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17th August: A Report From the AGM from Matt Wigham, Club Chairman

Hi all,

I wanted to communicate a report covering the 2009-2010 season, which was conveyed at the recent AGM and also inform you about the Committee membership and the team managers for the forthcoming season.

I would firstly like to thank the committee for last season. They put a lot of time and effort in to ensuring that the club ran smoothly and the majority of these individuals are offering their services again for the forthcoming season.

We were also really grateful to the cricket club for getting the club into pristine condition for the start of last season after the great flood of Winter 2008.

Financially we are in good health as a club and should any member want a breakdown of our balance sheet, please contact the website manager.

I would also like to thanks Rod and Nicola Woolvin for all their hard work in running the bar and we had some really profitable functions at the club last year. We would encourage all members to use the bar on a regular basis and let friends and family know that all are welcome and that the clubhouse is available for hire.

I would like to pass on a couple of other “thank yous” for last season to Val Sinclair for the work she did in the kitchen and for Dave Jenvey for taking training through rain and shine across the entire season.

On the playing front we had a relatively successful season last year with the 1st and 7th Team being promoted, and the 2nd & 3rd Team battling to the end of the season to avoid relegation. The 4s finished bottom of the league after struggling for the back half of the season, but I believe have stayed up due to a team dropping out of the league. The 5s and 6s finished the year mid table in their respective divisions and the 8s were unlucky not to get promoted and finished 3rd. The vets had a good season with fixtures arranged week in week out and them winning their fair share of games.

The youth section had a successful time last year and will be running 3 teams this season.

It was a bit of a struggle last year to field 8 competitive senior sides and we particularly had problems in the 3s and 4s getting teams out. This is obviously unhealthy for a club of our size and this can’t continue but hopefully the managerial situation of these two sides this year will help resolve this problem. We have therefore decided as a committee that for the forthcoming season we are going to go down to 7 competitive teams and a vets side, to ease the pressure on fielding teams each week. We also need to ensure that players play where they are picked and that the best players are in the right teams. We have historically used a squad system for teams, which has meant the flow of players has not been as free as it should have been. We are going back to weekly selection of teams and the policy will be enforced by the Team secretary, the skippers and the committee. This is vitally important to ensure the success of the club.

AGM agenda and positions - 28th July 2010

- Apologies received
- Chairman’s report

-    Summary of last season
-    Committee Resign
-    Election of chairman for 2010-11
-    Secretary’s report
-    Treasurer’s report
-    Decision on match fees and annual subscriptions

= £50 Annual subs

= £95 Home Match Fees (£20 teas, £30 referee)

= £65 Away Match Fees

- Election of officers for 2010-11 season:

Chairman:                                  Matthew Wigham
President:                                 Graham Radford
Secretary:                                Graham Radford
Match Secretary:                       Steve Smith
Team Secretary:                        TBC
Facilities Manager:                      Dave Jenvey
Bar Manager:                             Rod Woolvin
Website Manager/Publicity Officer: Simon Clare
Youth Team Representatives:        Tony Erne and Matt Wood

- Election of Team Managers/Skippers:

1st Team: Matthew Wigham

Club Captain: Richard Webb

2nd Team: Graham Polley

3rd Team: Dave Fenton

4th Team: Tom Thoroughgood

5th Team: Dave Jenvey

6th Team: John Cramer

7th Team: Lyndon Claydon

Vets Team: Jim Finn

The AGM was well attended and we have the majority of club positions filled.

We have fantastic facilities at the club and all of our playing sides are in their respective top divisions and we need to keep it this way. We are really looking for more club members to get involved to help move the club forward and try and improve the quality and standard of the club both on and off the field. If anyone has ideas on the playing or social front and are keen on getting involved with helping out, can you please let me know.

Training has started and is on every Tuesday and Thursday by the cafe at 7pm. A full schedule of friendlies has been arranged by Steve Smith, which will be placed on the website.

Please contact the club website if you are after a game and have not been training.

A skippers and managers meeting will take place on the 30th August 2010, to go through the club charter and carry out the first team selection of the season.

Have a good season all.

