GRAND DRAW FUN
As the lottery year ended, the club laid on a 5-a-side tournament for the local youth. This was relatively well attended with around 85 youngsters taking part. There was a barbeque a quiz and a raffle leading up to the "big draw" for lottery details please go to the lottery page.

MORE REP' TEAM SUCCESS
Stotfold's star U13 goalkeeper, Josh Mason has been selected to represent the Royston Crow Youth Football League against Peterborough on 4th of February. Josh becomes the fourth Stotfold player this year to be hounoured with league rep selection. A previous winner of the Stotfold Safe Hands award, Josh is currently training with Arsenal and regularly turns in great performances for us.

KIRBY DOUBLE BRACE
Andrew Kirby's (left) U16 team have had an exceptional month and have won their manager the coveted Manager of the Month award for February, his fourth time this season. Their wins included a 7-0 demolition of Bedwell Rangers and an away mauling 1-8 over Weston. He rounded off with a hard fought 2-1 win over in form Letchworth Whites.
Andy Bainbridge's U14 side again earned him the runner up badge with two wins out of two and +10 goals difference.

GREEN HITS SAWBO'S FOR 7
Luke Green may well have established a club record this week with an amazing seven goals against Sawbridgeworth. Certainly in recent years I can't remember any individual tally of 7, please let me know if I'm wrong. Brilliant performance by the whole team reaching double figures against a side that have always done quite well against us before. Well done Luke!

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STOTFOLD TRIO CALLED AGAIN
Under 16s Sam Chung, Rob Syme and Lewis Klugman have all been recalled in an unchanged Royston Crow Rep Squad to face Chelmsford away this Sunday. As a result, the U16 Match between Hormead Hares and Stotfold has been postponed.

SEMI SADNESS FOR 14S & 16S
Despite a valiant effort, Stotfold's U14s were beaten by Buntingford by 3-2 in their league cup quarter final. Meanwhile, the U16s crashed to an 0-8 home defeat by championship favourites Hitchin Town.

MERGER GETS GREEN LIGHT

The members and officers of Stotfold Junior Football Club voted unanimously at this year's AGM for a full merger with Stotfold Football Club. There will be an immediate and total merger of fund raising activities to be decided at an EGM of the Stotfold Supporters Club to be held in the clubhouse at 8pm on Thursday 20th July 2006. There will then commence a process of merger with the senior club that will take approximately 12 months to finalise and will need to be finally ratified at the SJFC AGM in 2007. There are a number of benifts to merging and the committee's view is that these far outweigh any minor disadvantages. For more information on the merger plan, email us.
The Members and committee of Stotfold Football Club have also voted unanimously in favour of the merger.

PRESENTATION NIGHT AWARD WINNERS 2006

E.B.O.H. 2006
INTERNATIONALS

Stotfold JFC offer warm and sincere thanks to the very generous companies and individuals that have sponsored the EBOH events. See report below.

P.J. LIVESEY DEVELOPER OF FAIRFIELD HALL

THE BARN HAIR STUDIOS

BEALES BUTCHERS

DOUG'S GENTLEMENS HAIRDRESSER

P.J.R. BACON (BUILDERS)

