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Good Admin (posted Sat 19th Jun 2010)
At SSMFL AGM held at our Club today TAFC received a small monetary award for excellent admistration during the last season so well done to Bob Winter (Hon Sec) and Tony Stedman (Fixtures).

Congratulations to Andy & Lorraine Humphreys (posted Fri 18th Jun 2010)
Jack Andrew Humphreys was born into the world at 1pm today weighing 6lb 14ozs and the Club send their congratulations to Andy & Lorraine and to the proud grand parents who are connected with the Club.

WORLD CUP at MISWELL LANE THIS FRIDAY (posted Wed 16th Jun 2010)
Miswell Lane Club House re-opens for World Cup match ENGLAND v ALGERIA. Following the extensive fire last October the Club will open at 6:30pm on Friday 18th June with a BIG SCREEN and a selection of beers and soft drinks available. Leave the car at home and join us at the Club where there will be a terrific atmosphere for this important match. Kick off 7:30pm.

Award Winners 2009-2010 (posted Sat 22nd May 2010)
The Annual Presentation evening was held on Friday 21st May with Presdient David Evans, and his daughter, making the presentations to players and committee members. First Team skipper Graham Hall was both First Team Manager\'s Player of Year and also the Supporters Player of the Year. The first team players Player of the Year went to Henry Thomas who improved as the season progressed. The Reserve team awards went to Jack Thomson who received both Manager\'s Player and Players Player recognising an outstanding season. The \"A\" Team awards went to Paul Lewis, Managers Player of Year and James Butler Players Player. The \"B\" Team awards went to Paul Dale who received the Managers Player and Tom Haynes Players Player. The Ladies team had joint Mangers Players with Trip Witney and Sally Green receiving this award, Players Player was Viki Allen, Most Improved Player was Trisha Richards and Lisa Bradley received a special award for support to the team throughout the year. The Club person of the Year Award for an outstanding contribution to the running of the club was Dave Stacey.

Annual Presentation Evening (posted Wed 19th May 2010)
Our Annual Presentation Evening will be held at The Grass Roots Stadium this coming Friday 21st May commencing at approximately 8pm. Each Team Manager will provide a quick resume of their season and name the winners of the various awards for their team In addition there will be Supporters Player of Year award and Clubman of the Year awards plus gifts given to some of the many helpers that put in an enormous amount of work to help the club during the season. All players, partners, supporters, members and friends of the Club are invited to attend.

\"Where were you on May 15th 2010?\" (posted Mon 17th May 2010)
This is the question that many will ask for years to come, because if you were not at Tring Athletics’ football ground, thanks to the generosity of David Evans MBE and his 30 year celebration of his Grass Roots Company you will have missed what was accurately advertised as ‘The biggest party Tring has ever seen’ All who attended ‘The Spirit of Tring’ were treated to a spectacular feast of top class entertainment as the West End was transported to the picturesque surroundings of the Grass Roots Stadium Pendley. Local Soul band -Soul Fish warmed up the audience of over 3,300 before a full philomonic orchestra and a rock band backed the singers from the West end extravaganza ‘’We will Rock You’’ as they went through a repertoire of Queen classics. The show continued with classic pieces usually performed at the ‘Last night of the proms’ and headed by Welsh opera singer Wynne Evans, before a fire work show brought the event to a close. Local sports clubs and schools provided refreshments throughout the evening and all profits and gate receipts will be generously donated back to the participating organisations. Well done David Evans, Grass Roots and all involved in this magnificent event.

Lost Property (posted Sun 16th May 2010)
Following the Spirit of Tring event we have found a Glass case (Guess by Marciano) containing two pairs of ladies glasses and in addition a set of house keys have been handed in. If you have lost these please email: tringathleticfc@hotmail.com with your contact details.

