2008/9 Season

29 December

Sun 4 Jan Heath v Manuden (Bert Yabsley trophy)

Sat 3 Jan - Heath v Birchanger, Thaxted Rangers Res v Res
Sat 10 Jan - Heath v Roding, Lower Street v Res (Cup)
Sat 17 Jan - Res in EJ area semi final home ko 1.30pm
Sat 24 Jan - Heath v Lower Street (BBCup), Albury v Res
Sat 31 Jan - Res v Frontiers (plate)




20/21 December
List of all Christmas raffle winners below. Raised over £200 despite these
'ard credit crunching times! Thanks to all those who helped particularly Dave Pyle
for organising it, wife Michelle for making up the hamper and Nikki Bull for providing
the tickets (mind you as her husband and son both won prizes questions need to be asked !!!)

Hamper - Craig Chapman
Port - Spencer Bull
Chardonnay - Stu Perry
Merlot - Bill Gleed
Cabernet Sauvignon - Brian Cox
Lieblich - Denise Westwood
Pinot - Neil Galloway
Shiraz - Tim & Teresa
Shiraz - Wayne at UPS
Champagne - Michelle Barr
Chocolates - Jack Bull

Merlot - Bill Gleed

Cabernet Sauvignon - Brian Cox

Chardonnay - Stu Perry

Merlot - Bill Gleed

- Spencer Bullay - Stu Perry

Hamper - Craig Chapman

Port - Spencer Bull

Chardonnay - Stu Perry

Merlot - Bill Gleed

Cabernet Sauvignon - Brian Cox

Lieblich - Denise Westwood

Pinot - Neil Galloway

Shiraz - Tim & Teresa

Shiraz - Wayne at UPS

Champagne - Michelle Barr

Chocolates - Jack Bull

Merlot - Bill Gleed

Cabernet Sauvignon - Brian Cox

Lieblich - Denise Westwood

Pinot - Neil Galloway

Shiraz - Tim & Teresa

Shiraz - Wayne at UPS

Champagne - Michelle Barr

Chocolates - Jack Bull

13/14 December

Well the old boys Xmas do lived up to expectations. Annual quiz was won by the 'youngsters' captain by club chairman Rabbit. Bill Dean captained the "oldies" who went down by one point. Pool in The Stag was dominated by Andy Clayden but the singing in the Thatchers didn't reach its normal appalling standards. Jay and West Ham came along for drinks after the meal. Pubs throughout the village the quietest in living memory (and that's a long time for some of the attendees!!!)

Reserves bash started off at the Railway and then it was taxis to Hertford (details a little sketchy so if anyone wants to reveal any details email andylines@aol.com!!)

Onto the footy. Reserves had great win at Sheering and now face an area semi
final game in January. Sundays battled back from a 4-1 half-time deficit to lose an 11 goal thriller 6-5. Highlight being Matt Danbury's hat-trick. Firsts got a bit of a doing at the hands of a strong Quendon Athletic side.


6/7 December

Two consecutive Christmas dos at the Railway Inn - Dec 13th and 20th (Reserves couldn't
agree on dates!) All welcome. The Xmas raffle will be drawn on the 20th at 5pm - sell your
tickets !!

Pegasus (invitation only) old boys do is on Sunday 14th for the pub crawl of the year (full
match report next week). Rabbit is NOT doing the quiz and will Bill Gleed break his duck and
win his first quiz since 1978!

On to the footy ..... Firsts had a great win on Saturday highlight being Mark Vintinner's
hat-trick.
Reserves were 1-1 apiece with 15 mins to go against Heath Rovers when their linesman
controversially flagged off a goal after a shot hit the post. Within seconds they went up
the other end and grabbed what turned out to be the winner. Disappointing but not the
greatest of performances from the Res.



29/30 November

What a weekend!
Three wins out of three and many club members at John Deamer's secret Ruby
Wedding party at the Village Hall.
So what first ... details of the footy or the boozing?? Yes in traditional Heath style it's the
partying that wins!!
Deamer arrived at the party and after sinking some ale sang his old favourite Peggy Sue before a
packed Hall.
Wife Chris was reduced to tears by the surprise party organised by son John (former
Heath striker who played for League side in the early 90s) and daughter Clare. Was a cracking
night with many old faces there including Bill "Offside Sugar" Dean, Bill "Defected to Broad
Oak in 84 and never forgotten" Gleed, Dave Brown, Stewie Perry, Mike Bamber and others. Carol
Jones niece of Heath legend Bill Bruty, who died in '82 was there (if you look at index page she's in
the picture of Heath fans on the front) and Margaret Perry whose husband Sugar was obviously
stalwart of the club for so many decades. Ian "Brains" Barnett strutted his
stuff on the dance floor and large amounts of ale was taken - current players in attendance
included Matt Danbury, Stewart Jackson, Spencer Bull and Ian "The Cat" Bartram.
Now on to the footy .... cracking display from Firsts saw them win away at Salvation
Army thanks to two goals from Chris and one from Aaron. Res win top of the table battle
with North Weald Res. Craig Chapman was man of the match and goals from Gary Owen
and Shane Breet sealed victory. Gary blotted his copybook by getting sent off after
what one spectator said "was a great display by a centre forward".
Sundays had a good win over bottom of the table Bentfields ... two goals from Matt
Danbury and one from Jackson (not Stuart!!) saw us win on a cold rainy morning.


