Author: Andrew Spiers

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Introducing: Farnham Town FC

Farnham Town Fc

The Moles close off September with two away fixtures against teams that are expected to be challenging for promotion at the end of the season. First up is a team that are unbeaten in 53 league game – Farnham Town FC.

Matchday: Tuesday 24th September. KO 7:45pm

Who are Farnham Town FC?

Farnham Town Football Club was established in 1906 through the merger of Farnham Bungs and Farnham Star. Initially, they joined the Surrey Intermediate League, achieving championship titles in the 1929–30 and 1930–31 seasons. The club transitioned to the Surrey Senior League in 1947 and had notable success in the 1960s, winning three consecutive league titles from 1965 to 1968. After a brief stint in the Spartan League, they became part of the London Spartan League in 1975. However, following a challenging period, including relegation and financial difficulties, Farnham spent time in various leagues before stabilizing in the Combined Counties League.

In recent years, Farnham Town has experienced a resurgence, culminating in their promotion to the Premier Division South of the Isthmian League after a successful 2023–24 season. The club has won multiple titles and cups, including the Premier Challenge Cup in 1996 and again in 2016. 

Head to head record

The last time the two teams met was in the Extra Preliminary Round of FA Cup back in 2018. The Moles were 2-1 winners on that day.

About The Memorial Ground

Address: The Memorial Ground, Mead Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7DY

Matchday Parking Guide – https://www.ftfconline.com/app/uploads/2021/09/car-park-map.pdf

Tickets

Adults £10
Concessions £6
U16s Free

Tickets can be purchased in advance online

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Post Match Interview: Hanworth Villa

Following on from the 2-2 draw with Hanworth Villa, manager Ross Weatherston to the Moles media about the game of two halves.

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U12 Lionesses Mascots

For the home game against Hanworth Villa, our U12 Lionesses team were mascots for the day. The girls had a great time having their pictures taken with the players and management – looking at the photos, the players had as much fun as the girls.

At half-time, they had the opportunity to go onto the pitch and have a penalty shootout.

Thanks for coming down girls, we hope you had a memorable afternoon. A big thanks to the players and management team for their time posing for photos.

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Hanworth Villa: A Game of Two Halves

The game began very brightly for the Moles, with a few chances, falling to Rahzir Smith-Jones who had the best chance of the opening 15. Daniel Fosu made his home Binfield debut, he marked it with a brave, acrobatic effort which was very well saved by the Hanworth shot-stopper. It was followed by a point-perfect switch from Ethan Gold to Smith-Jones who with some good footwork, let fly just over the bar. There wasn’t just one debut, there was two. The other, Kickie Dzimba who marked his first 23 minutes in Binfield red, with an expert strike. Last week it was an assist for Fosu, this week it was his first goal in the Binfield strip. Finishing sublimely in the 40th minute, allowing Binfield to enter the break with a two goal advantage.

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The second 45 began extremely quiet, with most of the football being played in the middle. The return of Glenn Gabriel lasted 63 minutes, after he was replaced by Rechan Espirit. Hanworth halved the moles’ advantage in the 70th minute with twenty left to play, finished by Dylan Randall. After a great performance, Rahzir Smith-Jones was replaced by Duarte Surpanu as he looked to inject some more energy into the Binfield frontline. The Iconic also welcomed Reece Jones Jr back, after some appearances last season. His afternoon and new man Kickie ended 9 minutes from time, being replaced by Daniel Lewis and Lucas Surpanu respectively. A final change of the afternoon saw Jamie Hilton be replaced by Charlie George. Hanworth heartbreakingly found an equaliser in the second minute of injury time, with a quality strike.

The afternoon where the Moles debuted their new home strip, resulted in a point.

We now focus our attention on Tuesday where we face the travel to league leaders Farnham Town with a 7:45pm KO.

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Binfield Colts U14 In Thrilling Draw

Binfield’s newest U14’s team the Colts continued their good start to the season with a thrilling 3-3 draw away at Hawley.  It was a very fast paced, physical game and the Colts showed great character and fitness to still be searching for a winner in the dying minutes and but for the post they would have snatched it!

MOTM went to their goalkeeper Vinnie Wilkie who was on outstanding form and Jack Batstone continued his strong start to the season following his MOTM performance last week he won the Coach Award for his defensive masterclass.

Goal Scorers: Robert Stancuta x2 and Finley Massingham.

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BBFA Charles Twelftree Trophy

The draw has been made for the 2nd round of the Berks and Bucks FA Charles Twelfree Trophy and our U23 side has been drawn away at Westwood Wanderers.

Westwood play in the Thames Valley Premier League Premier Division which they won last season so this will be a tough test for the young Moles.

