Blast from the past
Andrew Cornell looks back on Blues’ games on October 6th
We’ve had a variety of different games on this date over the last decade, with our last game on October 6th seeing a 2-0 win in a friendly at Billericay Town last season while four years ago we drew 1-1 Chalfont St Peter in the FA Cup third qualifying round.
On this day in 2006 we played Lewes on a Friday night due to international games at the weekend. Lewes had had a bad start to the season and were in mid table while Blues were hoping to consolidate their 4th place. Lewes struck first through Sigere on 17 minutes but Jack Midson equalised before the half hour was up from a pass by Jason Mason. Before half time Lewes had hit the bar and forced good saves from Chris Wright. Early in the second half Jacl Midson struck again to put Stortford in the lead for the first time but this just pushed Lewes into furious counter attacks. It was Sigere who scored again for Lewes to bring the game all square in the 64th minute. Lewes poured forward now and on 70 minutes Martin Hayes brought on Alex Martin and Charles Ademeno to give Blues some fresh legs. Great defending and goal keeping kept the scores level until the 90th minute when Alex Martin hit a marvellous 25 yard free kick into the net.
There have been plenty of other goals on this date in history, Blues have had two 6-0 wins, against Ware in a Herts Senior Cup game in 1987 and against Clapton in an Isthmian League game in 1979, but these were surpassed by the East Anglian Cup 2nd Round game in 1970. The East Anglian Cup may not be the highest profile competition Stortford have played for and Baldock Town may not have been the toughest opponents but you can’t argue with a 10-3 win. Certainly no arguments from Dave Allaway who scored no fewer than 5 goals that day.
2015 Billericay Town 0 BSFC 2 – Friendly
2012 Chalfont St Peter 1 BSFC 1 – FA Cup 3rd Round Qualifying
Chambers, Sinclair-Furlonge, Herd, Prestedge, Anderson, Duncan, Johnson, Waller-Lassen, Sappleton, Cawley, Brayley Subs: Redgrave, Abdullahi, Webb Unused: Spence, Livings Scorer: Waller-Lassen
2007 BSFC 2 Eastleigh 2 – Conference South
Young, Kamara, Lunan, Edwards, Champion, Stanbrook, Langer, Williamson, Pearson, Midson, Martin Subs: Mason, Essandoh Unused: Patten, Gaisie, Welch Scorers: Pearson, Martin
2006 Lewes 2 BSFC 3 – Conference South
Wright, Collis, Jones, Porter, Stanbrook, Gillman, Howell, Mason, Essandoh, Midson, Fuller Subs: Martin, Ademeno Unused: Lockett, Langer, Whincup Scorers: Midson (2), Martin
2001 BSFC 2 Uxbridge 4 – Isthmian League Division 1
Desborough, Kimble, Riches, Wolf, Fannon, Taylor, Purcell, Gunn, John, Hayes, Graham
Subs: Paul, Southam Unused: Hercules Scorers: Fannon, Paul
1997 Dagenham& Redbridge 2 BSFC 1 – Isthmian League Premier Division
King, Dean, Sedgwick, Jordan, Shuttlewood, Wardley, Walker, Williams, Adekola, Cooper, Pike Subs: Comerford, Thomas Unused: Reilly Scorer: Shuttlewood
1990 BSFC 1 Dagenham 0 – Isthmian League Premier Division
Taylor, Jackman, Tamblyn-Jones, Parker, Harrigan, Went, Ryan, Bedford, Neal, Gayle, Manderson Sub: Fortune-West, Milbourne Scorer: Neal
1987 BSFC 6 Ware 0 – Herts Senior Cup 1st Round
Taylor, Nunn, Goodchild, Hull, McCayna, Hoddle, Hopkins, Cassidy, Wood, Zacchau, Barker Subs Unused: Weddell, Gayle, Moore Scorers: Hoddle, Wood (2), Zaccahu (2), Barker
1984 Epsom & Ewell 0 BSFC 0 – Isthmian League Premier Division
Welsh, Luque, John Simmonds, Smith, Hull, Hopkins, Avery, Joe Simmonds, Cardines, Ryan, Mercer Sub: Lynch
1981 Hitchin Town 0 BSFC 2 – Isthmian League Premier Division
Moore, Blackman, Baldry, Smith, Bradford, Avery, Worrell, Knapman, Radford, Brown, Sullivan Sub: Clarke Scorers: Worrell, Sullivan
1979 BSFC 6 Clapton 0 – Isthmian League Division 1
Carrick, Blackman, Bradford, Smith, Droy, Knapman, Coakley, Brame, Worrell, Eason, Radford Sub: Smith Scorers: Smith, Worrell, Eason (2), Radford (2)
1973 Oxford City 1 BSFC 0– Isthmian League Division 1
Moore, Gibson, Coombes, Payne, Still, Tone, Lawrence, Greene, Bass, Smith, Mitchell
Sub: Robinson
1970 BSFC 10 Baldock Town 3 – East Anglian Cup 2nd Round
Mollison, Lawrence, Mitchell, Pannell, Sharkey, Neeves, Whyte. Allaway, Devaux, Chappell, Clarey Sub: ??? Scorers: Pannell, Allaway (5), Devaux, Chappell (2), Clarey
1962 Hertford Town 5 BSFC 1 – Delpian League
Cherry, Godleman, Atkinson, Rankin, Neeves, Wilson, Welch, Gough, Kirbyshire, Smith, Francis Scorer: Francis
1956 BSFC 0 Eton Manor 2 – FA Cup 2nd Round Qualifying
Fox, Duncan, Atkinson, Lloyd, Carter, Hanley, Wacey, Yates, Hussey, Ewers, Scott
1951 Brentwood & Warley 8 BSFC 3 – Delphian League
Cracknell, Dady, Bradford, Lambert, Wilkins, Giles, Whitaker, Atkinson, Brown, Yates, Turner Scorers: Whitaker, Brown, Yates
1945 BSFC 3 Vauxhall Motors 7 – Spartan League Eastern Section
Davis, Springham, Connolly, Selves, Search, Hickman, Hanratty, Holdgate, Gladwin, Henderson, Davies Scorers: Hanratty, Gladwin, Henderson
1934 BSFC 3 Welwyn Garden City 2 – FA Amateur Cup 1st Round Qualifying
Vasey, Spring, Chapman, Ship, Peck, Sharp, Bailey, Burdett, Lowe, Logan, Underwood
Scorers: Sharp, Bailey, ???
1928 BSFC 2 Wood Green Town 1 – FA Amateur Cup 1st Round Qualifying
Beale, Piper, Childs, Wright, Mayes, Chapman, Bedwell, Patmore, Bass, Thurgood, Kennett
Scorers: Patmore, Thurgood
1923 BSFC 2 Codicote 0 – Herts County League
Boxall, Smith, Whiffen, R E Punter, Brown, de Boltz, Clarke, Wright, Brazier, Freeborn, RA Punter Scorers: Brown, Clarke
1906 BSFC 5 Bishop’s Stortford School 2 – Friendly
1900 BSFC 2 Saffron Walden Stars 2 – Friendly