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1st May 2008
Banstead ended the season on a high gaining their 3rd win on the trot beating Chessington & Hook 3-0. Michael Corbett scored 2 making it 5 goals in 3 games for him, Dale Marvell got the other.
26th April 2008
Banstead gained a fine victory over highly placed Horley Town this afternoon, recording a 4-2 win. Reis Aslan, Kev Terry, Dale Marvell & Michael Corbett got The A's goals
23rd April 2008
Banstead beat Raynes Park Vale tonight with a deserved 3-0 victory. Michael Corbett grabbed 2 goals and Tom Jelley the other.
19th April 2008
Banstead lost a tight match away to 2nd placed Guildford City this afternoon 4-3. Kev Terry scored a hat trick for The A's
15th April 2008
Banstead suffered their 4th straight League defeat this evening losing 1-0 away to Cove
12th April 2008
Banstead lost a tight game this afternoon going down 1-0 to 3rd place Camberley Town
8th April 2008
Banstead lost 4-0 to League Champions Merstham this evening
29th March 2008
Today's home game against Chessington & Hook has been POSTPONED due to a waterlogged pitch
24th March 2008
Banstead lost to tenants Epsom and Ewell 3-1 this morning in snowy conditions. Kev Terry scored The A's goal
15th March 2008
Banstead did the double over Chertsey Town this afternoon, coming away with a fine 2-1 victory. Jahmahl King, his first for the club, and Dale Marvell got The A's goals.
Click here for some great photos of the game from Saturday
8th March 2008
Banstead drew 1-1 this afternoon with Sandhurst Town at a wet and windy Merland Rise. Ollie Adams scored The A's goal
1st March 2008
Banstead's up and down form continued this afternoon with a 4-1 defeat away at Bedfont Green. Michael Corbett scored The A's consolation goal late in the game
27th February 2008
Banstead were defeated away at Colliers Wood tonight 3-2, Sam Hewitt and Kev Terry got The A's goals.
In a game Banstead dominated in terms of chances, they failed to take advantage and were punished by the home side in the 2nd half.
23rd February 2008
Banstead defeated Dorking this afternoon 1-0 at Merland Rise. The only goal in the game came courtesy of a Darren Woods strike in the 84th minute.
16th February 2008
Banstead travelled away to Reading Town this afternoon and came away with a 3-0 defeat.
9th February 2008
Banstead were defeated 2-1 by Ash Utd this afternoon at Merland Rise. Despite taking the lead in the 5th minute from a Ryan Watts strike The A's conceded goals in the 40th and 58th minute.
5th February 2008
Tonight's away match against Cove has been called OFF due to a waterlogged pitch
2nd February 2008
Banstead triumphed 6-4 in an amazing game against Cobham this afternoon at Merland Rise. A welcome sight in The A's starting line up was the return of club captain Sam Hewitt, back from a lengthy injury and he celebrated by grabbing himself 2 goals. Kev Terry, Dale Marvell, Reis Aslan and new signing Michael Corbett completed the scoring.
19th January 2008
Banstead's up and down form continued with a 2-1 loss away to Wembley this afternoon. Kev Terry scored The A's goal.
12th January 2008
Banstead gained a much needed 3 points with a fine performance this afternoon, beating 3rd placed Guildford City 3-2.
Guildford had the better of the play 1st half but never really created much. Banstead up things in the 2nd and goals Kev Terry (57 mins) and a double from Dale Marvell (75 & 76) put The A's 3 up before some sloppy defending saw the visitors claw 2 goals back in the 89th and 90th minutes.
5th January 2008
Banstead lost 4-1 away to Horley Town this afternoon. Dale Marvell scored The A's goal.
29th December 2007
New Manager Dave Leworthy took charge of his first game today and beat Bookham 3-1 at Merland Rise.
Banstead dominated the game but failed to take numerous chances on offer. Bookham took the lead in the 9th minute but goals from Dean Gunner, Kev Terry and new sigining Reis Aslan claimed victory for The A's.
22nd December 2007
Today's 1st team game away at Colliers Wood has been postponed due to a frozen pitch
18th December 2007
The 1st team lost 2-0 'away' to tenants Epsom & Ewell tonight. In a marked improvement to recent weeks performances it was Banstead's inability to convert their chances that cost them the game.
18th December 2007
The Club are pleased to announce Dave Leworthy as the new 1st Team Manager.
Dave is an ex professional footballer and has a wealth of experience in the non league game, most notably with Kingstonian in the Conference.