WINNERS OF SPIRIT OF TRING RAFFLE (posted Sat 15th May 2010)
Winners of the Grand Raffle drawn on Saturday 15th May by Charlotte Moore-Moffatt of Grass Roots were: 2 day DB&B at 5 star Cliveden House Hotel – Becky Williams; Dinner for 4 at Olive Limes – E Cable; BMW for a weekend – Baldwin; T Mobile Samsung Mobile Phone – Pam Preston and C Harding: Dinner for 2 The Akeman – Nick Longhurst; Pair of Comedy Tickets for the Tringe Festival – Jack Martin, Nigel Cover & Ruth White; Free Year Membership to Tring Squash Club & Coaching Lessons – Pat Young; Dinner for 2 at The Greyhound in Aldbury – Nicola Clauden; Celebration Cake to the value of £40 – Bob Mayson; Bottle of Champagne – Ali Bater & Sarah Butterworth; £30 vouchers for flowers from Magnolia in Tring – Danny Robbins; “Box of Goodness” cupcakes from Isalie in Tring – Chris Adams; Tesco Gift Card valued at £10 – Mrs McKerrow; Family tickets to any show at the Grass Roots Theatre, Pendley - Barry Simmons. Thanks to the organisations who donated prizes and all those persons that have supported this raffle by purchasing tickets.

JUST DAYS TO GO - Spirit of Tring Raffle Tickets (posted Thu 13th May 2010)
We are organising a fantastic raffle for this high profile event being held at the Grass Roots Stadium on 15th May when the winning tickets will be drawn at 9pm. Tickets cost £2 each and the prizes include:- 2 nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast for 2 people at the 5* Cliveden House Hotel, Berkshire; Dinner for 4 at Olive Limes in Tring; A BMW for the weekend; T-Mobile Samsung Touch Screen Mobile Phone with Pre Pay Sims; Tickets to the Tring Comedy Festival; Dinner for 2 at The Akeman in Tring; £40 voucher for an 8 inch Celebration Cake; Dinner for 2, and a bottle of wine, at The Greyhound in Aldbury plus many more prizes. Contact the Club for tickets via the email tringathleticfc@hotmail.com or collect tickets from the Club on match days. All proceeds will be split amongst the participating Clubs and Schools.

100 Club Winners - April 2010 (posted Sun 9th May 2010)
3rd April - Dave Martin £10; 10th April - Alan Foskett £10: 17th April - Matthew Stacey £10; 24th April - T Rice £80 and Dave Adamson £20. The winners can collect their cash prize from the bar at Pendley

Top 3 League Finish (posted Sat 1st May 2010)
Our 1-0 win at Hatfield today ensured that we finished 3rd in the Premier Division, our highest finishing position, pipping Royston Town on goal difference. Surprisingly Langford won at promoted Aylesbury F C and saved themselves from being relegated.

Tring Tornadoe\'s Match Sponsorship (posted Thu 15th Apr 2010)
Tring Tornadoes Junior Football Club are sponsoring our Home match against Brimsdown Rovers on Saturday 24th April and all children and coaches will have \"free\" entry to the match. Kick off 3pm.

Sir Stanley Rous Challenge Cup Winners (posted Tue 13th Apr 2010)
The \"B\" Team were victorious in this Cup Final played against Wheathampstead Wanderers F C at Hemel\'s ground winning by a single goal scored by captain Phil Monaghan. Excellent win and congratulations to Manager Bobby Fryer and his team.

100 Club Winners - March 2010 (posted Mon 5th Apr 2010)
6th March - Barry Simmons £10; 13th March - Gill Eldridge £10; 20th March - T Rice £10; 27th March - Andy Playle £80 and Dave Adamson £20. Winnings can be collected from Club Bar.

Party in the Park - \'Early Bird\' discount closes in 2 DAYS - 31st March.‏ (posted Mon 29th Mar 2010)
This will be a great event for the town and the community so make sure you buy your tickets at the discounted price before the end of March via www.tafc.co.uk and the easy link provided - see Events

Team of the Month (posted Mon 15th Mar 2010)
Many congratulations to our First Team who have been awarded \"Team of the Month\" for February. Brian Smith President of the Spartan South Midlands Football League will make a small presentation prior to the match this coming Saturday



Ladies reach milestones (posted Thu 11th Mar 2010)
The Ladies team had an excellent win on Sunday reaching the Quarter Final of the John Greenacre Memorial Trophy defeating Tooting & Mitcham by 3-2. The game however saw Tam Dunn reach 100 appearances joining Sally Green on 102 and Sophie Green on 111 appearances. In addition Sally Green scored 2 goals taking her total for the Club to 101 goals, well done ladies.