22/23 November

Sundays game called off after the players had already arrived at the game.
James Bush had a cracking game in goal for the Reserves pulling off some great saves in the Essex
Junior Trophy Tie. Spencer Bull grabbed another goal and two from Gary Owen saw a 3-1 win.
Firsts went down bravely to strong Alemite side. But Brad Pammen very pleased with the
performance. Heath took the lead and dominated much of the first half before Alemite equalised
just before the break. The visitors were the stronger side in the second half and took a 5-2 lead before
Andy Bartram's goal late on, from a well worked move, saw the final score 5-3.


15/16 November

Cracking performance from the Reserves saw them beat a strong Sheering Reserves side
3-1 'down the road'. Two goals from Spenny Bull - one a brilliant volley (yes, you did read
that correctly!!) helped the Heath to victory with Tony Gammer grabbing the other.

What a game for the firsts. Brilliant performance saw them go down 5-4 to North Weald
despite being down to 10 men for the last 20 minutes and the victim of a dodgy
refereeing decision. Heath took the lead twice through Mark Vintinner - being pegged
back on each occasion. Then the ref gave a free-kick for an alleged back pass from which
Weald scored. To his credit the official later admitted his mistake but it had a huge impact on game. Weald grabbed
another to go in at half-time 4-2 up. A goal from 'Banger' made it 4-3 but Weald scored
a fifth thanks to a long range strike from the half way line that sailed over Ian "The Cat"
Bartram's head. Mark "Jimmy Greaves" Vintinner scored to complete his hat-trick. Heath then hit the bar
and forced the weald keeper to make a string of saves but just couldn't get an
equaliser. Manager Pammen very pleased with performance despite the result.


1/2 November

Penalty from 'keeper James Bush highlight of the Reserves win over Frontiers. Six
goals saw a comfortable win. Veteran Keith Tovee grabbed a goal for the firsts
who went down at home to Langley.
Sundays had cracking ding-dong game with Birchanger. After going 3-up at half-time
Birchanger battled back with two goals but a breakaway from Chris "West Ham"
Bishop saw us to a 4-2 win.

27 Oct

Good wins for both Sunday sides. Sunday side play well against strong Radwinter
team and are 2-1 up with 25 mins to go but superior fitness tells in the end.

There are Heath players wherever you go! In a crowd of 82,000 at Wembley for the
American football game on Sunday - who should find themselves sitting next to each
other but former Sundays manager Andy Lines and Dougie Andrews who played
for us under Carl McAvoy. Dougie recalled how he once scored 3 own goals in a
game which - even for a Heath player - sounds a 'bit special' !!! Dougie who used
to live in Broomfields now lives away from the village and passed on his best wishes
to those who remember him from his time at the club.

23 Oct

Saturday fixtures for November

1 Nov
Heath v Langley Rangers
Res v Frontiers

8 Nov
Quendon v Heath (Cup)

15 Nov
Heath v North Weald
Res v Sheering Res



Sunday fixtures for November

Nov 2nd
SC Birchanger v HH (Lge) - Glen Thurley

Nov 9th
No game at the moment (but depends on county cup results as to whether one is arranged)

Nov 16th
HH v BS Swifts (Lge) - Peter Simmonds

Nov 23rd
Thorley Saints v HH (Yabsley cup R1) - Mo Benseghaier

Nov 30th
HH v Bentfields (Lge) - Kieron Fox

20 Oct

Quick match report

Heath go top after 5 games in the Sunday Premier!
Another hard fought encounter on Sunday at the Heath with Northgate End taking a first half lead following a goal from an old adversary ... Colin Filer!
A good shake up in the dressing room at half time from manager Jacko and captain Issako and the team came out fighting and quickly equalised with a fine team goal finished by Mark Vintinner. Chopper smith and Mark V added his second and side's third to lead the Heath home to a comfortable win.




13 Oct

Highlight of the weekend was Ian "Bart-netti" Bartram (geddit!!!) in goal
for Sundays. The golden oldie took his place between the sticks to help
us a narrow 3-2 win over Bentfields.




6 Oct

We're "singin' in the rain" !! White Roding made the short journey to Calves Pasture
confident of victory after their 6-1 win over the Heath in a pre season friendly.
But they left empty-handed as Heath won 1-0 in torrential rain. Thanks to Bart for
refereeing the match in a fair and even fashion despite some abuse from the
sidelines!
The Reserves battled to a rare 0-0 result on Saturday. Craig Chapman, again, was
star of the show in a game of few chances.
Firsts played much better this week after
their 5-1 loss v Loughton seven days ago but went down 2-1 to a strong Alemite
side.
Struggling for a team manager Brad Pammen managed to get 11 players out thanks
to Spenny Bull coming up from the firsts. Going in 1-0 at half-time playing into a
strong wind looked good for the second period. But an Alemite goal put paid to
that and despite a Vintinner goal Heath couldn't make a breakthrough for the equaliser.
Given the circumstances it was a promising performance.