The Club are looking forward to working closely with Dave and he will be overseeing tonight's 1st team game against Epsom & Ewell. Dave will announce his backroom team shortly.
15th December 2007
The 1st team lost 3-0 to North Greenford Utd this afternoon at Merland Rise
The Club hope to appoint a new manager very shortly, with a view to them taking their first match this weekend.
8th December 2007
The 1st team drew 1-1 away to Bedfont this afternoon in another amazing game involving The A's.
Going in to the game with only 13 available players, including 2 youth team boys, The A's found themselves 1 up after a 2nd minute Kev Terry goal. Banstead were reduced to 10 men following Matt Dymock's straight red card on 19 mins for a late challenge. Bedfont equalised 3 mins in to 2nd half but The A's were then reduced to only 9 men when Darren Woods was harshly given a 2nd yellow card in the 55th minute. Banstead showed massive determination in seeing the game home for the last 35 mins with 2 men short and should have really won it at the end.
1st December 2007
This afternoon's 8-2 defeat to Egham Town saw the resignation of manager Graeme Banyard.
Anyone interested in the vacant 1st Team manager's job should contact Club Secretary Terry Parmenter on 07940 387041 or email terryparmenter@blueyonder.co.uk
27th November 2007
The 1st team bowed out of the League Cup in an amazing night at Merland Rise, finally losing 9-4 to Bedfont Green. The game was overshadowed by a bad injury to Club Captain Sam Hewitt who had to be taken to hospital and a spectator collapsing who soon followed in an ambulance. We are pleased to say both are well and recovering.
24th November 2007
Banstead lost 3-1 in the league this afternoon against Bookham. Kev Terry scored The A's goal.
17th November 2007
Banstead came away from Sandhurst Town with a 1-1 draw this afternoon. An early goal by the home side was cancelled out by a Steve Coyle effort in the 80th minute.
10th November 2007
Banstead suffered late defeat against runaway league leaders Merstham this afternoon at Merland Rise. The A's contained the visitors for the majority of the match but were caught with 2 late goals in the 80th and 84th minutes in what was a fine advert for the Combined Counties League.
3rd November 2007
Banstead drew 1-1 with 2nd placed Chessington & Hook this afternoon at Chalky Lane. A late Sam Hewitt strike was cancelled out in stoppage time by a Neil Wicks penalty.
27th October 2007
Banstead 1st team bounced straight back to winning ways this afternoon with a resounding 5-1 victory over Chertsey Town at Merland Rise. New signings Lee Hall and Tommy Ellis grabbed a goal each with returning on loan Met Police striker Paul Hunt also helping himself to a goal. A fine Kev Terry solo effort and a 30 yard strike by Darren Woods completed the scoring.
20th October 2007
Banstead 1st team lost 7-1 away to Camberley Town this afternoon. With the half time score 2-1 we let in 2 goals within the first 5 minutes of the restart which effectively killed the game. Matt Dymock scored The A's consolation.
19th October 2007
Banstead Under 18's lost 4-2 to a strong Walton & Hersham side in the Surrey cup tonight.
13th October 2007
Banstead 1st team ended their recent poor run of form with a 4-2 league win at home to Colliers Wood Utd this afternoon. Kev Terry bagged a double, with Sam Hewitt and Russell Townsend also on the scoresheet.
10th October 2007
Banstead Under 18's continued their good run of form with a 2-0 away win at Cove last night in the Southern Youth League Cup. Paul Johnson and Roshan Bandara scored the goals, although they should have won more comfortably, missing a hatful of chances in both halfs.
3rd October 2007
Banstead Under 18's beat Chertsey Town U18's 3-1 last night in the 1st leg of the Grant McLellan Youth Cup - 1st Round. In a solid perfomance, Alex Baker scored twice and George Potter headed the 3rd .
2nd October 2007
The 1st team drew 1-1 with Raynes Park Vale tonight in a match they should have won. Craig Duffell got The A's goal.
29th September 2007
Banstead 1st team ended a poor September with a 4-4 draw away at Egham this afternoon. James Deacons (2), Russell Townsend and Matt Dymock got the goals
27th September 2007
The Under 18 side missed a good opportunity to get 3 points against Mole Valley Predators tonight, drawing 1-1 with Paul Johnson scoring The A's goal.
25th September 2007
The 1st team's poor run of results continued tonight after a 3-2 loss at home to Bedfont Green. Dale Marvell and Max Walter scored The A's goals.
