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Club Information

Jersey Bulls Football Club is a Company limited by guarantee, registered in Jersey number 127306 and with its registered office at Charnwood, La Grande Route Du Faldouet, St Martin, Jersey, JE36UF

  • Patron: TBA
  • Director & Chairman: Russell Le Feuvre
  • Director and Commercial Manager: Ian Horswell
  • Director: Peter Hall
  • Director: Laura Dauny
  • Assistant Club Secretary: John Treleven
  • Assistant Commercial Manager: Alex Jeffries
  • Head of Fundraising: Alan Gunton
  • Community Relations: Daniel Craven
  • Legal Advisor: Andrew Pinel
  • Head of Media: Daniel Andrade
  • Head Accountant: Alan Jeffries
  • Marketing Manager: Georgina Shelton
  • UK Club Delegate: Murray Dron
  • Merchandise Manager: Sam Dustow
  • Website Manager: Colm Farrington
  • School Liaison Officer: Alan Williams
  • Event & Hospitality Partner: The Event Shop
  • Referee Liaison Officers: Nigel Hammond and Ray Sutcliffe

Club Colours

Home kit: Red and White Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks
Away kit: Red Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Home Ground

Springfield Stadium, Janvrin Road, St Helier, Jersey, JE24LF

Team Management:

  • Manager: Gary Freeman
  • Assistant Manager: Kevan Nelson
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Jason Carpenter
  • Strength and Conditioning Coach: Joe Parkinson
  • Head of Nutrition: Kit Chamier
  • Head Physiotherapist: Jim Robertson
  • First Team Captain: TBA
  • Head of Sports Psychology: Debbie Thompson

Background

The club’s vision is to create a sustainable, successful, financially viable, democratic football club that creates and maintains real and lasting benefits to its members and the local Jersey community.

Our mission is to improve playing standards and offer our elite players the opportunity to play at higher levels on a regular basis, cultivate standards of behaviour that are based on fair play and respect to all, and provide an entertaining and rewarding experience for the club’s supporters.

Executive Summary

  • The purpose of Jersey Bulls FC is to establish an independent Jersey based football club, locally owned with a focus on the Jersey football and wider Island community.
  • Strong community links will be developed with accessibility to all and discrimination against no-one; admission prices will be affordable and offered to as wide a constituency as possible; and participation, both playing and supporting, to local youngsters will be encouraged. Any financial surpluses will be re-invested for the future viability of the club and for the benefit of the local community.
  • The club will offer players, officials and volunteers the opportunity to be involved in an exciting football project that will put Jersey football on the UK map. We are supported and guided by the English Football Association.
  • The club is entering a Senior team into the English Football League System for the 2019/2020 season. With the fantastic success the Jersey Island men’s team has achieved in recent history – such as winning the Gold Medal in the Aland Island Games, winning numerous Muratti fixtures against Guernsey who compete in the Isthmian League, winning the FA National League System Cup in 2012 thus representing England in the UEFA Regions Cup in San Marino in March 2013 – we believe that the time is now right to offer our senior Island players the opportunity to progress further by playing week in / week out in an English league of an appropriate standard.
  • The structure of the club and our long-term plans of working alongside those involved in youth football in the Island, will also, in time, provide a strong player development pathway from Junior to Senior football in the competitive leagues against English opposition. It will also improve the level of coaching in the Island and offer more opportunities for local coaches to learn and develop their skills. It should be noted that there is absolutely no intention for this to be achieved to the detriment of the local football leagues, but instead we hope to work in conjunction with all of the local clubs to enhance all levels of football in the Island.
  • For local football supporters, these proposals provide a new and exciting prospect to support the Island’s best players as they seek to compete on a greater stage and will provide a genuine and enhanced interest in the local game.
  • Our business plan advocates a fantastic product which will raise the profile of Jersey as both an Island and a serious football community. However, the plan clearly cannot be implemented without significant financial commitment, particularly given that we will need to cover the costs of visiting teams and officials to Jersey as well as the club’s costs in travelling to away fixtures.
  • Our financial plan indicates a total required expenditure in years 1-3 of approx. £250,000 per annum, which we will meet by way of a combination of sponsorships, income from gate receipts, merchandise and fundraising activities.

