Welcome to The Dripping Pan for this afternoon’s Isthmian Premier League game against Margate. Here is your complimentary e-programme.

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Welcome everyone to this afternoon’s game and an especially warm welcome to our visitors from Margate.

A warm Lewes FC welcome to everyone for this afternoon’s game, especially the players, officials and supporters of Margate FC.

At this week’s Owners Town Hall, attendees were treated to a very compelling presentation by Barney Wilson, director of Football for Future, the experts in football and sustainability.

Barney highlighted the risk that Climate change presents to Football Clubs and what clubs can do with regards sustainability and to be more environmentally responsible. Barney also reported on the sustainability audit carried out on Lewes FC. In several areas we scored well but we must not be complacent because there is more that we can do.

The subject of the Environment and Sustainability is particularly pertinent this week because we fell victim to Storm Isha on Monday night, bringing down a large stretch of perimeter fencing, forcing our derby match against Horsham to be postponed.

I also recall that almost two years ago our home fixture with today’s opponents suffered from a lunchtime postponement call, as the last remnants of Storm Eunice gusted across the Dripping Pan. Eunice of course was the storm that finally killed off our aging scoreboard!

I could go on with the weather theme and say last time out we were blown away by Billericay Town, but we will put that particular trip to Essex behind us…

The forecast for this afternoon’s game is for calmer weather and hopefully a fine performance from the team and back to winning ways.

Enjoy the game and come on you Rooks!

Trevor

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to today’s game against Margate. Here are my thoughts from our recent game against Billericay.

Billericay 5-0 Lewes

First of all, you have to congratulate Billericay on a on a job well done last Saturday. As for us, I was in shock from this game, and doing a video session with the players and hearing from them as a group, they were the same. Nathan, who has been brilliant for us this season, had a brain freeze for the first goal going backwards on a ball that was dropping into his hands and then two own goals from Jake and Ronnie. Later, we were sitting in the changing room 3-0 down. The first half was us having all the ball and them putting 11 men behind the ball, waiting for us to turn it over for them to break. Passing the ball around is great, but if you are not passing it with a purpose, then you just go nowhere fast. There are many ways to break a defensive line, but we only tried one way all game, so we highlighted that to the players.
Everything was in front of them, and it became predictable, so we didn’t do anything with it. The team have passing patterns to get them up the pitch, so we just reminded them of the options the players have. Losing a game of football happens, but understanding why you lost that game is the key to improving from it. I felt it wasn’t a time to batter the players. Everyone outside of the changing room would do that, and we knew it. I love watching the reaction when you have a setback in life. I say it to my kids. You will never discover who or what you have around you until that happens. You will do your best learning off the back of it.

So, we were eight unbeaten going into that game with a bit of reaction on that run, but at the end of that game, I looked online, and the reaction was more significant than any win we had. Our reaction within our group has been very good. We talked it over as a group and watched some tape back, and by the end of the night, I felt happy we had learnt a lot from it.
We trained well on Thursday, and the mood in the camp is good. We did some excellent work in the session, so I’m looking forward to seeing our reaction to last week’s game. You never know what reaction you will get until the game gets going, so all I ask from the fans is you get behind the team in both good and bad moments. How fast we move on from last week is the key to our season, and you guys can help with that.

Margate are fighting for their lives, so I know we have to take our time and pick them off as they will put bodies behind the ball. Once you lose a game like that, teams will be looking at what they did and trying to do the same. I feel we are ready for that and have things in place for the next time a team does that. That’s what I love about football: it throws up problems, and you try and go away and come up with answers. Never too high and never too low….

Enjoy the game!

Tony

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Men’s matches
Lewes FC vs Bognor Regis Town (3pm) – 01.01.2024
Lewes FC vs Potters Bar Town (3pm) – 13.01.2024
Lewes FC vs Horsham (7:45pm) – 23.01.2024
Lewes FC vs Margate (3pm) – 27.01.2024
Lewes FC vs Carshalton Athletic (7:45pm) – 30.01.2024
Lewes FC vs Billericay Town (7:45pm) – 06.02.2024
Lewes FC vs Chatham Town (3pm) – 17.02.2024
Lewes FC vs. KSK Beveren (7:45pm) – 27.02.2024 – FENIX TROPHY
Lewes FC vs Canvey Island (3pm) – 02.03.2024
Lewes FC vs Concord Rangers (3pm) – 23.03.2024
Lewes FC vs Whitehawk (3pm) – 01.04.2024
Lewes FC vs Kingstonian (3pm) – 13.04.2024
Lewes FC vs Hashtag United (3pm) – 20.04.2024

