Marlow FC News Articles

Advertising and sponsorship with Marlow F.C

Ken Morgan — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:08:08 +0100

Why not advertise in our program or around the ground to get your product or service noticed and support your local club. There are various options available and these can be tailored to suit your individual requirements, For further details click on the link below:-

MFC Advertising

Football Field Maintenance Fund

Terry Staines — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:57:15 +0100

We now have a Football Field Maintenance Donation plan in operation at the club. This is to fund the continuing maintenance of the pitch. Donations can be made on match days by contacting a member of staff at the club who will direct you to the organiser.

The pitch has been divided into grids and priced according to their prominence, The names of the individual sponsors are entered into their grids and will also be entered into a prize draw at the season's end in recognition of their generosity.

Grids are priced at:-

£50 (all taken), £30 (all taken), £25, £20 and £10.

Please show your support - and many thanks to Graham Lovell for organising and promoting this scheme and to the following for supporting it:-

Steve Willment, Trevor Hunt, Mick Hawes, Reg Barlow, Richard Harman, Alan Maddern, Gerry Mack, John Hilsdon, Richard Bailey, Ray Frith, Carol Newell, Eddie and Ann Mitchell, Willy Rowland, Tony Dormer, Alan Sheppard, Les, Radar Bear, Mandy Prentice, Phil Cooper, Den Cummins, Dave White, Anne Cooper, Ken and Sue Anson, Garry Mealing, Glyn Tucker, Aaron Foster, Mick King, Graeme Cooper, Richard Lane, Peter Stone, Maurice Oram, Dutch, Geoff Jackson, Alex Gray, Graham Lovell, Mick Turner, Bill Pitkin, Ava Cryer, Dave Lay, John Lovell, Ken Morgan, Mike Gardiner, R. Smith, Janet Pullen, Tony Cummins, Dennis, Tim Anning, Alison and Graham Stroud, Michael Eagleton, Graham Miles Jim Melvin.

Marlow F.C Contacts

Terry Staines — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:18:25 +0100

MARLOW FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

Alfred Davis Ground

Oak Tree Road, Marlow SL7 3ED

Tel: (01628) 483970

Clubline: 01932 710218

Directors: Ray Frith and Terry Staines

Secretary: Paul Burdell

Match Secretary: Graeme Cooper

Manager: Steve Croxford

Asst.. Manager

Sports therapist: Mark Skoyles

Youth Manager: Ken Morgan

Vice Presidents:

Richard Biffa Richard Bailey

William Bogie Keith Budd

Michael Eagleton Ron Lunn

Tom Maddran Eddie Mitchell

Jim Platt Ray Skoyles

Mike Watson Brian Webb

Colin Whale

Programme

& Website: Terry Staines

Publicity: Dave Lay

Ground & Dressing rooms:

Brian Colman Eddie Mitchell

Val Astrop Chris Astrop

Mick King Richard Bailey

Maurice Oram

Catering: Carol Newell

Boardroom: Graham Moore

Bar:

Ken Anson Jason Thick

Alan Maddern Steve Anderson

140th birthday of Marlow F.C

Terry Staines — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:54:12 +0000

In the Marlow records are many interesting documents dating back to those that can be accessed below that led to the formation of Great Marlow Football Club and its early days.

More will be added in due course but to find out what happened back in 1870 click on the link below:-

Marlow F.C 1870

MFC Appearances 2010-2011

Terry Staines — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:38:29 +0100

MFC Appearances 2010

Player Of The Year 2010-2011

Terry Staines — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:41:26 +0100

Marlow supporters have selected Jon Case as their Player Of The Year 2010-2011 - the third consecutive year that he has been awarded this honour.

For a photograph see the Photo Gallery.

A Dad's-eye view of Non-League Football

Terry Staines — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:43:53 +0100

A local supporter gives his views on the joys of Non-League Football and watching Marlow F.C alongside his son - go to:-

http://www.daddybegood.com/archives/sharing/marlow-town-fc-vs-spurs

STONE LEAVES - CROXFORD STEPS UP

Terry Staines — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:44:44 +0000

Following last Saturday’s very disappointing performance manager Kevin Stone immediately offered his resignation to the Club and after considering this over the next 24 hours it has been accepted.

Assistant Manager Steve Croxford has agreed to take over in the interim period whilst a permanent solution is pursued and this will give him the opportunity to decide whether he would like to be considered as a permanent replacement along with any other applicants that may make themselves available for consideration.