Thanks

Wiggy

26th July - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 7.30pm 28th July at the Club

This year's AGM will now take place at 7.30pm on the 28th July in the Carshalton FC Clubhouse and all Club members are encouraged to attend.

22nd July - TONIGHT'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING POSTPONED!!!!!

Apologies, but unfortunately tonight's AGM has had to be postponed at late notice due to an unforseen clash with a cricket club event. We will be announcing a replacement date, which may be next Wednesday 28th July.

6th July - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) 7.30pm 22nd July at the Club

This year's AGM will take place at 7.30pm on the 22nd July in the Carshalton FC Clubhouse and all Club members are encouraged to attend.

6th July - BREAKING NEWS.....PRE-SEASON TRAINING IS STARTING....TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS

"Calling all Carshalton players!". Pre-season training commences on Thursday 8th July at 7.30pm at Beddington Park by the cafe, and will then take place every Tuesday and Thursday evening.

6th July - DO YOU FANCY LEARNING TO BE A REFEREE?

The Club is holding a referee's course at the club in October on two Sundays and two Tuesday evenings. If you are interested in attending please could you email Steve Smith at steven.smith@redactive.co.uk.

10th May - CARSHALTON FC YOUTH TEAM TRIALS

Calling all young football talent, Carshalton FC is holding trials for its youth section teams at 10am to 11.30am on Saturday, 15th May and Saturday 23rd May at Beddington Park, Church Road, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 7NN.

The ages available are Under 8&9 Boys & Girls, Under 11 Boys, Under 12 Boys, Under 13 Boys, Under 16 Boys.

If you are interested please email carshaltonfc@hotmail.com with the following:
Full Name, Date of Birth, Contact Details and Previous Clubs

10th May - CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 1stXI and 2nd XI

Congratulations to Matt Wigham and the Carshalton 1st XI for gaining promotion to the SAL first division. A nailbiting 3v2 victory away at Alleyn Old Boys secured the points they needed and the young side can now look forward to their first season in the top flight for many years.

Congratulations also to the 2nd XI for avoiding relegation with a strong finish to the season under the management of Graham Polley and as a result the Club can look forward to all its top three clubs playing in their respective first divisions. It would be great to use this position of strength to attract some new decent players over the summer to add much needed strength and depth.

10th May - Carshalton Goalscorers - Please contact me

Please can Carshalton players or managers who know the correct goalscoring totals for themselves or their colleagues/team members please email them to me on simon.clare@galacoral.com or text me on 07860 465139 and I will update the tables.

Next year we will need to have all scorers sent in every week for every team if we are to maintain accurate records as this season gone was just chaotic.

22nd April - TOMORROW NIGHT 2010 CARSHALTON FC CLUB DINNER 7.15PM

The big social event of the year in the Carshalton FC calendar is upon us. The 2010 Club Dinner takes place tomorrow night from 7.15pm onwards. Be there early and enjoy a night like no other!

22nd April - Invitation From Jamie Fascione Croydon's Leading Club Promoter

Jamie Fascione invites all Carshalton FC playing members to an end of season drink up on Friday the 30th of April at his monthly night in Croydon.

Histree House - Friday the 30th of of April 2010 @ The Tree House, South Croydon. As always, some of the finest Dj's playing pumping vocal house and classic dance anthems all night!....
Dj's confirmed and playing this month will be: Neil Soul Riders, Random, Rosko & Donny with Stu Billings on bongos... These guys are all fresh from Good Friday's successful boat party so start the bank holiday weekend off in style and join us for what will be another great night...
The doors open @ 9pm and we close @ 3am.....please arrive early....Admission is only £5 all night...ID maybe required......Dress code: No trainers....

See you all there......

CLUB DINNER - 23rd APRIL 2010 - Book Your Place Now!

The 2010 Carshalton FC Club Dinner will take place on Friday 23rd April and all players and non playing members need to pay their £20 entry fee in advance either to their skipper/manager or to Dan Lawler, Simon Clare and Matt Wigham.

