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SENIOR MANAGEMENT MEMBERS

Roll of Honour

 

PRESIDENT:-

1962 - 77

Ken Birtwistle

1977 -

Jeff Winrow

CHAIRMAN:-

1962 - 63

T. Himsworth

1963 - 66

Charles Simmonds

1966 - 74

Geoffrey Still

1974 - 75

John Parsons

1975 - 78

Geoffrey Still

1978 - 88

Terry Barfoot

1988 - 89

Leslie Woods

1989 - 91

Roger Davidge

1991 - 07

Roger Field

2007 -

Hugh Elliott

SECRETARY:-

1962 - 63

Fred Harvey

1963 - 64

Roger Davidge

1964 - 65

Geoffrey Still

1965 - 74

John Parsons

1974 - 75

Geoffrey Still

1975 - 79

Rodney Redmond

1979 -

Russ Maddox

 

 

TREASURER:-

1962 - 77

Roger Davidge

1977 - 81

Rodney Redmond

1981 - 82

Vince Doyle

1982 -

Mick Burgoyne

 

     

Forty-five years

of

Sunday Football in Bedford,

and still counting

 

The Michael R. Peters Bedford & District Sunday Football League will be entering its forty-fifth year this coming season, its Sapphire Anniversary.  It is accepted, in terms of Saturday football, that this is not a very long time. However, Saturday has been traditionally regarded as the footballing day of the week for over a hundred years, whereas in 1962 Sundays were always regarded as family church-going days, suitable for cricket in the summer, but not other organised sports at ‘grass roots’ level.  Even the professional game was not common on a Sunday in the early 1960’s.

Just to remind the readers, there was no Sunday football on the television then, and it was unheard of on local parks or any other venue in a league format.  Organised youth football was not played outside the school curriculum except on a Saturday, or in the professional game.  In general, football and other pursuits were not accepted as a widespread suitable activity on a Sunday. The majority of businesses were closed and workers generally had the day off. 

To introduce organised Sunday football in this ‘climate’ was contentious and groundbreaking, potentially bringing about changes to a way of life.  However, lovers of the game in Bedford saw a demand for Sunday football in the Bedford area.  Young men in particular, with the advent of rock and roll and more freedom in their lives, together with a change of attitude, were shaking off the ‘shackles’ of the traditional Sunday routine and looking for a different outlet for their interests. Football was very attractive to them. 

The late Roger Davidge saw this need for a sporting outlet and seized upon the idea of forming the first Sunday League in the county, and one of the first in the country.  However, he was faced with a difficult task to get this idea off the ground.  There were a number of difficulties to overcome in organising a football league, none more important than the still prickly subject of the accepted way of life on a Sunday, and other aspects such as approaching local parish and borough councils for the use of their pitches, with the added problem of getting their workers to work on a Sunday to open and prepare their grounds.  Whether this was an overtime consideration was rather a groundbreaking idea.

However, despite the difficulties, Roger, with his committee, waded through the problems and was successful in forming the league in 1962. Fred Harvey became the first General Secretary of the League and Charlie Simmonds, currently a League Vice President, served on the first committee. Former Bedford Town Mayor and Councillor Ken Birtwhisle also served on that first committee, and was instrumental in getting the Council to agree the use of Public Park pitches in the Bedford area on a Sunday.

Sponsorship has played a major part of the League for over 30 years with the names, Michael R. Peters, B E Craddock, and Harrison & Rowley becoming synonymous with local Sunday football. In fact Jeff Winrow from Harrison & Rowley Limited has served the League as President for that period, and still holds the position to date.

Nicholas Warton was instrumental in helping get the league underway when he gathered together a team formed from employees of the Bedfordshire Times, whose only day off for most of them was Sunday.  There were barely eleven players at the Times, but he recruited some from outside to form the Strollers, a name Nick took from the Bedford Record newspaper that ran a column named ‘The Stroller’.  The Strollers won the first League Championship in the 1962 / 3 season.  By all accounts the registration rules were rather casual in the early days, as the teams could more or less drag people off the street to play and make up the numbers on a Sunday morning.

