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Good evening and welcome to the ASM Stadium to this pre-season friendly between Thame United and Oxford United. A warm welcome to all the players, officials and supporters from Oxford United and we trust that you have an enjoyable evening and a safe journey home. A particular thanks to Oxford United and Karl Robinson for bringing a team over to the ASM Stadium this evening. We know that they have a busy schedule leading up to the opening EFL fixture and are very grateful that they have chosen to come across. We have been gearing-up for the new season pretty much as soon as last season ended. Formal pre-season training commenced two weeks ago, with Steve Gregory and his FitLife team introducing a new regime to ensure the side – which includes the core of the team from last season together with significant, positive additions - are in the best physical condition possible come the start of the season. That does not commence until 17th August with the league fixtures due to be released this Friday, along with the draws for the early rounds of the FA Cup and FA Trophy. After the match this evening, we make the short trip to Brackley Town Saints on Saturday (3pm kick off) before welcoming Oxford City to the ASM Stadium next Tuesday (16th), with a 7:45pm kick off.

WELCOME

There are also a number of individuals and organisations to be thanked / welcomed: •  To our match officials and, in particular,

Stuart Burt – a Premier League Match Official who will be taking the middle this evening

•  To our match sponsors, 3B Vehicle Hire and Servicing.

•  To the on-going support from our main sponsor, ASM.

•  To John ‘Geordie’ Tuddenham for his work on ensuring the pitch is in excellent condition this evening.

•  To Marc Addison who has agreed to become our official Club Photographer.

•  To Thame Boys U9’s who are our mascots this evening.

•  To Thomley, our chosen charity for the match this evening.

•  To everyone behind the scenes for their help and assistance this evening.

Enjoy the match Jake Collinge

THAME UNITED HISTORY

Thame United were formed in 1883 making it one ofOxfordshires' oldest clubs. The early years were spent invarious Oxfordshire Leagues and in 1906, 1909 and 1910Thame won the Oxfordshire Senior Cup and the SeniorLeaguein1907,1908,1910,1930and1931.AswitchtotheHellenicLeaguethenbroughtfurthersuccessculminatingintheHellenicLeaguetitlein1961-62and1969-70,aswellasbeing runners up in 1960-61, 1976-77 and 1980-81. TheOxfordshireSeniorCupwaswoninboth1976and1981butapoorspell in themideightiesprecededacrossingof thepyramidin1988-89tojointheSouthMidlandsLeague.TheClub finished runners up in both 1988-89 and 1989-90beforeeventuallywinningthetitlein1990-91.Thamereceivedthegreen light to jointheDiadoraLeaguein 1991/92. 1994-95 saw the Club win the Division 2Championship with 93 points - an 11 point margin. In1995/96 theClubreachedthe3rdRoundQualifying in theFA Cup and the FA Trophy. In the league we finished acreditable 13th in our first ever season in the IsthmianLeagueDivisionOne.AndySinnottwasappointedfirstteammanager in June 1997 and, with a dramatically reducedoperating budget, the side were relegated into RymanDivision Two. The Club bounced straight back into RymanDivision One and reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase.1999/2000 saw the Club come within two points ofachievingpromotiontothePremierDivision.2000/2001 season the team lead theway formost of theseason, putting together a club record of 12 consecutiveleaguewins but a slump in form in the latter part of theseason resulted in a 5th place finish. A mid-table finishfollowed in 2001/2002 season but the Oxfordshire SeniorCup was retained. Mark West was appointed player/manager when Andy left United during the Summer of2003. InOctober2003theClubreachedthe4thqualifyingroundoftheFACupforthefirsttimein itshistory,beforebeingbeaten1-2byConferencesideFarnboroughTown.After a mid-table finish the Club moved to the newlyformedSouthernLeague,Division1West.InOctober2004

theClubagainreachedtheFACup4thqualifyingroundandfinishedtheseason11thintheleague.MarkWestlefttojoinSlough Town and defender Tony Joyce was appointedplayer/manager.

