutes with a header from Attwood's corner as the home
side started to impose themselves on the game with Bloomfield closest to scoring
for the Seasiders, following a good run into the area, with McNally making a
comfortable save in the home goal.
Goal mouth incidents were rare despite good build up play from both sides but
just before the hour Brown's run into the area resulted in an opportunity for
Stuart Walker to force the ball home from close
range. Rose made a double save to deny Partridge and Musgrove as the game drew
to a close and on the stroke of full time Paul Musgrove
tapped the ball home to confirm the win.
Tuesday 22nd September - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Felixstowe & Walton United 0 - 0 Needham Market
The Seasiders defence marshalled by Captain Matt Stace resisted
Needham Market's trademark late surge to earn a deserved point against the
Championship contenders at Dellwood Avenue this evening.
Felixstowe: Gary Rose, George Blewer, Joe Bloomfield, Matt Stace,
Martin Calver (Ashley Phillips 53), Blake Saker,
Bradley Barber, Luke Read, Duane Wright, Keith Hetherington (Andy Lewis 69),
Adam Hampson.
Unused subs: Matt Mackenzie, Kristian Haighton.
Needham: Liam Jones, Pip Boyland, Kevin Horlock, Anglo
Harrop, Richard Butler, Rhys Barber, James Evans (Mike Fitzgibbon) Craig Parker,
Danny Phillips, Tommy Smith (Danny Smy 63), Donny Thrower.
Unused subs: Matt Buckle, Jay Denniss, Tom Agricole.
Referee: Darren Stobbart
Att: 185
Saturday 19th September - F.A. Vase 2nd Qualifying Round
Felixstowe & Walton United 2 - 1 Yaxley (1-1)
A minutes silence was held before the game in Memory of Graham
Beaumont who died suddenly on Wednesday. Graham was a regular visitor to Dellwood Avenue and was
at the match on Tuesday night. Graham will be sorely missed by all his friends
at the Club. Our condolences go to all Graham's Family and friends.
The Seasiders progressed in the FA Vase with a 2-1 win over Yaxley
in warm sunshine at Dellwood Avenue and will entertain Long Buckby in the 1st
Round proper on Saturday October 3rd.
Seasiders: Gary Rose, George Blewer, Joe Bloomfield, Blake Saker,
Tes Bramble, Matt Stace, Bradley Barber, Luke
Hammond, Duane Wright (Luke Read 80),
Ben Cranfield (Ben Connell 90), Martin Calver (Keith Hetherington 64)
Unused sub: Adam Hampson
Cuckoos: Aaron Bellaires. Aaron Ridout, Matt Holland, Tony
Thomas, Chris Lenton, Ted Rimmell, Mike Calvin (Ondre Odane 70), Richard
Challinor, Ben Stainsby, Rick Hailstone, Jamie Darlow.
Unused subs: Dan Drane, Scott Quinney, Lewis Stone, Marc Day.
Referee: M Kuruder
Att: 81
Felixstowe were gifted the opening goal on seven
minutes when the the Yaxley keeper Bellaires, unable to pick up
a back pass,
fired the ball at the onrushing Duane Wright,
Wright pouncing on the loose ball to tap into an open goal pictured.
Despite gaining the upper hand and putting the visiting defence on the back
foot the Seasiders failed to build on their advantage, with Saker shooting wide
and Barber
producing a number of good crosses which could not be converted.
Bellaires produced a low save to deny Cranfield and cleared well under
pressure from Stace as Felixstowe threatened but failed to find the second goal.
Yaxley enjoyed a good spell as the half time interval approached with Darlow
seeing his low free kick strike Rose's right hand post and on 40 minutes the
Cuckoos were level. Rimell's cross from wide on the right met the head of Darlow
at the far post with Ben Stainsby
converting
from close range in the centre of the goal.
The visitors were quickly onto the attack after the break but it was
Bellaires in the Yaxley goal who was first to make a save as he stretched to
palm Wright's header over the bar at the expense of a corner. On 53 minutes
Felixstowe regained the lead with Blake Saker's
pictured left deep cross from the right beating everyone and striking the
far post before nestling in the visitors goal.
Yaxley pushed forward in search of the goal that would take the game into
extra time and Rose was at full stretch to palm Hailstone's free kick over the
bar. Hetherington returning to the Seasiders this week from Norwich United came
off the bench and had a goal ruled out for off side as Felixstowe saw out time
to progress to the next round.