100 Club Winners - February 2010 (posted Sat 6th Mar 2010)
The winners for the monthly draw for February were:- 6th February - Pete Stilwell £10; 13th February - John Brannan £10; 20th February - John Eadie £10; 27th February - Grant Mosley £80; and Neil Dunn £20. New members are very welcome with payment of £1 per week made via a quarterly standing order that can be down loaded from the website or paper copy from the Club bar. Winnings can be collected from the Bar.

100 Club Winners - January 2010 (posted Sun 21st Feb 2010)
2nd January - £10 Paul Lewis 9th January - £10 Chris Langford 16th January - £10 Richard Vincent 23rd January - £10 Mick Eldridge 30th January - £80 Dave Stacey & £20 Barry Simmonds Winnings can be collected from the bar at the Grass Roots Stadium. If you would like to join it costs only £1 a week, please ask any committee member for details.

COMEDY EVENING - THIS SATURDAY (posted Thu 28th Jan 2010)
We have arranged an evening of comedy with two top comedians at The Grass Roots Stadium. The comedians are DAN ANTOPOLSKI who is a past winner of the BBC New Comedy Award and in 2009 won the funniest joke award at the Edinburgh Festival. The second comedian is ADAM BLOOM who has been a regular at the Edinburgh Festival, named the best stand-up in the Time Out awards, had numerous appearances on TV and very recently entertained over 900 persons at the London Hilton at the Property Week Annual Dinner. The evening will be compered by \"Silky\" and tickets are £15 each. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BUY TICKETS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN WE HOST LEVERSTOCK GREEN OR BY CALLING 01442 891144 FROM 1PM ON THE DAY.

Dan Antopolski


Adam Bloom
100 Club Winners - December 2009 (posted Sun 24th Jan 2010)
100 Club Winners – December 2009 5th December £10 Phil Casserley 12th December £10 Ray Brimson 19th December £10 Phil Casserley 26th December £80 Grant Mosley and £20 Neil Foskett Winnings can be collected from the bar at The Grass Roots Stadium.

Promotion for Athletic? (posted Thu 21st Jan 2010)
The FA have now released the full list of applicants for promotion to Step 4 (ie the Ryman or Southern League) for next season. From the SSML as well as Tring Athletic are Aylesbury, Brimsdown, Broxbourne, Chalfont St Peter, Dunstable, Hanwell and Royston. The next criteria to meet is a suitable grading for your ground / staduim which must be attained by 31st March. Therefore you will soon see some changes around the Grass Roots Stadium in preparation for this. Anybody wishing to lend a hand please speak to a member of the committee or e-mail the club. Promotion to Step 4 is limited to the league winners or the second placed club if the winners are unable to be promoted.

HAPPY XMAS (posted Thu 24th Dec 2009)
Tring Athletic would like to wish all of our players, members, supporters and sponsors a very happy Christmas and a healthy, prosperous New Year. All teams hold respectable positions in their respective leagues and with First Team sitting on top of tree at Xmas is a real bonus, best of luck to everyone in the New Year.

XMAS RAFFLE WINNERS (posted Sat 19th Dec 2009)
This was drawn this evening and the winners were:- Xmas Hamper-Jean Robbins; M&S Belgian Chocolate Collection-John Holylee; Hadys Chardonny-Trevor Langley; Courcelles Blanc de Blancs-Ian Butler; Campo Viejo-Ray Brimson; Sauvignon Blanc-Ray Brimson; Hardys Cabernet Shiraz 2007-Barry Simmons; Bucks Fizz-Barry Simmons; Bucks Fizz-John Adamson; M&S Swiss Biscuits Collection-Jean Robbins; M&S Mint Collection-John Adamson; Bendicks Mints-Brian Rutherford. Many thanks to our members and supporters for their support and HAPPY XMAS to everyone.