Women’s matches
Lewes FC vs Durham (12pm) – 21.01.2024
Lewes FC vs Reading (2pm) – 28.01.2024
Lewes FC vs Sheffield United (12pm) – 03.03.2024
Lewes FC vs Watford (2pm) – 17.03.2024
Lewes FC vs Crystal Palace (2pm) – 21.04.2024

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Lewes FC vs. KSK Beveren (7:45pm) – 27.02.2024

If Russell’s Rooks win, we confirm our qualification for the knockout rounds in Italy. It promises to be an incredible night!

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• The club was founded in 1896 and joined the Southern Football League in 1933. After a spell in the Kent League after World War II the team returned to the Southern League in 1959 and remained there until 2001 when they gained promotion to the Football Conference, the highest level of English non-league football. Their stay at this level saw the team forced to ground share with other clubs due to drawn-out and problematic redevelopment work at their Hartsdown Park stadium, and during the three years spent away from their own ground they were expelled from the Conference National and subsequently relegated to the Isthmian League.
• During the 1970s Margate endured severe financial problems and a series of mediocre league seasons but took part in two famous FA Cup ties. In 1971 the Gate lost 11–0 to Bournemouth, with Ted MacDougall scoring a cup record nine goals. Then, a year later, Margate beat Swansea City and Walton & Hersham to set up a third round tie against Tottenham Hotspur, then UEFA Cup holders. A record crowd of over 14,000 packed into Hartsdown Park for a match which Margate lost 6–0.
• In 1996, the club’s centenary year, the club appointed Chris Kinnear as manager. In 1997–98 he took the team to the first round proper of the FA Cup where they played Fulham in a home tie that drew a crowd of 5,100. Although the Gate took the lead, the Cottagers eventually won 2–1. The following season saw the club finally win promotion to the Southern League Premier Division, albeit only after an appeal was lodged against the league’s initial refusal to allow the team promotion due to the club failing to carry out necessary ground improvements in time. The Premier Division championship followed in the 2000–01 season, and with it promotion to the Football Conference.
• The 2001–02 season was Gate’s first ever season of Conference football and they finished the season in eighth place. In the 2002–03 season the team began ground sharing at Dover Athletics’ Crabble while redevelopment work took place at Hartsdown Park, but various problems stalled the planned redevelopment. On the pitch, Margate enjoyed more success in the FA Cup when, after defeating Leyton Orient in the first round, they were drawn at home to Cardiff City in the second round, but lost 3–0 at Crabble. The following season, despite finishing sixteenth, the Gate were forcibly relegated one division due to the ongoing delays and problems with the redevelopment plans for Hartsdown Park.
• Since the 2017-2018 season Margate have been in the Isthmian Premier League, where under new ownership, the club have installed a state of the art 3G Pitch, plans are in place to develop the stadium further and the construction of a hotel on site. The Club narrowly missed out on the play offs in the 2017-18 season and after the departure of manager Steve Watt the club went through a period of transition and were able to avoid relegation in the 2018-2019 season thanks largely to the presence of Jay Saunders as temporary manager.
• Saunders left for Tonbridge Angels, and was replaced by former EFL player Andy Drury.
• Sadly, after just six months in the job, the Blues dismissed Drury and Reece Prestedge and Ben Greenhalgh were installed as interim joint managers on 26^th December 2022. Prestedge and Greenhalgh were handed the job on a permanent basis on Monday 10^th April 2023 after securing the Blues survival in the Isthmian Premier Division. Margate ended the season with some celebration, after they lifted the Kent Senior Cup in May at Gillingham after beating Chatham Town 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes. It was the first time the Blues lifted the trophy since 2005.
• After a run of bad results Reece was relieved of his duties in early December and Margate brought in the vastly experienced Mark Stimson to replace him.

