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JOHN DREYER

John, this is your first interview since arriving at Barnet
FC. How have you found it so far?                             “The team went through a tricky time before I arrived
                                                              and we conceded a lot of goals.
“It has been excellent and I have really enjoyed it from a
personal perspective.                                         “We were disappointed to concede two at Torquay, but
                                                              we came back and showed character. We have done
“In terms of how the team have done, I think they have        quite well defensively since then.
been very receptive to what we have told them.
                                                              “During my first game against Torquay, we had a
“I am looking forward to seeing what the next few             back four and none of them played in their respective
weeks bring.”                                                 positions.

We have not played for a week now. How have we used           “It is crucial that you have a settled back four and a
that time to prepare for the Boreham Wood match?              defensive unit for each game so that you can create
                                                              some stability.”
“The players have had a heavy schedule since I have
been here and have had a couple of days off to rest after     Boreham Wood have shown their quality this season,
the Northwood game.                                           specifically in their FA Cup run. What challenges could
                                                              they provide tomorrow night?
“We have been back on the training pitch today ahead of
the game Boreham Wood and we are looking forward to           “There will be lots of different challenges and they are a
the match.”                                                   very well-driven team.

Sam King came in and put the players through their            “Luke has done a fantastic job at Boreham Wood
paces with some intense boxing drills. Can you talk us        and their FA Cup run this season was a fantastic
through that?                                                 achievement.

“It was a hard workout for the players, but I think they      “They have been playing with a real spirit and you can
enjoyed it.                                                   see that the players are buying into what the manager
                                                              is trying to achieve.
“It is beneficial to try different training techniques and
we would like to thank Sam for coming in.”                    “They are at the top end of the table for a reason and
                                                              have a lot of quality within the team.
We have scored eight and conceded none over the last
two games. How do we keep that fantastic form going?          “I believe Marsh scored a hat-trick down against us in
                                                              FA Trophy game and Boden is a proven goalscorer.
“We need to be strong in both boxes which is what we
have been recently.                                           “They have a certain way of playing and we must deal
                                                              with that.
“We have defended for our lives at times which has
been great to see.                                            “We are going to have to be physical and stand up to the
                                                              challenge.”
“At the other end of the pitch we have been clinical as
well, especially against Dover Athletic.                      Saturday will mark six years since Chris East sadly
                                                              passed away and I know you will be going to the bus
“We are looking for more of the same against Boreham          stop at 12 o’clock to pay your respects to him.
Wood and Woking this week.”
You played as a defender yourself, so how impressed           “Myself, the staff and our captain Jamie Turley are
have you been of the defensive work from some of the          all going to go down to pay our respects. It is a sad
players lately?                                               occasion, but we remember Chris with fond memories.

“They have been great since I have come in.                   “Personally, I did not know him but I think it is so
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ASSISTANT
                                   DEAN BRENNAN

HEAD COACH
JOHN DREYER
        Ephron Mason-Clark has been called
        up to the England C team. How
        much praise does he deserve for
        that?

        “Ephron deserves a lot of praise and
        it is a proud moment representing
        England at any level.

        “He is a player I had heard about and
        since working with him closely, you
        can really see his quality.

        “He is a real star in the making and
        he wants to learn.

        “A huge congratulations to him
        because it is a fine achievement.”

        Tuesday evening will be a game
        under the lights at The Hive London
        in a local fixture. How are you
        personally looking forward to that?

        “I love a Tuesday night game and I
        am really looking forward to it.

        “From a coaching perspective, I
        want to see how far we have come
        because we are playing against one
        of the top sides in the league.

        “We want to be swapping places
        with the likes of Boreham Wood, so
        this is a good marker for us.

        “We know we have quality in our
        team and Tuesday will give us an
        opportunity to show that and make
        a statement.”
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                         BARNET OVER 50’S
BARNET WALKING FOOTBALL TEAM IS
GOING STRONG!
We are incredibly proud to be recognised as an FA accredited
club! Our football for all ethos, social groups and internal
structure through a planned path has seen us receive this
amazing recognition.

On the pitch we visited our neighbours Cedars Harrow with
our A team that was captained by Tom Moran. We won 4-2 and
drew 2-2 in two exciting matches. Our B team captained by
Remo were 2-0 and 3-2 down to Cedars before Kevin Ziants
equalised in the last minute. Great character was shown by
the players, and we are pleased with the results.

Off the pitch we continued our support for Colindale
Community Garden. We recently helped to plant apple trees to
provide groceries to the food bank.

We were pleased to welcome Melvin Lyons and Health Watch
Barnet to The Hive London to talk to us about services
available from 111 to vaccines. It was a valuable experience
for us all.
To join our walking football sessions, please email
BarnetWft@yahoo.com

Everyone is welcome to our sessions and we would like to
wish Dean and the lads all the best for tonight’s game!
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TODAY’S LOOK AHEAD

DANIEL
POWELL
TODAY’S LOOK AHEAD

Daniel, we have had two fantastic results lately. How has that      “My aim is to stay fit for as long as possible, given the
impacted the mood around camp?                                      frustrating knocks I have had so far this season.

“It has definitely had a positive impact on us all, especially      “I want to be playing in loads of games and contributing
after the 6-0 win against Dover Athletic.                           to goals.

“We are also into a final which is great for the club, no matter    “It is always nice to score and I am hoping to finish the
what competition it is in.                                          season with a few more goals under my belt.”

“We showed a lot of quality to score six against Dover and          We host Boreham Wood for a third time tomorrow night.
there was a lot of character shown from the lads against            What are you expecting from them?
Northwood too.
                                                                    “They have had a great FA Cup run and shown they can
“We had a good week and will be looking to continue the             beat top teams.
positive performances against Boreham Wood and Woking this
week.”                                                              “It shows the level of this league and how good it can be.

You have suffered with a couple of injuries this season, how        “We know their threats in the team and it should be a
are you doing now?                                                  good game to be involved in.

“I have just suffered from a few small injuries that have kept      “We drew 0-0 at their place so we have shown that we
me out for short periods of time.                                   can match them.

“They have not been too serious which is good though.               “This time we are looking to go one better and secure the
                                                                    victory.”
“I am hopeful that I can get over them and get a good run in
the team.”                                                          Eight goals and none conceded over the last two games
                                                                    is impressive. How do we continue that form?
How frustrating has it been to keep suffering minor setbacks?
                                                                    “We have good players at the back and have a lot of
“It is frustrating, but these things are part of being a            quality going forward.
professional footballer.
                                                                    “As long as we play with confidence and have the belief
“The aim is just to stay fit for as long as you can, which I have   that we have got in ourselves, then we can score goals.”
done throughout my career.
                                                                    This is the fourth time we play Boreham Wood this
“I am just hoping I can have a good end to the season.”             season. What do you remember from those matches?