The ticket will include a 3 course meal plus a cheese board and coffee as well as some wine so represents good value in these tough economic times! Each team will vote for their player of the year in advance of the night and these awards will be given out on the night, culminating in the presentation of the Pr**k of the Year to the club member deemed to have earned this award through his achievements/actions over the last 12 months! Suggestions for this historic award should be passed on to committee members.

Book and pay now to secure your place!

Weekend Review: 14th March

The 1st XI grinded their way to a comfortable, if not spectacular, 5-0 victory over bottom of the table Kew with Andy Taylor regaining his position as top goalscorer in the Club with a couple of goals. The 3rd XI earned a valuable point up at Winchmore Hill but the 4s and 5s both met with defeat on the road. The 6s and 7s both cruised to handsome 4-1 victories while the 8s were held at home 3-3 by Merton.

Weekend Review: 10th March

A fantastic weekend for Carshalton FC with six of the seven senior sides winning and the other match finishing in a draw. Both the 2nd XI and 3rd XI fought out tight victories against EBOG, while the 4th XI deserve major credit for going all the way up to Alexandra Park and securing a terrific 4-2 victory. The 5s came out on top against Old Wilsonians and the 6s nicked another close game against Alleyn Old Boys in the latter stages of the match. The 7s drew against Merton while the 8s beat the Bank Of England 5 XI by 4 goals to 1. Let's keep this excellent form going until the end of the season.

1st March - Old Sweats Day Update (20th March)

The Club has had an excellent response so far to this season's Old Sweats Day. Around 40 past players are coming to the lunch in the clubhouse which will be held on Saturday 20th March 2010 at 1pm.

If you would like to attend the Old Sweats Reunion then please contact Jim Finn at jfinn@talktalk.net as soon as possible.

23rd February - CLUB DINNER 23rd APRIL 2010

This year's Carshalton FC Club Dinner will take place on Friday 23rd April 2010 (St Georges Day). Full details will follow shortly but please put the date in your diary and let other Club members know. It is always a great way for Club members to celebrate the season and raise valuable funds for the club. It would be great to see as many players as possible from all 9 senior sides on the night.

14th February - Weekend Review

A convincing victory by the 1st team against Kew has cemented their position at the top of the Division 2 table with fellow title contenders, Norseman, losing 3 v 1 at home to EBOG. Next Saturday's home fixture against Norseman will surely have a major bearing on the title. The 3rd team went down 3v1 against Old Actonians while the 4s lost narrowly at home also against Actonians. The 5s thrashed West Wickham 8v0 and the 6s won 7v0 against Alleyn Old Boys. The 7s went down by the narrowest of margins 1v0 in a Cup semi-final against Polytechnic.

8th February - Calling All Carshalton Members - Training Tuesdays and Thursday's

On Tuesday 9th February players attending training will be going on a run so please can everyone meet at the Church at 7.30pm for a 7.45pm start.

On Thursday 11th February, training will take place as normal under floodlights at the Club so please can members meet at 7.30pm as normal.

Dave Jenvey runs these training sessions each week and is understandably keen that as many Club members as possible attend.

30th January - Weekend Review

The Carshalton 1st XI suffered a gut wrenching defeat against title challengers Crouch End Vampires when, after dominating a second half in which we hit the woodwork four times, Crouch End broke away and scored the winner with just five minutes remaining. There is however a long way to go this season and the 1st team must set their sights on achieving at least 20 points from their remaining 9 fixtures to give them a great chance of promotion.

The second team were edged out 3v2 against arch rivals Merton with incredibly the 2nd team's 67 year old manager Charlie Sinclair coming off the bench to score Carshalton's second! The 5's drew 2v2 against Polytechnic while the 6s, missing several regulars, were drubbed 7v0 by BB Eagles away. Let's hope the missing players are available for this Saturday's Cup semi-final at home against BB Eagles with a Cup Final beckoning! Well done to the 7th team for their victory in the cup away to Old Wokingians and to the 8s for a home victory against South Bank.

23rd January - 1st XI Match v Old Salesians Switched To Carshalton

At the request of Old Salesians the 1st XI Cup match against Salesians has been switched to Carshalton FC and will kick off on the first team pitch at 1.45pm.

