BADGERS
VS MARCH TOWN UCL SOUTH PREM SATURDAY 21TH FEBRUARY 2PM KICK OFF
THE BADGERS, FOUNDED 1929
CLUB COMMITTEE CLUB COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT: WILLY MARRIOTT
CHAIRMAN: KEVIN GARDNER
VICE-CHAIRMAN: NIGEL THOMAS
CLUB SECRETARY: GRAHAM CONNEW
YOUTH SECRETARY: HAYLEY EVANS
FEMALE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER / SECRETARY: STEPH NASH (Club Man Of The Year)
WELFARE OFFICER: HAYLEY EVANS
BAR & FACILITIES MANAGER: TYLER REEVE
TREASURER: NICK INWOOD
FIXTURES SECRETARY: STUART DIMOND
GROUNDSMAN: DANNY POWELL
DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGER: JASON CHEESEMAN
COMMITTEE MEMBER: RICHARD GIBBON
COMMITTEE MEMBER: STUART WYKES
COMMITTEE MEMBER: RICH FAULKNER (Club Man Of The Year)
COMMITTEE MEMBER: STEVE REEVE
COMMITTEE MEMBER: JOE THOMAS
COMMITTEE MEMBER: STUART WHITE
MANAGEMENT/COACHING TEAM MANAGEMENT/COACHING TEAM
FIRST TEAM: CALVIN GREEN
RESERVE TEAM: BRENDAN EMBRA
LADIES TEAM: STUART WHITE
UNDER 18s GIRLS: JAMES GEDDES UNDER 18s (NYSL): LEE HAINES
UNDER 16s: RYAN NASH
UNDER 15s: CHRIS ASHTON
UNDER 14s BLACK: RICH FAULKNER
UNDER 14s WHITE: TONY HILL UNDER 13s WHITE: TOM MURFITT
UNDER 13s BLUES: IAN MARRIOTT
UNDER 12s: NICK HILLIKER
UNDER 13s BLACKS GIRLS: STEPH NASH
UNDER 13s WHITES GIRLS: ALAN THOMAS
UNDER 11s: ANDREW JACKMAN
UNDER 10s: SCOTT ROGERS
UNDER 9s BLACK: MANI JOHAL
UNDER 9s WHITES: PETE TINSTON
UNDER 8s BLACK: JASON CHEESEMAN
UNDER 8s WHITE: IAN MARRIOTT
Minis : JACK THOMAS
WELCOME TO FROM THE CHAIRMAN... FROM THE CHAIRMAN...
THE SETT
As Chairman of Bugbrooke St Michaels Football Club, I would like to offer you a warm welcome to The Sett and I hope that you have an enjoyable visit.
Here at Bugbrooke St Michaels we are working hard to develop a club with a strong inclusive ethos, offering opportunities for players of all ages and abilities.
We are extremely proud of our youth development programme, supporting players from seven all the way up to eighteen. Many of our young players go on to have success with one of our adult teams, with some players going on to even bigger and better things!
There is a great wealth of local support for the club, everyone that helps does so on a voluntary basis and through everyone’s hard work and dedication we have been able to achieve and maintain FA Accredited status.
Whilst some clubs choose to reinvest their revenue into players and wages, here at Bugbrooke we hold a different set of values. All of our profits go into upgrading our equipment and facilities, building a solid future-proof foundation that will be here for future generations to enjoy.
Whilst this can sometimes hold us back from gaining huge success on the pitch, we feel our excellent facilities, youth development programme and ethos on community sets us apart from other clubs.
Success and progression starts from the beginnings.
Thank you for your support today, we hope that you enjoy the game, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Kev
Kevin Gardner, Chairman
Bugbroooke St Michaels Football Club would like to place on record our thanks to our team of volunteers, our advertisers and sponsors.
FEMALE FOOTBALL
##HERGAMETOO HERGAMETOO @ THE SETT
Bugbrooke U18 Girls were formed last year and were successful in their first season competing in Div 1 of the Bedfordshire FA Girls Football League. They finished 3rd and were the only team to beat Real Bedford – in their final league game of the season – as well as reaching the League Cup Final – losing to Real Bedford!