STEVE CAWLEY

31-year old Cawley brings a wealth of experience to the Blues attacking line having enjoyed successful spells at Hitchin Town, Hemel Hempstead, Bishop’s Stortford and most memorably Concord Rangers in the National League South. Cawley has 16 goals so far this season, and is the league’s 6th top goal scorer.

RECENT HEAD TO HEAD

4th Nov 2023	Isthmian Premier League	Margate	2	Lewes	0
1st Apr 2023	Isthmian Premier League	Margate	2	Lewes	2
22nd Oct 2022	Isthmian Premier League	Lewes	2	Margate	0
29th Mar 2022	Isthmian Premier League	Lewes	2	Margate	0

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ON THIS DAY IN FOOTBALL HISTORY – 27th JANUARY

In this edition of ‘Vox Pop’ we asked Rooks fans, ‘Who Is Your Favourite Player, and Why?’ Here are their responses…

“Keiran Murtagh. Intelligent player with a great pass. Remember his pass before the goal at Carshalton?” – Chris Sallis

“Archie – Absolute baller” – Nico Rijnders

“Arthur Penney, most important and plays every minute” – Jacob Ashwood

“Ayo’s the loveliest man. Always smiling & always comes to chat to Natty & me. We love him! He’s determined, dedicated, hard-working, reliable and flexible. A great asset” – Chris Roberts

“Whelpers. The David Silva of the Isthmian Prem” – Jack Holder

“Pritchard. Non League Kante. Friendly, humble and kind, does the basics well and works hard” – Liam

“Any player in a Lewes shirt to be honest” – Dave

“Arthur Penney” – Ollie Horton

“Jake Elliot, oozes class from the back line, versatile, quick & an eye for goal” – Ollie Audis

“Tommy ‘perseverance’ Wood” – Joe Gunbie

“Have to choose two – Gondoh and Pritchard, legends both on and off the pitch” – Perry Anderson

“Archie Tamplin. I’ve been impressed with his non stop energy. Never seems to gripe if Tony benches him for whatever reason, just gives his all when he gets the chance. Bright future for this one, IMO” – Ash Head

I canarini non riescono a trovare la loro canzone

Frosinone, like many provincial towns in Italy, enjoys a stunning location.  Surrounded on three sides by the Ernici and Lepini mountains, in what is known as the Valle Latina (“The Latin Valley”), there’s few better vistas on a sunny day that the view from the old town across the surrounding area.  However, arrive on a misty evening, where you are doing circuits of the tiny one-way alley ways of said old town looking for a parking space, it isn’t so serene and beautiful.

We’d headed south from Terni, down the A1 and finally located our hotel.  There was a spooky feel about the deserted streets when we headed out for dinner.  We’d got a recommendation from someone to go to A La Rosa, a family run restaurant on our route back from the pub.  It was 8.30pm and one table was taken.  We went in but whether it was our half-arsed attempts to speak Italian, or the fact they simply wanted an easy Saturday night, the answer to our request for a table for two (or twenty, twenty-two or two hundred) was that they were fully booked.  A sweeping gesture with a hand over the empty restaurant hardly reassured us that it was true.  We went next door.  They had pasta and that was good enough for us.

Sunday morning dawned and the mist still hung over the elevated old town.  The BBC weather app said it would clear and we’d have a beautiful sunny late morning.  By 10:45am when we parked a short walk from Stadio Benito Stirp the clouds were slowly drifting over the mountain tops, revealing a stunning blue sky.

The fan stalls were in operation, the food vans serving up porchetta roles and grilling beef steaks, adding colour to the aroma of the Sunday lunchtime kick off.  Fans milled around, enjoying the sunshine and the relaxed atmosphere.  It was a million miles away from some of the scenes we see back in England.  Danny and I debated whether 12.30pm on a Sunday was the perfect kick-off time.  Early enough to get back home for a proper Sunday lunch and an afternoon stroll in day light, or even get to another game (naturally).

We filled our bags full of football tat just as the Torino fans turned up.  Despite the early start, and the 450-mile journey from Turin, they had sold out their allocation and were in good voice as we entered the stadium.  The view from our seats was stunning.  Up there with my wedding day, almost.  Snow-peaked mountains, framed by a brilliant blue sky above the stands on three sides.  Add in our porchetta rolls filling an elevenses hole this was the best day ever.

