Post by Dave on Dec 11, 2015 18:58:33 GMT
THE CARLSBERG
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION VASE
3RD ROUND
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION VASE
3RD ROUND
THE ROAD TO WEMBLEY
BUCKLAND ATHLETIC V BRADFORD TOWN
SATURDAY 12TH DECEMBER 2015
KICK-OFF 3pm
VENUE HOMERS HEATH NEWTON ABBOT
MATCH REFEREE Brian Durie ASSISTANT REFEREES Graham McNulty & Oliver Spender
SATURDAY 12TH DECEMBER 2015
KICK-OFF 3pm
VENUE HOMERS HEATH NEWTON ABBOT
MATCH REFEREE Brian Durie ASSISTANT REFEREES Graham McNulty & Oliver Spender
FINAL SCORE BUCKLAND ATHLETIC 1 BRADFORD TOWN 2
FA Vase History
Until 1974, football players were either professionals or amateurs. Professionals were paid to play by their clubs, and the only cup competitions such clubs were allowed to enter were the FA Cup and after 1969, for clubs outside The Football League, the FA Trophy. Amateurs, on the other hand, did not get paid (at least not officially) by their clubs, and such clubs had their own cup competition, the FA Amateur Cup.
In 1974, with many of the top amateur players receiving payment for playing, the Football Association abolished the distinction, scrapped the Amateur Cup and introduced the FA Vase for the majority of clubs who had previously played in the competition. Well over 200 clubs entered in the first season, (1974–75) and Hoddesdon Town of the Spartan League beat Epsom & Ewell of the Surrey Senior League 2–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 9,000.
The record attendance for an FA Vase match was set on Sunday 13 May 2007, when 36,232 spectators watched Truro City come from behind to beat A.F.C. Totton 3–1 at Wembley in the final. Local lad Kevin Wills who began his career at Stoke Gabriel before Plymouth Argyle spotted him, scored two of the Truro goals that day.
The 2013-14 Vase competition was the 40th in history. Wembley has hosted 34 Finals, Villa Park and St Andrews two each, Upton Park and White Hart Lane one each. Thirty-two different clubs have got their hands on The Vase, donated by former FA Councillor Frank Adams. Whitley Bay lead the way with four wins
Match Preview
Adam Castles dream season would be to win promotion to the Southern League and lead his team out at Wembley Stadium in the FA Vase final. The first part of this dream might come true as Buckland Athletic has now applied for promotion to the Southern League. With six other teams from the Western League also applying,. (Barnstaple Town FC, Brislington FC, Bristol Manor Farm FC, Odd Down FC, Melksham Town FC, Street FC) Buckland will have to go one better than their second place finish last season to guarantee promotion. I’m sure we all wish Buckland all the best in achieving their ambitions.
History will be made at the club if they win this cup match as it will be the first time they ever reached the forth round of the FA Vase, a win would also see the club £1.300 the richer. After that four more wins would see Adam Castles second dream come true and if that were to happen there would be £25.000 up for grabs for the winner of the final.
But first they have to get past Bradford Town FC in this third round match and Buckland will need to be at their very best. In the last round Bradford knocked out Cadbury Heath at home by six goals to three and that was not the first time Bradford has scored six times in a match this season.
Buckland had a tough home fixture against Sholing FC from the Sydenhams Wessex Premier, a game they won by two goals to one. Often in cup matches league form gets thrown out of the window, but looking at both teams results in the league, I do feel Buckland are slight favourites to win.
To date both sides have played seventeen league matches, Buckland have won eleven, drawn three and lost three. They are in third place in the table on thirty six points with a plus twenty six goals difference. Bradford Town have won eight, drawn two and lost seven, most of the losses were on the road. They are in eighth place in the table on twenty six points with a plus fifteen goal difference.
With Torquay United moving their FA Trophy game to Sunday, I hope a good number of TUFC fans turn up and support Buckland. Those that do will learn just how well this club is run and will witness firsthand a quality game of football played at such a high standard.
I’m very proud to call myself a Buckland Boy, I’m very proud of this great club and all it as achieved in its short history, achieved by hard work and dedication and a desire to continually improve both on and off the field.