30 September

Sheering have always been our biggest rivals - the local derby everyone looked
forward to the most. In the 'old days' the fixture list was released for the whole
season at the start of September and Sheering at home was the key match of
the year. Often it was held on Boxing Day and in the 50s there could be a crowd of
400 plus with everyone paying to get in! For a while Hatfield Broad Oak became
rivals but in recent years White Roding emerged on to the scene. For many years their sides played in different leagues. But now we look forward to this Sunday's clash
between the Heath and Roding in the Premier Division of the North West Essex Sunday
League. Roding will start hot favourites - they were runners up last year but newly promoted Heath will be hoping to get off to a flying start.

27/28 September

Craig Chapman stars as man of the match as Reserves beat Herts
Rangers 3-1. Goals for Shane Brett, Tony Gammer and Stuart
Cowell give us victory. Firsts have just a solitary Mark Vintinner
goal as they crash 5-1 to a strong Loughton side. No game for Sundays.

Ian Bartram sorted out some of the plumbing issues in the
changing rooms ... thanks Bart. But still a few things to sort out in
coming weeks.

New gates should be installed in the next month.

26 Sept

October fixtures for Saturday sides

Oct 4th
Alemite v HH
Res v Avondale Rangers

Oct 11th
White Roding v HH

Oct 18th
Sheering v HH
Res v Avondale Rangers (Div1 Cup)

Oct 25th
Shenfield Association Res v HH (Essex Junior Cup)
Lower Street v Reserves




23 Sept
The hard work from a team of people over the summer is paying off. The
new drainage system is working well and the showers in the home
changing rooms have met with widespread approval. The new roller
has proved a major plus with the pitch looking in as good 'nick' as ever.
Thanks once again to all those who gave up their time to help with
the improvements.



20/21 Sept

Two cracking wins for both sides on Saturday. Both scored five as wins
over Birchanger and Thaxted were recorded. Sundays had a tough
game against BS Swifts and went down 2-0.
First team manager Brad Pammen delighted with new signings who "played
out of their skins". Two fantastic goals from flying winger Aaron
Davis the highlight of a great team performance with "veteran" Mark
Vintinner (!) grabbing another brace.


13/14th Sept

Sunday side beat Manuden 2-0 in a cracking opening day match.
Despite being under the cosh for much of the game the Heath dug
in brilliantly to pick up two points. Jay Issako was inspirational
in midfield with the entire back four putting in great performances.
Heath went in 1-0 up at the break thanks to a penalty save from
Dave Pyle and a Chris Bishop goal. Manuden pushed strongly in the
second half but a 70th minute goal from Mark Vintinner sealed the
points.

Spenny Bull scored a first half opener for the Reserves but they were
pulled back by Thorley Park who scored either side of half-time
for a 2-1 win.

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2007/8 Season


Jacko's match report.

Sundays won 5-2 at home to Caesars' Palace (should have had a bet on that one!!) West ham scored 4 and Matt Danbury got a tap in! The games most controversial moment will always be remembered though for a penalty decision given against us by our own linesman and assistant manager John Deamer against Jay Isacco for hand ball in his own area. The ball bounced up at Jay as he was running away from John's position on the far side touch line and as he tried to chest it down under no pressure from anyone it could be said that he partly used his arm albeit his arm was by his side the whole time and although the referee waved play on our linesman continually flagged until the opposition managed to convince the ref to at least talk to him and hence their second goal arrived from the spot. In the pub after the game it was noted that John continually accepted free beers from the opposition and so the million dollar question was asked of John 'If we were 2-1 up in a cup semi final would he still of flagged?' his answer was a muted reply into his beer that Danny Sweeney would be promoted as our linesman for all future cup games!
to him and hence their second goal arrived from the spot. In the pub after the game it was noted that John continually accepted free beers from the opposition and so the million dollar question was asked of John 'If we were 2-1 up in a cup semi final would he still of flagged?' his answer was a muted reply into his beer that Danny Sweeney would be promoted.esman f

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Leaving aside the Danbury scandal Reserves battled well against strong Quendon side who double up as Saffron Walden Res. Niel Churchill penalty and Christian Bush grabbed our goals.

Firsts squeaked through to the next round of the cup thanks to a dramatic penalty shoot out against Heath Rovers. A far from convincing display saw the Heath only break down Rovers defence in 120 minutes of football and it all went to pens with Heath running out 5-4 victors.

February Fixtures

3rd
Heath v Heath Rovers (Bill Bruty Cup 2nd Rd)
Quendon v Res (League)

10th
North Weald v Heath (League)
Res v North Weald Res (League

17th
Heath v White Roding (League)
Sheering Res v Res (League)
24th
First no game
Reserves have match not confirmed opponents yet

Jan 27/28

First team continue winning ways with solid 2-0 win over Birchanger. Goals from Mark Vintinner and Liam Clark seal the points. Reserves slump to 2-0 defeat with disappointing performance against Langley at the Maypole.
Sundays beat Manuden again in tough but entertaining game at home. Matt Danbury scores from free-kick to ensure victory 10 minutes from the end.

