2004-2005 Season
Luton District and South Beds Football League
12 News Items
Leading Maksmen Division One
(League & League Cup goals only) Date: 15.05.05 Division One Top Marksmen 2004/5 Austin Melia (Dunstable Utd) 21 Stephen Morris (Leagrave FC) 19 James Trapp (Christians In Sport 2nd XI) Mark Medlin (Caddington 2nd X1) 18 Adam Baxter (Hansom Cab) Nathan Miller (Dunstable Utd) 16 Shiblu Miah (Luton Eagles) Matt Whelan (Easy jet) 14 Rob Cove & Ben Harris (Dunstable Utd) 13 Andy McMaster (Hansom Cab) 12 Daniel Fitzgerald (Admiral 2XI) Paul Young (Caddington 2nd XI) 11 Ryan Douglas (Christians In Sport 2nd XI) Sean Foley (St Josephs) Craig McCann (Hansom Cab) Phil Newbery (Admiral 2XI) 10
Christians win the William Pease Trophy
Date; 04.05.05 William Pease Jubilee Trophy Cup Final Played at Barton Rovers Football Club. Luton Irish 2 (Ben Fitzsimmons & Richard Peake) Christians In Sport 5 (Leigh Reynolds & Adam Oliver braces & sub Ben Henry) In the early minutes Irish Dwayne Grant went close with a header. Irish scored first in the tenth minutes, a Dave Cathling cross from the left hand side for Ben Fitzsimmons to head home past the Christians Keeper Ian Cooper. Christians equalized in the 20th minutes from the penalty, Christians Jamie Nolan was fouled by the Irish defender Shane O?Donnell. Christians Leigh Reynolds converted the penalty. Irish keeper Aaron Dengel made a save from Christians Kevin Dooley. Half-time 1-1. Irish took the lead in the 51st minutes from a Ben Fitzsimmons corner, which found the head of Richard Peake whose header was powered into the back of the net past keeper Ian Cooper. In the 56th Christians were on level terms again, a cross from the right hand side from Kevin Dooley for Leigh Reynolds to head home past keeper Aaron Dengel. Irish Ben Fitzsimmons shot just wide of the post. Irish Kevin McQuillen shot over the bar. Irish Dwayne Grant shot saved by the Christians keeper Ian Cooper. Irish Dwayne Grant shot wide. Irish Ashley Randell header saved by keeper Ian Cooper. Christians Paul Douglas shot wide. Irish Dwayne Grant hit the post with his shot, after some good work by Hayden Dean. Christians Carl Short shot over the bar. 2-2 at full-time. Match went into extra-time. Christians scored their 3rd goal in the 97th minutes Adam Oliver shot from inside the box which beat the diving keeper Aaron Dengel. An Irish Kevin McQuillen 25 yard shot was pushed away for a corner by keeper Ian Cooper. In the 114th minutes Christians sub Ben Henry made the score 4-2 with a volley from the edge of the box, after a long kick from Keeper Ian Cooper. Christians Ben Henry was the provider for the fifth goal in the 126th minutes, a cross from the right hand side for Adam Oliver to shoot from the close range past Keeper Aaron Dengel. Christians 5-2 winners. Christians Pinkesh Thakar man of the match a good display in the heart of the defence. Teams & officials were presented to the the League Chairman Fred Barnard before the match & also presented trophies at the end of the match the both teams.Match Officials were. Referee, Frank Nemeth. Assistant referees, Jon Panconi & Manoj Dhokia 4th Officials, Paul Evenden Teams for the Final were. Christians In Sport, Ian Cooper, Robin Bassford, Pinkesh Thakar, Carl Short, Captain Graham Lee, Jerry Morris, Jamie Nolan, Adam Oliver, Leigh Reynolds, Kevin Dooley, Graham Tompkins, Ralph Barter, Paul Douglas, Scott Ford, Ben Henry, Ben West. Manager Keith Barter. Assistant managers, Ben West & Simon Murray. Luton Irish team, Aaron Dengel, Shane O?Donnell, Kevin Lavalle, Richard Peake, Daryl Ward, Ben Fitzsimmons, Dave Cathling, Seamus Cleary, Eammon Cleary, Kevin McQuillen, Dawyne Grant, Micheal Duggan, Hayden Dean, Ryan McConville, Ashley Randell & Sean Wynne. Manager Frank McConville.
Admiral win the Premier Division Cup