The Stadio Benito Stirp is a fantastic stadium, despite being rather modest in size.  A capacity of just over 16,000, with one main stand, with its steel legs setting it apart from the rest of the ground that was one continuous wrap around.  The redevelopment of the old municipal ground, known as the Matusa, started as far back as the mid-1980s but due to a lack of cash, and need as the club played in Serie C, wasn’t completed until 2017, just after the club had tasted Serie A football for the first time.  After returning for another season in 2018-19, they were relegated but were promoted as champions of Serie B again last season.

Desperate to avoid a swift return for the third time to Serie B, the club strengthened their squad in the summer and came into the game against Torino sitting nicely in mid-table, one point and one place behind the visitors.  The club anthem rang out around the ground as the two teams emerged into the sunshine.  We joined in, twirling our scarves above our heads like there was no tomorrow.

“What do you want from this game Stu?” Danny asked.  I’m a simple man so I just wanted a sending off, a penalty and a controversial VAR decision.  What I didn’t expect was to see all, or in fact, none happen in the space of 30 first half seconds.

The game started cautiously with the away side slightly shading it, but our gaze was still on the stunning backdrop when the Torino bench were furious that Frosinone’s Anthony Oyono remained on the pitch, having been booked early doors then flying into a second tackle high and late.  But Torino’s ire turned to fortune a few minutes later when Kaio Jorge appeared to be pulled to the ground in the area as he was clean through.  The referee initially gave the Frosinone player a yellow for diving but on the advice of the VAR team, he was summoned to the pitch side monitor.  A minute later he sprinted across the pitch but didn’t give the penalty, instead awarding Torino a free kick for an alleged foul in the build-up.  Jorge’s yellow still stood.

We changed ends at half-time in true non-League fashion, with a different perspective of a similarly stunning backdrop of mountains.  Torino looked the most likely to break the deadlock but never really without troubling Stefano Turati in the Frosinone goal.  They did have the ball in the back of the net in injury time, but the flag was already up.

The full-time whilst saw the players take the applause of the fans before they headed off for their Sunday roast.  We wandered back to the car, still in awe of the surroundings we found ourselves in before we headed back up the road to our final game of the weekend, a tasty Serie D encounter in the village of Genzano di Roma.  Ciao, Frosinone, my new Italian mistress.

In this segment of the Progcast, we welcome young Harvey Lock, who throughout the rest of this season, plans to rate each Isthmian Premier team’s home and away kit, as we all know we’ve seen some unique kits during our time…

Home

Margate have had by far the most unique set of kits in the league for a few years now, courtesy of O’neills. The inspiration comes from the cult following of Margate rock that’s been around for years, and the sponsor and patterns carry the name and designs inspired from the band The Libertines. I am fully behind these strips as an idea, but the actual kits can be hit or miss a lot of the time. This home kit, however, is definitely a hit. The traditional blue with red and white trim is clean, and the graphical patterns are actually very cool. Great idea, great execution. 9/10

Away

Unfortunately, not quite as good. The colour scheme is sound with black and white going well with the band logo on the sponsor, and the waves of grey on the front running through the front with them are classy, but the thin hoops look a bit off; still sneaking an above average score, but trumped by the home kit. 6/10

Goalkeeper

Special mentions this week to the goalkeeper kit, which is unfortunately, in my opinion, dreadful. Far too messy and pushed the boat too far on the graphical style, making it just look rather weird. The urine-yellow colour doesn’t help either. 2/10

As things stand, our under 18’s are second in the table behind Worthing, after Thursday night’s 3-2 home defeat against the league leaders. Our current top goal scorer is Harley Dawson, with 9 goals in 8 appearances.

The Rooks were back in action on Thursday night, after over a month without a game. Worthing took the lead in the 8th minute, after a goal mouth scramble, with Stan Berry eventually slotting the ball into the net. Lewes quickly bounced back just minutes after, after a fantastic looping through ball by right back Luigi Santos put Harley Dawson through on goal, who took the ball round the keeper to make it 1-1. Late into the first half, an incredible volley was struck outside the box, for our number 1 Michael Wickramasinghe to pull off an incredible save, and received a round of applause from the 61 fans in attendance. Worthing scored again just before the end of the half, with a fantastic strike from Freddie Chester, from just outside of the box, into the top right hand corner to make it 2-1 to Worthing at HT.