Advantages of Jersey Bulls

  • Juniors - To allow young talented players to put themselves in the ‘Shop Window’ by representing Jersey Bulls. Natural pathway for Centre Of Excellence players. Motivate young people to take up and remain in football with the aspiration of playing for Jersey Bulls or in a competitive combination.
  • Elite Players - To remove the ceiling which currently prevents all local players from playing at a higher level and give all local players a focal point to aspire to. This will in turn increase interest in football at youth level.
  • Community - To foster strong morals throughout Jersey Bulls. Ensuring players commit to community work in schools, the hospital, local football clubs and only selecting those players who exhibit fair play, honesty and integrity to represent Jersey Bulls.
  • Raising the profile of the Island - Jersey Bulls will help raise the profile of the Island by climbing the leagues and being involved in successful cup runs (FA Trophy/FA Cup/FA Vase)
  • Increase of local participation in football - Increased number of players in local leagues (see Guernsey FC example), plus pathway for COE players.

Jersey Bulls FC is delighted to announce the signing of a three-year sponsorship deal with renowned sports clothing company Kappa ahead of its debut season in the English national league.

In August 2019 Jersey Bulls FC will make history by becoming the first team from Jersey to play in a competitive league outside of the island. In August they will take to the pitch for their first game in the Combines Counties Football League One wearing a kit from Kappa, which has agreed to create two strips (home and away) as well as two exciting goalkeeper kits.

The home strip has been designed by local design company and will be white and red, the colours of the Jersey flag. The away kit will be designed by Kappa.

Jersey Bulls head of merchandise Sam Dustow said that everyone at Jersey Bulls FC was excited about the new kits and that they were delighted to be working with Kappa. ‘One of the main reasons we wanted to work with Kappa was that they were keen to create bespoke kits for us and we are really excited to see it. They are known for creating some very stylish, iconic strips over the years and the whole club is looking forward to wearing both strips.

‘The deal came about thanks to an introduction from our friends over at Guernsey FC. Their general manager Mark Le Tissier, who has been very helpful to us, put us in touch with Kappa.’

As part of the deal, Kappa will sponsor the Bulls £5,000 each season for the next three years, money which Mr Dustow says is vital to the success of the team: ‘No one is under any illusions that running a team in the English Football League while based in Jersey will be easy, but the support of companies such as Kappa, combined with the passion and enthusiasm from our players and supporters, will be of great help on this exciting adventure.’

Kappa’s Team Sport Manager Dave Bandell said that the company was pleased to be involved in the Jersey Bulls FC project.

‘Kappa are delighted to be technical kit partners for the launch of Jersey Bulls FC and look forward to a successful partnership. We now have representation in the biggest of the Channel Islands, as well as our on-going relationship with Guernsey. We wish the Bulls much success for the future.’

The idea for Jersey Bulls FC was first floated in 2017 by Russell Le Feuvre, who was one of several Islanders frustrated that footballers in Jersey were being denied the chance to play regularly at a higher level.

He felt that Jersey had shown an ability to succeed on a national level in other sports, such as rugby and netball (where Jersey competes in the RFU Championship and the English Netball Premier League) and was keen to create a similar opportunity for the island’s talented footballers.

With the backing of local clubs, players, the States of Jersey and the English FA, Russell and a team of volunteers embarked on a challenging journey that ultimately saw them earn entry to the English National League for the 2019/20 season. Managed by former Jersey player Gary Freeman, Jersey Bulls FC will will be playing home games at Springfield Stadium.

Mr Dustow said that he hoped the creation of Jersey Bulls FC would give the island’s sport a much-needed boost: ‘Jersey football has been in limbo for a few years. In the last few seasons five local clubs have folded and Jersey’s last two captains have considered playing for Guernsey FC in an effort to secure more competitive football.

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Jersey Bulls Football Club are a family orientated and community based club. We value and thank our sponsors and partners for supporting the Bulls.

The club have a wide variety of sponsorship and advertising packages that can be tailored to suit your budget. With sponsorships available from just £250 a year there is something for businesses whatever your needs.