Date; 07.05.05 Dearden Trophies Premier Division Cup Final Played at 61 Football Club. Luton Irish 1 (Ben Fitzsimmons) Admiral 3 (Rob Maclaren hat-rick) In the early minutes Jamie Macdonald went close with a shot. Irish Dwayne Grant effort went wide. Irish keeper Aaron Dengel saved from Jamie Macdonald. Admiral scored the first goal, when a cross from Anthony Campbell was pulled back by Gary Rogers for Captain Rob Maclaren to head home from six yards. Irish Hayden Dean shot wide. 1-0 at half-time. Rob Maclaren scored his second goal with a shot from the edge of the box past keeper Aaron Dengel, after a flick on from Pat O?Gorman. Ben Fitzsimmons free-kick from 25 yards was tipped over the bar by the Admiral keeper Barry Davies. Irish Dwayne Grant header wide. Rob Maclaren completed his hat-rick, when his shot was parried into the net by Keeper Aaron Dengel. Irish Shane O?Donnell had the ball in the net, but disallowed for off-side. Irish pulled one goal back, Ben Fitzsimmons 20 yards free-kick curled into the left corner of the net. Admiral 3-1 winners. Admiral defender Thomas Lynch man of the match with a good display in the heart of the defence. Teams & Officials were presented to Leagues Mr.Tony Bullman before the match & who also presented the trophies at the end of the match to the both teams. Match Officials were. Referee, Philip Wilkinson. Assistant referees, Paul Jones & Alan Blackburn 4th Official, Brian Marsh Teams for the Final were. Admiral, Barry Davies, Thomas Lynch, Ricky Fry, Chris Byrnes, Captain Andy Lynch, Ashley Shanahan, Anthony Campbell, Rob Maclaren, Pat O?Gorman, Jamie Macdonald, Gary Rogers, Jimmy Maclaren, John Ronald, Micheal Page, Ian Macbeth, Manager Peter Armitage. Coach. Tony McCool. Luton Irish team, Aaron Dengel, Shane O?Donnell, Richard Peake, Daryl Ward, Ben Fitzsimmons, Dave Cathling, Eammon Cleary, Kevin McQuillen, Dawyne Grant, Micheal Duggan, Hayden Dean, Ryan McConville, Ashley Randell, Sean Wynne & Steven McInerney. Manager Frank McConville.
Honours 2004/05 Season
Date; 25.05.05 Honours for 2004/05 Season, Admiral Premier Division Champions St Josephs Runners-up, Deardens Trophy Premier Division Cup Admiral Winners Luton Irish Finalist, Dunstable United Division One Champions Hansom Cab Runners-up, Division One Cup Dunstable United Winners Hansom Cab Finalist, William Pease Jubilee Trophy Christians In Sport Winners Luton Irish Finalist, Luton News Reserve Cup Admiral 2nd X1 Winners Christians In Sports 2nd X1 Finalist, S.O.S. Allen Trophy Christians In Sport Winners The 61 FC 3rd X1 Finalist, Bedfordshire County Inter-League Centenary Cup Luton District & South Beds Football League Winners Bedfordshire County Reserve League Finalist, Leagues & Premier Division top marksman Gary Rogers Admiral, Division One top marksman Austin Melia Dunstable United,
Sportsman Tournament
Date; 02.06.05 Tournament to be held in August 21st 2005, teams wanting to enter it will be an 11 aside tournament using 12 teams with 6 in each division with the winners playing off for the final. There also will be a youth tournament run on the same lines but a week earlier. Contact Nigel, Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
Bedfordshire County Inter-League Centanary Final
Date: 13.04.05 Bedfordshire County Inter-League Centenary Cup Final, Played at Shillington FC Luton District & South Beds Football League V Bedfordshire County Reserve League Luton District & South Beds Football League's representive side beat Bedfordshire County Reserve League representive side 4-2 to win their first-ever Inter-League Centenary County Cup Final. Luton League side scored the opening goal through Gary Rogers, when a pass through the middle by Jamie Macdonald on to Pat O'Gorman whose flick on to Gary Rogers who lobbed the County Reserve keeper Stephen Everitt. 1-0 Luton League. Luton League side scored their second goal, when Centre-half Anthony Campbell long run from defence then crossing the ball over from the left-side for Gary Rogers to shoot from close range to score his second goal of the match. 2-0 Luton league. Luton League side scored their third goal, when Jamie Macdonald was left unmarked; whose 35 yards long drive shot gave Keeper Stephen Everett no chance. 3-0 at half-time. Bedfordshire County reserves side pulled one goal back, when a Ricky Howe corner was headed home by Leigh Welch past keeper Jimmy Bolton. 3-1 Luton League. Bedfordshire County reserves side scored again, a close range shot from Adrian Turner beat the diving Jimmy Bolton. 3-2 Luton League. Luton League side scored their fourth goal, this time Gary Rogers was the provider, crossing the ball from the right for Captain Rob Maclarn whose running in header from 6 yards found the back of net past keeper Stephen Everitt. Luton League side defence marshalled by Anthony Campbell held on to the end to win their first-ever Inter-League Centenary County Cup Final 4-2. Jamie Macdonald was man of the match, who covered every inch of the pitch who never stopped running. Peter Armitage of the Admiral team was manager for the Luton League side & Tony McCool was coach for the team. Team that played the match Jimmy Bolton, Shane Tracy & James Stewart (Ewe & Lamb) Anthony Campbell, Andy Lynch, Tom Lynch, (Capt) Rob Maclaren, Jamie Macdonald, Ricky Fry, Gary Rogers, Pat O'Gorman, Michael Page & Ian Macbeth (Admiral) Kevin McGovern (St Josephs)
