2009–10 Eastbourne Borough F.C. season

Eastbourne Borough
2009–10 season
Chairman England Len Smith
Manager Scotland Garry Wilson
Conference National Currently 20th
FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round
FA Trophy 2nd Round
Conference League Cup TBC
Top goalscorer League: Liam Enver-Marum (6)
All: Liam Enver-Marum (7)
Highest home attendance 3108 (v AFC Wimbledon 11 August 2009)
Lowest home attendance 703 (v Histon 24 November 2009)
← 2008–09

The 2009–10 season will be the 45th season in the history of Eastbourne Borough Football Club and the 2nd season in the Conference National. This article covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

Background

Eastbourne Borough started their first ever season in the Conference National as the underdogs and were tipped to be relegated at the end of the season.[1] Although the first half of the season would have said that they would be back in the Conference South in the next season, having only won two games out of 13, Garry Wilson brought in Plymouth Argyle's promising youngsters Ashley Barnes and Dan Smith[2] and signing Dan Brown from Cambridge United,[3] who brought confidence back into the club which saw them rise to the top half of the table, beating Torquay United and York City in the process. Eastbourne finished their first season 13th in the table with 16 points clear of the relegation zone. A team that had little changed from the previous season, and out of the four summer signings, Simon Wormull managed to stay in the team beyond January, the others Jean-Michel Sigere and Mo Harkin moved across to Farnborough Town and goalkeeper Chris Winterton went to rivals Lewes. There was a small shock to the end of the season, although they had won the Sussex Senior Cup from the current champions Brighton & Hove Albion reserves, goalkeeper Lee Hook and utility player Jay Lovett plus three other players were released of their contracts.[4] This gave Wilson and coach Nick Greenwood more time to sign new players for the new season unlike the rushed signings they made last year.[5] In May, goalkeeper Danny Knowles and striker Liam Marum from Woking,[6] signed to Eastbourne ready for their second season in the top flight of non-league football, a day later Dan Smith signed to Eastbourne from Plymouth Argyle.[7] England Schoolboy international, Simon Johnson, joined the first team from the under-18's squad,[8] followed by Gary Elphick a week later,[9] from Havant & Waterlooville, and Simon Weatherstone.[10] Simon Wormull left Eastbourne in June 2009,[11] making all of last seasons summer signings leaving the club.

Review

Pre-season

Eastbourne announced the first pre-season friendly on 12 May, with the first game at home with League One promoted Wycombe Wanderers on 24 July 2009,[12] which will be a testimonial game for manager, Garry Wilson and his assistant Nick Greenwood who both celebrated 10 years with the club climbing from the County League to the Conference in that time.[13] More fixtures were announced on 1 June with a mini Dorset tour at Poole and Dorchester. Also away games with rivals Lewes and at Hornchurch, and a home game with Havant & Waterlooville. A new fixture was added against St Francis Rangers which was to be the first pre-season fixture, followed by the signing of striker, Jamie Taylor,[14] from Grays Athletic.

August

Eastbourne completed the signing of Brighton youth striker Kane Louis[15] who will start off in the reserve team. Eastbourne started the season with a 3-0 loss away to Wrexham.[16] The second game resulted a 1-0 win to Eastbourne with Neil Jenkins scoring a rare goal from outside the penalty box.[17] A debut goal from Simon Weatherstone earned Eastbourne a point in their first season draw against Rushden & Diamonds.[18] Eastbourne's fourth game of the season ended with a 1-0 loss against Grays Athletic.[19] Jamie Taylor scored his debut goal in the 2-1 win over Barrow A.F.C..[20] Eastbourne won 4-0 in a local derby match against Sussex County League winners, Eastbourne United for the Roy Hayden Memorial Trophy.[21] The third game away was a 1-1 draw against Salisbury City, the goal from Simon Weatherstone.[22] Danny Knowles sees a red card and 10-man Eastbourne lose with 1-2 win to Ebbsfleet United, Jamie Taylor scoring for Eastbourne.[23]

September

A 2-0 win over Kidderminster was their first away win of the season, goals coming from Nathan Crabb and Jamie Taylor.[24] The team then lost the following away game, 2-0, with Stevenage.[25] Their first home game in September saw a 1-1 draw with Chester City, Andy Atkin scoring from a poor back pass.[26] Eastbourne struggled to score past Oxford United and lost 4-0 to the league leaders.[27] The next home game was their second home win against Hayes and Yeading in which Liam Evers-Marum scored two goals in the 3-1 win. Liam scored his third goal in the next game against Tamworth which ended 1-1.[28] This was then followed with a 2-0 defeat away to a 10-man Histon team.[29]