Kevin’s association with the Club goes back to his first contact when he was 8 years old and he has served the Club over a long period as player and manager. Marlow F.C is most grateful to him for this long service and commitment and would like to wish him well for the future in the knowledge that he will always be most welcome at Oak Tree Road.

Fleet Town v Marlow photos

Terry Staines — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:27:24 +0000

Photos from the Fleet Town v Marlow match on 3rd March 2012 can be found in the Photo Gallery.

Marlow are in their red away strip.

The game finished 1-1.

CUTHBERT OTTAWAY - ENGLAND'S FIRST CAPTAIN

Terry Staines — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:30:06 +0100

England's First Captain - and Marlow player

Ask people "who was England's first ever captain?" and the chances are they won't know. The answer is Cuthbert John Ottaway. England’s captain in the world’s first ever international match when England played Scotland back in 1872. At a time of multi million pound players English football seems to have forgotten their first ever hero. Yet the man was a sporting phenomenon, a true legend. He would be worth millions in today's world. He also played for Marlow

Born in Dover in 1850, he went on to become the only student to represent Oxford University at ‘Blue’ level in five different sports, played first-class cricket at the highest level and appeared in three F.A. Finals. He did it all as an amateur, finding time, also, to qualify as a barrister, before dying at the young age of 27 in the spring of 1878. Cuthbert was a skilful quick footed forward, . He only played twice for England both as captain and both in Glasgow against Scotland. He appeared in three consecutive F.A.Cup Finals during 1873-75. The first, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in West Brompton, was for the Oxford University side which suffered defeat at the hands of The Wanderers.

The Cup Finals of 1874 and 1875 were played at Kennington Oval. The first brought Oxford University their one and only F.A.Cup Final triumph when Ottaway captained them to victory against the Royal Engineers. The 1875 Final saw Cuthbert turn out for Old Etonians against the Royal Engineers – a match which was drawn, with the Old Etonians losing the replay. During the 1875 final Cuthbert suffered an injury which ended his career and he never played again.

Ottaway also played at least once for Marlow FC and Crystal Palace FC (not the same Crystal Palace of today) in the early 1870s.On the 11/11/1871 he played against Marlow for Mr. C Clay's Eleven from Oxford and obviously had a good game. Quoting from the paper "When science exhibited by Mr, Ottaway, how a ball ought to be taken through a host of foes". I believe that he impressed so much that Marlow FC asked him to turn out for them in possibly his one and only appearance for them. The match was in the first ever FA Cup competition. Marlow lost and he then played for Crystal Palace before joining the Oxford University side. This was in the days before you could be 'cup tied'.

Then came his career-ending injury. On his retirement from sport in the autumn of 1876, Ottaway turned to his legal career. He was called to the Bar on 17th November 1876 – officially becoming a barrister-at-law, taking up chambers at Lamb Building, Temple, London. Within a year Cuthbert married Marion Stinson (in Canada) and they settled in London. Then, with his wife heavily pregnant with their first child, he died from pneumonia on 2nd April 1878 after having contracted ‘a chill’ during a night out.

Cuthbert was buried in Paddington Old Cemetery off Willesden Lane. Today his grave is badly neglected. Sad though the plot now appears, the original monument was a good deal more lavish: The inscription – now long-gone – once read:“In memory of Cuthbert John Ottaway, only child of James Cuthbert & Jane Ottaway, born July 20th [error] 1850, died April 2nd 1878.” The grand-sounding monument was dismantled in 1972 by Westminster Council, leaving the single (and rather sad-looking) unmarked base-slab which is all that survives today. I would argue that today’s multi-million pound football industry owes its first international captain a good deal more in the way of recognition. In honour of Cuthberts memory Englandfans FC will play a match against Belgiumfans FC on Saturday 2nd June at Bedfont Town. The match will be played for The Cuthbert Ottaway Memorial Cup.

It is also planned to play a game between Englandfans FC and Marlow FC at Riley Park, Marlow (previously Crown Meadow the home of Marlow Football Club from 1870 to 1914).

In order to give Cuthbert a fitting place to rest a fund is being raised for a memorial. Already support has come from the Professional Footballers Association, Cuthbert’s family and Marlow FC.

If you are interested in contributing please email paulmckay874@btinternet.com

Post season matches at Oak Tree Road

Terry Staines — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:21:36 +0100

Friday 4th May - Wycome League Final - Hambleden v Lane End at 7.30

Sunday 6th May - 3 x Star League Finals

Tuesday 8th May - Star League Final at 7.30

Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May - Annual 6-a-side competitions