Leading marksmen for the Premier Division
(League & League Cup goals only) Date: 15.05.05 Top Marksmen Premier Division 2004/05 Season Gary Rogers (Admiral) 45 Dwayne Grant (Luton Irish) 29 Mark Doran (St Josephs) 27 Jamie Nolan (Christians In Sport) 26 Kevin McQuillen(Luton Irish) 25 Craig Hawks (Lewsey Park) 23 Pat OGorman (Admiral) 22 Ashley Shanahan (Admiral) 19 Neil Dowsett (St Josephs) Leigh Reynolds (Christians In Sport) 18 Adam Oliver (Christians In Sport) 15 Ben Henry (Christians In Sport) Rob Maclaren (Admiral) Leigh Elms (Sportsman Dunstable) 13
Leading marksmen for the League
(League & League Cup goals only) Date: 15.05.05 Gary Rogers (Admiral) 45 Dwayne Grant (Luton Irish) 29 Mark Doran (St Josephs) 27 Jamie Nolan (Christians In Sport) 26 Kevin McQuillen (Luton Irish) 25 Craig Hawks (Lewsey Park) 23 Pat OGorman (Admiral) 22 Austin Melia (Dunstable Utd) 21 Stephen Morris (Leagrave FC) Ashley Shanahan (Admiral) 19 Neil Dowsett (St Josephs) Mark Medlin (Caddington 2nd X1) Leigh Reynolds (Christians In Sport) James Trapp (Christians In Sport 2nd XI) 18 Adam Baxter (Hansom Cab) Nathan Miller (Dunstable Utd) 16 Adam Oliver (Christians In Sport) 15 Shiblu Miah (Luton Eagles) Matt Whelan (Easy jet) 14 Ben Henry (Christians In Sport) Rob Maclaren (Admiral) Leigh Elms (Sportsman Dunstable) Rob Cove & Ben Harris (Dunstable Utd) 13 Andy McMaster (Hansom Cab) 12 Daniel Fitzgerald (Admiral 2XI) Paul Young (Caddington 2nd XI) 11 Ryan Douglas (Christians In Sport 2nd XI) Sean Foley (St Josephs) Craig McCann (Hansom Cab) Phil Newbery (Admiral 2XI) 10
Dunstable United League & Cup double
Division One Cup Final played, at Caddington FC Manor Road Date: 16.04.05 Hansome Cab 1 V 4 Dunstable United Hansome Cab scored the opening goal in the 8th minutes, a close range shot from Sam Elliott past United keeper Ian Taylor. Cab were the better side in the first-half, but did not take their chances. Cabs Andrew Curran 30 yards shot was tipped over the bar by keeper Taylor. Cabs Sam Elliott who beat keeper Taylor with an open goal at his mercy & only to see his shot just going wide of the post. Cabs Adam Baxter also shot wide. United Captain David Frazer shot hit the side netting. United equalized in the 37th minutes through Austin Melia when his carling shot from 30 yards went into the right side corner of the net giving Cabs keeper Gary King no chance to save. 1-1 at half-time. United came more into the match in the second-half. Ben Harris shot wide for United. United took the lead in the 52nd minutes, when a corner from Captain David Frazer found the head of Austin Melia whose powerful header went past Gary King. In the 54th minutes United increased their lead to 3-1, this time Austin Melia flick on for Joe Walshe who buried the ball into the net past keeper Gary King. Cabs Richard Forsey hit the post from two yards & then United centre-half Ross Waller made the clearance off the goal-line. In the 77th mintues Austin Melia completed his hat-rick, when one on one with keeper King to chip over his head to make the score. 4-1 to United. George Hyde shot wide for Cabs. Austin Melia man of the match with all-round performance. Bedfordshire County & Luton League Committee member Tony Bullman was presented to the both teams & match officials by another Luton League Committee Danny Caswell before the match. Karl Ayles was the referee in the middle. Division One League Champions Dunstable United completed their double with this Cup win.
Luton News Reserve Cup Final
