1977-78
Ground:
Henry Barrass Stadium, Houndsfield Road, N9 (First team)
The Ride EN3 (Reserve & ‘A’ teams)
Colours: Red shirts & socks, Black shorts (First & ‘A’ teams)
Sky Blue shirts & socks, Black shorts (Reserve team)
The Club acquired the hire of the Barrass Stadium for matches, sharing with Old Edmontonians who had a clubhouse next to the Stadium entrance. There were turnstiles there for entry on big match and event days. Examples of this was when Edmonton FC played Enfield in FA Cup and London Senior Cup matches during the late 1960s.
The big open pitch suited Flemings free open football and the first match of the season played there was a memorable one !
FLEMING RUN RIOT ON NEW GROUND
Ambrose Fleming OB 9 East Ham United Reserves 3
Fleming celebrated their first London Spartan League game at the Barrass Stadium with a crushing victory after a 12-goal thriller, writes Doug Booth.
Fleming one of five local clubs chasing the council-owned ground at the end of last season, used the wide pitch to good advantage. With the threat of expulsion from the Spartan League hanging over them because of their previous facilities, the club managed to secure the Barrass Stadium – and on Saturdays form they should enjoy their home season.
Having collected two wins from their first three games, all away, Fleming took the field in confident mood and were 3-0 ahead after just 15 minutes. Andy Hall opened the scoring after good work by Gary Warren, and Dennis Hone hit the second two minutes later. The third came from Martin Porter – his first goal for the first team – before Alan Gregory pulled one back for the visitors. Hone scored his second after 26 minutes and a brilliant shot by player-manager Ray Gibbins made it 5-1 before half time.
The second half was ruined by East Ham’s continual barracking of the officials, especially linesman Barry Cook, who refused quite rightly to bow to their demands for offside. The main thorn in the visitors ineffective offside trap was midfield player Mickey Lynch. He continually posed problems with well-timed runs as the opposing defence pushed up. He scored the sixth goal in that manner with a 40-yard sprint to collect Gibbins’s pin-point pass. And Lynch reversed the ploy for the seventh goal, sending Gibbins through to score. Gordon Derwick made it 7-2 after Andy Press hesitated in defence for a split second.
Fleming could have been in double figures at the end of the game but left-back Len Tye hit a post with a penalty after Gibbins was bundled over in the area. Porter ran through well to collect his second goal and Harry Cox instantly replied with East Ham’s third from a free-kick. Good control by Gibbins from a Hone cross brought the ninth goal and Fleming’s highest win for several seasons.
(Enfield Gazette)
London Spartan FL Intermediate Division One
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WALTHAM ABBEY | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 66 | 27 | 39 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| 2 | BECKTON UNITED | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 32 | 36 | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| 3 | CATFORD UNITED | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 36 | 34 | 0-2o | 2-0 |
| 4 | AMBROSE FLEMING OLD BOYS | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 36 | 32 | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | BRIMSDOWN ROVERS | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 31 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| 6 | ROLENMIL | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 49 | 29 | 0-2 | 2-1 |