Other teams including the Midlanders, Potton Casuals, Groomsmen, Bedford Nomads, Azzuri, Prestcold Penguins and Queensmen and many others bolstered the League.  Queensmen, from Ampthill, are still in the Sunday League, being our longest serving club, currently with Malcolm Lane at the helm. Newtown Rangers our second longest team are in the Premier Division.  Many other clubs have come and gone and it would take a lot of space to mention them all, but the most successful teams to grace the League since those early days are Bedford West Indians, Bedford Young Indians, the various Gamlingay clubs, Casino, Potton Casuals and Fox and Duck Sports. 

Love them or hate them, but a well organised League had to have referees.  The early names include the late Fred Seaton, with the evergreen Barry Watson and Roger Watson regularly doing their stuff in the middle.  A little bird has blown the whistle on Barry Watson who allegedly felt sorry for United Counties (Buses) who were being hammered 18 – 0 by RAF Henlow.  Barry scored for United Counties (Buses) but the revival was short-lived when Henlow scored eight more to make the final score 26 - 1. Barry probably got a vote of thanks from United Counties (Buses) for his charitable act.  Today he would probably have his whistle taken away by the F.A.!! 

Park venues such as Jubilee Park and Addison Howard Park were used in the 60s, and still are, but Newnham Avenue is now used for rugby and athletics.

Remember any of these players? :  Allan Buchanan, Doug Jack, Colin Morris, Dave Brandon, Mick Durrant, Tex Williams, Tom McGall, Dave Lovell, Steve Miles, Roger Stockwell, Terry Lack, Barry Cater, Roger Whitbread, Johnny Geeves, Arthur Millard, Dennis Smith, Alan Payne, and Colin Morris?

It is claimed that at one Sunday match in one of the League’s early seasons a crowd of an estimated 400 people watched the Strollers play a match at Addison Howard Park in Kempston.  That size of crowd is unheard of in the League now, so one can deduce that Sunday football was a very popular spectator sport forty odd years ago.  Nowadays, would-be spectators take their leisure at Sainsbury’s Homebase or in front of the television.

Since the pioneering days of the sixties, the League has gone from strength to strength.  Roger Davidge kept in touch with the League long after he retired, and he was often seen wobbling along Goldington Road on his bike, or pushing the tired machine around the parks enjoying the matches.  Another Roger, Roger Field, was rescued from his post matelot days by being co-opted onto the Sunday League in the 1973 / 4 season, over-seeing the under 21 representative side.  Mick Burgoyne joined the committee in the1977 / 78 season, becoming Treasurer in September 1981, a position he still holds.  Roger kept up the continuity of the League and committee by becoming its Chairman in the 1991 / 92 season.  Meanwhile, ‘Russ’ Maddox had been captured by the League as Fixture Secretary in the 1978 / 79 season to become the very hard-working Secretary of the League the following season making up a valuable partnership with Roger.  At the end of the 2006 / 07 season, Roger Field stepped down as Chairman of the League after a sterling stint where his strength of leadership, fairness and firm discipline has benefited the League and its members.  Roger has remained on the Committee as Registration Secretary with Hugh Elliott taking the Chair as from the summer of 2007.

Another innovation along with all the modern equipment which is now used by the League, including a state of the art website, is that the competition undertakes all its own printing, including handbook production, work taken on by a stalwart member of the League Alf Bone, who acts as the Leagues Administration Support Officer.

The 2007 / 08 football action will start on September 2nd. The League has been built up over the last 45 years to now boast six Divisions and seventy clubs from all over the northern half of the county from Westoning in the south to Sharnbrook in the north, and from Cranfield in the west to Everton and Sandy in the east.  The League’s clubs have players and officials from all walks of life and from many different backgrounds, encouraging integration and sportsmanship.

With League Rules made under affiliation with the Bedfordshire Football Association, players are no longer allowed to play after being ‘dragged off the street to make up the numbers.’  This remains a happy memory for the pioneers of the League. 