Despite losing 15 players at the end of last season, mostly due to players becoming too old, the squad is still 18 strong and has started the season impressively They have won all four of their matches so far, and currently sit top of Div 1 of the newly formed Northants Women’s & Girls Football League.
Coaches James Geddes and Bob Lane work closely with Ladies team coaches (Stuart White and Alex DeBoer) to ensure that the team also provides a pathway into Women’s football A number of players have made the step up over the last 12 months and the aim is to have more players joining the Ladies squad during the current season. The team is supported by Physio Kayleigh Brocklehurst who also plays for the Ladies team
New sponsors Halo Security and GA Photography have generously agreed to provide new kit, training tops and hoodies so the girls will soon look as impressive off the pitch as they do on it!
New players are always welcome regardless of their experience or ability especially as the team will lose another 9 players at the end of this season. For now though, the aim is to keep improving, stay top of the league and hopefully go one step further in one of the 3 Cup Competitions that the team are involved in!
james geddes
U18's Girls Manager
STEPH HAYLEY TEAM! MEET THE MEET THE
Steph is our ladies development officer and secretary. She has been part of the club since 2021 bringing a youth team to join as U12's. Steph has made an incredible impact on the club and girls football since joining and now runs her own U13 Blacks Girls team. This season Steph was awarded with Clubman of the year for her contribution and hard work to the club. In her spare time Steph enjoys spending time with her family and is a dedicated Spurs supporter. She is also known for a bag for life after a heavy night out!
Hayley is our club youth secretary and welfare officer. Hayley has been in her role for just over a year and is a dedicated member of the committee here at Bugbrooke. Her passion for helping the club strive and supporting coaches within her roles are invaluable.
In her spare time Hayley enjoys watching her son play within our U16's squad and supporting her daughter with her horse riding. She enjoys going out with her friends and walking her dog.
Formed in 1929, Bugbrooke St Michaels Football Club took over from Bugbrooke United who folded in 1928 after being in existence since 1910.
The club, which is named after the local St Michael’s and All Angels Church, initially took its place in the Northants Central Village League and had immense success, winning the league title from 1931 to 1937.
The club closed for the Second World War before reforming in 1947 and were once again successful, winning the CVL title from 1947 to 1950, and were Northants Lower Junior Cup runners-up in 1949, a feat repeated in 1954.
We finally won the N.F.A Lower Junior Cup in 1956 and followed this in 1957 by winning the prestigious Daventry Charity Cup.
The club had its most successful years from 1966 to 1972 when we won the Northants Central Combination Premier title and again from 1976 to 1979 with 1977 also seeing us win the N.F.A Lower Junior Cup again.
The club continued to succeed in the Northants Combination until 1987 when we took the decision to join the United Counties League.
At this time, we decided to run two teams in the U C L and two teams in the C N C We also began our youth section and have continued this ever since Today we run 4 adult sides, including a recently formed Ladies team as well as 15 youth teams.
The club has continued to enjoy success across all age groups over those 30 years, the most notable being N.F.A Junior Cup winners in 1992, N.F.A Lower Junior Cup in 1993, and U C L Division One winners in 2001
The reputation for producing successful youth teams has increased over those years and 4 of our youth players (under 16) have been signed by professional league clubs
The achievements of the club on the field have always been supported by a hardworking committee whose chief officers are recorded on a roll in the clubhouse flyer They, along with the supporters of the club, have built up the excellent changing room sand clubhouse since 1980.
We hope that you enjoy the facilities that they have provided over those years, and we look forward to seeing you again in the future.
MARCH TOWN UNITED FC TODAY’S VISITORS
March Town played on several grounds in the early 1880’s before sharing a ground with March Town Cricket Club at The Avenue. March Town played there until after the war.
As founder members of the Isle of Ely Football League, March played in that League until joining the Peterborough & District League
After the war they added `United’ to the Clubs’ title, reflecting the move to the GER sports ground in Robingoodfellows Lane.
After an unsuccessful spell in the United Counties League, March appointed exNorwich City and Notts County player, Oscar Hold as Manager and after two seasons won the UCL Championship.