We have Reece Grego-Cox and Louis Walsh also in attack now.         “We know that they have been big, physical and direct for
How have you found the competition for places?                      most of this season.

“Reece and Louis are both great lads who have a lot of talent.      “We have not beat them yet, so we owe them one when
                                                                    they come to The Hive London.”
“They have come in and shown what they can do, especially in
training.                                                           It is another game under the lights at The Hive London.
                                                                    How much are you looking forward to it?
“When you have competition, it only brings out the best in
players and that is always a good thing.                            “It is a derby game and we know that the fans will be up
                                                                    for it.
“It keeps everyone on their toes and it is healthy for us all.”
                                                                    “It will be a good test for us and we are all looking
As we approach the final few months of the season, what are         forward to the occasion.”
your ambitions for yourself and the team?
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                                         TODAY’S OPPOSITION

Club History                                                            the Southern Football League, playing in Division One East for
                                                                        two seasons. Winning the championship in 2005/06 the club was
Boreham Wood Football Club celebrated its 70th Anniversary at the       promoted again and returned to the Isthmian League Premier Division
end of the 2017/18 season, having been formed in 1948 following         for the 2006/07 season.
the amalgamation of Boreham Rovers and Royal Retournez. The
anniversary was celebrated in spectacular style with an appearance      Alongside the championship success in the 2005/06 season the
at Wembley and also beating a Football League club for the first time   club went on an incredible run in the FA Trophy, reaching the Semi-
ever in the FA Cup – more later on both!                                Finals. We are very proud to say that, at present, we are still the
                                                                        lowest ranked team to have reached the last four of that prestigious
First though, back to our formative years and the club gradually        tournament.
progressed through the Mid-Herts, Parthenon, Spartan and Athenian
Leagues. Under the Chairmanship of local man Bill O’Neill and the       The 2013/14 season ended in cup success, with a Herts Senior Cup
management of fellow local man Mickey Hunter, the club moved            triumph defeating local rivals Bishops Stortford on penalties in the
forward by winning back to back promotions at Athenian League level,    final. Another poor start in our league campaign, however, meant the
before being elected to the Isthmian Football League in 1974/75,        club had a long relegation battle on its hands for the majority of the
under the management of another local man Micky Lennon.                 season but a strong finish saw us end up in 13th place.

In 1976/77 the club won the Isthmian League Division Two                Another cup run saw us again reach the First Round proper of the
Championship by sixteen points and then had a five-season spell         FA Cup, and that culminated in us holding Football League One side
in the Premier Division during the late seventies and early eighties.   Carlisle United to a 0-0 draw at Meadow Park. The replay ended in
It then enjoyed another much more successful spell in the Premier       heartbreak, though, as we led 1-0, only to miss a penalty before two
Division during the nineties under the Chairmanship of Phil Wallace     late goals saw us bow out of the competition 2-1.
and the managerial expertise of Bob Makin.
                                                                        In 2013, we got the go ahead to build a brand new 870-seater West
That sadly ended in relegation at the end of the 1999/2000 season       Stand. The project was finally completed in May 2014 at a cost of
under the then new Chairman Danny Hunter who remains our                around three quarters of a million pounds. The stand was officially
Chairman to this day. However, the club did bounce back immediately     opened by Mr Arsene Wenger in front of a bumper crowd of 3,400, in a
from that disappointment and once again gained promotion to the         specially arranged friendly against an Arsenal First Team on Saturday
Isthmian League Premier Division, as Isthmian League Division One       19th July 2014.
Champions in 2000/01.
                                                                        The 2014/15 season was, at the time, the most successful in
Following the Football Association restructuring of non-league          Boreham Wood Football Club’s history. After leading the Conference
football in 2004, Boreham Wood competed for the first time in           South for the majority of the season, a controversial defeat at
THE OPPOSITION