From little but significant beginnings, great strides have been made in Sunday football at local level, not only in this county but nationally.     

(With apologies to all the people not mentioned here who contributed to the formation and continuation of the League, be they players, referees, club officials or just interested spectators.  There is insufficient space here to do full justice to a complete history of the League so far.)

Clive Milton

Vice Chairman

 

 

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

 

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PREMIER  DIVISION

       

1962/63

Strollers

1963/64

Midlanders

1964/65

Bedford Nomads

1965/66

Strollers

1966/67

St Marys

1967/68

Angel

1968/69

Southville Utd

1969/70

Strollers

1970/71

Kempston Liberal Strollers

1971/72

A.R.A

1972/73

Stewartby

1973/74

Clifton

1974/75

Queensmen

1975/76

Bedford Midlanders

1976/77

Stewartby

1977/78

Potton Casuals

1978/79

Musgrave Sports

1979/80

Gamlingay O.B.S

1980/81

Bedford Midlanders

1981/82

Bedford Midlanders

1982/83

Fox & Duck Sports

1983/84

Fox & Duck Sports

1984/85

Fox & Duck Sports

1985/86

Bedford  West Indians

1986/87

Bedford Athletic

1987/88

Bedford West Indians

1988/89

Fox & Duck Sports

1989/90

Meva

1990/91

Bedford West Indians

1991/92

Bedford West Indians

1992/93

Bedford West Indians

1993/94

Queensmen

1994/95

Bedford West Indians

1995/96

Bedford West Indians

1996/97

Queensmen

1997/98

Park Eagles

1998/99

Park Eagles

1999/00

Queensmen

2000/01

Queensmen

2001/02

Park Eagles

2002/03

Casino Cars

2003/04

Queensmen

2004/05

Casino

2005/06

Casino

2006/07

Sandy Sunday

2007/08

Sandy Sunday

2008/09

Sandy Sunday

 

 

 

   BRITANNIA HARRISON & ROWLEY

MOVERS,SHIPPERS,STORERS

   FIRST DIVISION

       

1963/64

Potton Casuals

1964/65

Groomsmen

1965/66

Kayser Bondor

1966/67

Queensmen

1967/68

Agencia

1968/69

Autolec

1969/70

Hillfoot Rangers

1970/71

A.R.A

1971/72

Stewartby

1972/73

Potton Casuals Reserves

1973/74

Clifton Reserves

1974/75

Clifton Reserves

1975/76

Gamlingay O.B.s

1976/77

Bedford West Indians

1977/78

Bird in Hand (Bedford)

1978/79

Falstaff

1979/80

Libertas

1980/81

Cavaliers

1981/82

J.D.Sports

1982/83

Everton Spartans

1983/84

Stanley Arms

1984/85

Sharnbrook

1985/86

Meva

1986/87

Smiths Arms

1987/88

Kopites

1988/89

Clapham Groomsmen

1989/90

Abbetrin Sports

1990/91 

St Neots Pagoda Club

1991/92

Smiths Arms

1992/93

Queensmen

1993/94

Cranfield Utd Sunday

1994/95

Bluebell Casuals

1995/96

Biggleswade (Sunday)

1996/97

Three Horshoes (Renhold)

1997/98

Engine & Tender (Bedford)

1998/99

Bird in Hand (Bedford)

1999/00

Club Italia

2000/01

Renhold Sunday

2001/02

Moggerhanger (Sunday)

2002/03

Gamlingay United (Sunday)

2003/04

Wellington (Kempston)

2004/05

Smiths Sports

2005/06

Sandy Sunday

2006/07

Atletico Europa

2007/08

Supreme

2008/09

Caldecote Young Boys

 

   DEARDEN TROPHIES

  SECOND DIVISION

       