Tuesday 15th September - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Felixstowe & Walton United 2 - 0 Wivenhoe Town (1-0)
A goal from Duane Wright on 12 minutes
and a second from Ben Cranfield 16 minutes from
time saw the Seasiders claim all three points on a wet night that saw both sides
work hard box to box but with goal mouth incidents at a premium. Rogers and
Meadows were lively for the visitors with Meadows going closest for the Dragons
but despite their persistence they failed to test home keeper Rose while Reid
was pleased to see Barber's dipping free kick strike the bar in injury time.
Seasiders: Gary Rose, George Blewer, Joe Bloomfield, Blake Saker,
Tes Bramble, Matt Stace (Ashley Phillips 80), Bradley Barber, Luke
Hammond (Ben Connell 69), Duane Wright (Matt Mackenzie 84),
Ben Cranfield, Adam Hampson
Unused sub: Kristian Haighton.
Dragons: Aaron Reid, Ben Pudney, James Raby, Jack Sibbons,
Josh Gould, Sam Holman, Ricky Griggs, Harry Schofield, Jake Holman, Luke Rogers,
Ritchie Meadows.
Subs: Josh Vaughan, Wilf Hall, Ben Lampon, Jon Carr.
Referee: J Turner
Att: 45
Saturday 4th September - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Wroxham 2 - 0 Felixstowe & Walton United (1-0)
Paynter's spot kick, five minutes before the interval, and
Spriggs' twenty yard volley on the hour saw the
Yachtsmen comfortably collect the points with numerous saves from Rose in the
Felixstowe goal preventing the margin of victory from being even greater.
Yachtsmen: Scott Howie, Gavin Pauling, Josh Carus, Graham Challen, Martin
McNial, Gavin Lemmon, Steve Spriggs, Daniel White, Paul Cook, Owen Paynter, Gary
Gilmore.
Unused Subs: Gareth Simpson, Matt daniels, John Eldridge, Karl Fox.
Seasiders: Gary Rose, Blake Saker,
Bradley Barber (Matt Mackenzie 80), Tes Bramble, Matt Stace, George Blewer, Luke
Hammond, Duane Wright,
Adam Hampson (Ashley Phillips 58), Ben Cranfield, Martin Calver.
Unused sub: Glen Driver.
Referee: N A Smith
Att: 71
Martin Calver,
pictured left recently signed from Harwich & Parkeston, was named in the
starting eleven for the trip to Trafford Park and with Tes Bramble fit to play
hopes were high for a competitive game.
The Seasiders enjoyed a bright opening fifteen minutes with Hammond
striking a free-kick just wide of the home goal, Wright shot wide when well
placed in front of goal and Saker's drive was narrowly over following a quick
break and neat
inter-passing with Barber. Following the first corner of the game taken by
Spriggs on 16 minutes Rose saved from Paynter with the aid of a post and from
that point Wroxham were on top.
With a higher work rate the home side pressed forward with Rose again denying
Spriggs and Paynter before the
pressure
finally told and five minutes before the break Blewer tripped Gilmore as he
raced into the area with Owen Paynter making no
mistake placing the spot kick wide of Rose's right hand.
After the break Rose collected a low drive from White before
Steven Spriggs extended the lead with a volley from
all of 20 yards which even Rose could not keep out.
Phillips replaced Hammond with Bramble joining the attack but with little
to work on the home defence was not threatened with Howie a virtual spectator in
the home goal. Rose saved from White, Spriggs and Cook to keep Felixstowe in the
game but little was seen in attack until the last few minutes when three corners
were won in quick succession but it was all too little too late with Wroxham
finishing comfortable winners.

Penny for your thoughts !!
Tuesday 1st September - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Harwich & Parkeston 1 - 1
Felixstowe & Walton United (0-1)
Terry Rymer's 53rd minute headed goal from Warren's free kick saw the
Shrimpers deservedly collect their first point of the season and they may well
have claimed all three as they worked hard to close down and hurry the visitors
in their work.
Shrimpers: Lee Mahoney, Luke Randall, James King, Ben
Warren, Jordan Franklin, Sam Eldridge, Nicky Palmer, Aaron Skeggs, Terry Rymer,
Zac Manning, Daniel Beeson.