ByJuly2005theClubwereinfinancialtroubleand,followinga visit fromBailiffs acting onbehalf ofHMRC, the landlordenforcedaclauseinthetenancyagreementandevictedtheclub from Windmill Road. However, shortly thereafterThame United reached a formal agreement with the newownersofWindmillRoadthatsecured£1.7milliontoenablea new facility to be constructed in the town and, afterseveraloptionshadbeenexploredandfoundtobeavailable,settledonChurchFarmon thenorthernedgeof the town.Whilst the Club progressed procurement of the new site,and the necessary planning permission, a ground shareagreement was reached with neighbours Aylesbury Unitedand, with the side struggling at the foot of the SouthernLeague Division 1West, Tony Joyce resigned in December2005, with a new joint managerial partnership of RichardSearlandAlanThorneappointed.RelegationtotheHellenicLeaguewas confirmed later in the season. A ground shareagreement was reached with AFC Wallingford for the2006/07 season.MarkWest returned to the Clubmid-waythrough the season but could not save the Club fromrelegation to the Hellenic League Division 1 East. The2007/08seasonprovidedgreaterstabilityfortheClub,withMark West and new assistant, Frank Thompson, lookingafterfirstteamaffairs.Amid-tablefinishresulted,whichwasfollowed by a ninth placed finish in 2008/09. 2009/10 sawthe Club win the Division 1 East title by six points andreclaimtheirplaceinthePremierDivision.The 2010/11 seasonwas themost significant in the Club’srecent history. With work on a new £3.1m ground atMeadow View Park commencing in March 2010, Unitedreturned to Thame at the ASM Stadium on 11 December2010, justoverfiveyearsaftertheirenforcedevictionfromthetown.Boastingeightpitches,afloodlit3Gtrainingpitchand 8000sqft clubhouse, United now have one of the bestsportingfacilitiesintheCounty.TheofficialopeningagainstOxfordUnitedon18th January2011 set a record crowdof1,382.Season2016-17wasoneofthemostsuccessfulintherecenthistoryoftheClub.Goingthewhole leagueseasonwithoutlosing at home, United were crowned Hellenic LeaguePremierDivisionChampionson the finaldayof theseason,defeatingHenleyTown9-0toover-turnasevengoaldeficit.United were duly promoted to the Evo-Stick SouthernFootballLeague,returningafteraspelloftwelveyearsaway.The first seasonendedwithacomfortablemid-table finish,with DanWest securing the Golden Boot award. Last yearUnitedspentmuchoftheseasonaroundtheplayoffsbeforeeventuallyfinishing8th.

THAME UNITED SQUAD Craig Hill: Goalkeeper (Age: 24) Now in his third season with the club having joined from Oxford City. Previously with Aston Villa and Kettering Town.   David Lynn: Defence (Age: 24) Solid and assured left back with good technical ability. Now in his fifth season with the Club having previously been with Oxford United, Chesham United and Banbury United.   Harry Mepham: Defence (Age: 21) Joined at the start of the 2017/18 season from Beaconsfield Town and made the right back position his own. Reads the game well with good distribution.   James Essex: Defence (Age: 27) Joined the Club in December 2017 from Hellenic League side Flackwell Heath. Strong and powerful central defender with previous experience at Abingdon United and Chinnor.    Calvin Evans: Defence (Age: 27) Long serving player who made the transition to defence four seasons ago. Quick and reads the game well.   Finlay Murray: Defence (Age: 18) Spent much of his youth football at Barnet FC, before joining the Club in the latter half of the 2016/17 season and quickly progressed to the senior side.   Matt Peake-Pijnen: Midfield (Age: 21) Left-sided player who joined United in December 2018 from neighbours Aylesbury United. Previously with Oxford City and Banbury United. Thomas Ashworth: Midfield (Age: 21) Progressed through the youth team to be an ever-present for the last two seasons. Keeps it simple, but scorer of important goals.   Ben Sturgess: Midfield (Age: 32) Club captain who arrived at the start of the 2017/18 season from Flackwell Heath. Vastly experienced central midfield player who commands respect and expects nothing less than winning.   Duran Martin: Midfield (Age: 23) Joined ay the start of last season from Kidlington having previously been with Oxford United. Quietly effective central midfield player with full passing range.