Brad's half-term report: "The 1st team are having a fair season year and it is in our hands if we want the title or not. With the return of "Kevin the Kettle" and Liam "the man destroyer" Clark back from their bans the 1sts have a great opportunity to push hard for the title.
We have big games left in this season and a possible four points can be taken from the league leaders, we also have Alemite and Risden to still play once we could really put the pressure on.
We also have added strength coming back into the side with Mini and Steve available again for selection
All we need is "Little and Large" Max and Ryan to start firing on all cylinders

Jan 20/21 Both Saturday sides' games fall victim to the weather. Sundays keep up impressive league form with a 5-0 win over Abbey Rangers. Dassy grabs two, Jacko (!!!) the other two and Barry Leutchford scores a cracker.
Moose becomes a daddy ... congratulations to all the family.

Jan 6/7
Sweet revenge. Dassy and Danbury score the goals that help Heath to 3-1 cup win over Manuden. Moose plays despite missus due to give birth. Great result after the disappointment of cup defeat befoore Christmas. Happy New Year!
Firsts game called off.
Reserves start year with 2-0 win. Goals from Paul Crane and Sandy Poole start year with a bang.

27 December

Fixtures for January for Saturday sides.
Jan 6th:
Risden v Heath (League)
Res v Heath Rovers (League)
Jan 13th
Debden Res v Res (Int-Div Plate First Round)
Heath v The Marne (League)
Jan 20th
Heath v Heath Rovers (Bill Bruty Cup)
Sheering Res v Heath Res (League)
Jan 27th
Heath v Birchanger (League)
Langley Rangers v Heath Res (Div One Cup)

16/17 December
Thanks to the guys who helped cleared the water off the pitch to enable game to go ahead. Solid performance from firsts against a reasonable Debden side secured the points. Reserves game called off.

Brad's view ....:

We struggled for a team again this week, which put the 1st teams heads
down we started off really bad and was put under a lot of pressure,
Shaun pulled off some cracking saves to keep us in the game, we then
scored against the run of play with a great bit of one touch football
again Debden hammer our goal, Spencer then got injured and Mark Vint
came on with his first attack scored. Half time was well needed for the
heath but still came out and was not firing on all cylinders we scored
again to make it 3 nil but still Debden pressed hard 2 big defensive
mistakes cost us 2 goals which put the score to 3- 2 it was only then
did we start to play and ended up going on to win 4-2 credit to Debden
who didn't give up the fight but a brave solid performance for the Heath

18/19 November

He might be too old to play any more but when it comes to pool ....
The 'killer'pool game played in The Stag on Sunday was won by Andy Lines after a sudden-death play-off with Manny Hermitage. Sunday side storm to victory over Roding with a plethora (that means 'lots' gents) of subs. Dassy scores one and almost scores another with an ill-intentioned header!
Saturday side robbed of game by ref who gets into a 'muddle o'er the puddle' and calls game off.
Reserves show fantastic spirit to win 3-2 thanks to penalty from Niel - why does he spell his name that way! - Churchill. Other goals from Spenny and Sandy.

*Since we were last with you .... couple of managerial changes to confirm. Of course Stuart "Bully" Bull marches on as the successful reserves team manager but a re-shuffle elsewhere. Brad Pammen is now in charge of the First team and Stewart Jackson now runs the Sunday side ably assisted by club president John Deamer.



Weekend of 11/12 November.

Firsts march on with a six-of-the-best tonking of White Roding. Mark Vintinner leads the way with a hat-trick with goals from Liam Clark, Nathan Hayes and Steve Waldren completing the rout.
Reserves struggle against Salvation Army. Last season we were down to ten men against them but came to win so such luck this time round. Centre half Danny Innes sent off.
Sundays pull back from early goal deficit to get draw against Sawbo Town.


Reasonable start for all sides. Full details later.



2005/2006 award winners
Dave Pyle Clubman of the Year.
First Team: Players Player Paul Vincent.
Managers player Liam Clark
Reserves PP James Bush
Managers Niel Churchill
Sundays PP Manny Hermitage
Managers Player Chris 'West Ham' Bishop

CUP WINNERS
ooh-Bully-Bully

Brilliant second half comeback at Bishop's Stortford's Woodside Park ground saw Reserves pick up the cup. Captain Aaron Collins lifted the trophy in front of dozens of cheering Heath fans.
Team: Bush, St Bull, Churchill, Collins,Rhodes, Pasquale (sub Meadows 82), Fielding (sub Christofe 45), Duffy, Poole, Sp Bull (Sub A Lines 76), Senik.
The cup returned to the Heath for the first time in seven years. Reserves started sluggishly playing too many long balls. Booking for Spenny and Duffy seemed harsh but a very young Thorley were clearly the better side and deserved their one goal lead. Second half was a completely different story. Sub Steve Christofe started to dominate the midfield and Pasquale Genco pulled us level on 55 minutes with a low shot in the corner. Six minutes later we were ahead when Leigh Duffy volleyed home from ten yards. But the best was yet to come when Riz hit a 30 yard scorcher over the keeper to make it 3-1. Veteran Andy Lines came on for his 15 minutes of glory 25 years to the very weekend after his first final for the Reserves - and Danny Meadows got 8 minutes - longer than his last cup final appearance! Difficult to single out indivduals - great team performance. Celebrations at The Stag went long into the night. Thanks to all the fans who turned up to support the side especially the family of late club chairman Sugar Perry and Paul Crane's parents - even though he wasn't playing as he was away in Florida. Old boys Martin Rickett and Ian "Brains" Barnett were there along with Ian Bartram and Family. And thanks to Chairman Richard 'Rabbit' Lines for providing after match champagne.
Forget Jose Mourinho: STAND UP FOR THE SPECIAL ONE - player-manager STUART BULL.