eventual League Champions Bromley cost us the title and so we took         A place in the Football League was at stake but it was not to be,
our place in the end of season Play-Offs.                                  losing 2-1 to Tranmere Rovers. However, the memory of the day, the
                                                                           walk down Wembley Way and the sheer ecstasy of the Wood faithful
After playing magnificently to beat Havant & Waterlooville 2-0 away        celebrating Bruno Andrade’s equaliser will live long in the memory.
from home, and then drawing 2-2 at home in a two-legged Semi-Final,        Seeing over 4,000 passionate supporters in the Wembley stands will
we faced the then big spending and strongly fancied Whitehawk              be a moment to cherish for everyone connected with the club.
Football Club at Meadow Park in front of a partisan 2,200 crowd.
A Lee Angol set piece put us ahead early in the second half before         A difficult season was to follow the play-off disappointment with
a late Whitehawk penalty levelled proceedings. However, a Junior           a 20th place finish, however we were on hand to crash the play-off
Morias goal in the first minute of extra time proved to be the winner      party once again. The 2019/20 campaign was another spectacle for
and sent the club into raptures and the town into delirium. Who could      a multitude of reasons, both good and bad. The COVID-19 pandemic
believe it, little Boreham Wood with the lowest average attendance in      kicked off and had a severe impact on the world, forcing football
the league had deservedly achieved promotion to the top tier of Non-       clubs to play their games behind closed doors which proved to be
League football for the very first time in our then 67-year history!       most detrimental to lower leagues clubs. Despite this, it would still
                                                                           prove to be an enjoyable season, as a much improved 5th place finish
The 2015/16 season was undoubtedly a historic season for the Wood          allowed entry into the play-offs for a second time in three seasons
with us competing at the top table of non-league football for the          and another attempt at making history. After getting past Halifax in
very first time in the newly named National League. It was, though,        the elimination round we faced Harrogate in the semi-final, with a
no fairy-tale opening season at that level against much stronger           narrow defeat in an empty stadium to the eventual winners.
opposition. In fact, it proved a very difficult one just to survive and,
apart from our opening day 3-1 win against Halifax, and the odd big        Similarly to the first play-off disappointment, we were unable to
win against the likes of Tranmere Rovers, we struggled to compete          match these heights in the following campaign, although history was
with the bigger clubs.                                                     still made. A comfortable 3-0 win over Canvey Island saw the Wood
                                                                           go one better than in 2018 and reach the third round of the FA Cup for
By the October we had lost our very successful long-standing               the first time. Championship outfit Millwall awaited, with the Lions’
manager Ian Allinson to his increased work commitments. We had             league position of 17th making them the Wood’s highest ranked
replaced him with Allinson’s experienced, but young, assistant             opponent. This was to be the end of the road for the cup run with a
manager Luke Garrard who was just 30-years of age and we                   2-0 defeat in an empty Meadow Park, but it was a memorable day
continued to struggle and adjust to football at that level and faced a     nonetheless.
relegation battle that took us to the very last game of the season.
The final three league games of the campaign will long live in the         Our Chairman Danny Hunter can proudly claim that he has overseen
memory as it saw us beat Aldershot away 2-1, Guiseley at home 1-0          our rise through both the Ryman Leagues, the Conference South and
and then Welling United 3-0 away. That end of season turnaround            into the National League where, in our fourth season, we are regarded
finally secured our place in the National League Premier and sent our      as an established club at that level, the pinnacle of non-league
Chairman, Manager, staff, dressing room and supporters into raptures.      football.
The following season, 2016/17, saw the club improve further, with an
11th place National League finish but the best was still to come one       During our Chairman’s tenure, he has continued to invest or raise over
year later.                                                                £14 million, to greatly modernise our current infrastructure, our player
                                                                           recruitment, our ground and facility, which has improved the football
During that 2017/18 season the club finally realised two ambitions,        club hugely and enhanced every fan’s matchday experience when they
the first of which was to beat a Football League club in the FA Cup.       visit our Meadow Park home.
That happened on Saturday, November 4, 2017 with a 2-1 victory over
famous FA Cup winners Blackpool. Going a goal down with under half         In 2017 he secured further investment of £1.8 million building a new
an hour left did not suggest that history was about to be made but an      training facility, laying a new DESSO pitch of Premier League quality,
equaliser from Blair Turgott paved the way for Dan Holman to secure        installing new floodlights and dugouts.
his place in the club’s history books with a very late winner.
                                                                           Our facilities are now 90% utilised on a daily basis, 52 weeks of the
That would have been the highlight of any normal season, but               year. The club houses the largest sports education programme in
2017/18 was anything but that for Boreham Wood FC as a great run           the whole country, which has now been established for well over a
of league form ended with an amazing 4th place finish in the National      decade. It is a programme that boasts over 600 scholar/students for
League. That meant yet another appearance in the Play-Offs and this        the next academic year and 2018/19 season.
time in the new format where six clubs were involved.
In the eliminator round we beat AFC Fylde 2-1 in a hard-fought game        Optimism in our future has long returned to Meadow Park and we
but suffered a series of nightmare injuries, losing three key players      hope it will now lead to greater home support, greater sponsorship
before and during the game and putting them out of the remaining           and, of course, further investment as we continue to progress. After
Play-Off matches.                                                          the incredible infrastructure overhaul and huge facility investment
                                                                           in recent years, the club has never looked in better shape. We now
We then faced Sutton United away just three days later, without            have the excitement of another National League season to enjoy and
those three key players. Despite this, a stunning performance led to       the future of Boreham Wood Football Club has never looked brighter
a 3-2 win against the odds with Angelo Balanta and Michael Folivi          throughout our 70-year history.
writing their names into Wood folklore. When the nerve wracking
period of injury time ended, those present celebrated the impossible
dream – Boreham Wood were going to play at Wembley Stadium! The
second lifetime ambition of many at the club was to be realised in the
same dramatic season as the first.
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THE OPPOSITION

MANAGER
LUKE GARRARD
Luke started his career as a YTS at Swindon       First Team Manager, becoming the youngest
Town, making his full professional debut at       boss in all of England’s top five division’s. His
18-years-old against Oldham Athletic on           first game in charge was a 1-1 draw away
26th April 2003. He went on to make 17            with Guiseley. Luke would steer the Wood
appearances for the Robins before brief spells    away from the relegation zone in the club’s
at Bishop’s Stortford, Boreham Wood and           inaugural season in the National League. The
Northwood. Luke later joined AFC Wimbledon in     side clinched survival on the last game of
March 2006.                                       the season away to already relegated Welling
                                                  United with a comprehensive 3-0 victory.
A cult hero with Wimbledon’s fans, he made
over 100 appearances for the club, mainly as a    Luke’s stock has further risen in the following
right-back but also occasionally in the centre    seasons, having taken the Wood to Wembley
of midfield. In November 2008, Garrard tore his   for the first time in their history back in
cruciate ligament during training which kept      2017/18. The side achieved their highest ever
him out for the rest of that season. From the     National League finish of 4th position, and
start of the 2009-10 season, he made only         reached the play-off final against Tranmere
occasional appearances for the Wombles,           Rovers, narrowly losing 2-1.
which saw him re-join the Wood in January
2010.                                             Garrard maintained the Wood’s National League
                                                  status in the 2018/19 season, finishing 8
Luke couples his role as First Team Manager       points above the relegation zone in 20th,
at Meadow Park with his role as the Academy       before mounting another play-off push during
Manager. Luke was originally an Academy           a very disrupted 2019/20 campaign with the
Coach at the Club in 2008, before being           season being curtailed due to the COVID-19
promoted to Academy Director in 2012. Luke        pandemic. A 5th placed finish on points-per-
was then appointed Ian Allinson’s Assistant       game set up a play-off eliminator match at
Manager in 2013, a position he held for           home to FC Halifax Town which Wood won 2-1
two-and-a-half-years. Upon Ian’s Departure        before losing to eventual play-off promotion
in October 2015, Luke was appointed as the        winners Harrogate Town in the semi-finals 1-0.
JOSH REES
                                                                       REES JOINED THE WOOD
                                                                       LAST SUMMER
                                                                       Rees scored seven goals from midfield in 49 appearances for the
                                                                       Clarets, before joining Bromley a year later despite interest from
                                                                       higher leagues. He was a part of the team that reached the FA
                                                                       Trophy final at Wembley Stadium and despite losing on penalties,
                                                                       as well as falling short in their attempt to finish in a play-off spot,
                                                                       it was a superb individual season for Rees who notched 20 goals
                                                                       in all competitions. A move to the Football League finally came to
                                                                       fruition with League One side Gillingham, however this was short-
                                                                       lived with a return to Bromley after just a season.

                                                                       Rees then joined Aldershot ahead of the 2020/21 season, where
                                                                       he scored 12 goals in 39 appearances, before opting to join up with
                                                                       Luke Garrard at Meadow Park in the summer of 2021

GUS MAFUTA
 MAFUTA JOINED BOREHAM
 WOOD IN 2020
 Following a two-year stint with the Ammies Mafuta was snapped up
 by fellow league competitors Hartlepool United ahead of the 2019/20
 season where he made over 30 appearances in a curtailed season,
 notching three goals during his time at the Club.

 After a single season with the Pools, Mafuta signed a two-year
 contract with Boreham Wood FC ahead of the 2020/21 season.
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frankie raymond
                                                                   RAYMOND JOINED THE WOOD ON
                                                                   A TWO-YEAR DEAL
                                                                   Frankie Raymond joined the Wood on a two-year deal from league rivals
                                                                   Bromley in the summer.