STEPHENS ESTATE AGENTS

D.M. PETROLEUM SERVICES

COUNTRY PROPERTIES

MRS. J. CLEGG

MR & MRS BARRATT

HAZELWOOD GLASS

HERTFORDSHIRE TIMBER SUPPLIES

BLACKMORE CUTTERS

The traditional Easter tournament for the Alway Cup took place at Roker Park on Sunday between Stotfold and EBOH from Dordrecht, Holland. This was the 32nd annual challenge between the clubs and as always the EBOH teams were packed with talented and gifted youngsters. The cup is decided on the aggregate score from two matches. Firstly, Stotfold's U13 & U14 squads were mixed to face EBOH C squad Then a team mostly of Stotfold under 15s with two under 16s and 3 under 17s faced EBOH B squad of similar age.
The teams lined up in glorious sunshine and an official party consisting of Cllr Brian Saunders, Chairman of Stotfold Town Council, Jacky Always, Life member of Stotfold Junior FC and Aad Janssen, Youth Board Chairman at EBOH greeted the players before the anthems of the two nations were played. The U14 match started and it took no time at all to see that we were up against a highly accomplished team. EBOH took the lead after 10 minutes and then stretched it to two and then three very quickly. The young Rokermen started to dig in and defended well for long periods. Although Stotfold attacks were few, when a free kick was awarded 25 yards out, Lewis Page stepped up to score the goal of the match driving the ball in off the underside of the crossbar. However, the celebrations were short lived when EBOH scored a minute later to restore their three goals advantage. Second half started with Stotfold playing much more positively and Torrie Albon's long run was finished with aplomb to bring Stotfold back into contention. However the class of the Dutch was too much and as the game wore on EBOH added a further three goals to end the game 2-7 winners.
We interrupted proceeding there to play an adult match that ended 1-1.
Then the U16 v B Squad Match. This was an entirely different story as the Stotfold boys took an early and strong grip on the game. Defending resolutely and making good incisive runs against the Dutch defence, Stotfold always looked most likely to score but it was EBOH that drew first blood.. However, Dave Coles opened the scoring for Stotfold on 13 minutes after good support play in midfield and three minutes later Joe Philbin squared the ball for U15 striker Josh Butina to add a second. EBOH were reeling ending the half 2-1 down. Stotfold started brighter in the second half and 5 minutes in saw Butina score his second and Stotfold's third and when a scramed attack rebounded to Dan Burley his first time shot rattled in from 25 yards to give Stotfold an unbelievable 4-1 lead and suddenly it looked like the cup could be won. However, Stotfold were not going to get it all their own way as EBOH pulled one back before Philbin's great left footed shot squeezed in near post for 5-2. A controversial penalty award to EBOH ended the match at 5-3 and so EBOH retained the cup with a 7-10 aggregate. This was a magnificent performance by the younger lads in very difficult circumstances and whilst we knew our under 16 squad was very strong, they performed even better than we had expected.
The "Stan the Man Award" for skill and sportsmanship saw Joshua Butina, Jake Major and Rob Syme all narrowly edged out by under 14 Ben Amos, whom the visiting Dutch coaches agreed was the outstanding player of the tournament. This was a great international event and the club wishes to thank everyone that assisted or supported us in any way, particularly our very generous sponsors, P.J. Liversey, The Barn Studios, Beales Butchers, Doug's Hairdressers, PJR Bacon Builders, Stephens Estate Agents, D.M. Petroleum Services, Country Properties, Mrs Jan Clegg, Mr & Mrs Barratt, Hazelwood Glass, Hertfordshire Timber Supplies and Blackmore Cutters. Thanks also go to Jo Blacklaws and her dedicated volunteers for a brilliantly organised weekend!

THE PLAYING SQUADS

STOTFOLD U14
TOM ALLEN, TORRIE ALBON, BEN AMOS, DEAN BAINBRIDGE, JOSHUA BLUNT, NATHAN COOPER, PETER HARSENT, ASHLEY KIRBY, ROBERT KITELY, JAMES LOVEDAY, JONATHAN MAIT, LEWIS PAGE, ASHLEY PREBBLE, JONATHAN PURDIE (CAPT) OWEN SAVAGE AND SAM WALDWYN
E.B.O.H. C SQUAD
RHOMESKO AZWAR, RENS DEN BOER, TIM BONS, XANDER BRAS, JESTER FRANCISCA, JESPER GIJSBERTS, JORDY VAN GIJZEN, MIHAYRICK, MAURILHO KARG, ROBIN DE KONING, JIM VD PIKET, ALEXANDER REKONDIE, SHIPHRON VESELI AND PATRICK WELTS.
STOTFOLD U16
DAN BACON, SAM AMOS, JOSHUA BUTINA, DANIEL BURLEY, SAM CHUNG, DAVE COLES, GRAEME FLANAGAN, SAM HYDE, JACOB KIRBY, LEWIS KLUGMAN, JAKE MAJOR (CAPT) BILLY McDONAGH, LUKE NICHOL, RIKKI PEMBERTON, JOE PHILBIN AND ROB SYME
E.B.O.H. B SQUAD
MOHAMMED AL SALMAN, GINO VAN BREE, RUWEL CHRISTINA, CYRILLE ELSCHOT, BRIAN GROENEWEG, MARION VAN DER HEIJDEN, AIKE JANSSEN, TAMER KAYA, JOSE LUVITU, JEFFERY MANZANARES, JEFFERY MONSTER, SHALDI RICARDO, AHRMET SALIH, WOUT SCHOTTING

ELVIS SHMELVIS

ELVIS LIVES - IN STOTFOLD

Well actually, he lives in St. Albans but performed at Stotfold Memorial Hall on Saturday 25th of February. The event, organised by Stotfold Junior Football Club was Elvis Shmelvis's third and most successful appearance at a JFC fund raising social event. Tickets were sold out weeks in advance and despite the cold of the evening, the queue at the doors started forming fully 45 minutes ahead of the published opening time.
Last year's show was brilliant and was the talk of the town for weeks afterwards. This year, singer Martyn Dias from St. Albans opened the show as Frank Sinatra before moving on to a highly convincing Tom Jones. He then gave us two full sets as the King of rock and roll, Elvis. Right from the start, he had the entire audience rocking along and by the end the fervour for "more" was deafening. This was a great show and a thoroughly enjoyable night with a superb buffet included that was "fit for The King".
Everyone at the club would like to thank all that supported us and we would particularly like to thank Mo Clarkson and Sally Hickin for their efforts behind the bar and of course the main organisers, Jo Blacklaws, Sandra Burley, Dawn Kirby, Vivienne Gilchrist, Alison Syme, Andrea Bainbridge and anyone else that helped in any way on the day and with your generous donations to the event. Roll on 2007!
Sincere thanks to Martyn Dias (Elvis Shmelvis) for a brilliant Show!

PRESENTATION NIGHT 2005

Another highly successful evening enjoyed by everyone involved. Thank you to everyone that attended and congratulations to all the players for their contribution to a very good season.

Individual Award Winners 2004-2005