Please contact the club’s Commercial Director, Ian Horswell for further information.

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Isuzu UK FA Vase

Athletic Newham F.C.

Saturday December 3, 2022, 2:00 pm

Springfield Stadium

Isuzu UK FA Vase

Match Report

Lopes Tavares were founded as a youth team in 2015 but the following season moved into adult football and initially played in the Essex Alliance League. They moved to the Eastern Counties Division One South in 2018 and changed their name to Athletic Newham on 27th August 2020.

In their first season they finished 16th of 19, avoiding relegation by four points. The following season they were lying second with games in hand when the pandemic struck. They were again lying second in the truncated season that followed. The combined totals from those two seasons gained them promotion, like Jersey, to Step 5/Level 9 although they were transferred to the Essex Senior League. There they finished 8th in 2021-22 and this season they are in 12th place with a 5-4-4 25-20 record (at the time of the draw).

They entered the F.A. Vase for the first time in 2019-20 reaching the first round but in 2020-21 lost in the first qualifying round. Last season they beat Bexhill United and Holmesdale on penalties before defeating Pagham in the second round. They then won on penalties again at Combined Counties Abbey Rangers before demolishing Littlehampton Town 5-0. In the last 16 they were drawn to host Brockenhurst.

However, the F.A. then discovered that they had used an ineligible player against Abbey Rangers and another different ineligible player versus Littlehampton Town.
They were disqualified and Littlehampton reinstated and Littlehampton went on to reach the final at Wembley. Many felt Abbey Rangers should have played off against Littlehampton as they had given Athletic Newham a far closer match.

By virtue of reaching the last 32 last season they were exempt until the second round this season. There they beat Kennington of the Southern Counties East Premier Division 4-0 in front of a crowd of 25, the lowest of the round by some margin, but better than the 18 they attracted for another tie last season.

They debuted in the F.A. Cup last season beating Virginia Water of the Combined Counties North before losing 0-5 at Hanwell Town. This season their pitch was deemed unfit so they had to play their tie at Sheppey United. That ended in a draw so the replay was also at Sheppey and this time they lost 0-6.

Lopes Tavares initially played at the Memorial Ground in West Ham but moved to the Terence McMillan stadium in Plaistow in order to meet the ground grading requirements when they joined the Eastern Counties League. It is named after the first mayor of Newham.

At the time they shared the venue with Fire Christian United but their co-tenants are now Clapton. The ground has a capacity of 2,000 but just one small area of seating which can hold 192 and the pitch is surrounded by an Athletics track, home of the Newham and Essex Beagles Athletics Club.

Jersey made two changes to last Saturday’s starting team against Badshot Lea. Ben Le Rougetel and Sammy Henia-Kamau coming in for Adam Trotter and Jake Prince who were both on the bench. Jack Steel, Harrison Moon and Sammy Sutcliffe were retained there along with Pierce Roche brought in as goalkeeper cover.

It was a dull, chilly (4C) afternoon as Jersey kicked-off attacking the Town end. The hosts were caught cold early on once again as Jailson Seidi sliced through the midfield to give skipper Joel Appiah-Kubi the chance to shoot past Euan Van der Vliet from eight yards.

Jersey equalised when a long ball down the left from Jay Giles reached Jonny Le Quesne on the left corner of the box. He cut between Stephen O’Hara and Chris De Nguidsol and put in a shot that Wilkonson Boateng in the Newham goal will be disappointed to look back upon. It lacked power but Boateng failed to do more than push it into the bottom left corner.

Giles and Le Quesne put long shots over before the latter capitalised again upon the visitor’s defensive weaknesses to give Jersey the lead. Frank Tobin burst down the right and his low cross evaded Boateng and two defenders as it found its way to the far post where Le Quesne beat Richard Kone to tap the ball in from close range to put Jersey 2-1 up.

The third quarter was quiet until substitute Trotter, having only been on for four minutes, won a good tackle near the half way line and threaded a superb diagonal ball for Bickley to run on to. He put a low chip over the advancing Boateng which had too much on it for the recovering De Nguidsol to reach before it crossed the line as Jersey went 3-1 ahead.