October

The first home game was lost 0-1 to high table Kettering.[30] This was then followed by a 3-0 defeat to Gateshead.[31] The third game of the month was also their third defeat of the season with Mansfield visiting Eastbourne, Liam Enver-Marum scoring the only goal for Eastbourne,.[32] The next game was the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup, Eastbourne just drawing 3-3 with Ryman outfit Tooting and Mitcham United, goals scored by Matt Crabb, Jamie Taylor and Ben Austin.[33] The replay ended with a 3-4 defeat seeing Tooting & Mitcham playing Stockport County in the first round, Eastbourne's goals coming from Paul Armstrong, Gary Elphick and Ben Austin.[34] The last game of the month saw Eastbourne draw 1-1 against Forest Green, Matt Crabb scoring the goal,[35] whilst James Fraiser makes his debut.

November

Midfielder Dan Smith was made available for loan or a permanent move, whilst goalkeeper Michael Jordan and Simon Johnson were available for loan moves.[36] Joe Benjamin joined Eastbourne on a one months loan from Northampton Town,[37] followed a few days later by Welsh Under-19 International striker Kayne McLaggon, from Southampton.[38] Their first game with the loan pair in a 1-0 defeat home to Salisbury in a late minute winner.[39] Their first point in November came against Mansfield Town with a goal from loanee Kayne McLaggon.[40] This was followed by another 1-1 draw at home to Histon, Liam Enver-Marum scoring the goal.[41] The away game to Chester ended up being abandoned after pitch invasions forced the referee to abandon the game.[42]

December

The first game in December was away to Hayes & Yeading which ended in a 1-1 Draw, Jamie Taylor scoring the goal.[43] This was followed by another draw with Cambridge United ending with 2-2, Paul Armstrong and Liam Enver-Marum scoring for the home team.[44] Their first win in a few months came with a 1-0 win over Conference South side Welling United in the FA Trophy, Liam Enver-Marum scoring.[45]

Team kit

This seasons team kit supplier is by the Italian sports brand, Macron, who paid a £30,000 for a four-year deal supplying the football kit via Super Stitch 86.[46]

The clubs main sponsor is by Best Demolition Group, a Heathfield based company who agreed on a two-year sponsor deal.[47]

Home colours
Away colours
Home goalkeeper
Away goalkeeper

Match fixtures & results

Friendlies

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
14 July 2009St Francis RangersAway0-3Atkin, Jenkins, Treleaven125+[48]
17 July 2009Poole TownAway0-3Elphick, M Crabb, TaylorN/A[49]
18 July 2009Dorchester TownAway2-3O.G., Hurley, ElphickN/A[50]
21 July 2009LewesAway0-0N/A[51]
24 July 2009Wycombe WanderersHome0-1 N/A[52]
28 July 2009AFC HornchurchAway1-1M Crabb193
1 August 2009Havant & WaterloovilleHome3-1Marum, Taylor302[53]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Conference National

For information on this season's Conference National, see Football Conference 2009–10. Eastbourne Borough's home games are played at Priory Lane

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
23 4 9 10 20 33 −13 21 3 5 4 14 14 0 1 4 6 6 19 −13

Last updated: 24 November 2009.
Source: Football Conference

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH                       
Result L W D L W D L W L D L W D L L L L D L D D D D                                              
Position 21 13 15 18 12 15 16 12 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 17 18 18 19 20 19 20 20                                              