       Jack Tutton: Midfield (Age: 21) Joined United from North Leigh in January 2019 having previously been with Oxford City. Energetic and hard working midfield player who will add more quality to the middle of the park Noah Alabi: Midfield (Age: 18) Always impressed when playing against United and joined in the close season from North Leigh. Natural gifted and pacey wide player. Daniel West: Striker (Age: 25) Joined seven years ago from Oxford United, initially as midfield player, but moved forward scoring 25 goals in the Championship winning side of 2016/17 before claiming the Golden Boot in 2017/18 in the East Division.    Andy Gledhill: Striker (Age: 30) Joined the Club six years ago from Launton Sports, scoring 35 goals before the end of December in the Championship winning side of 2016/17, before suffering injury that continued to plague for the 2017/18 season. Returned last season and is one of the most hard working players at the Club who creates as many goals as he scores, whilst also providing cover in central defence.   Lynton Goss: Striker (Age: 24) Returned to the Club in October 2018 from Harrow Borough. Prolific striker who, in the preceding two seasons, scored over 80 goals for United.       Mark West: Manager (Age: 53) Former player with Thame United who re-joined the Club for his second spell as Manager in January 2007. Prolific goalscorer with Wycombe Wanderers, Slough Town and Farnborough Town.   Stuart Blaik: Assistant Manager (Age: 48) FA Level 3 Coach now in his fifth season with the Club. Previously with Aylesbury United, Corby Town, Nuneaton Borough, Brackley Town, Buckingham Town and Tring Town.   Ben Johnson: Coach (Age: 34) Former player who has since gone on to manage the Development side and Reserve Team. Steps-up to first team level this season.

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EVO-STIK LEAGUE SOUTH DIVISION ONE CENTRAL

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1 PETERBOROUGHSPORTS 38 30 5 3 109 28 81 95

2 BROMSGROVESPORTING 38 27 6 5 108 44 64 87

3 CORBYTOWN 38 24 5 9 106 60 46 77

4 BEDFORDTOWN 38 21 2 15 84 52 32 65

5 SUTTONCOLDFIELDTOWN 38 17 11 10 65 49 16 62

6 BERKHAMSTED 38 17 8 13 68 53 15 59

7 DIDCOTTOWN 38 16 10 12 69 61 8 58

8 THAMEUNITED 38 17 6 15 60 61 -1 57

9 COLESHILLTOWN 38 16 8 14 60 58 2 56

10 AFCDUNSTABLE 38 16 7 15 58 71 -13 55

11 YAXLEY 38 15 4 19 72 92 -20 49

12 CAMBRIDGECITY 38 12 11 15 58 54 4 47

13 KEMPSTONROVERS 38 11 10 17 58 75 -17 43

14 WELWYNGARDENCITY*(-1) 38 11 10 17 52 64 -12 42

15 AYLESBURYUNITED 38 12 6 20 62 86 -24 42

14 BARTONROVERS 38 10 11 17 45 68 -23 41

17 NORTHLEIGH 38 9 7 22 67 106 -39 34

18 KIDLINGTON 38 9 7 22 43 82 -39 34

19 AYLESBURY 38 8 7 23 42 79 -37 31

20 DUNSTABLETOWN 38 8 7 23 49 92 -42 31

2018/19

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Chairman–JakeCollinge

Vice-Chairman–JohnTuddenhamSecretary–JakeCollinge

ProgrammeEditor–JakeCollingeandCarlCatlingMatchReporter–CarlCatling

Marketing,MediaandSponsorshipManager–CarlCatling

CommitteeMembers–JakeCollinge,JohnTuddenham,CarlCatlingMarkWest,MarkHurley,StuartBlaik,MartynShaw,RuthTuddenham