                                                                   Following his release from Reading having come through the club’s youth
                                                                   academy, Raymond was picked up by Gillingham for a brief spell before
                                                                   dropping into the National League South with Eastbourne Borough.

                                                                   It was here that he began to receive his first experience of regular first
                                                                   team football, making 61 appearances over a two-year period. His form
                                                                   at Priory Lane earned him a move back to the Football League, spending
                                                                   three years with Dagenham & Redbridge.

connor smith
  THIS IS SMITH’S SECOND
  SPELL AT THE WOOD
  Smith spent a season with Yeovil Town before dropping to the
  National League for his first spell with Boreham Wood. After
  signing for Billericay Town, he enjoyed loans with Kingstonian
  and King’s Langley before signing to Wealdstone and was a
  part of the side who won promotion to the National League in
  2019/20.

  A return to the Wood soon came calling where he acts as
  player-coach.
SUPPORTERS Association

                                                              In the Community

                                   BARNET FC
                              Supporters’ association
The South Stand                                                      Become a Member

Let’s face it, the old terrace wasn’t great and wasn’t               We cannot urge supporters enough to become a member. If
used by too many people, but when it was used, it did add            you haven’t already, head to www.bfcsa1926.com where you
significantly to the atmosphere at The Hive London. I suspect        can sign up. If you do have questions, suggestions or issues
a lot of people, like my wife and I, preferred the great view        you wish to raise with us, you can contact us via social media
and extra facilities of the Legends stand. However, a recent         (@BFCSA1926) or via email on hello@bfcsa1926.com
survey of our members showed that 33% of those who
responded said the lack of standing at The Hive London put           Let’s hope for three points against Boreham Wood today!
them off and, maybe surprisingly, 58% of respondents said
they’d rather stand. The latter seems quite contradictory to
the fact that the terrace wasn’t used by that many people.
Is it a case of a little bit of nostalgia creeping in, rather than
actually wanting to stand? Or, would a better terrace, maybe
with a bar available, entice more people to use a terrace,
especially if the price point was lower. There certainly seems
to be demand for a better terrace ‘product’.

Standing on the terraces at Underhill was all me, my wife and
my Dad did, until the South Stand was built. Whether that
was the North or North West terrace, the ‘Popular’ side or the
old ‘West Bank’, ironically on the south side of the ground.
With a large crowd it was a great atmosphere and the view
of the action somewhat mixed. There’s no doubt that The
Hive London needs a better atmosphere but its facilities are
light years ahead of Underhill. Has the lack of a terrace this
season impacted attendances downwards? Based on the
attendances from three years ago, before Covid-19, crowds
this season are slightly up so it seems likely that it hasn’t.
Maybe though, the excellent community work being done
by the club is the reason attendances look stable or a little
higher? Perhaps a terrace would have added a hundred or so
to the average, we’ll never know now. All we can do is look
forward to the future, the exact design of the South Stand
and also changes to the East Stand are not finalised yet, we
believe. Hopefully the club will be able to update us soon.

BFCSA Chairman Mark Whitelegg
2021/22 Playing Statistics

                       2021/22 Playing Statistics
                              KEY
                                    Player Started Match

                                                                            Ben Richards-Everton

                                                                            Ephron Mason-Clark
                               1    Playing Substitute

                                                                            Ryan De Havilland
                                                                            Aston Oxborough
                                                                            Serhat Tasdemir

                                                                            REECE GREGO-COX
                                                                            Antonis Vasiliou
                                                                            Reiss Greenidge
                                                                            Adam Marriott
                                                                            ROSS MARSHALL
                                                                            Jordan Thomas

                                                                            Joe Widdowson
                                                                            Sam Granville
                                    Unused Substitute

                                                                            Kian Flanagan
                                                                            Daniel Powell

                                                                            James Callan

                                                                            Harry Taylor
                                                                            Wes Fongunk

                                                                            AYMEN AZAZE
                                                                            teddy howee
                                                                            Jamie Turley

                                                                            louis walsh

                                                                            Jake Askew

                                                                            Sam Woods
                                                                            Sam Beard
                                    FA Cup

                                                                            Rob Hall
                                    BUILDBASE FA TROPHY
                                    Senior challenge cup
                                                                             2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 33 39
Date         Team                                 KO Result     Att   Away
Sat Aug 21 NOTTS COUNTY                     H    3pm   0-5    2,067   1,038                                   9       19
Sat Aug 28 SOLIHULL MOORS                   A    3pm   1-1    1,271    130 23                 26
Mon Aug 30 DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE             H    3pm   0-2    1,728    470                    10              2
Sat Sep 4    GRIMSBY TOWN                   A    3pm   4-3    5,030     57 11
Sat Sep 11   EASTLEIGH                      H    3pm   1-1     959                            20                               21
Tue Sep 14   CHESTERFIELD                   A   7:45pm 4-2    4,538         17                14                               20
Sat Sep 18   BROMLEY                        A    3pm   2-0    1,451                        20 16             23
Sat Sep 25   WEYMOUTH                       H    3pm   3-1    1,269    143           11    26       9
Sat Oct 2    FC HALIFAX TOWN                H 3pm       0-0   1,302                          16                                           14
Tue Oct 5    KING'S LYNN TOWN               A 7:45pm    1-1   1,007                                    18   11
Sat Oct 9    DOVER ATHLETIC                 A 3pm       1-2    885                                                    7          9
Sat Oct 16   BOREHAM WOOD FC (FA Cup)       H 3pm       0-1                                                 7                   16
Sat Oct 23   WREXHAM                        H 3pm       0-3   2,237                                         9 7                  4
Tue Oct 26   STOCKPORT COUNTY               A 7:45pm    1-2   4,363                     14                                           18
Sat Oct 30   ALDERSHOT TOWN                 H 5:20pm    2-1   1,336                          18                                      6
Tue Nov 9    HAYES & YEADING (FA S.C.C)     A 7:45pm    1-2 148                                                                 20             7                 5
Sat Nov 13 WEALDSTONE                       A    3pm    1-0 2,662
Sat Nov 20 TORQUAY UNITED                   H    3pm    2-1
Sat Nov 27 WOKING                           A    3pm    1-2 1,779                       14
Sat Dec 4    MAIDENHEAD UNITED              H    3pm    3-0 906                                        7                             14
Sat Dec 11 YEOVIL TOWN                      A    3pm    1-0 2,024 98                    20
Sat Dec 18 BOREHAM WOOD                     H    3pm    2-3 823 187                                                        18
Sun Jan 2    BOREHAM WOOD                   A    3pm    0-0   1,283 520                                                         7    14
Sat Jan 8    ALTRINCHAM                     H    3pm    1-1   1,150 90                                           28             2
Tue Jan 11 ASHFORD TOWN (MIDDLESEX)         A 7:45pm    1-2                                  28        20
Sat Jan 15 CHESTERFIELD                     H    3pm    1-4   1,777 584 28               7                  10
Sat Jan 29   STOCKPORT COUNTY               H    3pm    0-5   2,183                     15                  18        28
Tue Feb 1    SOUTHEND UNITED                A 7:45pm    2-1   6,036   145                                             11
Sat Feb 5    ALDERSHOT TOWN                 A    3pm    1-3   1,887   131     23                                      18             14
Tue Feb 8    NOTTS COUNTY                   A 7:45pm    6-1   5,657   120                                                            7
Sat Feb 12 WEALDSTONE                       H    3pm    1-3   2,248   848                                             28             3                               7
Sat Feb 19 TORQUAY UNITED                   A    3pm    2-2   2,221    69                         11 8
Tue Feb 22 KING'S LYNN TOWN                 H 7:45pm    0-0   1,137    72                    33      11                         16
Sat Feb 26 FC HALIFAX TOWN                  A    3pm    1-0   1,799    77                         10        18                                                       7
Sat Mar 5    DOVER ATHLETIC                 H    3pm    6-0 1,168      88                                                  7                                     8
Tue Mar 8    NORTHWOOD (FA S.C.C)           A 7:45pm    0-2 249                    19             39                                 14
Tue Mar 15 BOREHAM WOOD                     H 7:45pm
Sat Mar 19 WOKING                           H    3pm
Sat Mar 26 MAIDENHEAD UNITED                A    3pm
Sat Apr 2    YEOVIL TOWN                    H 3pm
Tue Apr 5    WREXHAM                        A 7:45 pm
Sat Apr 9    SOLIHULL MOORS                 H 3pm
Tue Apr 12   BRENTFORD B(MIDDLESEX FINAL)   N 7:45 pm
Fri Apr 15   DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE           A 3pm
Mon Apr 18   SOUTHEND UNITED                H 3pm
Sat Apr 23   EASTLEIGH                      A 3pm
Sat Apr 30   GRIMSBY TOWN                   H 3pm
Mon May 2 ALTRINCHAM                        A    3pm
Sat May 7 WEYMOUTH                          A    3pm
Sun May 15 BROMLEY                          H    3pm
HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH boreham wood