21st January - Teams For 23rd January Fixtures

1^st Team: Martin Bruce, Tom Ritchie, Billy Tilley, Dave Tilley, Simon Clare, Adam Taylor, Andrew Taylor, Scott Poullier, Dan Maculloch, Adam Fisk, Richard Webb, James Horton, Kevin Macleod,

2nd Team: Andreas, D Fenton, C Tilley, T Lawler, B Wood, M Boyman, D Lawler, Badgie, S Bowes, R Polley, F Addo

4^th Team: Gav Calthorpe, Tony Barrett, Peter McCallister, Tom Sawyer, Rick Morris, S Hayes, Greame, Jason Maclaren, Ferz, Jordan, Luke and Anthony

5^th Team: J North, M Trumper, S Smith, G Blackman, Mikey, Lloyd, James H, Lee Woodward, Neil W, Russell Cobley, John Harris, Dave Jenvey

6^th Team: J Fascione, I Castle, N Ruthen, J Kramer, J Holland, T Edwards, A Carlin, D Davies, A Winyard, K Reynolds, HMS Paterson, Alex, C Wells, T Cave,

21st January - "Old Sweats Day" - 20th March 2010

This season's Old Sweats Day will be held on Saturday 20th March 2010 at Carshalton FC's newly refurbished Clubhouse.

Jim Finn will be overseeing invitations and will contact former members in the near future, while Dennis Philpott is organising the sit down lunch which will cost £15.

Please keep this date in your diary as we look forward to seeing as many past members as possible on 20th March. For further information please contact Jim Finn at jfinn@talktalk.net

16th January - 1st XI and 3rd XI HOME MATCHES ARE ON

Many thanks to you all. We need to encourage this attitude amongst all Club members in every side every Saturday to help build a strong and enjoyable Club spirit.
The two main pitches at Carshalton FC have passed a morning inspection and the 1st XI match against EBOG and the 3rd XI match against Weirside Rangers will both go ahead as planned with 2pm kick-offs.

5th January - Boxing Day and New Years Day Fixtures

Many thanks to everyone who participated in the Inter Club fixture on Boxing Day. Jamie Fascione's XI beat Ryan Polley's XI (and no it wasn't an 'eat-athon') by 3 goals to 1 with Tony Edwards, Adam Fisk and Nick Ruthen scoring for the victors and Ryan Polley scoring the consolation goal for his beaten team.

On New Years Day a largely hungover Carshalton XI took on an equally hungover Beddington Cricket Club XI on a cold, crisp but sunny morning. Beddington CC played some tidy football in racing to a 3 v 0 lead after an hour, and though Simon Clare and Tom Thoroughgood pulled two goals back, they hung on to win the fixture 3 v 2.

All the players, as well as supporters, friends and family, socialised in the bar after both matches raising valuable funds for the Club. Many thanks to you all. We need to encourage this attitude amongst all Club members in every side every Saturday to help build a strong and enjoyable Club spirit.

14th December - Club Christmas Drinks An Unqualified Success in which Lawler stars!

Thanks to everyone who attended Saturday's Christmas Drinks at the Club. It was a hugely entertaining evening which concluded well passed the scheduled 10pm finish. Special thanks go to Jamie Fascione for organising the event and the raffle, Paul Bourke and Stevie Green for DJ-ing, and to Val, Mel and Bernie for making and selling the mulled wine, mince pies and whatever else they did!

The really special praise though is saved for Dan Lawler for inventing a truly innovative fundraising game at the end of HIS night called "guess Dan Lawler's weight". Five of us were able to enter but it was David Booth who won the special prize which Dan presented him with in the taxi home. Read all about it in the 2nd team match report!

14th December - Boxing Day Football and New Years Day Football Matches

If you want to take part in the inter-Club football match on Boxing Day please contact either of the two Captains, Jamie Fascione 07887 848773 or Ryan Polley, to make sure you are selected. Don't worry you don't have to be of a simple physical type to them to get the nod!

