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North Greenford Preview

Admin admin28 Nov 2014 - 06:48

This weekend Aylesbury travel to Middlesex to face North Greenford United, KO 3pm Saturday, Berkeley Fields.

After the defeat of AFC Hayes last weekend FC face another tough test at third from bottom North Greenford and ambitions of making the play off's will be tested in what is always a competitive encounter.

Established in 1944, NGU started playing senior football in the 1946-47 season when they joined the Hanwell and District League, finishing as runners-up at the first attempt. The club then played in the Middlesex League Premier Division In the 1982-83 season they won the Middlesex League Premier Division and gained promotion to division one of the London Spartan League.

At the end of the 1993-94 season the club left the Spartan league, and dropped down a level to the Middlesex County Football League premier Division. The club then lost its Senior Status and spent the next few seasons upgrading their ground to move from intermediate status back up to Senior Status. This work culminated in the club being elected to the Combined Counties Football League for the start of the 2002-03 season.

The club finished as runners-up in the league in their third season in the league. That season was also the same that they made their debut in the FA Cup, making it to the First Qualifying round before being knocked out by Hemel Hempstead Town. The club then repeated this finish four seasons later for the 2008-09 season. The following season the club went one better as they become champions of the Combined Counties Football League, and earn promotion to Division one Central of the Southern Football League.

North Greenford United finished 18th in the 2010–11 campaign, in their first season at that level. After a disappointing opening half to the 2011–12 campaign, the club announced that they had parted company with manager Steve Ringrose who had been in charge for three years. On Boxing Day 2011, the club confirmed the appointment of ex Chelsea, Wimbledon and Crystal Palace striker Neil Shipperley as their new manager. However upon the conclusion of the season, Shipperley resigned to look for a management position at a higher level after successfully guiding the side to safety. The club appointed former Bedfont Town midfielder and caretaker boss Jon-Barrie Bates as his successor in early June. Bates was sacked after just eight games following the club's poor start to the season paving the way for the return of Shipperley for a second spell as manager.Neil Shipperley resigned from his position of manager in February 2014, and he was replaced by reserve team boss Paul Palmer shortly after.

North Greenford currently lie 20th in the league with just three wins from their seventeen games.

Last season The Moles took four points from the two games, back in November 2013 FC ground out a 0-0 draw NGU 0 - FC 0 In the reverse fixture at Haywood Way two penalties from Gareth Price were enough to secure three points FC 3 NGU 1

Squad Update Outside long term injuries Tom Cutts and Sam Bateman, Manager Steve Bateman has pretty much a full squad to choose from altough after his shoulder injury last weekend Danny Murphy is a doubt for the game.

Matchday Squad: James Weatherill, Jeanmal Prosper, Kyle Anthony, Connor Baker, Ben Stevens, Danny Murphy, Daniel Gordon,
Sonny French, Davis Haule, Ben Bateman, Jamie Rudd, Ricky Baker, Aston Goss, Bradley Wadkins, Adam Logie, Gareth Price, Brian Haule, Lynton Goss

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