Date; 30/04/05 Played Barton Rovers Football Club Admiral 2nd X1 3 (Phil Newbery Brace & Dave Moore) Christians In Sport 2nd X1 2 (Mark Slough brace) In the first-half the match was evenly poised; both teams had chances in the opening 39 minutes, but neither could break the deadlock. Christians Paul Wears 25 yards shot rattled the side netting extension. Admiral Danny Fitzgerald had his shot saved by the Christians keeper Pete Fraser. Christians Adam Ahmed 30 yards shot was pushed away for a corner by the Admiral keeper Vishal Desai. Christians Mike Milner shot went wide. Admiral broke the deadlock in the 40th minutes through Dave Moore whose shot went past the diving Pete Fraser, after a mix-up between Captain Tim Morris & keeper Fraser. Paul Johnson shot went wide for Admiral. Christians trailed by just one goal at the break. The second-half was more livelier. Admiral took their foot off the pedal in the second-half, which allowed Christians back in the game. Christians who had about half dozen corners in the secon-half. Pete Fraser saved a shot from Admirals Mark Houghton. In the 57th minutes Admiral scored their second goal, after Michael Lawal was sent clear down the right-hand side & centred for Captain Phil Newbery whose powerful shot from the edge of the box beat keeper Pete Fraser. Admiral lead 2-0, but Christians kept attacking & going forward on numerous occasions. Christians Mark Slough hit the Admiral crossbar with his shot. Carl Swendell shot went wide for Admiral. Danny Fitzgerald shot went wide for Admiral. Christians Neal Casley had his shot saved by Keeper Vishal Desai. Danny Fitzgerald shot saved by Pete Fraser. Vishal Desai pushed away a shot from Christians Mike Milner for a corner. In the 71st minutes Christians scored their first goal, after a corner from Adam Ahmed was tapped-in by the unmarked Mark Slough from 2 yards with the keeper Vishal Desai left stranded. 2-1 to Admiral. Christians Simon Cooke made a clearance off the line from Captain Phil Newberys shot. Admiral Danny Fitzgerald shot went wide. Christians Mike Milner free-kick went wide. Christians Neal Casley shot went wide. In the 80th minutes Christians equalized when, Adam Ahmed shot hit the crossbar & Mark Slough tapped home from the rebound past keeper Vishal Desai. 2-2. Admiral replied back within a minute through Captain Phil Newberys a 25 yards free-kick with keeper Pete Fraser no chance of stopping the shot. Christians Ryan Douglas had his shot saved by Vishal Desai. Admirals win 3-2 a close fought battle at the end, a joy to watch in the second-half, good advert for football. Man of the match Captain Phil Newbery with a all-round performance. The teams & officials were presented to the sports editor Mr.John Oliver Mr.Tony Bullman & Mr.Danny Caswell before & also presented the trophies at the end of the match. The teams for the Final were. Admirals team, Vishal Desai, Carl Swendell, Jayvis Clarke, Phil Moyna, Paul Johnson, Renan Ramos, Chris Laing, Captian Phil Newbery, Mark Houghton, Dave Moore, Danny Fitzgerald, Craig Carter, player/Manager Kevin Mullins & Michael Lawal. Christians team, Pete Fraser, Colin Watts, Captain Tim Morris, Dan Morris, Simon Cooke, Mark Slough, Adam Ahmed, Mike Milner, Neal Casley, Paul Wears, Ryan Douglas, Wayne Oliver, Mark OShea, John Place, Darren Banks, Greg Logan & Manager Paul Hillard.
Kick Off Times
November 2.00 p.m.
December 2.00 p.m.
January 2.00 p.m.
February 2.00 p.m.
March 2.00 p.m.
April 2.30 p.m.

Can you answer all ten correctly?
1. Shortest distance between the penalty mark and goal line?
[] 8 yards [] 10 yards [] 12 yards

2. How many minutes should each half be?
[] 30 minutes [] 45 minutes [] 60 minutes

3. Can a goal be scored direct from the kick off?
[] Yes [] No

4. Can you be offside from a Goal Kick?
[] Yes [] No

5. How many substitutes are allowed to play?
[] 3 [] 5 [] 7

6. What would you do to a player who spits at another player?
[] No action [] Yellow Card [] Red Card

7. What would you award if a defender kicked the ball into his own goal direct from a free kick?
[] Re-take [] Goal [] Corner Kick

8. What is the minimum number of players needed by a team to start a game?
[] 6 [] 7 [] 8

9. What would you award for dangerous play?
[] Dropped Ball [] Indirect Free Kick [] Direct Free Kick

10. What decision does the away team captain make if he wins the toss?
[] to kick-off [] to choose ends [] either of these



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