                                                  HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH
                                         boreham wood
The Bees and Boreham Wood have met on nine occasions in        as a substitute for Boreham Wood in 2020/21.
competitive matches, excluding games in the Herts Senior
Cup.                                                           Inih Effiong, Byron Harrison, Callum Reynolds and Mauro
                                                               Vilhete, who all formerly represented Boreham Wood
The first meeting was as recent as Boxing Day 2018.The         (Vilhete on loan), subsequently played for Barnet against
sides have already met three times this season before          the Wood (Reynolds four times).
today, in both the Emirates FA Cup and Buildbase FA Trophy,
and at Meadow Park in the league. Seven meetings between       Apart from Coulthirst, three other ex-Bees have played for
the sides have been in the Vanarama National League.           the Wood against Barnet. They are Tom Champion (five
                                                               times), Krystian Pearce (once) and David Stephens (five
Of the nine meetings, five have been drawn and the others      times).
have been victories for the Wood.
                                                               Among the others to play for both sides, but not in this
There have been 16 goals in total and no Barnet player has     fixture, are Jamie Turley (the current Barnet captain, of
scored more than once. Tyrone Marsh, who scored a hat-         course), Simeon Akinola, Cliff Akurang, Conor Clifford,
trick in the Trophy meeting in December, has scored four       Jack Connors, Sam Cox, Harry Crawford, Darren Currie, Joe
times for Boreham Wood in this derby game.                     Devera, Clovis Kamdjo, Charlie MacDonald, Steve O’Neill,
                                                               Omer Riza, Terry Robbins and Dean Samuels.
Bradley Ash (now with Weymouth) and Kabongo Tshimanga
(now at Chesterfield) have both scored twice. Harry Taylor
has played for the Bees seven times in games against the
Wood and Ephron Mason-Clark has appeared six times.

The highest attendance for this fixture was 2,087 on New
Year’s Day 2019 at The Hive London.

The two league games last season were both played
without spectators due to Covid-19. Until the most recent
game at Meadow Park, Bees’ fans had always outnumbered
Wood supporters, home and away, when fans were
admitted.

The most recent league game between the sides, a goalless
draw, was on January 2nd this year.

The Bees team that day was: Aston Oxborough, Jordan
Thomas, Jamie Turley, Ben Richards-Everton, Sam Beard,
Harry Taylor, Sam Woods, Mitch Brundle, Rob Hall (Wes
Fonguck), Adam Marriott (Serhat Tasdemir), Mason
Bloomfield.

Shaq Coulthirst (who recently joined Billericay Town) is the
only player to have featured for both the Bees and the Wood
in this derby game - twice for Barnet in 2018/19 and then

                                                                                                   HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH boreham wood
CLASSIC ENCOUNTER WITH the WOOD

                                                    CLASSIC ENCOUNTER WITH
                                                          The WOOD
                                                                 by the Wood ‘keeper and a scuffed shot by Charlee Adams
                                                                 missed the target.
CLASSIC ENCOUNTER WITH

             THE WOOD
                                                                 Boreham Wood’s best chances in the second half came
                                                                 first when Ugwu got his head to the ball from a corner, but
                                                                 his effort was off target. Then, a shot from the edge of the
                                                                 Barnet box struck another Wood forward and went for a
                                                                 goal-kick.

The first ever league meeting between the Bees and               A draw looked the likely outcome, until Boreham Wood
Boreham Wood was on Boxing Day 2018 at Meadow Park.              made the breakthrough with two minutes of normal time
The Wood took all three points, thanks to a goal in the 88th     remaining. The home team attacked down their right. The
minute. It proved to be John Still’s last game in charge of      ball was delivered into the Barnet box for Shakes, who took
the Bees, as he left the Club two days later.                    one touch and knocked the ball sideways for substitute
                                                                 Bradley Ash. He struck his shot across goal past Cousins’
Barnet had backing from a contingent of 977 fans for this        left hand and into the Bees’ net.
fixture. It remains the Bees’ best away following in the
league since the final day of the 2012/13 season against         Boreham Wood: Ryan Huddart, Danny Woodards (Sorba
Northampton Town. The Bees supporters saw a hard-fought          Thomas), Femi Ilesanmi, Mark Ricketts, David Stephens,
battle, but with few clear chances for either team.              Ricky Shakes, Tom Champion, Kieran Murtagh, Jamal
                                                                 Fyfield, Gozie Ugwu, Justin Shaibu (Bradley Ash).
An early chance fell to Femi Ilesanmi, but his shot on the
turn went way over the crossbar. The Bees’ first opportunity     Bees: Mark Cousins, Cheye Alexander, Callum Reynolds,
saw Elliot Johnson cross for Shaq Coulthirst, but his            Craig Robson, Elliot Johnson, Dan Sweeney, Charlee Adams,
glanced header went tamely wide. A Jack Taylor shot from         Jack Taylor, Wes Fonguck (Medy Elito), Byron Harrison, Shaq
the edge of the box was comfortably held by Ryan Huddart         Coulthirst (Jack Barham).
in the Wood goal.
                                                                 Attendance: 1,894.
On the half-hour mark, the Wood won possession from
Callum Reynolds, but when the ball came to Ricky Shakes,
he fired well over. Boreham Wood managed a better effort
when Gozie Ugwu met Kieran Murtagh’s cross with his
head, only for Mark Cousins to pull off a great reaction save
to see the sides go in level at the break.