1964/65

Southville Utd

1965/66

Bedford West Indian Reserves

1966/67

Swan Utd

1967/68

Potton Casuals Reserves

1968/69

Hillfoot Rangers

1969/70

Maulden Utd

1970/71

Kempston Liberal Strollers Res

1971/72

Cincinnati Sports

1972/73

The Glendales

1973/74

Fox & Duck Sports

1974/75

Gamlingay O.B.s

1975/76

Bird in Hand

1976/77

Tricentrol

1977/78

Stewartby Reserves

1978/79

Albion

1979/80

Astwood Utd

1980/81

Goldington

1981/82

Everton Spartans

1982/83

Stanley Arms

1983/84

Angel

1984/85

Eaton Ford Utd

1985/86

Smiths Arms

1986/87

R.A.F Cardington Sports

1987/88

Bedford Young Indian

1988/89

Abbetrin Sports

1989/90

St Neots Pagoda Club

1990/91 

Texins

1991/92

Gamlingay Eagles

1992/93

Century Old Boys

1993/94

Bluebell Casuals

1994/95

Sarecens Head

1995/96

Beds Police

1996/97

Pheasant ( Bedford )

1997/98

Bird in Hand ( Bedford )

1998/99

Potton Casuals

1999/00

Renhold Sunday

2000/01

Sharnbrook Casuals

2001/02

Wellington ( Kempston )

2002/03

Kempston Hammers

2003/04

Anglers Rest ( Bedford )

2004/05

Sandy ( Sunday )

2005/06

Esquires

2006/07

Oakley

2007/08

Inter Cople

2008/09

21st Century

 

 

 

 THIRD DIVISION

 

       

1965/66

Smart Brown

1966/67

Potton Casuals Reserves

1967/68

Allens Utd

1968/69

Maulden Utd

1969/70

Libertas

1970/71  

Hydra

1971/72

Clifton Reserves

1972/73

R.K.B Precision

1973/74

Oakley Rangers

1974/75

Bedford West Indians

1975/76

Oakley Rangers Reserves

1976/77

Woburn

1977/78

Albion

1978/79

Astwood Utd

1979/80

Simplex Utd

1980/81

Campani

1981/82

Stanley Arms

1982/83

Rose & Crown ( Wootton )

1983/84

Eaton Ford Utd Reserves

1984/85

Bedford Old Boys

1985/86

R.A.F Cardington Sports

1986/87

Beds Police

1987/88

Abbetrin Sports

1988/89

St Neots Pagoda Club

1989/90

Houghton Conquest

1990/91 

Gamlingay Eagles

1991/92

Century Old Boys

1992/93

Bluebell Casuals

1993/94

Saracens Head

1994/95

Southville

1995/96

Pheasant ( Bedford )

1996/97

Fox & Hounds ( Clapham )

1997/98

Turnpike ( Bedford )

1998/99

Renhold ( Sunday )

1999/00

Half Moon ( Kempston )

2000/01

Wootton Wanderers

2001/02

Kempston Hammers

2002/03

Wilstead Hatters

2003/04

Sandy ( Sunday )

2004/05

Esquires

2005/06

Royal Oak ( Potton )

2006/07

Supreme

2007/08

Wootton Park Rangers

2008/09

Meltis Mexicans

 

   MODPLAN PRESERVATION

  FOURTH DIVISION

       

1967/68

Hillfoot Rangers

1968/69

Hydra

1969/70

Crown Sports

1970/71  

Shortstown Rangers

1971/72

Young Indian Association

1972/73

Oakley Rangers

1973/74

Gamlingay Youth Club

1974/75

Tricentrol ( Kempston )

1975/76

Woburn

1976/77

Everton Spartans

1977/78

Musgrave Sports Reserves

1978/79

Newtown Rangers

1979/80

Abbey Park

1980/81

Five Bells ( Cople )

1981/82

Sandy Sports

1982/83

Canvins International

1983/84

Bedford West Indians Res.