The second half saw both Worthing and Lewes with spells of possession, as both sides tried to gain control of the game. Lewes equalised in the middle of the half, after a goalkeeper error allowed Dawson to slot home once again. As the game was nearing a close, it was Worthing who secured the win, after some clever passes and dribbles into the box, Berry once again dealt Lewes a blow, to make it 3-2 to Worthing. Lewes came close to finding an equaliser, as keeper Luca Allen lost the ball to Dawson, whose shot was blocked by a defenders ankle in the way of the goal, denying the Rooks from finding an equaliser to make it 3-3. The game finished 3-2 to Worthing, but the Rooks can take positives from their performance, as we now focus on our next game against Horsham YMCA, at the Dripping Pan, next Thursday (1st Feb) at 7:45PM.

For more information on our U18’s, please visit: https://fulltime.thefa.com/table.html?league=854276820&selectedSeason=247163682&selectedDivision=960625557&selectedCompetition=0&selectedFixtureGroupKey=1_153605376

How was last season?
It took until the 22^nd October until the club won their first league game, an impressive 3-0 win at Canvey Island. A few days later they beat Brightlingsea Regent 5-0, but they only won one more game before the end of the year.  At this stage, they looked doomed and were in the relegation zone but after they lost 5-0 to us at the end of January they won five of the last eight to lift themselves out of trouble.  Whilst results then were hit and miss, they won three of their last four games to secure Isthmian Premier League football for another season.

Isthmian League Premier Division – 16^th – P 42 W 12 D 12 L 18 GS 53 GA 64 GD -11 PTS 48

• FA Cup – Second Qualifying Round – Hendon (A) 1-3
• FA Trophy – First Round Proper – Uxbridge (A) 2-4
• London Senior Cup – Semi-Final– Haringey Borough (A) 0-1
• Isthmian League Cup – Third Round – Hullbridge Sports (A) 2-3

When did we last meet Wingate & Finchley?
We kicked off our campaign last season with a 1-1 draw at Wingate & Finchley with our goal coming from midfielder Ronan Silva (remember him?) in the 51^st minute, before Ryan Kearney equalising in the 58^th minute on an absolutely roasting afternoon.

On a freezing cold evening in January, after our original home date in December was frozen off, the Rooks raced to a 4-0 first half lead, thanks to goals from Deon Moore, Joe Taylor double (one from the spot) and Ryan Gondoh, although the visitors had centre-back Michael Olarewaju red carded on the half hour mark.  Wingate & Finchley put in a strong shift in the second half, and it was only in the 90^th minute when Lewes added a fifth with a superb effort from Rhys Murrell-Williams.

Our last six meetings

W 1 D 3 L 2 GS 11 GA 10

About The Maurice Rebak Stadium
The Maurice Rebak Stadium, named after one of the founders of the club is a pretty decent ground in pleasant surroundings. The main stand, notable for its art-deco curves and glass holds around 400 and is raised above ground level so that you get a nice, elevated view of the game. In front of  is some uncovered terracing, backed by a hedge.

On the opposite side of the pitch is a very narrow covered terrace which allows away fans to huddle together a create a bit of a noise.  There is a decent sized covered terrace to the left, behind the goal but at the other end there is very little room at the other end and it is just hard standing.

The bar is a decent size and his hidden under the main stand, with food served to the left of the entrance.

How to get to The Maurice Rebak Stadium
The ground is actually relatively straight forward to find – the issue is the traffic!  Head up the A23/M23 then head into London on the A2 and pass under the Blackwall Tunnel.  Follow the A12 until it reaches the A406 North Circular at The Redbridge Roundabout and follow this west0wards (anti-clockwise).  Stay on the A406 until you pass by the BP garage where the road reduces to two lanes.  At the junction with the A1000 (East Finchley) leave the road.   

At the end of the slip road turn left at the lights. Go straight over the next set of lights, then after 100m pass through another set of lights.  Then at the next set of lights turn right into Summers Lane. The ground is a few hundred metres down on the right-hand side.  Do NOT park in the rugby club next door as you may get locked in, instead use street parking.  Distance from Lewes is 94 miles and should take around 2 hours to drive.