1st Team Squad vs Bradford Town
Grant Fisher Liam Drew Lewis Perring Andy Robertson Si Laughton Liam Head Samuel Gill Daniel Griffiths Liam Moseley Jared Lewington Lloyd Gardner Simon Revell Ellis Laight Gavin Hammon Marc Revell Tom Buckler
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Match Report
Bradford Town rode into Homers Heath in their posh £600 ride, the Swindon FC team coach. They would have enjoyed their ride home in that coach even more, knowing they are in the forth round of the FA Vase and £1.300 richer.
I said before the game Buckland would need to be at the very best to win today’s game, but for whatever reason they weren’t and can’t have any real complaints about the end result. It was a dull, damp afternoon and despite all the money spent on the pitch trying to solve its drainage problems, some of the old problem areas were very evident today.
It was so dark and dingy before the kick-off the floodlights had to be put on, it made trying to get any decent match photos a near impossibility and the main reason I have only put a few up on this match report.
Yes it was a dull afternoon weather-wise and an even duller first half of football, neither team were able to play any decent football and chances were few and far between. Bradford was just content to hit the ball long while Buckland were unable to get any decent balls to the feet of Gavin Hammon to work his magic.
The only real chance of the half fell to Bradford’s Daniel Jones who headed the ball over the crossbar at the far post after a free kick was sent into the Buckland box from the right hand side. I don’t think I have ever been at a game recently were I made so few notes for the first half of the game, all I could hope for was a better second half.
What ever Adam Castle said to his players at the break it worked, Buckland came out full of running and started to get their passing game together. There were loud shots for a Buckland penalty that the referee waved away. Lloyd Gardener started to have a real impact on the game with his powerful runs and I thought it was only a matter of time before Buckland took the lead. Jared Lewington did fire the ball into the back of the net, but was given offside. Gavin Hammon was played into the box but his shot was saved, a goal was coming surely?
A great ball was played out to the right for Gavin Hammon to get on the end of, he did and from just outside the right hand side of the box hit a powerful shot they just went wide of the left and post.
Against the run of play Bradford town took the lead, the ball came into the edge of the Buckland box and a shot had Grant Fisher well ad truly beaten, but the ball hit the left hand post and came back into play. From six yards out Bradford’s Sam Jordan hit and unstoppable powerful shot into the back of the net.
Bradford were unable to hold onto their lead for too long, Gavin Hammon close in got the final touch on the ball that seemed to hit the underside of the keepers body and take for ever to cross the goal line. Buckland’s play started to get a bit untidy and they were guilty of giving away far to many free kicks.
Bradford continued to look dangerous on the break and one great ball from the left into the Buckland box was fired with power first time by Matt Morris, thankfully for Buckland they were able to get a great block on the shot and prevented a certain goal.
Buckland gave away another needless free kick five yards outside of the box. Andy Robertson decided to hack down Matt Morris from behind when he burst passed in on a run towards the box. Neikell Plummer took the free kick and it was a stunner that flew into the top right hand corner of the goal giving Grant Fisher no chance of making a save. It was the sort of goal that gets played over and over again on the TV if it had been scored in a premiership match.
Marc Revell and Simon Revill came on and I thought the game needed them both. Simon took a free kick just out side the left hand side of the box that the Bradford keeper Jamie Bartlett did well to dive down low too and make the save. Liam Head turned and hit a good shot into the back of the net only to see it ruled out for a foul committed seconds earlier by a team mate.
Jared Lewington had a great chance to take the game into extra time, but his effort flew over the crossbar. The travelling Bradford fans were getting rather angry with the referee who seemed to have found so much extra time, but it did not help Buckland in anyway. The final chance fell to Bradford and it was thanks to a great blocking save by Grant Fisher that Bradford did not add their lead. Sam Jordan burst passed two Buckland defenders into the Buckland box and looked certain to score. But Grant stood up big and strong and somehow blocked the shot and thankfully the ball ended up running behind just wide of the right hand post.
Sadly not as big a crowd as Buckland would have liked , sadly not the result they were hoping for, but Bradford just about deserved their victory in the end and Buckland will now need to put this game behind them and concentrate on the league.