Most of the second half was a series of half-chances. In
the early stages, Barnet pressed forward, first through
Coulthirst on the left, his final ball finding a defender, and
then through Cheye Alexander on the right, but his shot bent
wide of goal. Later a cross from Taylor was gathered easily

                                                                                                     CLASSIC ENCOUNTER WITH the WOOD
ON THIS Day

 ON THIS day                                                                                &
                                                                                  CURRENTLY
EIGHT YEARS AGO (2014)                                         The Bees’ 6-0 victory over Dover Athletic completed their
                                                               second double of the season (having previously beaten
The Bees lost 1-0 away to Kidderminster Harriers in what
                                                               Aldershot Town twice). It also set a host of records. The win
is now the Vanarama National League. The attendance
was 1,950. Harriers finished the season in seventh place,      over Dover was the first time that the Bees had:
immediately above the Bees.
                                                               •    Won by six goals or more and without conceding in a first-
                                                                    team competitive game since they beat Blackpool 7-0 in
14 YEARS AGO (2008)
                                                                    November 2000 at Underhill, in a fourth-tier game;
The Bees beat Chester City 3-0 at Underhill in a fourth-       •    Won by six goals in a first-team competitive game since
tier game. All three goals were in the second-half. Albert          they beat Farnborough Town 7-1 at home in March 2005,
Adomah (now with Queens Park Rangers, having played over            in a Vanarama National League game (coming back after
100 games for each of Barnet, Bristol City, Middlesbrough
and Aston Villa) opened the scoring and that was followed           going behind);
by a brace from Cliff Akurang. The crowd was 1,663.            •    Scored five in one half of a first-team competitive game
                                                                    since they beat Morecambe 5-1 in September 2004, in a
                                                                    National League game (coming back after going behind
19 YEARS AGO (2003)
                                                                    and with all the Barnet goals coming after half-time);
Morecambe and Barnet shared the spoils in a game at            •    Scored six in a competitive game since they beat Tring
Morecambe. The score for this National League game was              Athletic 6-1 away in November 2012, in the Hertfordshire
1-1 and the Bees’ goal came from Wayne Purser. A total of           Senior Cup (not a first-team game);
1,667 fans saw the action. The Shrimps finished the season
                                                               •    Scored six in a first-team game since they won 6-2
in second place and so made the play-offs. It was the first
time that play-offs were held in the National League and            against Crystal Palace in July 2019, in a pre-season
Morecambe were knocked out at the semi-final stage.                 friendly; and
                                                               •    Two players (Reece Grego-Cox and Adam Marriott) scoring
25 YEARS AGO (1997)                                                 a brace in one match since Albert Adomah and Cliff
                                                                    Akurang did so in a 4-1 win against Shrewsbury Town in
Swansea City beat Barnet 1-0 at Underhill in the fourth             March 2008, in a fourth-tier game.
tier. The crowd was 1,881. The Swans finished the season
in fifth place (losing in the play-off final at Wembley to
                                                               Two Barnet players scored their debut goal in the league for
Northampton Town) and the Bees were placed 15th.
                                                               the club in the victory over Dover - Reece Grego-Cox and Sam
                                                               Woods. A total of 16 players have now scored for the Bees in
28 YEARS AGO (1994)                                            first-team competitive games this season, more than in the
The Bees lost 3-0 to Fulham at Craven Cottage in a             past two seasons, but two less than in 2018/19.
third-tier game (it was Barnet’s only season at that level).
The crowd was 3,326. The Cottages ended the season in          Today is the fourth meeting between the Bees and Boreham
21st and Barnet 24th, so both were relegated. Fulham are       Wood this season. It is the first time the Bees have met a
currently top of the Championship.
                                                               team four times in a season since they played Swindon Town
                                                               on four occasions in 2011/12, twice in the league and twice in
70 YEARS AGO (1952)                                            the area semi-final of the Football League Trophy. This season
                                                               is the first in which Barnet have met one team three times at
Barnet lost at Hoddesdon Town 3-2 in the semi-final of the     home in a season since Farnborough Town played at Underhill
Herts Senior Cup, then a first-team fixture. The Bees’ goals
                                                               on three occasions in 2004/05: in the league, the FA Cup and
were scored by Steve Blackburn and Ron Phipps.
                                                               the FA Trophy.