The game will be played on Saturday 12th October with a 2pm KO. Westwood play at Denefield School in Tilehurst.

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Introducing: Hanworth Villa FC

Hanworth Villa FC

Match number five of seven in September and we are back at the Iconic Stadium to play Hanworth Villa FC.

Date: Saturday 21st September 2024
KO: 3pm

Who are Uxbridge FC?

Hanworth Villa FC were founded in 1976. They played in various West London leagues, making their way up the football pyramid before being promoted to Division One of the Combined Counties League in 2002-03. The club were Combined Counties Premier Division North champions in 2021–22, earning promotion to the Isthmian League.

Head to head record

Last season, the Moles lost 3-0 to Hanworth at home whilst they played out a 1-1 draw at Hanworth on a very wet February evening.

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased on the gate. Please note that we are a cashless stadium. Only card  and contactless payment are accepted on the gate, for food and in the bar.

Prices are;

  • Adults: £10
  • Concession: £6
  • Under 16: £1

About Hill Farm Lane

Address: The Iconic Stadium, Hill Farm Lane, Binfield RG42 5NR

The club house and changing rooms at Hill Farm Lane. Photo: C2 Photography.

Hill Farm Lane is a modern non-league football ground with parking on site, disabled access and more including:

  • Licenced bar
  • Tea bar serving hot and cold food
  • Disabled access to pitch side
  • Toilets
  • Standing and seated covered areas to watch the match
  • Card payments taken on the gate, in the bar and at the tea bar.

There are over 100 spaces available to park at the ground.

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Two New Signings

We welcome two players to the club; one new signing and one returning from last season.

Our new signing is Daniel Fosu who made his debut for the Moles last weekend against Southall. Dan has previously played for North Leigh and Farnborough. He played 33 times for Thatcham in the 2021/22 season and was their top scorer with 12 goals. This earned him a move to Scottish Championship side Abroath. Whilst there, he played 24 times and scored 1 goals. He then moved to Scottish League One side Peterhead before returning back to England to play for Hanwell Town. 

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Returning is Reese Jones jr. Defender Reese joined us in January 2024 and made 9 appearances in our Great Escape season. He has also played at international level for Bermuda.

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U14 Binfield Colts Start The Season With A Win

Binfield’s newest U14s team the Colts were in action this weekend against Shinfield Rangers. The Colts were in great form securing a 5-1 win  away from home. Big shout out to the whole team and a special shout to Jack Batstone getting MOTM for a great performance at centre back and great to see Robert Stancuta picking up the coaches award for displaying what he had picked up from the last training session and implementing in the pitch.

Goal scorers -Finley Massigham, Robert Stancuta, Captain Reubans Edward’s

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Binfield's u18s very much looking the part.

U18s win against Reading City

The U18s Moles beat Reading City 3-2 in a league game at the Iconic Stadium.

Goals from Dan Snow and skipper Ellis Smith took the young Moles in 2 up at half time. In the 2nd half, Reading City started strong and created lots of changes which were stopped by Keeper Euan Stiles who pulled of a couple of stunning saves. City got back to 2 -1 before Matt Tweed scored 5 minutes from end. City scoring in injury time to make final 3 -2.

You can catch the U18s in action next week when they have a home game against Penn & Tyler on Thursday 19th 7.30pm kick off.

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Introducing: Southall FC

Southall FC

Following on from the Moles getting their first league points of the season, they hope to build on this with their first league away game of the season when the visit Southall FC.

Who are Southall FC?

Southall FC was founded in 1871, making it one of England’s oldest football clubs and they celebrated their 150th anniversary in 2021. They played friendlies for the first 20 years before joining the West London League. Their recent history involve them playing in both the Combined Counties and Spartan South Midland leagues. They were Spartan South Midland Division One champions in 2017–18 before then playing in the Combined Counties Premier division the following season.

The club has quite a role call of former players including Les Ferndinand, Alan Devonshire, Gordon Hill and Justin Fashanu. Given their location in West London, a lot of their players have gone on to play for Brentford, QPR, Fulham amongst other clubs.

Head to head record

Last season, the honours were shared but with very different results. Southall won their home game 8-0 whilst the Moles won their home game 1-0.

About The 1878 Stadium

Southall play at The 1878 Stadium, home of Burnham FC.

Address: The 1878 Stadium, Wymers Wood Road, Burnham, SL1 8JG

Please note that this is a CASH only venue.

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August Player of The Month

With 3 Goals in 5 appearances and for his arrow in the top right corner against Longlevens, with 71% of the vote, Charlie George is your Player and Goal of the Month for August.

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