ThameUnitedManager–MarkWest

ThameUnitedAssistantManager–StuartBlaikThameUnitedCoach-BenJohnson

ThameUnitedGoalkeepingCoach–MattTimberlakeThameUnitedTeamSupportManager–JohnTuddenham

ThameUnitedPhotographer–MarcAddison

ClubChaplain–FrDavidHartley

Honours

FAVaseSemi-Finalists-1998/99FACupFourthQualifyingRound–2003/4and2004/5

OxfordshireSeniorCupWinners:1906,1909,1910,1976,1981,1993,2001,2002

OxfordshireIntermediateCupWinners:1977,1979,1992,1996,2000,2003,2014

HellenicLeagueChampions–1961/62and1969/70HellenicLeagueDivision1EastChampions–2009/10SouthMidlandsPremierDivisionChampions–1990/91

RymanLeagueDivision2Champions–1994/95HellenicLeagueReserveDivision2EastChampions–2009/10

HellenicLeaguePremierDivisionChampions2016/17

THESTADIUM,MEADOWVIEWPARKWelcometotheASMStadiumthehomeofThameUnitedFCThereareanumberofrulesandguidelineswhenyouareattendingtheASMStadiumthatshouldbefollowed:NoalcoholicdrinkistobeconsumedandnoglassbottlesareallowedintheStadiumArea;WesupporttheFARESPECTprogrammeandanyinappropriateoroffensivelanguagedirectedatanymatchofficialorotherspectatorwillnotbetolerated;Pleaseobservethe‘nostanding’and‘standbehindtheyellowline’signstoensureviewsfromthestandsarenotobscured;Donotstandbehindtheseasonticketholderseats, locatedontherighthandsideofthebackrowofstandseats;Pleasedisposeoflitterinthelitterbinsprovided;andAboveallelse,pleasetreatthefacilityasthoughitwereyourownsothatwecanensureitismaintainedtoanappropriatestandard.Pleaserespectthese‘rules’foryourownenjoymentandthatofothers.Wealsowelcomeyourcomments,queriesandsuggestionsregardingthefacilitiesatMeadowViewParkandwould appreciate it if these could either be submitted via email to admin@thamefootball.co.uk,or pleasespeakwithanyClubOfficialonMatchDays.

Thame Football Partnership (Thame United FC and Thame Boys, Youth and Girls FC) Ltd

League Rule 2.13 Ownership: In accordance with the Football Association Rule 2.13 Publication of ownership in relation to Step 1 to Step 6 Clubs within the Football pyramid, we hereby confirm that the Legal Status of THAME FOOTBALL PARTNERSHIP (Thame United FC and Thame Boys, Youth and Girls FC) Ltd identified by Company Number 07119444, takes the ‘Form’ of a Company Limited by Guarantee and Not Having a Share Capital (incorporated 07 January 2010). For the purposes of publication of ownership, we can confirm that the following named person(s) are listed as Directors of the company (incorporated personnel):

Mr Neal Charles Garnett Mr Richard James Carr Mr John Tuddenham Mr Leslie Richard Knock Mr Jake Seth Collinge

In addition to the Directors listed above, the following named personnel have active roles within the club:

Jake Collinge – Chairman (Thame United FC) John Tuddenham – Vice-Chairman (Thame United FC) Ruth Tuddenham – Committee Member (Thame United FC) Mark Hurley – Committee Member (Thame United FC) Martyn Shaw – Committee Member (Thame United FC) Richard Pipe – Committee Member (Thame United FC) Mark West - Committee Member (Thame United FC) Stuart Blaik - Committee Member (Thame United FC)

Carl Catling – Committee Member (Thame United FC)

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Thame United Football Club The ASM Stadium

Meadow View Park Tythrop Way, Thame

Oxon, OX9 3RN

Office: 01844 214401

@thameunitedfc

www.thamefootball.co.uk