On New Year's Day a Carshalton select XI will take on the Beddington Park Cricket Club XI in what is always a keenly fought encounter. If you would like to play for Carshalton FC in this fixture please speak to or email David Booth to let him know - david.booth@homeretailgroup.com.
14th December - Training Tuesday and a special Festive Training Session on 29th December

Dave Jenvey is taking the final training session on Tuesday 15th December which you are all encouraged to attend. These are excellent sessions and will genuinely have a positive impact on your performances on a Saturday.

Dave is holding a special Festive Training Session on 29th December between 1pm and 3pm down at the club. Everyone attending is encouraged to meet up for drinks afterwards. This will be an excellent opportunity to work off some of that Turkey and then put it all back on again through Beer!
9th December - THIS SATURDAY, 12TH DECEMBER - THE CARSHALTON CHRISTMAS PARTY - 4pm through to 10pm!

All Club members, plus their friends, partners and loved ones, are invited to an after-football Christmas Party on Saturday, starting immediately the afternoon football has finished and going on until 10pm.

There will be an Xmas Raffle with a host of fantastic prizes (mostly alcoholic) as well as mulled wine, mince pies and festive nibbles. DJ's Steve Green and Paul "goal-a-game" Bourke will be providing the entertainment.

Please come and celebrate Christmas this Saturday at the Club and help raise essential funds for the club at the same time.
8th December - Boxing Day and New Year's Day Football Matches are ON!

The traditional Boxing Day and New Year's Day football matches at Carshalton FC ARE taking place this year. The Boxing Day match will be an inter-club match and details of who will be organising this fixture will appear on the site early next week.

On New Year's Day a Carshalton select XI will take on the Beddington Park Cricket Club XI in what is always a keenly fought encounter. If you would like to play for Carshalton FC in this fixture please speak to or email David Booth to let him know - david.booth@homeretailgroup.com.

22nd November - 12th December Christmas Drink-Up At The Club

On Sat the 12th December, Carshalton FC is staging a Christmas drink-up for the whole club, commencing as soon as the afternoon football matches have finished and going on until 10pm. All club members are invited and encouraged to attend and friends and family are also very welcome. A Christmas raffle is being organised (donations of prizes, eg bottles of booze, will be gratefully received by Jamie Fascione), and music will be provided by a DJ to be announced nearer the time! Jamie Fascione has also promised to dress up as Santa Claus on the night!

22nd November - Weekend Round Up
No question about the result of the weekend. The 1st XI headed up to North London with just the bare eleven to face a strong Old Finchleians side, and beat them 3-2 to cement their position at the top of the table. Well done to skipper Dave Tilley and the lads, particularly Andrew Taylor who scored twice and tops the goalscoring charts with 7 goals. The 2nd XI also had a cracking result thrashing Wandsworth Borough 5-1 in the AFA Intermediate Cup.

The 6th XI progressed to the semi-final of the SAL Senior Novets Cup after beating Lloyds TSB 4s 4-2. However the 3s and the 5s suffered Cup defeats to Old Stationers and Nottsborough respectively. In the League the 4s and the 7s both drew 1-1 against Old Owens and Old Actonians respectively while the 8s lost a close match against Old Actonians 11s 5-4.
21st November - " WHATTHE FUNK?".....What a Night!

Many thanks to everyone who attended "What The Funk?" at the Clubhouse last Saturday and helped make the evening a great success both in terms of the party itself but also in terms of raising valuable funds for the club through heavy spending over the bar! Special thanks go to Jamie Fascione for organising the event, and also to Paul Bourke and Andrew Walter for their considerable efforts to prepare the Club for the night.

14th November - "Breaking News...Breaking News...Breaking News...Breaking News"

Home Matches OFF but 1st XI cup match v Merton is ON

Football Club Bar will be OPEN at 4.30pm for England v Brazil

This may not come as a major shock but all home games (2s, 3s, 6s and 8s) at Carshalton FC are OFF today following a tempest last night. The first team's Cup Match away at Merton is ON and kicks off at 1.45pm at the Joseph Hood Recreation Ground. All other away teams please assume your match is on until you hear otherwise from your skippers.

Carshalton Football Club and more importantly the Bar will be OPEN from 4.30pm and showing England v Brazil. Please come down and support Club and Country!