22nd September 2007
The 1st team put in another poor performance losing to Worthing Utd 4-2 in the FA Vase this afternoon. Russell Banyard and Darren Woods scored The A's goals
17th September 2007
Banstead Under 18's secured a fine win this evening away to Croydon in the Southern Youth League East division. After being 1-0 down the team hit back with goals from Alex Baker, Roshan Bandara and Daniel Olusanya.
A fine 2nd half performance where they battled to victory.
15th September 2007
Banstead 1st team were left kicking themselves this afternoon after drawing 2-2 with Cove. Despite dominating the majority of the match The A's couldn't find that killer instinct in front of goal and found themselves 2 down after 65 mins. A Craig Duffell strike and a James Deacons penalty salvaged a draw that should have really been 3 points.
14th September 2007
Banstead Under 18's lost 3-1 to a strong Whyteleafe side tonight, Alex Banker scoring The A's only goal.
11th September 2007
Banstead 1st team self destructed again last night against Cobham in the league. From being 3-1 up after 50 minutes they threw it away finally losing 5-4.
8th September 2007
Banstead 1st team beat Div 1 side Farleigh Rovers 5-0 in the League Cup 2nd Round this afternoon.
With a few players rested it gave opportunities to others. New signing from Dorking Kev Terry opened his account for The A's with 2 fine goals. The others were scored by Darren Woods, Martyn Gange and finally Craig Duffell scoring his 1st for his new club.
7th September 2007
Banstead Under 18 side lost 2-0 at home to Chipstead this evening
4th September 2007
Banstead got back to winning ways last night after beating highly fancied Wembley 1-0 at Merland Rise in the league. On form striker Max Walter got the all important goal after 17 mins.
1st September 2007
Banstead never turned up this afternoon in what should have been a no pressure game against higher opponents Burgess Hill Town. The A's froze and got thumped 7-0 with the home side's goal never really being threatened.
30th August 2007
The Under 18's beat Whyteleafe in their first Southern Youth League match last night, winning 3-2 with 2 goals from Daniel Olusanya and 1 from Alex Baker. A great start to the season
27th August 2007
A disappointing performance this afternoon saw Banstead lose 4-2 to a strong North Greenford side. Max Walter scored both The A's goals.
25th August 2007
The 1st team were somewhat fortunate to finish with a win after nearly throwing the game away at home to Reading Town this afternoon, The A's finally winning 5-4.
More details to follow....
21st August 2007
The 1st team came away from title contenders Ash Utd this evening with a 3-2 win courtesy of an 89th minute winner from James Deacons. Sam Hewitt and Dale Marvell scored the other Banstead goals.
20th August 2007
Please note that tomorrow's scheduled home match against Raynes Park Vale has been postponed due to them having an FA Cup replay.
We will now be playing Ash Utd AWAY, 7:30pm kick off
18th August 2007
The 1st team beat Westfield 2-0 this afternoon in the Extra Prelim round of the FA Cup
Match photos can be found here
More details to follow....
15th August 2007
The Under 18 side beat Colliers Wood U18's 4-2 away this evening
14th August 2007
The 1st team battled to a 0-0 draw with Dorking tonight at Meadowbank.
Match report in relevant section....
11th August 2007
Banstead 1st team opened their league season with a 3-1 win over Bedfont at Merland Rise this afternoon. Aaron Hay, Max Walter and Barry Tyson scored the goals.
Match report found in Match Reports section....
8th August 2007
Banstead's 1st team ended their pre-season friendlies with a 6-1 victory over Merton FC last night at Merland Rise.
The season kicks off this Saturday 11th August with a home game against Bedfont, 3pm kick off.
6th August 2007
The Under 18's played their 2nd friendly of pre-season tonight and went down 2-0 to Corinthian Casuals U18 side.
4th August 2007
Banstead 1st team won The Dave Wilson Trophy this afternoon after defeating Ryman 1 side Molesey on penalties 4-1 at Merland Rise. The score finished 2-2 after 90 minutes.
Molesey went 1 up after 18 mins and were the stronger side in the 1st half with Banstead not at the races. Changes were made in the 60th minute and new signing Craig Duffell levelled the score after 77 minutes. Molesey looked to have the game won when scoring with 2 mins to go however substitute Russell Townsend scored an absolute screamer from nearly 30 yards with the last kick of the game to take the game to penalties.
The club would like to thank everyone at Epsom & Ewell Football Club for a superbly run tournament in what was a fitting tribute to such a fine man in Dave Wilson.
