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News Page Awards Night At last nights end of season Presentation evening Tresor Kandol was voted Players Player of the year and John Purdie was given the Clubman of the year award. Paul Gothard received the supporters player of the year, which was presented to him at the last game of the season. Bryco Cup Final Yesterday's Bryco Cup final was called off at 2.45pm due to a waterlogged pitch, we will inform you when the game is to be replayed Essex Senior Cup We won our first trophy in 10 years last night at Roots Hall, defeating Aveley 3-1 in a close encounter. Please see the match report and the photo's on the Features page Our second leg of the Bryco Cup Semi Final against Cheshunt will be played on the 15th of April (Thursday night 7.30pm kick off) Fixture Update Next Tuesday, the 23rd of March we will be playing Cheshunt away in the Bryco cup semi final first leg with a 7.45 kick off The Canvey Game, originally scheduled for Saturday the 10th of April has been moved to Good Friday the 9th of April with a 1.00pm kick off.
TFC v GAFC for a £1 The game against Grays on Tuesday the 16th of March will be only £1 to get in, as you may remember the original tie was postponed at half time as we suffered a floodlight failure. Happily the new floodlights have been installed and are working perfectly. Please take this opportunity to come and watch two of the best teams in the Ryman league for only £1 - and bring all of your friends! The Essex Senior Cup Final will be played on the Monday the 5th of April at Roots Hall when our opponents will be local rivals Aveley. Match reports The match reports have started again with effect from yesterdays game. The match reports can be accessed from the fixture list. Injury News Mark Goodfellow fractured his ankle in a recent Capital League fixture and is expected to be out for 5 to 6 weeks. Paul Linger, from his red card at Hayes and Lee Allen will miss the trip to Maidenhead on Saturday through suspension. Lee Loan Striker Kris Lee has joined former club, Heybridge Swifts on loan for a month Thurrock Race Night Rollover! Saturday night saw a large number of people brave the
weather and the gridlock to attend the Thurrock Race Night. We intend once the renovations are complete to hold a Musical evening towards the end of March when the Decorations are finished. Thanks Once Again for those who attended. 22/01/04 Thurrock FC have been drawn away to Southend United or Wivenhoe Town, a date for the game has yet to be confirmed as Southend and Wivenhoe don't play their Quarter Final until the 3rd of February. Full Draw below
20/01/04 Please check the updated fixtures page, with all but our away game with Hornchurch left to arrange. After Harlow (tonight) we then have 5 home games in a row. Colin signs Martin Colin McBride has completed the signing of Simon Martin from St Albans. Simon is a 25 year old centre forward who scored 25 goals last season for the Saints after they paid a four figure fee for him. This season Simon has been on loan at Cambridge City and want to see out his loan spell before joining us. We have won the Endsleigh Sport Insurance Services Safe Hands award after conceding only one goal in our three league games and only 3 goals all competitions. Well done to the team, especially to Paul Gothard, David Collis, Mark Goodfellow, John Purdie, Jimmy McFarlane and Craig Davidson. Rearranged Games Today's game against Harlow in the Essex Senior Cup has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch - the game will now be played next Wednesday, the 21st of January. Bryco Cup The draw for the fourth round of the Bryco Cup has been made, and we have been drawn at home to Bedford, the full draw is below
Injury News Cliff Akurang will start treatment today
for the injuries suffered in the Wealdstone game were he got a nasty cut in the
mouth and damaged his ankle ligaments, it is unknown at the moment how long he
will be out for. Martyn Lawrence is still having treatment on his injured ankle and looks to be off for another month or so. Harlow Moved The Essex Senior cup fixture against Harlow has been moved to Monday the 12/1/04 Youth Teams Thanks Thanks to everyone who bought tickets for the Christmas Raffle, the winners were First prize - J Lewis Floodlights All the committee at Thurrock Football Club would like the apologise for the floodlight failure that occurred on the 27/12/03. Unfortunately we could not make an announcement at the game as we could not return the power to the stand area. Apparently a phase blew - our electricians are now working on it. An announcement will be made regarding the rearranged fixture when the game is rearranged Essex Senior Cup round 5 After our 2-1 victory over Heybridge on Monday night we have been drawn away to Harlow Town in the 5th round. Below is the full draw
Fogged Off The Essex senior cup tie against Heybridge Swifts on Tuesday was called off after 20 minutes due to fog. The game has been rearranged for next Monday the 15/12/03 The Fixture list is now up to date. Thank You Thurrock FC would like to thank all the supporters that made the journey to Luton Town yesterday, it was an excellent turn out and you made more noise than the Luton fans!! We hope you see you all on Saturday. Going, Going Gone Loan signing David Lee has returned to Brighton and Ross Wareham has also left the club. Essex Senior Cup We have been drawn at home to Heybridge Swifts in the forth round of the Essex Senior Cup.
Games to be played on or before the 13th December Free Coach to Luton Thurrock FC will be supplying a free coach to Luton Town on Tuesday night. Tickets will be available from tomorrow evening from the Hotel reception with a £5 deposit, this will be refunded on the coach on production of the ticket. Mother in law's house for boxing day The local derby between Thurrock and Grays will now kick off at 3 o/c on Saturday the 27th of December, this will allow you all to visit your mother in law on boxing day. FA Trophy Thurrock have been drawn away to Carshalton Athletic in the second round of the FA Trophy. Carshalton are currently second in the Ryman League after their promotion last season. We lost to them in August after Paul Gothard was harshly sent off for hand ball - which was later rescinded. The game will be played on the 29th November The full draw can be found on the FA web site Meah Jeran Meah has parted company with the club. Jeran made his debut at Kingstonian at the beginning of the season and started 10 games scoring one goal.