Last updated: 2 December 2009.
Source: see below
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Game Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
18 August 2009WrexhamAway3-03726Match Report[16]
211 August 2009AFC WimbledonHome1-0Jenkins3108Match Report[17]
315 August 2009Rushden & DiamondsHome1-1Weatherstone941Match Report [18]
418 August 2009Grays AthleticAway1-0487Match Report [19]
522 August 2009BarrowHome2-0Taylor, Atkin971Match Report [20]
629 August 2009SalisburyAway1-1Weatherstone746Match Report [22]
731 August 2009Ebbsfleet UnitedHome1-2Taylor1165Match Report [23]
85 September 2009KidderminsterAway0-1N.Crabb, Taylor1307Match Report [24]
98 September 2009StevenageAway2-0 1660Match Report [25]
1012 September 2009ChesterHome1-1Atkin968Match Report [26]
1119 September 2009Oxford UnitedAway4-05688Match Report [27]
1222 September 2009Hayes & YeadingHome3-1Ruby O.G., Enver-Marum (2)802Match Report [54]
1326 September 2009TamworthHome1-1Enver-Marum1053Match Report [28]
1429 September 2009HistonAway2-0633Match Report [29]
153 October 2009KetteringHome0-1884Match Report [30]
1610 October 2009GatesheadAway3-0537Match Report [31]
1717 October 2009MansfieldHome1-2Enver-Marum1207Match Report [32]
1831 October 2009Forest GreenAway1-1M. Crabb789Match Report [35]
1914 November 2009SalisburyHome0-1756Match Report [39]
2021 November 2009MansfieldAway1-1McLaggon2922Match Report [40]
2124 November 2009HistonHome1-1Enver-Marum703Match Report [41]
28 November 2009Chester CityAwayA-A[42]
221 December 2009Hayes & YeadingAway1-1Taylor349Match Report [43]
235 December 2009Cambridge UnitedHome2-2Armstrong, Enver-Marum1217Match Report [44]
2419 December 2009AltrinchamAway
2526 December 2009Crawley TownAway
2628 December 2009Luton TownAway
271 January 2010Crawley TownHome
2816 January 2010Cambridge UnitedAway
2919 January 2010StevenageHome
3023 January 2010TamworthAway
3130 January 2010GatesheadHome
326 February 2010WrexhamHome
3313 February 2010LutonHome
3420 February 2010AltrinchamHome
3527 February 2010York CityAway
366 March 2010KidderminsterHome
379 March 2010Rushden & DiamondsAway
3813 March 2010AFC WimbledonAway
3920 March 2010Grays AthleticHome
4027 March 2010BarrowAway
413 April 2010Forest Green RoversHome
425 April 2010Ebbsfleet UnitedAway
4310 April 2010YorkHome
4417 April 2010KetteringAway
4524 April 2010Oxford UnitedHome

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
4th QR24 October 2009Tooting & Mitcham UnitedImperial Fields3-3M. Crabb, Taylor, Austin687Match Report [33]
Replay27 October 2009Tooting & Mitcham UnitedHome3-4Armstrong, Elphick, Austin906Match Report [34]
After Extra Time

FA Trophy

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
1st12 December 2009Welling UnitedAway0-1Enver-Marum437Match Report [45]
2nd9 January 2010Cambridge UnitedAway

Sussex Senior Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
2nd10 November 2009Burgess Hill TownAway1-4Johnson, Enver-Marum, Taylor (2)196 [55]
3rdSidley UnitedHome

Roy Hayden Memorial Trophy

This trophy match is played between the Sussex Senior Cup winners and the Sussex County League champions of the 2008-09 season.

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
25 August 2009Eastbourne UnitedHome4-0N. Crabb, Enver-Marum (2), Taylor275Match Report [21]

Player details

As of 2 December 2009.

[56][57][58]

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup FA Trophy Ssex Sen Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKEngland Danny Knowles 13010101016011
2DFEngland Darren Baker 12 (5)000100013 (5)000
3DFEngland Neil Jenkins 15110101019131
4MFEngland Matt Smart 4 (8)0100 (1)0005 (9)020
5DFEngland Ben Austin 22022101026240
6DFEngland Marc Pullan 18020001021020
7MFEngland Dan Smith 7 (8)01010009 (8)011
8MFRepublic of Ireland Paul Armstrong 14 (2)121101018 (2)220
9FWEngland Andy Atkin 11 (5)220000 (1)013 (6)201
10FWEngland Liam Enver-Marum 15 (6)61 (1)0111118 (7)820
11MFEngland Matt Crabb 22121101026230
12MFEngland Simon Johnson 3 (7)00010115 (7)100
14MFEngland Simon Weatherstone 17 (1)210001019 (1)230
15MFEngland Nathan Crabb 7 (3)10000007 (3)100
16DFEngland Ollie Rowe 200000002000
18FWEngland Jamie Taylor 17 (4)421100 (1)220 (5)720
19MFEngland Ross Trealeavan 0 (1)010000 (1)01 (2)000
20MFEngland Matt Hurley 000000000000
21GKEngland Michael Jordan 8 (1)01000009 (1)010
22MFEngland James Fraiser 1 (2)000000 (1)01 (3)000
23FWEngland Joe Benjamin 500000106020
24DFEngland Gary Elphick 17 (1)011101020 (1)100
26MFEngland Dan Brown 21020000023090
27FWWales Kayne McLaggon 310000003100
33FWEngland Darren Lok 000000000000
34FWEngland Kevin Barden 000000000000
35MFEngland Brett Patton 000000000000

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee Notes
10 July 2009 England Jamie Taylor Grays Athletic Free [14]
4 August 2009 England Kane Louis Brighton & Hove Albion Free [15]
29 October 2009 England James Fraser Bristol Rovers Free

Loans In

Date Player From Until Notes
9 November 2009 England Joe Benjamin Northampton Town 9 December 2009 [37]
11 November 2009 Wales Kayne McLaggon Southampton 11 December 2009

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See also

References

General
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