                                                               Compiled by 59 Years A Bee
Happy
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MUM, DAD, SOPHIE, GRANDMA AND ALL HIS FRIENDS
  WISH MATTHEW A VERY HAPPY 14TH BIRTHDAY
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ALDERSHOT TOWN
                   NORTHWOOD    AWAY
                              AWAY   POSTCARD
                                   POSTCARD
          Last Saturday we had a short trip for the game against Aldershot Town. Due to it being quite far
The next round of the Middlesex FA Senior Challenge Cup took us to Northwood. The game had been postponed
          from Leeds, my parents came to stay with me in London the night before. We set off around
twice due to a waterlogged pitch, but Tuesday was a dry day and the game was finally going ahead. After work, I
          11:00 on Saturday morning with the intention of getting lunch before the game. We arrived in
got the tube to Northwood Hills and had a short walk to the ground from there. It’s quite hidden away so at one
          Aldershot around 12:30 and found parking up by the away end. As we were heading into the
point I was worried that I was trespassing! Thankfully, I made it in one piece by about 19:00 and made my way
          town, we bumped into fellow Bees Mark and Adam who joined us in Wetherspoons for a few
into the Clubhouse. I had a drink pre-game and a catch up with a few of the other Barnet fans who had made it. A
          drinks and lunch. We headed back to the ground around 14:00 and as we arrived, we were told
few of us went out to the pitch just before kick-off having the chance to chat to a few members of the coaching
          the usual away end was shut so we had parked all the way up the hill for nothing! We went
staff before the game. As the teams came out, we took our place behind the goal we were shooting into.
          inside and joined other fans on the away terrace ready for kick-off.
We had a big chance really early on, but Ben Richards-Everton just missed the ball. We had some good balls going
          We got off to a great start as just five minutes into the game, Adam Marriott gave us the lead
into the box but didn’t offer much threat on the end of it and their goalkeeper dealt with everything well. Unfortu-
          when he got on the end of a lovely cross from Rob Hall. 11 minutes later, we doubled our
nately, just before half time Harry Taylor had to go off injured but hopefully it’s nothing too serious. Jamie Turley
          advantage with a super strike from Sam Beard into the roof of the net. We carried on the half
came on to replace him and we had a few more decent balls in the box before half-time. The first half was pretty
          strongly with some brilliant chances and went into half-time 2-0 up. At the interval I went for
one-sided with Northwood struggling to create many chances at the other end but we went into half time 0-0.
          the usual hot chocolate but shout-out to Aldershot who gave me cream and a flake on the top
After the break a few of us walked round to stand behind the other goal in the hope we would see some action in
          too! The second-half started very well too with Adam Marriott getting his second of the
the second half. Thankfully our wish was granted just nine minutes into the half when Reece Grego-Cox’s initial
          afternoon eight minutes in. Aldershot had a few more chances but Harry Taylor made some
shot was deflected into Adam Marriott’s path who scored. Then five minutes later Marriott did it again, scoring
          excellent tackles to stop any danger. We carried on attacking and were unlucky not to add to
this time from a yard out after Rob Hall’s free kick hit the bar. There was a nervy moment when the referee
          our tally. Four minutes were added at the end of the game and unfortunately Aldershot got one
seemed like he wasn’t going to allow it for offside, but the linesman had his flag down and luckily the goal stood.
          back in the 93rd minute, but the whistle blew soon after and we had our three points. The boys
After scoring our goals we had more about us and were playing some lovely football on the floor. Ryan De
          came over to a lot of well-deserved praise from the fans who were in good voice all afternoon.
Havilland, Serhat Tasdemir and Ephron Mason-Clark all had close shots that were saved by their ‘keeper. Despite
our efforts, Northwood stopped us scoring anymore and the game finished 2-0. Feeling relieved that we didn’t
          My parents and I walked back up the massive hill where we had parked and set off back to
have to endure penalties, we applauded the boys off the pitch.
          London where we arrived around 18:00. It made a nice change as every time we’ve been to
          Aldershot before, it’s been a trip back up to Leeds! We had a takeaway and got to enjoy a
Us fans headed out of the ground (the scary dark path was less scary when I was with people) and James and
          Saturday night in London to top off a brilliant day in Aldershot.
Janice were lovely enough to offer me a lift to the station - meaning I was home before 23:00. After a slow first
45 minutes, we played well in the second half and thoroughly deserved the win. Now we head to the final to take
on Brentford B. Let’s hope we can come back with some silverware!

       To: Barnet Football Club
       Address : The Hive London, HA8 6AG
       From: Carla Devine
WHAT’S THE Buzz

                                WHAT’S THE Buzz

                                                        Following the dismissal of Kenny Jackett towards
                                                        the end of last month, Leyton Orient have appointed
                                                        Richie Wellens as their new manager. Until his sacking
                                                        on 22nd February, Orient had failed to win in their
                                                        previous 14 games, since their win over Swindon Town
                                                        on 7th December - a run that left them in 20th place
                                                        in League Two, four points above the relegation zone
                                                        on 35 points. Wellens previously managed Oldham
                                                        Athletic, Swindon Town, Salford City and Doncaster
                                                        Rovers, winning the EFL Trophy in the 2019/20 with
                                                        Salford. During his playing career he spent time at
                                                        Blackpool, Oldham, Doncaster, Leicester City, Ipswich
                                                        Town, Shrewsbury Town, Salford and Macclesfield
                                                        Town.

Last Wednesday saw a non-league cup match in
Sunderland break the record for the longest penalty
shootout in football history.

This shootout saw 54 spot kicks taken, before
Washington finally won the shootout 25-24. The
Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup first round tie ended
3-3 and had an attendance of 40.

The Northern League Division Two sides beat the
previous record of 48 penalties, set by KK Palace and
Civics in a Namibian Cup tie in 2005.

 In October 2021, another tie came close to breaking
the record, when AFC Wulfrunians beat Lane Head 19-
18 after 44 kicks were taken.

                                                        Swindon Town announced their plans to buy their
                                                        County Ground stadium last week.

                                                        The ground is currently owned by Swindon Borough
                                                        Council, who are set to meet tomorrow to make a
                                                        decision on the sale.

                                                        The reported deal on the table will see a joint venture
                                                        between the club and a supporters group purchase the
                                                        stadium for £2.3 million, with each owning 50% each.

                                                         This comes after a similar deal that took place in
                                                        March 2019 was approved, but fell through due to a
                                                        separate issue that involved a legal dispute about who
                                                        owned the club. There are also multi-million pound
                                                        plans to redevelop parts of the ground.

                                                                                                       WHAT’S THE Buzz
WHAT’S THE Buzz

                                                               League Two side Colchester United
                                                               have revealed that they will be
                                                               donating the entirety of their gate
                                                               receipt of their match next week to
                                                               help the humanitarian aid efforts in
                                                               Ukraine.

                                                               United are to play Forest Green
                                                               Rovers next Monday evening, with
                                                               all tickets to the match costing
                                                               £10.

                                                               Part of their efforts has also seen
                                                               them apply to the EFL to gain
                                                               permission to wear a special edition
                                                               kit, in yellow and blue colours in the
                                                               style of Ukraine’s national team. The
                                                               club have pledged for anyone who
                                                               has already purchased a ticket, e.g.
                                                               season ticket holders, to “make
                                                               up the difference” to support the
                                                               campaign, with any complimentary
                                                               ticket holders being asked to pay
                                                               the £10 fee.

Another club in the news this week buying back their
ground is Cambridge United.

The League One side are said to have already agreed a deal
to buy back the freehold of the Abbey Stadium, having been
forced to sell it in December 2004 to help raise funds for
the club to stay in existence.

That deal did help the club to survive but could not prevent
them from being relegated to the Conference that season.

USA-based club owner Paul Barry, who is the majority
shareholder in the club, has agreed the deal to buy back
the ground from Grosvenor Property UK, who have been
landlords since 2010.

The newly renovated Riverside Stand at Craven Cottage
is to be reopened this summer, Fulham have announced.

The stand will be fully completed in 2023, with
construction having been started in 2019 and been
planned since 2011.
The redeveloped stand and will increase the ground’s
capacity by 3,900, from 25,700 to 29,600. The work was
expected to be completed sooner, but was delayed by
the Covid-19 pandemic. The opening of the stand will
also coincide with the opening of Fulham Pier. Fulham
are currently top of the Championship by 14 points with
13 matches to go, and are hoping that the new stand
will be used for Premier League fixtures next season.