Unused Subs: Joss Neale, Darren Cook, Scott Hiskey.
Seasiders: Gary Rose, Blake Saker,
Ashley Phillips, Luke Hammond ( Lewis Driver 45), George Blewer, Matt Stace,
Bradley Barber, Duane Wright (Matt Mackenzie 54),
Kristian Haighton, Ben Cranfield, Adam Hampson (Glen Driver 76).
Unused sub: Ben Connell.
Referee: Lee Betts
Att: 89
Ben Cranfield
headed Felixstowe into the lead on 19 minutes from Barber's corner after
Mahoney had produced two finger tip saves in quick succession to deny Hammond
and Cranfield as the visitors controlled the first half hour of the game.
Harwich gradually increased their tempo pressuring the visitors into
mistakes and finished the half strongly with Rymer threatening and Eldridge
heading over the Felixstowe bar from King's cross.
Cranfield struck the home bar within two minutes of the restart but Felixstowe
failed to build on their advantage before Rymer struck to bring the sides level
with Rose having to be alert to secure a point for the visitors.
Saturday 29th August - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Felixstowe & Walton United 1 - 1 CRC (0-0)
Honours even following a game played at a good tempo by two youthful
sides in the warm sunshine at Dellwood Avenue. With defences on top goalmouth
action was at a premium with the Bank Holiday crowd enjoying the passing game
deployed by both sides.
Luke Berry's headed goal just after the hour mark
for the visitors looked like being the decider until Ben
Cranfield slid the ball past Davies with five minutes on the watch for a
deserved equaliser.
With other teams in FA Cup action the point was enough to see CRC take top
spot in the league for the first time.
Seasiders: Gary Rose, Blake Saker,
George Blewer, Luke Hammond, Matt Stace, Tes Bramble, Bradley Barber, Duane Wright,
Adam Hampson (Ronaldo Wright 63), Ben Cranfield, Lee Norfolk (Lewis Driver 69).
Unused subs: Matt Mackenzie, Kristian Haighton, Paul Cudworth.
CRC: Martin Davies, Rogan McGeorge, Owen Kessack, Lewis
Carr, Alex Bevan, Luke Allan (Joe Bennett 59), Jack Eades (James Brighton 63),
Luke Berry, Jack Bailey, Adam Marriott, Liam Hughes.
Unused Subs: Chris Tonks, Grant Wright.
Referee: Mark Patterson
Att: 89
Luke
Hammond pictured left, signed in time to be in the starting line up for
the visit of CRC along with Tes Bramble returning from injury. With Captain Matt
Stace returning following a one match absence the back four had a very solid
look about it, and it would need to be against a very skilful and mobile
Cambridge side.
Felixstowe made a good start from the kick off with Barber shooting wide in the
first minute and the busy Hampson seeing a shot blocked following a good move
from defence to attack. A curling shot from Berry went close for the visitors
but despite the high tempo and
neat passing football from both sides the keepers were not tested until a minute
before the break when Eades brought a save from Rose in the home goal after
being released by Berry. Bailey headed over the home goal from a corner as the
visitors finished the half strongly with Hammond volleying over the visitors bar
as the game threatened to open up but at the interval it was goalless.
Felixstowe started the second half brightly with Hampson & Wright seeing shots
blocked and Davies saving at the expense of a corner. Bramble met Barber's flag
kick with his goal-bound header cleared off the line by Bevan. CRC gradually
built momentum and on the hour the deadlock was broken. Blewer made a decisive
tackle to block Bailey but from the resultant corner, taken by Kessack, Marriott
flick the ball on at the near post for Luke Berry
to head home unmarked from the centre of the goal
pictured.
Two excellent saves from Gary Rose kept the Seasiders in the game as CRC looked to increase their advantage before Felixstowe regained their composure and pressed for an equaliser. Ronaldo Wright and Lewis Driver were introduced to inject pace into the forward line as the heat began to take it's toll and a through ball from Wright with five minutes to go split the visiting defence with Ben Cranfield one on one with Davies sliding the ball low to the keepers left for a well deserved equaliser.
Saturday 22nd August - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Felixstowe & Walton United 4 - 1 Histon Res. (1-1)
Two
goals from Ben Cranfield on his home debut put the
Seasiders ahead early in the second half after Doltan
O'Brien had headed the visitors into a second minute lead.