In the 1955-56 season, March joined the Eastern Counties League and finished runners-up to Peterborough United Reserves. They finished runners-up to Spurs `A’ in the 1960-61 season but had to wait until the 1987-88 season to lift the Championship.
March have won the League Cup once, beating Spurs 3-2 in a two-leg final, with the second leg being played at White Hart Lane.
The Hares have reached the first-round proper of the FA Cup twice, going out to Brentford 4-0 in the 1956-57 season and more recently losing 2-0 at Swindon (1977-78 season). They have jointly held the East Anglian Cup with Barking in 1953-54. The Hares most recently won the Hinchingbrooke Cup in 2024 after beating Blackstones FC 3-1 to clinch the trophy
March Town United FC now runs three senior sides and 2 Ladies Teams. The 1st team play in the United Counties League South, whilst the Reserves, A Team and ladies teams play in the Cambridgeshire Leagues
The 1st Team won the Hinchingbrook Cup in season 23/24 and then the Cambridgeshire invitational Cup in 24/25.
March Town also has a thriving Youth set up, with the under 18’s playing in the Thurlow Nunn Youth League (West).
Ash Taylor (Manager)
This will now be Ash’s fifth season at March Town FC where during this time he has become one of March Towns most successful ever managers guiding the club to back to back trophy winning seasons, reaching the playoffs 2 years running and taking the club the furthest it has ever been in the FA Vase. Ash is UEFA A licenced coach and also has a degree in Football Coaching and Management
Luke Pepper (Assistant Manager)
A true March Town FC Legend joined the 1st team management team a couple of seasons ago and has now made the step up to become Ash Taylors Assistant manager for last season Pep will bring loads of experience and leadership to the team having been our captain for many years
John-Paul Duncliffe (1st Team Coach)
JP brings a wealth of experience to the management team having played many games at this level of football and above winning the UCL League twice with Yaxley and Deeping
Sarah Aftelak (GK Coach)
Sarah joined the club 4 seasons ago working as a goalkeeper coach and during this time has become an integral part of the management team Along with being a GK coach Sarah also plays a vital role in proving analytical data that she collates each game.
Ben Rainnie (Head Physio)
Ben has been around the club since he was 8 years old. Over the past few years, he has become a director at the club as well as dealing with all their social media accounts, website and gaining many sponsors for the club. He has now undergone his Level 3 first aid in football and accepted Ash Taylors invitation to become the 1st Team match day physio.
Richard King (GK Coach)
As a player Kingy was a goalkeeper for Stamford, Ramsey, Blackstones, Corby Town, Spalding As a GK Coach he has coached at Deeping, Stamford, St Neots, Kettering Town and most recently at St Ives Town Kingy has also been Assistant Manager at Arlesey Town and manager at Rothwell Corinthian
Leia Watson (Sports Masseuse)
Leia is going into her second year as a Sports Therapy student at Anglian Ruskin University after completing her first year 24/25 She has been around sport her whole life from playing it to coaching it Leia has lived and grown up in March, she has been involved in massage aftercare for both the Cambridge and London marathons in 2025 working closely with the charities involved and hopes to continue her studies while working closely with us
TEAMSHEETS
BUGBROOKE ST MICHAELS
Manager
Calvin Green
Colours
White/Black
Team
Ewan Evans
Ollie Pardoe
Reece Irwin
Joe Malkin
Tom Simmons
Harley Mallard
Tom Smyth
Calvin Green
Trey Kwayie
Lewis Brooks
Will Bates
Milad Ehsani
Romeo Ingman
Callum Farmer
Silvano Obeng
Allen Dogbe
Aaron Carmichael
Enoch Opayinka
MARCH TOWN UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB
Manager
Ash Taylor
Colours
Royal Blue
Team
Jonah Gill (GK)
Adam Brumby
Jack Withers
Jay Chilvers
Danny Emmington
Lil Francissco
Cavan King
Jack Saunders
Sam Green
Liam Hook
Olly Belton
Matty Foy
Flo Tsaguim
James Hill-seekings
Ben Tait
Denny Escorcio
Dan Cotton
Toby Allen
Rio Henson
Match Officials: Kieron Fitzpatrick, Ian Brown, Gary Halliday
BADGERS