The party went on on Sunday. Treasurer Mick Briscoe celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary (how did you put up with him that long Janet!!! ) and many old players including Bill Gleed, Andy Clayden, Danny Sweeney and Mike Bamber joined in the cup celebrations.





WEEKEND of April 22/23

Rabbit breaks down - not emotionally ! - on his way to North Weald - in Sawbridgeworth for some bizarre reason - and turns up to be sub. Firsts battle back from being goal down for 3-3 draw.
Makeshift reserve side go 2 up in the first half. Quick thinking form Luke Plane led to the first goal after a quick throw in opened up the Weald defence. Great header from Aaron Collins gave us 2 goal advantage.
Andy Lines hobbled off after injuring both legs followed by Paul Crane who hobbled off after injuring both ankles! Weald pulled back two late goals but draw was fair result.

WEEKEND of April 15/16th
Ten man Reserves come from goal down to get to Junior Int-Div Final. Brilliant defensive
performance after Aaron sent off after just 20 minutes. Goal down shortly after half-time
but two goals - both errors by Salvation Army keeper - saw brave Heath side rewarded
for their determination. Long celebrations in The Stag after the match.

WEEKEND of April 8/9th
Cup Final heart-break in extra time. Reserves battle hard in dour final but lose out to two
late goals. Danny Meadows and opponent sent off after just five minutes leave both sides with
just ten men. Chances were few and far between but the Heath's best was missed by Steve
Christophe.

WEEKEND of March 25/26th.
On March 25th 1980 a spotty 15-year-old teenager ran out for the Reserves at North Weald in a 6-0 defeat on his Heath debut. Exactly 26 years later an overweight, unfit 41-year-old veteran ran out on the same pitch and helped the Reserves get to another semi-final. Andy Lines only lasted an hour but did his bit! Great performance by the Reserves including some fantastic saves from Bushy see them through after Weald pepper the penalty area with long throws. Danny Meadows sets some sort of record for taking 30 minutes to get ready for the match - missing the start.

Twas a long boozy weekend on the Heath. Friday night saw the quiz with 100 people attending in the village hall. Special thanks to Nikki Bull for being quizmaster - Spenny, Stewart, Jacko and Trish for all their hard work. Mick Briscoe's team won - despite having nine members !! - an appeal to overturn the result was turned down. Danny Sweeney's team drew special praise for having a team member who shouted out the answers. While Brad and Jay's team failed to gain a single point and left to go clubbing after the third round!!
On Saturday it was back down the 'Horse' for Rabbit's 40th celebrations. They went long into the night and many old faces were there.
The Reserves still don't know who they will face in the Division One Cup Final at Stortford's ground on Sat April 8th. Because of a row over eligibility the League has ordered North Weald Res and The Marne to replay their game this Saturday.

WEEKEND of March 18/19th.
Reserves cap great season by reaching Division One Cup Final. Goal from Paul Crane in tense match against Potter Street Reserves sees victory. Now for the final at Bishop's Stortford's ground.

Firsts pull off good win on terrible pitch at Birchanger. Goals from Max, Barry and Ryan Hughes give us a win. Great defensive performances from Brad and Bert help see off Birchanger's late onslaught.
Sunday side pick up point in 1-1 draw.

WEEKEND of March 11/12th.
Two goals from Jacko and one from Spenny give Sunday side win at Littlebury. Both Saturday sides slump to poor defeats. Towler grabs the goal as the Reserves go down by the odd goal in three
to Alemite Res.


WEEKEND of March 4/5th
5-1 v Sheering does life get much better !! Great performance sees firsts continue their
march for a runners up place. Reserves suffer defeat at Roding.

WEEKEND of Feb 25/26th.
Another good weekend. Despite struggling for players Reserves win their cup quarter final 4-1 even after going a goal down within five minutes. Strong wind caused problems for both sides but Res played the better football and fully deserved victory. Firsts get another good point against champions elect Risden. Vinny grabs goal and a rare one from Barry give us 2-2n draw. Sundays struggle to get side too and Spenny has to go in goal (!!) But battling performance sees a point secured against Grange.
Big turn out in the Stag after the game from both sides.

WEEKEND of Feb 18/19th
Firsts go down to Alemite in a game marred by an appalling late tackle on Paul Vincent. He hobbled off but luckily appears to have escaped serious injury. Reserves struggle against The Star and leave the Paddocks with just a point thanks to a Spencer Bull goal.
Weakened Sunday side get heavy beating from young Phoenix side but score-line did not reflect game which was much closer than it appeared.

WEEKEND of Feb 11/12th

Three wins out of three. What a weekend! Capped by a brilliant comeback from the Sunday side. Two down they fight back to win with a last minute winner thanks to a Rabbit header. Firsts gain revenge over North Weald for their recent cup defeat as Vinny and Ryan Hughes grab the goals for a 2-0 victory. Reserves keep their fantastic run going scoring three without reply against Potter Street Reserves.