Photos of yesterday can be found here and here courtesy of Epsom & Ewell & Molesey.
2nd August 2007
The 1st team will compete in the FINAL of The Dave Wilson Trophy against Ryman 1 South side Molesey this Saturday 4th August, 3pm kick off at Merland Rise.
1st August 2007
The newly formed Under 18 side lost their first friendly 4-0 against a strong Dorking side tonight but the scoreline was very harsh on The A's. With only 2 training sessions under their belts it was a good runout for the lads and they played very well but failed to convert the numerous chances they had.
Next friendly is against Corinthian Casuals on Monday 6th August, 7pm kick at Colliers Wood's ground on the A3.
31st July 2007
The 1st team went through to the Final of the Dave Wilson trophy last night after convincingly beating Ryman 1 side Corinthian Casuals 6-3.
The Final will be this Saturday 4th August at 3pm against either Epsom & Ewell or Molesey.
28th July 2007
The 1st team entertained local side Wandgas Sports this afternoon in their latest friendly before the CCL starts in 2 weeks. Banstead triumphed 5-0
24th July 2007
The 1st team had a good run out against a decent Holmesdale side from the Kent league last night away from home. Holmesdale won the match 2-1
23rd July 2007
Banstead entertained a Frimley Green team mainly full of triallists at the weekend and came out 10-3 winners.
15th July 2007
Banstead Athletic and Ryman Premier side Ashford Town (Middx) battled out a 2-2 draw at Merland Rise yesterday afternoon in what was both clubs 1st pre-season friendly.
Banstead went in to the game with only 4 of last seasons 1st team involved in the squad of 14, giving the chance for a few triallists to shine. Ashford Town brought around 25 players and changed their team completely at half time, giving their manager Mark Butler a chance to look at various triallists and regular 1st teamers.
James Deacons was on target twice for home side, opening the scoring early in the 1st half from 25 yards out. Ashford equalised in th 35th minute from a penalty. Deacons again put Banstead ahead this time from the spot, after Darren Woods was fouled, early in the 2nd half but this was cancelled out in the 75th minute by an Ashford striker. Both sides had further chances to win the game but the score finished 2-2.
4th July 2007
The trials for this seasons Under 18 side are confirmed for MONDAY 16th JULY, 7:30pm kick off at Banstead Athletic FC, Merland Rise, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 5JG.
PLAYERS NEED TO BE BORN BETWEEN 01/09/1989 - 31/08/1992
Please note that all players wishing to attend need to let me know in advance to on 07966-778448
Cheers, Graeme
2nd July 2007
The FA Cup & FA Vase draws have been published by The FA this morning. We have been drawn away to Westfield in the Extra Preliminary round of the FA Cup and away to Worthing Utd in the 2nd round qualifying of the FA Vase.
FA Cup
Ex Prelim - Westfield v Banstead Athletic - 18/08/07
Prelim - Burgess Hill Town v Westfield or Banstead Athletic - 01/09/07
1st Q - Burgess Hill or Westfield or Banstead Athletic v Redhill or Sidley Utd or Dover Ath - 15/09/07
FA Vase
2nd Round Q - Worthing Utd v Banstead Athletic - 22/09/07
1st Round Proper - Worthing or Banstead Athletic v Haywards Heath Town or Chessington & Hook Utd - 06/10/07
20th June 2007
The Club are pleased to announce that they will be running an Under 18 side for the forthcoming season 2007-08. The matches will be played in the midweek Southern Youth League.
Any interested players, born between 01/09/1989 - 31/08/1992, should email their details to .... and full details will be posted here soon.
20th June 2007
List of pre-season friendlies confirmed as below:
Sat 14th July - Ashford Town (Middx) - Home - 3pm
Sat 21st July - Frimley Green - Home - 2pm
Tue 24th July - Holmesdale - Away - 7pm
Sat 28th July - Wandgas Sports - Home - 2pm
Tue 31st July - Corinthian Casuals - Home - 7:30pm
Sat 4th August - Molesey/Epsom & Ewell - Home - 12/3pm
Tue 7th August - Merton FC - Home - 7.15pm
The Dave Wilson Trophy is being run by Epsom & Ewell and will consist of a 4 team tournament between Epsom & Ewell, Banstead Athletic, Corinthian Casuals and Molesey.
6th June 2007
Pre season training will commence at Merland Rise on Saturday 30th June.
Any prospective players must contact me on 07966 778448 and must have at least Combined Counties experience. Training will not be an open session.
Graeme
1st Team Manager