This goal seemed to break any resistance that Newham might have had. Prince was brought on immediately after the goal for Francis Lekimamati as Jersey dominated the remainder of the game.

Another soft goal gave Le Quesne his hat-trick with quarter of an hour to go. Giles pumped a diagonal free-kick forward from thirty-five yards to him right of centre a dozen yards out. He beat two defenders to it and hooked a left footed shot towards goal. Again, it had mediocre power but found the bottom right corner as Boateng was once again found wanting. Le Quesne almost looked too embarrassed to celebrate.

Jack Steel came on for Giles before Bickley added a fifth with six minutes remaining. Henia-Kamau passed to him in the left channel and Bickley turned and set off on a trademark run. Le Quesne charged in towards the far post in case of a cross but Bickley surged on and again lifted the ball over the unfortunate Boateng.

Daniel Izekor had a retaliatory shot blocked and Newnham forced two late corners to no avail whilst at the other end Trotter shot over and substitute Prince shot just wide as the match came to a close with Jersey in command but rather flattered by their margin of victory.

The victory put Jersey into the last 32 which is only regionalised three ways instead of the previous five. Therefore, their next opponents could be from anywhere from Essex to Cornwall or any point in between.
Jersey Bulls 5 (Jonny Le Quesne 19, 32 & 76, Lorne Bickley 68 & 84)
Athletic Newham 1 (Joel Appiah-Kubi 9)

Attendance – 474

Programme – 24pp, £2

Jersey Bulls – Euan Van der Vliet, Frank Tobin (wore 12), Jay Giles, James Queree (c), Luke Campbell, Joe Kilshaw, Francis Lekimamati, Ben Le Rougetel, Lorne Bickley (wore 16), Jonny Le Quesne, Sammy Henia-Kamau
Substitutes – 14. Jake Prince (for Lekimamati 69), 15. Adam Trotter (for Kilshaw 64), 18. Jack Steel ((for Giles 80), 20. Harrison Moon (not used), 21. Pierce Roche (sub GK) (not ued), 22. Sammy Sutcliffe (not used), only six substitutes

Red/White/Red; GK Yellow

Gary Freeman (Manager), Kevan Nelson (Assistant), Dan Seviour (Coach), Richard Hebert (GK Coach)

Athletic Newham (squad numbers) – 1. Wilkonson Boateng, 2. Stephen O’Hara, 3. Louis Hidbi, 4. Christopher De Nguidsol, 7. Jeff Idemudia, 8. Jailson Sehdi, 10. Joel Appiah-Kubi (c), 14. Daniel Izekor, 15. Anderson Baro, 16. Abdul Shobowale, 17. Richard Kone
Substitutes – 6. Benjamin Bodipo (for Idemudia 75), 9. Mikhael Dager not used), 11. Babajude Sonupe (for Appiah-Kubi 90+3), 18. Jacques Leurs (not used), 19. Chris Barbosa (for Shobowale 67), only five substitutes

All Light Blue (with white side panels & sleeves to shirts); GK Orange/Black/Black

Christopher Davis-Emokpae (Manager), Timothy Tejuoso & Ray Bartlett (Assistants)

Formations
Jersey Bulls (4-1-4-1 R to L) 1; 12-4-5-3; 6; 7-10-8-11; 16
Athletic Newham (4-4-2 R to l) 1; 2-4-7-3; 17-15-8-16; 8-10

Referee – Jordan B. McRitchie (Fareham) A 23 year old Level 3 official who has worked his way up through the Hampshire and Wessex Leagues and is now in his second season with the Isthmian League

Assistants – Fernando Costache (Uxbridge) on the dug outs side. Having spent nine years as an official in his native Romania where he refereed in Leagues 1 and 2 he moved to England nine years ago. After two years with the Hellenic League he is now in his seventh season with the Combined Counties League. Luke Nerac (Jersey) on the grandstand side

Cautions – None, Sin Bin – Ben Le Rougetel 43

Corners – Jersey Bulls (4) 4; Athletic Newham (5) 8

Player of the Match Award – Jonny Le Quesne

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