WEEKEND of Feb 4/5th.
What a weekend! At the age of 39 Rabbit manages to 'get off the ground'- according to eye-witnesses at the game who saw his goal. But great performance from Sunday side to see us to victory over runaway leaders Chesterford Villa. Brad Pammen scores great own goal in Firsts 1-1 draw with Birchanger.
Reserves keep storming on. Both sides head to The Stag for the first time in years after the games.

WEEKEND of Jan 28/29th
Reserves had comfortable win against The Star despite fielding much depleted side. Paul Crane leads the friont line and grabs one of the goals. Some lenient refereeing in the first half changed in the second when two straight red cards were shown after a confrontation between Chris Rhodes and an opponent. Some fantastic late saves keep a clean sheet.
Firsts go down in Bill Bruty Cup quarter final despite a Paul Vincent goal at North Weald..

WEEKEND of Jan 21/22nd.
Jacko's return inspires Firsts to 2-1 win over Potter Street - keeps them in with a chance of runners up spot. Ryan Hughes and Darren Cormack grab the goals.
Reserves score three but go down to Matching in top of the table clash.
Sunday side get 2-2 draw away at Casuals & Pelham.

WEEKEND of Jan 14/15th.

60th anniversary dinner of Prisoner of War game great success. Dick Garrard returned from Spain, Hazel Fleming (Jerrard) and husband Larry from East Yorkshire. Ron 'Pudding' Jones gave speech about memories of game. The "Hatfield Heath 3 Sheering 1" sign makes a welcome re-appearance. Special thanks to Matt Danbury and Nikki Lines for organising the raffle.
Bob Jerrard wins 'player of all-time' award and the 'clubman of all-time' shared by Sugar Perry and Howard Pyle. Last of the stragglers leave Countryman at 2am.
Over 50 guests enjoy great meal and lots of wine thanks to Tim Mascall and Rabbit Lines.

On the field the Reserves grab last minute winner against lowly Frontiers thanks to a Neil Churchill penalty. For the first team young Max Francis-Johnson makes his first appearance since his horrific injury in a pre season friendly and scores with his first touch as a second half sub.
Sunday side battle valiantly against Premier Divison Hatfields and its 1-1 with 25 mins to go but go down eventually 4-1.as

WEEKEND of Jan 8/9th 2006
Neil Churchill's goal can't prevent Reserves losing to the Marne in top of the table game.
Sunday side dominate game against Abacus but have to rely on goals from centre backs
Matt Danbury and Stuart Bull to secure a win.

WEEKEND of Dec 17/18th
Reserves continue their fantastic run with a tough win over at Albury. Firsts struggle to get
1-1 draw with 10 man Alemite. Chris 'West Ham' Bishop scores from the spot.
Fund-raising raffle drawn at White Horse after the match. First prize won by treasurer Mick Briscoe. Other winners include Matt Danbury, Sandy Poole, Dan Towler, West Ham, Brains, Stew Perry and Tim Mascall.
Sunday assistant manager John Deamer's 60th birthday celebrations go long into the night. Spends all evening wandering around in a Barnet shirt they wore in their League Cup game against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

PRISONER OF WAR ANNIVERSARY DINNER. On Boxing Day 1945 we played a side
made up of Italian and German PoWs from the camp in the village. We lost 11-0. Club is
holding a 60th anniversary dinner on Friday January 13th at the Countryman. It is a small venue
but 10 tickets have been kept aside for current players. If you want to attend please contact Andy Lines
at AndyLines@aol.com as soon as possible. Tickets are £20 a head


WEEKEND of 10/11 December
Just another 'normal' old boys Xmas lunch. Bamber falls asleep at lunch - is woken by a flying teaspoon which cuts his head. Bill Dean accuses Rabbit of running 'the worst quiz ever' - Rabbit takes this as a compliment!! Bill Gleed leads the winning quiz team -possibly the first time he has won in 28 years of attending! No-one can remember who won the pool because alcohol has removed most people's memory. Text from Dick 'Slippery' Garrard relaxing on the Costa del Sol. Good to be back in White Horse and food excellent.

WEEKEND 3/4 DECEMBER
Goal from Spencer Bull can't prevent Sunday side from falling to cup defeat.
Saturday sides games both off.

WEEKEND 26/27 November
Carl McAvoy returns to play for club. Carl was one of the people who helped kept the club
alive in the late 90s. Good to see him back. Reserve side game called off but firsts win their
cup game thanks to sparkling performance from Jay Issako.
Sunday side go crazy - win 6-0. West Ham scores five, Spenny the other.


WEEKEND 12/13 November
Reserves knock seven past Matching to continue their march to the top of the table. Lewis Fielding stars again. Firsts struggle against Birchanger.
Sunday side game called off as Pearce could not raise side.

WEEKEND 5/6 November
Great to see Jacko again after his nasty car crash. And before we forget many thanks to Brad Pammen for his help in running team in Jacko's absence. Good turn-out in the White Horse after the games with Jacko sinking lots of ale as he made Trish drive home! Old boys Ian "Brains" Barnett and Jack Harman join the drinking throng.

WEEKEND 29/30 October
Jacko being hurt in horrific car crash casts shadow on weekend. Despite suffering some nasty injuries he is discharged and should make full recovery. Firsts win on penalty shoot out in Essex Junior Cup despite Chris 'West Ham' Bishop blazing spot kick over the bar in extra time. Luckily Dave Pyle was on form with three saves in the shoot out to get win.