1984/85

Potters

1985/86

Bedford Young Indians

1986/87

Oakley Rangers Reserves

1987/88

Maulden Utd Reserves

1988/89

Clifton ( Sunday )

1989/90

The Cock ( Wootton )

1990/91 

Bedford College / Mander

1991/92

Putnoe Rangers

1992/93

Renhold Utd ( Sunday )

1993/94

Oakley Rangers

1994/95

Red Lion ( Wilstead )

1995/96

Westoning Boys Club

1996/97

Turnpike ( Bedford )

1997/98

Crusaders

1998/99

Moggerhanger  ( Sunday )

1999/00

Wootton Wanderers

2000/01

Atletico Europa

2001/02

Oakley Rangers Reserves

2002/03

Flitwick Town Dynamos

2003/04

Bluebell ( Bedford )

2004/05

Bedford College ( Sunday )

2005/06

Supreme

2006/07

Inter Cople

2007/08

Gloucester Arms ( Bedford )

2008/09

Kempston Constitutional Club

 

   BEDFORD MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

  FIFTH DIVISION

       

1978/79

Abbey Park

1979/80

Five Bells ( Cople )

1980/81

Rose & Crown ( Wootton )

1981/82

J.D Sports Reserves

1982/83

Sandy Albion ( Sunday )

1983/84

R.A.F Cardington Sports

1984/85

Greene King

1985/86

Abbetrin Sports

1986/87

Maulden Utd Reserves

1987/88

Westoning Boys Club

1988/89

White Lion ( Wootton )

1989/90

Bedford College / Mander

1990/91 

Putnoe Rangers

1991/92

Southville

1992/93

Harrows ( Cotton End )

1993/94

Pheasant ( Bedford )

1994/95

Rising Sun ( Potton )

1995/96

Fox & Hounds ( Clapham )

1996/97

Houghton Conquest

1997/98

Three Horseshoes (Renhold) Res

1998/99

Red Lion

1999/00

Griffin ( Kempston ) Reserves

 

 

   B.M.C LEISURE SPORTSWEAR

  FIFTH DIVISION

       

2000/01

Anglers Rest ( Bedford )

2001/02

Clapham Club

2002/03

Bluebell ( Bedford )

2003/04

Sir William Peel ( Sandy )

2004/05

Royal Oak (Potton) Res.

2005/06

Inter Cople

 

   SimBra PROFESSIONAL CLEANING

  FIFTH DIVISION

       

2006/07

Meppershall Jurassic (Sunday)

2007/08

Fox Old Boys

 

   SimBra EXPRESS

  FIFTH DIVISION

       

2008/09

New Inn ( Biggleswade )

 

 

 

   BEDFORD MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

  SIXTH DIVISION

       

1986/87

Westoning Boys Club Res.

1987/88

Coventry Arms

1988/89

Bedford College / Mander

1989/90

Putnoe Rangers

1990/01

Caulcott Sports

1991/92

Three Horsehoes ( Renhold )

1992/03

Dynamo Pitchers

1993/94

Red Lion ( Wilstead )

1994/95

Fox & Hounds ( Clapham )

1995/96

Kempston C.C

 

   TOBLER MELTIS CUP

       

1962/63

Strollers

1963/64

Strollers

1964/65

Strollers

1965/66

Strollers

1966/67

Kayser Bondor

1967/68

Potton Casuals

1968/69

Angel

1969/70

Queensmen

1970/71

Potton Casuals

1971/72

A.R.A

1972/73

Stewartby

1973/74

Clifton

1974/75

Bull Bedford

1975/76

Bedford Midlanders

1976/77

Queensmen

1977/78

Potton Casuals

1978/79

Gamlingay O.B.s

1979/80

Oakley Rangers

1980/81

Bedford Midlanders

1981/82

Bedford West Indians

1982/83

Queensmen

1983/84

Fox & Duck Sports

1984/85

Bedford Athletic

 

 

 

   BEDFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE CUP

       

1985/86

Gamlingay Old Boys

1986/87

Bedford Athletic

1987/88

Bedford Old Boys

1988/89

Bedford West Indians 

1989/90

Abbetrin Sports

1990/91 

Fox & Duck Sports

1991/92

Brickhill Tigers ( Sunday )