Vets Victory (posted Mon 30th Nov 2009)
Our Vets team in a rare outing were victorious at Crawley Green, on their astro turf pitch, running out winners by 2 - 1 with the \"legend\" Ian Butler and a slightly younger Ian Ranger scoring the Tring goals.

Sad News - George Smith (posted Sun 29th Nov 2009)
It is with great regret that the Club announces the death of George Smith who has been a regular supporter, home and away, for a number of years. George sadly passed away in his sleep on Saturday morning, after several months of illness, and we send our best wishes and condolences to Joyce and his family at this difficult and sad time.

Happy Friday 13th for Ty North (posted Fri 13th Nov 2009)
Ty has becomme the proud father of Florence Bella North born this morning at 9:31am weighing 6lb 5.5oz. Many congratulations to Ty and his wife Chloe.

Sad News - Trudie Kemp (posted Wed 11th Nov 2009)
It is with great regret that the Club announces the sudden death of Trudie Kemp, mother of player Joe Kemp and ex wife of Vic Kemp who is a keen supporter of the Club. Trudie, who sadly died earlier this week was only 46 years old and we send our best wishes and condolences to Joe, Vic and family at this difficult and sad time.

Auction Items this weekend (posted Wed 11th Nov 2009)
Email bids to tringathleticfc@hotmail.com (before 6pm this Saturday) and telephone bids to 01442 891144 or 07810 696 696 between 6pm and 8pm this Saturday 14th November will be taken for the following items: Overnight stay at Pendley Manor Hotel plus dinner, bed and breakfast (no drinks); Spa Day at Pendley Manor Hotel; 3 bedroomed holiday Chalet in North Devon for 7 days (off peak): 5 nights accommodation at the Los Amigos Beach Club in Mijas, Spain (any time); Round of golf for 4 persons at Mentmore Golf & Country Club; Family portrait at Hyatt Portrait Studios to the value of £125: Sandown Race Course - Premier enclosure tickets for Tingle Creek meeting on Saturday 5th December, includes food and betting voucher (both £10 each)and Sandown Race Course - Premier enclosure ticket for any event (excludes special event nights and major race days).

100 Club Winners October 2009 (posted Sun 8th Nov 2009)
The lucky winners of this month\'s draw were: 3rd October Les Robbins £10; 10th October John Eadie £10; 17th October Paul Vinnicombe £10; 24th October Darrell Bodimeade £10; 31st October £80 Trevor Langley £80: Brett Janes £20. The winnings can be collected from the bar at The Grass Roots Stadium.

Congratulations to Grant and Sharon Mosley (posted Fri 6th Nov 2009)
Grant, a former Captain and long serving loyal player of the Club, and his wife Sharon are pleased to announce the arrival of baby George who was born late on Wednesday (4th) weighing 7lb 3oz\'s. Mum, Dad and George are all doing well. Congratulations to Grant and Sharon from everyone at the Club.

Additional Facilities (posted Fri 30th Oct 2009)
The Catering Ladies have purchased a new computer and donated this to the Club and we have had Broadband installed for Members use on match days and whenever the Club is open. Please ask at the bar for the password etc.

Supper Auction (posted Fri 30th Oct 2009)
We are holding the popular Supper Auction on Saturday 14th November with the Auctioneer being Richard Hailing who most of our members will know very well. The Supper will consist of a Curry or similar hot dish and members are invited to donate items for auction - these can be fun items, unwanted presents etc with items typically of low value. We have had some really good items donated in the past and raised good funds for the Club whilst enjoying great food, drink and banter. In addition to smaller items we list some of the other lots (with more to follow) that have been donated: - Pendley Manor Hotel – Voucher (details to be confirmed) Chalet in North Devon – 3 beds, situated on a golf course (off peak) Tring Brewery - 18-pint polypin Meal for 2 at The Akeman Round of Golf for 4 persons at Mentmore Golf & Country Club A silent Auction will also take place. Tickets are only £5 each and must be purchased prior to the evening to assist with the catering. Please support the Club. Contact tringathleticfc@hotmail.com for more details.