Sunday side go down 3-2 to league leaders Chesterford Villa. Bishop manages to hit the target and Matt Danbury adds the other.

WEEKEND 22/23 October.

Sundays smash six past Littlebury. Two goals apiece from Kevin Turner and Chris 'West Ham' Bishop and further strikes from Darren Cormack and Sandy Poole see a comfortable victory.
Firsts hit 5 past Birchanger. Keith Tovee scores a goal!! Liam Clarke, Stewart Jackson, Chris Stewart and Bishop complete the rout. Two fantastic saves from Dave Pyle complete the rout.
Reserves play strong Alemite Res side who bring in several first teamers but Res still run out 3-2 winners thanks to goals from Paul Crane (2) and Sandy Poole.

WEEKEND 15/16 October
Firsts squander chance after chance in 2-2 draw with link. Goals from Ryan Hughes and Chris 'West Ham' Bishop secure point after Rabbit Lines saves penalty.
Reserves had good first half and poor second but hang on for deserved victory.
Strikers Paul Crane and Spencer Bull grab a goal a piece in win.
Sundays hit better form again and knock five past Casuals & Pelham, Two goals for Bishop and one
apiece for Kevin Turner, Jay Issako and Matt Danbury see a romp in the sunday sunshine.

WEEKEND 8/9 October.
Pyle penalty save fails to save Sunday side from second consecutive defeat.
First team smash four and should have had eight in local derby with Sheering.

WEEKEND 1/2 October.
Two defeats on Saturday but Sunday side gain a point against Bullfields.
Highlight of weekend was Jacko's 40th celebrations in the Village Hall particularly
his slide show!!

WEEKEND 24/25 Sept
2 goals from Danbury cannot prevent Sunday side from disappointing defeat.
Stuart Bull delighted with Res 2-2 draw at Potter St maintaining unbeaten start to season.

STAN BARKER DIES.
Possibly the best ever goalie to play for the Heath Stan Barker sadly died last week at the age of 76. Stan played in the title winning sides of the 50s and was good enough to play three times for the county of Essex - one of only three players in club history to achieve this feat.

His funeral will be at Harlow Crematorium at 11.30am on Tuesday and the club have arranged to send lowers and will be represented at the service.

He died while watching his beloved Essex play cricket at the County Ground Chelmsford. Our condolences go to his wife Barbara

Weekend 17/18th Sept

Matt Danbury hat-trick sees Heath stun Alemite on home ground.
Reserves come from 2-1 deficit at half-time to beat Alemite's second string thanks to two goals apiece from Paul Crane and Spencer Bull.
Sunday side cruise to 3-0 lead before allowing QPR back into the game and winning 3-2. Goals from Danbury, Spencer Bull and Chris 'West Ham' Bishop see second consecutive victory.

CHARLIE FRENCH CUP v SHEERING SAT SEPT 3rd. (W 4-3 on pens after 0-0 draw)

In the 11 year history of the Charlie French trophy the most dramatic win yet. Two superb penalty saves from Dave Pyle saw the Heath to victory in a penalty shoot-out.

The game was a tense affair with little between the two sides. Dave Clayton and Aaron Collins starred for the Heath in a tough end to end match which saw both teams spurn goal-scoring opportunities.
But at the end of 90 mins it was 0-0 so it went to penalties.

Player manager Stewart Bull scored the first followed by Matt Danbury and Danny Meadows. Dan Towler missed but Collins scored the fifth. But the hero of the hour was Dave 'I've never won a penalty shoot-out' Pyle with two great saves. HEATH WIN THE CUP!

FOR IT'S A GRAND OLD TEAM TO PLAY FOR

The Vets game saw the Heath start with a very strong line-up with almost every player still playing regularly. The 16 man squad included Mick Briscoe at 51 as the eldest and Dave Pyle at 35 as the youngest. Full squad: M Barnett, Bartram, Cowley, Das, Clayden, G Jones, Chinnery, Hermitage, A Lines, Easton, Causton, Jackson, Tovee, Pyle, Briscoe, Ventre.
Two early goals from Das saw the Heath off to a strong start before a defensive lapse saw Paul Jordan pull a goal back for Sheering, But goals from Mike Barnett - his first in a Heath shirt for 15 years and Das again saw us through to a 4-1 half-time lead. After the break an inspired performance at centre forward from Briscoe saw us press home our advantage. Two goals from Stuart Cowley - his first for the Heath since 1983!!! - made it six. Late goals from Manny Hermitage and Paul 'Tap in' Chinnery (a 30-yard screamer) made in eight. Sheering battled well with good performances from Dougie Felton, Wayne Cracknell and Glen Thurley. But the Heath's younger side were deserved victors.

Two

August 31 Hard fought 3-1 win over White Roding. Despite dominating the early stages fell a goal down after failing to clear corner properly. After the break two goals from the impressive Chris Bullock and one from Chris Bishop saw Heath through to comfortable victory.


August 20 Game v Salvation Army abandoned after young Max Johnson suffered badly dislocated elbow ten minutes from time. Luckily ambulance arrived very quickly and Max was taken to hospital in Harlow. Everyone wishes him a quick recovery. Two goals from Hughes and one from Jackson saw the Heath to a 3-3 scoreline in a lacklustre performance before the ref called a halt to the action.