| 7 | OLD ROAN | 26 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 27 | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| 8 | PENNANT | 26 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 43 | 27 | 2-1 | 4-1 |
| 9 | EASTLEY ATHLETIC | 26 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 44 | 22 | 2-0 | 2-2 |
| 10 | SOUTHGATE ATHLETIC | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 58 | 22 | 3-1 | 0-3 |
| 11 | EAST HAM UNITED RES | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 71 | 19 | 9-3 | 1-4 |
| 12 | VICTORIA SURDOC | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 48 | 18 | 0-1 | 2-0 |
| 13 | CORRINGHAM | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 70 | 14 | 5-2w | 2-0 |
| 14 | BRIDON SPORTS | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 85 | 10 | 4-1 | 3-1 |
w - game played at Waltham Abbey FC ground
Reserve League Cup
Round 1, vs THAMES POLYTECHNIC RES (a) Won 6-1
Round 2, vs CHINGFORD RES (a) Won 2-1
Round 3, vs ULYSSES RES (a) Lost 0-2
London Intermediate Cup
Round 3 Qualifying, vs EDGWARE TOWN RES (a) Drew 1-1 after extra time (97 minutes abandoned due to bad light)
Round 3 Qualifying (replay), vs EDGWARE TOWN RES (h) Lost 0-1
Middlesex Intermediate Cup
Round 1 Qualifying, vs CLUB 57 (h)s Lost 4-5
s – game played at the School ground, The Ride
Appearances (with goalscorers in brackets): 32 Ray Gibbins (16), 28 Mark Edlin, 26 Tony Theobald (4) – Len Tye (3), 25 Mickey Lynch (2) – Gerry Sheldrick, 23 Andy Press, 22 Ershen Selim (2) – Sreve Thorogood (2), 21 Bob Sheldrick, 19 Dennis Hone (8) – Gary Warren (2), 17 Jimmy Khan (7), 10 Phil Strongman (6) – Barry Cobbold (2), 9 Martin Porter (2) – Andy Hall (2), 5 Ram Selim (2) – Keith Jones, 4 Graham Thorogood (1) – Geoff Gibbins, 3 Les Lowin – John Mulford, 2 Russell Alutto, 1 Martin Buckle (2) – John Cobbold – Steve Buckle – Ron Stevens – Keith Granger – Alan Harper – Paul Letts – Tony Burgess
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Northern Suburban IFL Division One
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARINGEY BOROUGH YOUTH | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 74 | 12 | 35 | 1-4 | 0-3 |
| 2 | DENVER CITY | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 31 | 32 | 1-8o | 2-4 |
| 3 | EAST HERTS COLLEGE | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 25 | 28 | 1-3h | 1-3 |
| 4 | WEST GREEN UNITED | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 29 | 27 | c | 1-5 |
| 5 | TOTTENHAM GAS | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 35 | 23 | 0-3 | 5-0 |
| 6 | AMBROSE FLEMING OLD BOYS RES | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 46 | 19 | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | TEMPLE BAR | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 47 | 19 | 3-0 | 4-5 |
| 8 | SOUTHGATE ATHLETIC 'A' | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 63 | 13 | 4-1 | 3-0 |
| 9 | COCKFOSTERS 'A' | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 11 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| 10 | NEW SOUTHGATE | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 68 | 9 | a | 3-3 |
| 11 | FRIERN BARNET | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 76 | 6 | 5-0 | 6-1 |
c - game conceded 0-1
a - game awarded 1-0
League Senior Cup
Round 1, vs COCKFOSTERS ‘A’ (a) Won 5-1
Round 2, vs THE FOXES (h) Lost 1-6
League Senior Charity Cup
Round 2, vs FINCHLEY UNITED (h) Lost 2-4
League Benevolent Cup
Round 1, vs HARINGEY YOUTH (h) Won 1-0
Round 2, vs WEST GREEN UNITED (h) Lost 1-2
London Junior Cup
Round 2, vs WATNEY MANN (a) Lost 1-3
Middlesex Junior Cup
Round 2, vs KINGS UNITED (a) Won 4-1
Round 3, vs TWICKENHAM VILLA (a) Lost 1-3