The nearest station is New Southgate in Travelcard Zone 4, approximately 1.5 miles from the ground.

At the top of the station steps take the right-hand gangway which brings you onto Station Road. Head left up Station Road towards bus stop. The regular 382 service to Millbrook Park goes via Summers Lane and takes about 5-10 minutes. You will need to alight at the Woodgrange Avenue stop, which is a short walk to the ground. 

The nearest Underground station is West Finchley Station (Northern Line – High Barnet branch).

The station is a 10/15-minute walk away from the Ground. Alternatively go to East Finchley Station and get a 263 bus heading North towards Barnet. Get off at the bus stop just after Summers Lane traffic lights.

Admission at The Maurice Rebak Stadium
Admission last season was £12 for adults, £6 for concessions (senior citizens and students), Under18s are admitted free of charge.  

Fancy a beer?
The nearest pub to the ground is the Elephant Inn on the corner of Ballards Lane and Hutton Grove (on the walk from West Finchley tube) which has some decent beers and a Thai restaurant upstairs.  The Tally Ho is your nearest Wetherspoons, located as Finchley High Road splits just north of the ground but I’d imagine a fair few fans will head for the Bohemia in High Road, known for its excellent selection of craft beers.

Legals and Credits

“The Isthmian Football League strongly supports the FA statement that there should be a zero tolerance approach against racism and all forms of discrimination. Accordingly any form of discriminatory abuse whether it by reason of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, sex and sexual orientation or any other form of abuse will be reported to The Football Association for action by that Association.” (The FA 0800 085 0508 / Kick it Out 020 7253 0162).The Isthmian League and all Member Clubs in the League are committed to promoting equality by treating people fairly and with respect, by recognising that inequalities may exist, by taking steps to address them and providing access and opportunities for all members of the community.”

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Honorary President Terry Parris
Interim Chair Trevor Wells
Directors Priscila Aldridge, Willa Bailey, Tim Bradshaw, Ed Briggs, Andy Gowland, John Peel, Trevor Wells
Chief Executive Officer Maggie Murphy
Club Secretary John Peel
Fan Engagement Manager Shrey Nilvarna
Operations Manager Damian Watts

Life Members
Peter Brook, Dorothy Brook RIP, Vic Blunt, Pat Dartnell, Gary Elphick, Gordon Fowlie, Peter Hiscox RIP, Billy Nixon, Derrick Parris RIP, Terry Parris, Jimmy Quinn, P. Swaysland, Steve Ibbitson, Jason Hopkinson, Steve White, Martin Elliot, Kevin Fingerneissl, Kevin Powell, David and Barbara Arnold, Roger and Cathy Feltham, Ethel Treagus, Roy Dartnell RIP, Ron Moore, Derek Southouse, Ray Smith, Ken Carter RIP

Manager Tony Russell
Assistant manager Joe Vines
First team coach Nathan White
First team physio Toni Miller
Goalkeeping coach Charlie Himbury
Match logistics Vikram Dogra
First Team Performance Analyst Henderson Russell
Under-18s Manager Jon Miller

Golden Rook Rob Read
Web Editor Stuart Fuller
Progcast Editor Stan Lahood
Club Photographer James Boyes

TODAY’S QUIZ ANSWERS

1. Just 3,039 turned up at Selhurst Park for the Premier League match between Wimbledon and Everton – the lowest ever Premier crowd.
2. Liverpool’s Jamie Carragher was hit by a coin thrown from the crowd in an FA Cup tie against Arsenal at Highbury. He threw it back into the crowd for which he was red-carded followed by a police warning, £40,000 club fine and three-match FA ban.
3. Amazingly on this day in 1961 Denis Law scored 6 goals for Manchester City in an FA Cup tie against Luton Town – but still was to finish on the losing side!
4. A record Shielfield Park crowd of 13,365 witnessed an amazing 1-0 victory for Berwick with Sammy Reid scoring the deciding goal. Berwick’s player-manager that day – goalkeeper Jock Wallace – set a unique record in 1966/67 by playing in that Scottish Cup match after having played earlier in the season for Hereford United in both the English and Welsh FA Cups. He later went on to manage Glasgow Rangers.
5. In the 90th minute of our game on this day in 2018, it was Frankie Chappell scored the equaliser against Walton Casuals.