1992/93

Bedford West Indians

1993/94

Bedford West Indians

1994/95

Bedford West Indians

1995/96

Century Old Boys

 

 

  

 HARRISON & ROWLEY SHIELD

Sponsored by Harrison & Rowley

       

1970/71

The Bird

1971/72

Clifton

1972/73

Stewartby

1973/74

Queensmen

1974/75

Queensmen

1975/76

Bedford Midlanders

1976/77

Potton Casuals

1977/78

Bedford West Indians

1978/79

Bedford West Indians

1979/80

Stewarby

1980/81

Bedford Midlanders

1981/82

Bedford Midlanders

1982/83

J.D Sports

1983/84

Bedford West Indians

1984/85

Fox & Duck Sports

1985/86

Stanley Arms

1986/87

Bedford Athletic

1987/88

Clapham Groomsmen

1988/89

Sharnbrook ( Sunday )

1989/90

Meva

1990/91 

Fox & Duck Sports

1991/92

Bedford West Indians

1992/93

Meltis

1993/94

Biggleswade Liberal Club

1994/95

Bedford West Indians

1995/96

Park Eagles

 

HARRISON & ROWLEY CUP

Sponsored by Harrison & Rowley

       

1996/97

Bedford West Indians

1997/98

Queensmen

1998/99

Park Eagles

1999/00

Biggleswade ( Sunday )

2000/01

Queensmen

2001/02

Kempston Fox

2002/03

Queensmen

2003/04

Queensmen

 

   BRITANNIA HARRISON & ROWLEY CUP

Presented & sponsored by Britannia Harrison & Rowley Ltd

       
2004/05
Casino
2005/06
U S Valerio

2006/07

Bird in Hand ( Bedford )

2007/08

Sandy Sunday

2008/09

Esquires

 

 

 

   BRIAN CRADDOCK SILVER JUBILEE CUP

Presented & sponsored by the League

       

2001/02

Queensmen

2005/06

 

 

   BRIAN CRADDOCK CUP

  Presented by Brian Craddock

       

1976/77

Sharnbrook Casuals

1977/78

Woburn

1978/79

Astwood Utd

1979/80

Midland Bank

1980/81

Bedford Athletic

1981/82

Everton Spartans

1982/83

Stanley Arms

1983/84

Campton

1984/85

Westoning Boys Club

1985/86

Smiths Arms

1986/87

Potters

1987/88

Bedford Young Indians

1988/89

St Neots Pagoda Club

1989/90

St Neots Pagoda Club

1990/91 

Houghton Conquest

1991/92

Bedford College / Mander

1992/93

Bluebell Casuals

1993/94

Bluebell Casuals

1994/95

Saracens Head

1995/96

Pheasant ( Bedford )

1996/97

Pheasant ( Bedford )

1997/98

Oakley Rangers

1998/99

Renhold ( Sunday )

1999/00

Renhold ( Sunday )

2000/01

Moggerhanger ( Sunday )

2001/02

Houghton Conquest

 

   BRIAN CRADDOCK JUBILEE CUP

Presented by the League

Sponsored  by Mrs Pam Craddock

       

2002/03

Partizan

2003/04

Wilstead Hatters

2004/05

Sandy ( Sunday )

2005/06

Griffin ( Kempston )

2006/07

Caldecote Young Boys

2007/08

Old Hastingsburians

2008/09

Meltis Mexicans

 

 

 

   BEDFORD SPORTS CUP

Presented by Alf Bone

       

1987/88

Claypot Casuals

1988/89

Texins

1989/90

Bedford College / Mander

1990/91 

F.C Italia

1991/92

Putnoe Rangers

1992/93

Saracens Head

1993/94

Dynamo Pitchers

1994/95

Red Lion ( Wilstead )

1995/96

Rising Sun ( Potton )

 

 

 

   BEDFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE JUNIOR CUP

Presented by Alf Bone

       

1987/88

Claypot Casuals

1988/89

Texin

1989/90

Bedford College / Mander

1990/91 

F.C Italia

1991/92

Putnoe Rangers

1992/93

Saracens Head

1993/94

Dynamo Pitchers

1994/95

Red Lion ( Wilstead )

1995/96

Rising Sun ( Potton )

 

 

 

   HERALD CUP

Presented by the League

       

1996/97

Houghton Conquest

1997/98

Three Horsehoes (Renhold) Res.