Appearances (with goalscorers in brackets): 24 Steve Llewellyn (4), 22 John Crawley (10), 21 Ram Selim (10) – Graham Thorogood (3), 16 John Voyez, 15 John Mulford, 12 Alan Harper (4) – Les Lowin, 11 Dennis Hone (10) – Tony Webb (2), 10 Russell Alutto (1) – Gary Warren (1) – Ron Stevens – Steve Thorogood – John Cobbold, 9 Keith Jones, 8 Phil Strongman (6), 7 Dave Stevens (3), 6 Bob Sheldrick, 5 Chris Forrest – Terry Whymark, 4 Tony Theobald (1) – Barry Taylor – Tony Hender, 3 Tony Burgess – Russell Luckie – Steve Buckle, 2 Barry Cobbold (1), 1 Ershen Selim (1) – Martin Buckle (1) – Russell Innes – Steve Fowler – Len Tye – Dave Lynch – Ray Gibbins – Mickey Lynch – Alan Hardy – Geoff Gibbins – Alf Chapman
Pre-season games were played vs Elms Athletic (h) and FC Essenport, but no team members or goalscorers are known
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Northern Suburban IFL Division Two
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HINTON RES | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 27 | 1-4h | 0-2 |
| 2 | EASTLEY ATHLETIC 'A' | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 26 | 26 | 1-6 | 3-6 |
| 3 | TOTTENHAM GAS RES | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 40 | 22 | 2-4 | 10-2 |
| 4 | TRENT PARK RES | 18 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 22 | 2-2o | 2-2 |
| 5 | FRIERN HOSPITAL | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 50 | 21 | 5-2o | 2-5 |
| 6 | WEST GREEN UNITED RES | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 59 | 33 | 20 | 1-4 | 4-2 |
| 7 | EAST HERTS COLLEGE RES | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| 8 | AMBROSE FLEMING OLD BOYS 'A' | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 61 | 55 | 15 | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | HIGHGATE REDWINGS RES | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 81 | 8 | 7-2 | 1-4 |
| 10 | TEMPLE BAR RES | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 83 | 4 | 6-2 | 11-0 |
o - game played at opponents ground
League Junior Cup
Round 2, vs EAST HERTS COLLEGE RES (h) Lost 0-2
League Junior Charity Cup
Round 1, vs EAST HERTS COLLEGE RES (h) Won 1-0
Round 2, vs HIGHGATE REDWING RES (a) Won 4-3
Semi-final, vs HINTON RES (h) Lost 0-1
League Benevolent Cup
Round 1, vs TRENT PARK RES (h) Lost 2-3
Enfield Junior Charity Cup
Round 1, vs GREENBURY UNITED ‘A’ (h) Won 6-3
Round 2, vs GREENBURY UNITED RES (h) Lost 2-3
Friendly
EAST HERTS COLLEGE RES (a) Lost 1-2
Appearances (with goalscorers in brackets): 23 Tony Burgess (1), 21 Martin Buckle (8), 20 Jim Lucas, 19 Kevin Richards (10) – Paul Pinnington (7) – Pete Comley (6) – Mick Pierce (2), 16 Terry Whymark (3), 14 Mick Matthews (2), 12 Pete Wadkins (4), 11 Dave Stevens (10) – Les Lowin (2), 8 Keith Jones – Steve Buckle, 7 John Cobbold (1), 6 Alan Hardy – Ron Stevens, 5 John Mulford – John Voyez, 4 Steve Llewellyn (1) – Bob Sheldrick, 3 Dave Lynch (3), 2 Mark Edlin (5) – Geoff Gibbins (3) – Martin Porter (2) – Tony Hender (2) – Mickey Lynch (1) – John Crawley (1) – Alf Chapman – Steve Fowler – Terry Harrison, 1 Phil Strongman (1) – Graham Thorogood (1) – Barry Cobbold (1) – Tony Webb – Chris Forrest – Andy Hall – Glyn Berry – Gerry Sheldrick – Steve Thorogood – Mick Pounder – Gary Warren
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First team record: Played 32, Won 17, Drew 3, Lost 12, Goals For 63, Goals Against 47
Reserve team record: Played 26, Won 11, Drew 1, Lost 14, Goals For 60, Goals Against 65
‘A’ team record: Played 26, Won 9, Drew 3, Lost 14, Goals For 77, Goals Against 72
Season’s record: Played 84, Won 37, Drew 7, Lost 40, Goals For 200, Goals Against 184
23rd February 2022
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