Adam Hampson added the third with
Matt Mackenzie producing an excellent volley to
complete the scoring with five minutes remaining.
Seasiders: Paul Cudworth, Blake Saker, Joe Bloomfield, Kevin Inglis (Kristiane Haighton
78), Miles Powell,
George Blewer, Bradley Barber, Duane Wright (Lewis Driver 61), Ben Cranfield, Adam Hampson
(Matt Mackenzie 73), Lee Norfolk.
Unused subs: - Glen Driver
Stutes: Sean Greygoose, Jay Dowie, Seb Baxter, John
Kennedy, Joe Stroud, Zac Mills, Kieron Leabon, Lee Brennan (Tyler Campbell 54),
Lewis Taaffe (Eoin O'Herlehy 64), Doltan O'Brien Sam Mason-Smith 73), Daniel
Spark
Referee: Jerry Kelly
Att: 78
A sunny and warm afternoon for the visit of a young Histon side to Dellwood
Avenue. Glen Driver
named himself on the bench with Miles Powell and Joe Bloomfield replacing the
absent Stace and Ryland. Norfolk came back into the starting eleven with Lewis
Driver starting on the the bench with Haighton and Mackenzie.
The visitors started brightly with Bloomfield blocking Leabon's shot in the
second minute and from Spark's corner Doltan OBrien (no10)
headed Histon into an early lead pictured. Felixstowe picked up the pace
with Barber, Norfolk and Saker carrying the ball forward to create openings for
Wright, Cranfield and Hampson.
Greygoose
saved well to keep out Hampson with Dowie clearing off the line as pressure
mounted on the Histon goal. Hampson turned Sakers cross home but was ruled out
for off side, Barber saw his dipping shot skim the cross bar before the
equaliser finally came on 26 minutes with Ben Cranfield
collecting Hampson's pass to run on and score pictured.
Kennedy fizzed a ball across the home goal and Cranfield saw his effort on the Histon goal scrambled away as both side continued to look more comfortable going forward than defending but at the break it was still one goal a-piece but with the promise of more to follow.
Within two minutes of the restart the Seasiders were ahead with Barber's long
ball headed over the
advanced Greygoose by Ben Cranfield. Six minutes
later Adam Hampson pictured who had
threatened all afternoon
steered the ball home from the edge of the box for the home sides third. Histon
continued to press forward in search of a reply playing neat passing football
with Cudworth pictured right quickly off his line to block O'Brien on the
hour and then saved well to deny Spark.
With five minutes remaining Matt Mackenzie confirmed the win with a well struck volley from the edge of the area as the Seasiders finished strongly.
Wednesday 19th August - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Stanway Rovers 5 - 0 Felixstowe & Walton United (2-0)
Following a goalless first 43 minutes with defences in charge the
home side took control to win comfortably with a hat-trick from
Callander and a brace for
Newson.
Stanway Rovers: Michael Church, Martin Curtis, Liam Bailey
(James Eales 45), Alex Brennan, Kevin Hughes, Joe Davis, Ben Newson, Arron
Clark, Sam Newson, Luke Calander (Marley Spindler 81), Reece Harris (Michael
Cheek 79).
Unused Subs: Chris Jones.
Seasiders: Paul Cudworth, Blake Saker, Matt Ryland, Kevin Inglis, Matt Stace,
George Blewer, Bradley Barber (Lee Norfolk 62), Duane Wright, Lewis Driver, Ben
Cranfield, Adam Hampson (Ben Connell 62).
Unused subs: - Kristiane Haighton, Joe Bloomfield, Gary Rose.
Referee: Adam Crysell
Att: 85
the
keepers had seen little of the ball with both defences firmly in control but
within a minute the lead had been doubled as Sam Newson
raced onto Brennan's long ball forward and through the static Felixstowe defence
to give the hosts a comfortable half time lead.
Saturday 15th August - F.A. Cup Extra Preliminary Round
- sponsored by E.ON
Needham Market 1 - 0 Felixstowe & Walton United (0-0)
A single 79th minute goal from Needham's Danny
Thrower was all that separated the two Ridgeons League sides at
Bloomfields as this season's long road to Wembley began. An entertaining and
open game with both sides creating numerous chances with Barber's strike against
the underside of Jones' cross bar nine minutes into the second half the closest
the Seasiders came to scoring.