August 13/14. Two good wins in first friendlies over the weekend.
Two goals from Spencer Bull helped the Heath pull off a 5-1 victory over
a cricket club XI. But that only told half the story! The CC were 1-0 up
at half time and only a late burst of goals saw a comfortable final score-line.
John Deamer made an appearance in goal and Danny Sweeney lasted the full
90 minutes. Other scorers were Stewart Jackson and two own goals.

On Sunday seven separate scorers helped the side to an easy 7-3 victory
over Manuden. Brad Pammen, Jackson, 'West Ham', Turner, Fitch, Issako and
Jackson were the scorers in a comfortable performance.

CRICKET MATCH HATFIELD HEATH SUNDAY JULY 3rd

Football club 155 for 12 (!) in 40 overs. Cricket Club 154 for 11 (!) in 40 overs.
A brilliant performance from the football club saw us claim victory in the annual match
against the cricket club. But due to some confusion the cricket club were also able to claim victory as they had scored more runs when their tenth wicket fell!!
Brilliant captaincy from Dave Pyle - he obeyed management instructions to win the toss and bat !! - saw a sparkling performance from the footballers with
everyone chipping in with runs and wickets. Ian Bartram smashed four fours in one over and Tim
Mascall hit a huge six over Jean Foster's pond.
Rabbit turned up late due to a raging hangover and then almost ran his brother out.
Big crowd of fans turned up - thanks to everyone who helped make it a great day.

Awards:
Best turned out player Marc Das.
Best hit: Tim Mascall's six.
Worst excuse: Rabbit Lines: 'my head hurts'
Best FC wicket-keeper: Stewart Jackson.


Remember the date: 4th March 1567.
Inquest at Hatfield Broad Oak into the death of Henry Ingould. He was playing football
in Branton Meade (now a field at the egg farm Mill Lane) when he collided with Paviott Yngolde.
Paviott "pushed Henry off the ball leaving him lying on the ground. He lingered until
midnight and then died from over-exhaustion at house of William Josselyn".
The earliest recorded memory of football on the Heath!

Sunday side have no games on February 6th or 27th. Cup quarter final and Cup semi final on 13th and 20th of Feb.

Jan 9th - Goals from Clayden and Bishop see Sunday side draw with tough Manuden side. Missed chances cost side dear and only excellent late saves from Pyle see us secure point.

Jackson disappointed with first team performance against Potter Street - very sluggish after Christmas break. Brad Pammen scores the consolation goal.

Res do well scoring three against a very strong Alemite Res. Dan Towler scores once to add to two penalties for our three goals.

Jan 4th - Injury worries for Sunday side this weekend.

18th December - Xmas raffle draw made in White Horse after football. Mark Lemon wins hamper - other winners Iain Gibson, Rachel Lines, Richard Barnett and Dan Towler.

11th December

Jay Issako and Paul Vincent sent off in 6-3 defeat. Ian Bartram taken to hospital with badly crashed head.

4th December

Matt Danbury second half goal sees Heath come back from behind to secure 1-1 draw with Sheering.

28 November

Man of the match Stewart Jackson scores first as Heath win 2-1 in dour league victory versus Grange. Last minute goal from Matt Danbury secures win.

27 November

Jackson delighted with team's win at arch-rivals Sheering. After the game he said: "It was a great result but Brad Pammen needs more training and Ryan Hughes cannot play in trainers in wet conditions! Great performance though."

Sunday side: Injuries rules out Perkins for Grange game, Rabbit on holiday, Issako at Bognor Regis Butlins !

20/21 November.

Spencer Bull stars in right midfield as Heath thrash Pearce 6-0 - Ian 'Brains' Barnett scores final goal with rare header.

Reserves play well but go down 2-1 to Potter Street Res at home. Tim Wesley grabs goal.

Two late goals see Sunday side lose despite dominating entire game v Special Reserve. Missed chances cost team dear.

Danbury plays for Reserves but cannot stop them falling to 4-0 home reverse to Birchanger.

13/14 Nov

*Missing records for Heath 90s sunday side found in Andy Clayden's loft! Any other records/photos/etc please email andylines@aol.com.
*Banks to return in goal for Sunday's clash v Special Reserve. Injury doubts over Issako and Danbury. Das is fit to return.
*Football Club to take on Cricket Club at cricket again next season. Date to be announced shortly.

6/7 Nov

*Heath battle to hard-earned goalless draw v Potter Street.
*Reserves win 6-4 to Sawbo Town 'A' - but even Dangerous Dave's Dad is unhappy with performance!

31 Oct/ 1 Nov

*Heath thrash Stonards who reveal in pub afterwards they are planning to quit League. Issako misses penalty.
*Ten man Reserve side go out in Essex Junior Trophy clash.
*Sunday side go down to ten men with Jackson sent off in 88th minute but battle on for hard-earned win thanks to brilliant free kick from Danbury and Spencer Bull header.
*Face of the future? Youngsters Freddy Barnett, Max (Deamer), Cameron Lines on the sidelines watching first team game.
*The club has been given a full set of shirts from Bishop's Stortford Football Club. The kit was used by the first team last season and was surplus to their requirements this year. Thanks to John Goodwin and Ian Kettridge for their donation.