                                                                                            WHAT’S THE Buzz
MATCH Report

                                           MATCH Report

barnet fc team:
ASTON OXBOROUGH                                               Goals:

                                                          6
BEN RICHARDS-EVERTON
ROB HALL (WES FONGUCK 70’)                                    GREGO-COX (6’,88’)
ROSS MARSHALL (SAM WOODS 70’)                                 MARRIOTT (51’,55’)
EPHRON MASON-CLARK                                            GREENIDGE (67’)
ADAM MARRIOTT                                                 WOODS (90+1’)
REISS GREENIDGE
HARRY TAYLOR ©
SAM BEARD
RYAN DE HAVILLAND
REECE GREGO-COX

                                                          0
SUBS (NOT USED):

AYMEN AZAZE
LOUIS WALSH
SERHAT TASDEMIR

dover athletic fc team:
ADAM PARKES
TJ BRAMBLE
JAKE GOODMAN © (WILL MOSES 57’)
JAMES CATON
HARRY RANSOM
HENRY WOODS
KOBY ARTHUR (DJAIR PARFITT-WILLIAMS 57’)
DANNY COLLINGE
ALFIE PAVEY
GEORGE WILKINSON (MICHAEL GYASI 57’)
MYLES JUDD

SUBS (NOT USED):

ALEXIS ANDRE JR
NOAH CARNEY
MATCH Report

                                          MATCH Report
                                                                brought down inside the box.

THE BEES EARNED THREE POINTS IN A                               Mason-Clark stepped up for the spot kick but had his shot
                                                                towards the bottom corner pushed around the post by the
DOMINANT DISPLAY AT THE HIVE LONDON                             Dover stopper.

– WINNING 6-0 AGAINST DOVER ATHLETIC                            A fourth goal for the hosts came in the 67th minute when
IN THE VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE.                                Ryan De Havilland’s corner into the middle of the box was
                                                                flicked up by Richards-Everton to allow Reiss Greenidge to
                                                                turn the ball home from a yard out.

The game started quickly with both sides having chances
early on as TJ Bramble’s long-range strike was caught by
Aston Oxborough shortly before Adam Marriott drove his
effort over the crossbar from range.

Dean Brennan’s side opened the scoring in the 6th minute as
Marriott found the run of Reece Grego-Cox down the left wing
with a well-weighted pass.

The Bees’ No. 39 cut back inside and beat his defender
before curling the ball into the top right corner beyond Adam
Parkes’ reach.

The hosts continued to press and went very close to doubling
their lead when Marriott found Mason-Clark in the box who
headed the ball against the inside of the post before it got
cleared away.

Marriott looked to score one of his own moments later
when his flicked header from Ryan De Havilland’s corner was
pushed away by Parkes.

The Bees continued to create chances in the first half with
the next coming in the 28th minute through Grego-Cox who
was denied by the Whites’ goalie after Rob Hall laid the ball
off to him on the edge of the box.

Marriott scored the Bees’ second of the afternoon just after
the restart as Hall’s corner towards the back post was
headed back across goal by Ben Richards-Everton to Marriott
who nodded in from close-range.

The constant pressure paid off again as Marriott had his
second goal of the day two minutes later after Grego-Cox’s
curling effort was tipped onto the post by Parkes.

The Bees’ leading goalscorer reacted first to the rebound and
headed it into an empty net to score his ninth of the season.

Dean Brennan’s side had a chance to further extend the
advantage in the 57th minute after Ephron Mason-Clark was
2021/22 appearances & goals

                            2021/22 Appearances & Goals
                                    LEAGUE                             CUP                        TOTALS
                          STARTS   SUBS   UNUSED GOALS   STARTS   SUBS   UNUSED GOALS   STARTS   SUBS    UNUSED GOALS

 1 SAM SARGEANT             8       0       0      0       0       0         0    0       7       0           0           0

 2 Jordan Thomas            17      5       2      0       5       0         0    0       22      5           2           0

 3 Josh Doherty             3       0       1      0       0       0         0    0       3       0           1           0

 3 TEDDY HOWE               7       1       0      0       0       0         0    0       7       1           0           0

 4 Josh Payne               5       7       4      0       3       2         0    0       8       9           4           0

 5 Jamie Turley             9       0       0      0       1       1         1    0       10      1           1           0

 6 Ben Richards-Everton     22      4       3      3       6       0         0    0       28      4           3           3

 7 Rob Hall                 17      5       1      3       6       0         0    1       23      5           1           4

 8 Mitch Brundle            22      0       0      3       4       0         0    1       26      0           0           4

 8 ROSS MARSHALL            4       0       0      0       1       0         0    0       5       0           0           0

 9 Mason Bloomfield         12      8       2      2       1       2         0    0       13      10          2           2

 9 LOUIS WALSH              0       2       2      0       0       1         0    0       0       3           2           0

10 Daniel Powell            11      6       0      2       1       1         0    0       12      7           0           2

11 Ephron Mason-Clark       22      5       0      4       2       0         1    0       24      5           1           4

12 James Callan             0       0       9      0       1       0         0    0       1       0           9           0

14 Adam Marriott            18      5       1      8       4       1         0    0       22      6           1           8

15 Reiss Greenidge          13      2       1      2       4       0         1    0       17      2           2           2

16 Kian Flanagan            19      3       1      1       1       0         1    0       20      3           2           1

17 Sam Granville            4       4       6      1       2       0         1    0       6       4           7           1

18 Wes Fongunk              14      7       2      0       3       2         1    1       17      9           3           1

19 Harry Taylor             28      0       0      0       4       0         0    0       33      0           0           0

20 Serhat Tasdemir          8       10      3      2       2       3         1    0       10      13          4           2

21 Joe Widdowson            8       1       0      2       1       0         0    0       9       1           0           2

22 Antonis Vasiliou         0       0       1      0       0       1         0    0       0       1           1           0

23 Sam Beard                18      2       1      0       3       0         0    0       21      2           1           0

24 Jake Askew               0       0       13     0       1       0         1    0       1       0          14           0

25 Aymen Azaze              0       0       3      0       1       0         3    0       1       0           6           0

26 David Sesay              6       0       1      0       0       0         0    0       6       0           1           0

27 Aston Oxborough          21      0       4      0       3       0         2    0       24      0           5           0

28 Sam Woods                15      1       1      1       4       1         0    0       19      2           1           1

31 Ben Nugent               0       2       5      0       0       0         0    0       0       2           4           0

33 Ryan De Havilland        3       2       4      0       2       0         0    0       5       2           4           0

39 REECE GREGO-COX          4       0       0      1       1       0         0    0       5       0           0           1
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