Needham Market: Liam Jones, Lewis Pemberton, Tom Agricole, Kevin Horlock,
Richard Butler, Rhys Barber, Oliver Canfer (Angelo Harrop 60), Matt Buckle (Jay
Denniss 60), Danny Phillips (James Evans 76), Tommy Smith, Danny Thrower.
Unused Subs: Phil Boyland, Danny Smy, Jimmy Waters.
Seasiders: Paul Cudworth, Blake Saker, Matt Ryland, Lee Norfolk (Joe
Bloomfield 80), George Blewer, Matt Stace, Bradley Barber, Kristiane Haighton
(Miles Powell 50), Duane Wright, Lewis Driver, Adam Hampson (Ben Connell 75)
Unused subs: -
Referee: Nick Cooper
Att: 130
Manager Glen
Driver named one change to the Felixstowe starting line up from Tuesday with
George Blewer replacing the injured Tes Bramble to partner Matt Stace in the
middle of the back four. After a nervous start which saw former Seasider Danny
Phillips closing in on the visitors goal twice in the opening two minutes the
defence led by the impressive Stace hurried the Needham forward line into shots
from distance. Felixstowe held their collective breath on two minutes as keeper
Cudworth spread himself to block Phillips shot outside the area and were
relieved to see the Yellow card raised.
After resisting early pressure Felixstowe began to develop their
play through Norfolk and Barber with the first attempt on the home goal coming
from the head of Wright as he met Norfolk's precision cross from the right with
Jones collecting comfortably.
The strong Canfer created a number of openings down the right but failed to test
Cudworth with shots going wide and when on target Blewer and Stace blocked the
shots and cleared the danger. Phillips showed constant danger but was hurried
into his work with efforts going wide.
The opportunities at both ends of the park continued with Hampson heading over
from Ryland's cross from the left and Driver placing the best effort of the half
for the Seasiders wide with just the keeper to beat. In reply Smith's fierce
left foot shot was narrowly wide of Cudworth's goal with Canfer firing wide once
again as half time approached.

Ten minutes into the second half Bradley Barber saw his free kick defeat the
home keeper but strike the underside of the bar and scrambled away to safety.
Felixstowe continued to defend well as the pressure from the home side gradually
built with Phillips close and Cudworth saving well from Rhys Barber. The
breakthrough and deciding goal came on 79 minutes when a loose ball came to
Danny Thrower who arrowed a well struck left foot
shot wide of Cudworths right hand.
Saker cleared off the line after Cudworth blocked a Phillips shot as the home
side looked to close out the game but the Felixstowe defence once again stood
firm and with Felixstowe still looking dangerous on the break the home side
settled for the single goal and saw out time to move into the next round.
We wish Needham success in the next round when they entertain Wisbech Town.
Tuesday 11th August - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Felixstowe & Walton United 1 - 0 Harwich & Parkeston (0-0)
In contrast to Saturday, an injury time goal saw the Seasiders
collect all three points with the Shrimpers dealt a cruel blow having fought
gallantly for an hour a player short.
The home side enjoyed the lions share of possession throughout, even more so
after Harwich's Darren Bethell was dismissed for a second yellow on 35 minutes.
But despite creating a host of chances the home side failed to unduly trouble
Mahoney in the visitors goal with the exception of Brambles header that found
the Harwich cross bar on the half hour. Indeed Cudworth's save to deny
Calver's excellent shot at his near post with three minutes to go was the best
save of the game and denied Harwich a late and unexpected win.
With the Seasiders heading for their first goalless draw for over two seasons
the tireless Adam Hampson slotted home the winner
in the third minute of time added on.
Seasiders: Paul Cudworth, Blake Saker, Matt Ryland, Adam Hampson, Tes
Bramble (Miles Powell 60), Matt Stace, Bradley Barber, Lee Norfolk (Ben Connell
60), Duane Wright, Lewis Driver, Kristiane Haighton.
Unused subs: Ashley Phillips, Jordan Matthews
Shrimpers: Lee Mahoney, Jordan Franklin, Zak Manning,
Wayne Lamb (Nicky Palmer 50), Ben Warren, Aaron Skeggs, Martin Calver, Jamie
Baker, Terry Rymer, Darren Bethel, Bobby Bethell.