FA Cup After making it in to the first around of the FA Cup for the first time in our history, we have been drawn at home to Luton Town. Luton are currently 12th in Division 2. The game will take place on the 7th of November, live on SKY sports with a 7.45pm kick off. Admission prices will be £15 for adults and £5 concessions. Please remember that admission prices are agreed between BOTH clubs and that the gate in shared. The full draw can be found here
Brighton Boy We have singed David Lee on loan from Brighton. David Plays in midfield and has played for Southend, Hull and Bristol Rovers
Thurrock Select XI v West Ham boys of '86 We have managed to arrange a game against the West Ham side of '86 on the 16th of November, this includes players like Cottee, Gale and McAvennie and even Alan Dickens who was also lucky enough to play for Purfleet! We have a restricted amount of VIP pass
available at £50 each which includes Please call Tommy South on 07961 115436 or Tony Joy on 07860 724819 for more details Tickets will be available on the match day priced at £10 for adults and £5 for concessions, a very special family ticket will be available for £20 (2 Adults & 2 Children). If you would like more information please e-mail me on
alanreynolds@thurrockfc.co.uk Comings and Goings Reserve team goalkeeper, Chris Harvey as left the club by mutual consent, joining the club for work experience is 19 year old centre forward Ross Wareham from Leyton Orient
FA Cup Draw We have been drawn away to Bromley the full draw can be found on the Non-league paper web site www.nonleaguedaily.co.uk
Squad Addition We have signed Jason Broom. The 33 year old midfield has played for a number of Essex sides including Dagenham, Billericay and Grays
FA Cup Draw We have been drawn away to Ware or Buckingham Town the full draw can be found on the Non-league paper web site www.nonleaguedaily.co.uk Colin signs one more Colin has added another midfielder to his squad in the shape of Jeran Meah. Jeran is attacking midfielder who has scored quite a few goals for his previous clubs, Borehamwood and Hitchin, he is 22 years old and is predominantly left footed Money for Thurrock The Football Stadia Improvement Fund, supporters of the Football Foundation, and the largest funder of non league football in the country, today announced a grant of £55,530 to Thurrock FC. This award will enable the Isthmian League club to undertake a improvement project at their Ship Lane ground in Purfleet, including building an extension to the main stand and providing addition spectator fencing. The cash boost will also allow the club to provide new floodlights Over £45m has already been invested by the Football Stadia Improvement Fund since its launch in July 2000, funding lower league ground improvements throughout professional and amateur game, creating a safe and modern environment for fans and players to enjoy the game. Peter Lee, Chief Executive of the Football Stadia Improvement Fund and Football Foundation, welcomed this latest funding initiative: “On behalf of the Football Stadia Improvement Fund I am delighted to be able to award this grant to Thurrock. A vibrant community team is vital for the future of football. The Football Stadia Improvement Fund’s aim is to revolutionise funding for the grass roots in the same way the professional game has been transformed over the last 10 years. It is vital for the survival of clubs outside the professional game that this investment continues. I pay a particular tribute to the hard work and dedication all at the club for making this funding a reality.” Keeling goes John Keeling has been sold to Hornchurch for an undisclosed fee.
Colin nabs another Colin McBride has clinched the signing of Mike Basham. Mike is a 29 year old centre half who has seen service with West Ham (trainee), Colchester Utd, Swansea, Peterborough Utd, Barnet, York and Chelmsford City on loan last season. Jon Keeling and Alex O'Reilly have been placed on the transfer list. We have added www.thurrockfc.co.uk and www.thurrockfootballclub.co.uk to the list of address' that connect to our site. Although the previous addresses still work (www.purfleetfc.org.uk , www.purfleetfc.com and www.purfleetfootballclub.com) they will be discontinued with in the next month or so. Please remember to update your favourites More summer movements Colin McBride last night clinched the signing of Steve Heffer from Dagenham and Redbridge. Heffer, who plays in centre midfield, has previously played for West Ham, Southend, Swindon as well as Grays, Hendon and Boreham Wood in the Ryman League. Meanwhile, crowd favourite Steve Pashley has left us to join Dartford. Steve was never a regular last season but can always be relied to give his all. We all wish him the best for the future. Change of Name
A decision has been made by the Directors and Committee of Purfleet Football Club with immediate effect to change the name of the Club to Thurrock Football Club. The club is situated a few miles away from the town of Purfleet but in the Borough of Thurrock. The main reasons for the name change are, the club’s ground is the Thurrock Hotel., and the club’s main sponsor is Lakeside Shopping Centre, which is synonymous with the name “Thurrock”. The club also hopes that by a change of name it will attract more supporters and also lead to wider sponsorship. The club is proud to have had the name Purfleet for the last eighteen years and proud of what it has achieved under this name. It now looks forward to further achievements under its new name. Norman Posner Colin has completed the signings of Paul Gothard, the former Non-league England goalkeeper from Dagenham and David Collis from Ford Utd Paul won his first England cap against
Ireland in Dublin in 1997 and was also voted man of the match against Woking in
the 1996/97 FA Trophy Final. Dave Collis is a full back with a ferocious shot, good on the over lap and an eye for goal. David's former clubs include Grays and Charlton. Presentation Night At tonight's club presentation night Marc Goodfellow won the Players player of the year after an outstanding season and Martyn Lawrence won the Club man of the year. Preseason Friendlies We have arranged pre-season friendlies against West Ham XI, Gravesend, Margate and East Thurrock at home and Whitehawk, Ringmer and Great Wakering away. For more details please click here Merger - Club Statement The directors of Purfleet Football Club have today confirmed that there has been no negations on a merger with Grays Football Club or any football club. The rumours currently circulating are totally unfounded and untrue. We trust this will put an end to the
rumours which are disturbing to both clubs. The new season tickets will be going on sale shortly the new prices, effective the 1st of August are
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