1998/99

Griffin ( Kempston )

 

 

 

   IAN SHEPPARD CUP

Presented by the League

Sponsored by Ian Sheppard

       

1999/00

Wootton Wanderers

2000/01

Atletico Europa

2001/02

Biggleswade Lakers

 

 

 

D & V MILLWARD CUP

Presented by the League

Sponsored by Dave & Valerie Millward

       

2002/03

Bluebell ( Bedford )

2003/04

Bluebell ( Bedford )

2004/05

Sir William Peel ( Sandy )

2005/06

Brickhill Warrirors

2006/07

Inter Cople

2007/08

Gloucester Arms ( Bedford )

2008/09

Sir William Peel ( Sandy )

 

 

 

 SPORTSMANSHIP CUP

Presented by D.Newman

       

1969/70

St Andrews Y.C )

1970/71

Canvins FC

1971/72

Kempston Utd F.C

1972/73

Kempston Liberal F.C

1973/74

Cioncinnati Sports

1974/75

Swan Utd F.C

1975/76

Brickhill Tigers

 

 

 

   T. & A. BARFOOT TROPHY

       

1976/77

Newtown Rangers

1977/78

Nautilus

1978/79

Bedford St Leonards

1979/80

Musgrove Sports

1980/81

Astwood Utd

1981/82

Oakley Rangers

1982/83

Midge Park Rangers

1983/84

Gamlingay Old Boys

1984/85

Angel

1985/86

St Andrews V.S.G

1986/87

Harrold Utd

1987/88

Bedford St Leonards

1988/89

Silsoe Rangers

1989/90

Maulden Utd Reserves

1990/91 

The Black Horse

1991/92

Gamlingay Eagles

1992/93

The Slaters

1993/94

Club Italia

 

   D & V MILLWARD SPORTING AWARDS

Presented and sponsored by D & V Millward

       

1994/95

Burnaby Wanderers

1995/96

Griffin

1996/97

Club Italia Reserves

1997/98

M.N.B United

1998/99

Royal Oak ( Kempston )

1999/00

Kempston Reds

2000/01

Cobra

2001/02

Southville

 

   LEAGUE SPORTING AWARDS

       

2002/03

Henlow Rhino’s

2003/04

Bedford College Sports S/C

2004/05

Sport Italia

2005/06

Goldington Athletic

2006/07

Royal Oak ( Roxton )

 

 

 

   LEAGUE SPORTING AWARDS

Sponsored by Riley McLaren  (Electrical Contractors Ltd )

       

2007/08

Brickhill Warriors

2008/09

Advantage New Boys

 

REFEREES AWARD

Presented & sponsored by Gordon Coles

 

 

 

 

 

 

1991/92

P. McGirl

Class  1

1992/93

B. Rice

Class  1

 

P. Brett

Class  2

 

T. Barton

Class  3

 

 

 

 

 

 

1993/94

A. Houghton

Class  1

1994/95

P. Keech

Class  1

 

R. Nash

Class  1

 

K. Franklin

Class  3

 

D. New

Class  3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1995/96

G. Brooks

Class  1

1996/97

K. Pearce

Class  1

 

A. Green

Class  3

 

R. O.Connell

Class  2

 

 

 

 

K. Franklin

Class  3

 

 

 

 

 

 

1997/98

P. Brinkler

Class  1

1998/99

P. Cox

Class  1

 

F. Price

Class  2

 

G. Roberts

Class  3

 

D. Clarke

Class  3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1999/00

K. Pearce

Class  1

2000/01

F. Fender

Class  1

 