Unused Subs: Sam Eldridge, Daryl Johnson, Daryl Heard.
Referee: Darren Stobbart
Att: 106

Saturday 8th August - Ridgeons League Premier Division
Norwich United
3 - 2 Felixstowe & Walton United (1-1)
An injury time penalty denied the Seasiders a point at Plantation Park
this afternoon after Adam Hampson had brought the
sides level with ten minutes remaining. Captain Matt Stace
had fired Felixstowe ahead on eight minutes with Tony
Youngs equalising for the Planters two minutes before the break and
Ricci Butler putting the home side ahead three
minutes after the restart. The young Felixstowe side fought back well in the
warn sun with Hampson looking have to earned them a point before, you guessed
it, Porky Claydon fired home from the penalty spot
with seconds remaining.
Planters: Ben Nower, Steve Shipley, Tom Jeal, Gavin Frost
(c), James Wilson, Darren Cow, Lee Hunter (Matthew Robinson 45), John Bell, Andy
Claydon, Tom Youngs, Ricci Butler (Ben Wak 70).
Unused subs: Keith Hetherington, Jordan Blyth, Nathan Pauling.
Seasiders: Paul Cudworth, Miles Powell, Matt Ryland, Lee Norfolk, Matt
Stace, Tes Bramble, Duane Wright, Kristiane Haighton, Ronaldo Wright (Jordan
Matthews 88), Matt Mackenzie, Adam Hampson.
Unused subs: Ashley Phillips, Garry Rose.
Referee: J Turner
Att: 92
Despite a number of players being unavailable for selection, for various
reasons, for the opening game
of the season Glen and Tony will have been happy with the performance and
commitment from the players that took to the field. Three under 18 players went
straight into the side, Matt Mackenzie pictured right, Kris Haighton and
Miles Powell, all performing well at the senior level. The experience of
new Captain Matt Stace, Lee Norfolk, Matt Ryland and Tes Bramble provided the
defence with a solid foundation that held firm for most of the first half.
Duane Wright and Adam Hampson were the only two players that had appeared in the
last game of last season for the Seasiders with Paul Cudworth returning in goal
and Ronaldo Wright in attack to complete the line up.
In sunny and warm conditions the game started brightly with Haighton forcing the
first corner in favour of the visitors after four minutes. A low shot from
Wright was
comfortably
held by Nower in the home game and the former Felixstowe keeper sprung defence
into attack with Stace first to the ball to clear under pressure for Norwich's
first corner of the game, as the game flowed from end to end.
Matt Stace opened the scoring for the Seasiders on
eight minutes following a foul on Mackenzie. The free kick was not cleared by
the home defence and the Seasiders Captain was on hand to fire the ball passed
Nower and into the net pictured.
With Bramble and Stace keeping things tight in defence and clearing t
heir
lines quickly the midfield was able to build with neat passing moves and
Mackenzie and Haighton linked well with Haighton firing over the home goal from
distance. Both teams were moving the ball well without threatening until half
time approached and pressure built on the Felixstowe goal. Cudworth did well to
get a palm to Butler's corner pictured with Wilson placing the ball wide
at the far post.
With Bell prompting from midfield Claydon and Youngs made ground into the
Felixstowe area with two shouts for penalties turned down before
Tom Youngs met a cross from the right to score with
two minutes remaining to half time.
Three minutes
after the break the ball was lost in mid-field and Claydon drew the defence
before passing to Ricci Butler who calmly slotted
the ball home. the Planters enjoyed a good spell with Robinson, Youngs and
Claydon all going close to increasing the lead. the Seasiders persevered and
made positional changes which created a few openings in the home defence.
Nower did well to deny Ronaldo Wright pictured before
Adam Hampson produced the equaliser firing low
under Nower and into the net pictured.
With time running down both sides went looking for the winner and it came to the
Planters after pressure on the visitors goal forced a challenge from Bramble
resulting a penalty kick.
Andy Claydon made no mistake firing the ball past
Cudworth's right hand.
Having had the better of the second half the Planters may have deserved the
points but it was cruel on Felixstowe who had worked so hard to gain a point
only to be denied in injury time.
Many positives to take from the game and we look forward to Tuesday night when
Harwich & Parkeston are the visitors to Dellwood Avenue.

Scorers of the first and last goals
Matt Stace & Andy Claydon.