S. Preitzel

Class  3

 

R. Horswell

Class  2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2001/02

C. Albon

Level  1

2002/03

F. Fender

Level  5

 

K. Hallett

Level  7

 

G. Andrews

Level  7

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003/04

A. Houghton

Level  5

2004/05

B. Humphries

Level  5

 

G. Fountain

Level  7

 

R. Holdway

Level  7

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005/06

M. Ives

Level  3

2006/07

F. Fender

Level  5

 

T. Beal

Level  7

 

T. Beal

Level  7

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007/08

M Ives

Senior

2008/09

R. Endacott

Senior

 

P Parrott

Junior

 

T. Ratheram

Junior

 

   LEAGUE LONG SERVICE AWARDS

* Still in service                                  League officials                       * Still in service

               

 

1962/92

Roger Davidge

30 Years

*

1974/04

Roger Field

30 Years

*

1977/02

Mick Burgoyne

25 Years

*

1977/02

Jeff Winrow

25 Years

*

1978/03

Russ Maddox

25 Years

 

1980/90

Tony Houghton

10 Years

*

1982/02

Alf Bone

20 Years

*

1983/03

Martin Brookes

20 Years

*

1992/02

Hugh Elliott

10 Years

*

1997/07

Clive Milton

10 Years

 

   LEAGUE LONG SERVICE AWARDS

* Still in service                                     Sponsors                               * Still in service

               

*

1970/00

Harrison & Rowley Ltd

30

Years

 

1979/04

Michael R. Peters

25 Years

 

1976/01

B.E Craddock

25 Years

 

1979/04

B.E Craddock

25 Years

 

1983/03

Lee Roofing

20 Years

*

1991/01

Modplan Preservation

10 Years

 

1992/02

Bedford Mobile

Communications

10 Years

 

 

 

 

 

LEAGUE LONG SERVICE AWARDS

      10 years

* Still in service                                   Club officials                            * Still in service

           

*

1987/97

Malcolm Lane

*

1989/99

Warren Dring

 

1990/00

Bob Mitchell

 

1992/02

Marilyn Jones

 

1992/03

Jane Wooding

 

1995/05

Geoff Bassett

 

1995/05

Frank Jenner

 * 

1999/09
Guy Tramunto

*

1999/09

Kevin Cook

*

1999/09

Adam Piper

 

LEAGUE LONG SERVICE AWARDS

GOLD  -  20 years  -  GOLD

* Still in service                                       Referee’s                             * Still in service

           

*

1976/06

Trevor Cooper

*

1976/06

Tony (Tricky) Houghton

*

1978/98

Mick Burgoyne

 

1978/98

Brian Muggeridge

*

1986/06

George Roberts

 

 

 

 

LEAGUE LONG SERVICE AWARDS

SILVER  -  15 years  -  SILVER

* Still in service                                       Referee’s                             * Still in service

           

*

1976/91

Trevor Cooper

*

1976/91

Tony (Tricky) Houghton

*

1978/93

Mick Burgoyne

 

1978/93

Brian Muggeridge

*

1986/01

George Roberts

*

1989/04

David New

 

1991/06

Frank Fender

*

1991/06

Colin Sinden

*

1994/09

Keith Pearce

*

1994/09

Derek Clarke

 

LEAGUE LONG SERVICE AWARDS

BRONZE  -  10 years  -  BRONZE

* Still in service                                     Referee’s                              * Still in service

           

*

1976/86

Trevor Cooper

*

1976/86

Tony ( Tricky) Houghton

*

1978/88

Mick Burgoyne

 

1978/88

Brian Muggeridge

*

1986/96

George Roberts

*

1989/99

David New

 

1991/01

Frank Fender

*

1991/01

Colin Sinden

*

1994/04

Keith Pearce

*

1994/04

Derek Clarke

*

1995/05

Clive Milton

*

1996/06

Marc Deans

*

1998/08

Kevin Hallett

*

1999/09

Brian Humphries

*

1999/09

Andy Medlock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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