Another Arson Attack on Miswell Lane (posted Sat 10th Oct 2009)
Fire Brigade and Police were again called to Miswell Lane on Saturday night at approx 10pm to put out a fire to our Club House. Again it would appear that arsonist has started the fire around a window frame causing damage to both the inside and exterior of the building. Fortunately a vigilant neighbour reported the fire and anyone seeing suspicious persons around the Club should report these to the Police.

Damage to Miswell Lane (posted Fri 2nd Oct 2009)
After several attempts vandals decided to set light to the Miswell Lane Club house and have caused substantial damage resulting in the boarding up of the premises and making the bar and social area unusuable. Insurance assessors will be visiting the premises very shortly but we expect that this area of the club will remain closed for some months. The changing rooms are unaffected and can continue to be used for matches. We were fortunate that a member of public reported the fire early enough for the local fire crew to be able to contain the fire which in a worse scenerio could have affected the local houses. Anyone with any knowledge of the recent events are requested to contact the club or the police.

Link with Tring Tornadoes Junior Football Club (posted Sat 26th Sep 2009)
Officials of both Clubs met very recently and agreed to hold a number of joint social events over coming months to benefit both Clubs whilst making the club house facilities available for meetings etc. It has also been agreed that with effect from the 15th October the Club and bar will be open every Thursday evening from 7pm for \"Club Nights\" when pool, darts, football table and other competitions will be held plus the large screen television is available for DVD\'s etc. A link to Tring Tornadoes website has also now been added so for further information about their club just follow \"links\". To encourage TTJFC members to watch Athletic \"free\" entrance is available for ALL children under the age of 16 years.

New Chairman and Treasurer Appointed at AGM (posted Fri 25th Sep 2009)
At the Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 24th September 2009 Alan Foskett stood down after 4 years as Chairman and a number of years as Vice Chairman. He was thanked for his major contribution of overseeing the move from Miswell Lane to Pendley and the many tasks undertaken since that switch. Whilst not remaining on the Committee Alan is to become a Life Vice President of the Club and will remain active in helping with various tasks on match days etc. Alan has been succeeded by Mick Eldridge, former First Team Manager and current Treasurer with his role being taken by Keith Hamilton, a member of the Club and a Chartered Accountant.

Golf Day Successes (posted Thu 27th Aug 2009)
45 Club members took part in the TAFC Annual Ged Keough Golf Day and the weather was excellent as was the course and also the golf. In the morning we held a Texas scramble over 9 holes and a team consisting of 4 first teamers, Dave Clark, Tony Fields, Mark Burfoot and Graham Hall, came in first with 29 shots. In the afternoon, the 18 hole stableford competition, Graham Hall scored an outstanding 47 points off a handicap of 18 with 3 players, Ben Williams, T Rice and Mick Eldridge, coming in with 40 points. More than 50% of the players scored more than 30 points in a closely contested competition. Dave Stacey won the longest drive and Vic Kemp was nearest the pin. In the \"duffers\" competition Keith Eldridge won on 27 points. Next years golf day will be held on Thursday 26th August 2010 - make a note in your diary now.

F A Cup in TRING this SATURDAY (posted Wed 26th Aug 2009)
Athletic are at home to Slough Town from the Southern League Midlands Division in the F A Cup this weekend kick off 3pm. Slough are sitting in 6th place in their division and their team has many former Hemel Hempstead Town players who have joined ex Hemel, Berkhamsted, Chesham Manager Steve Bateman. This will be a tough fixture but the F A Cup is full of surprises, shocks, underdogs winning so come along and support Athletic in their first ever meeting with Slough Town. The winners meet Hemel Hempstead in the next round.

Annual General Meeting (posted Fri 14th Aug 2009)
This is to be held on Thursday 24th September at The Grass Roots Stadium commencing at 8pm. Alan Foskett has decided to stand down as Chairman, although we remain actively involved with the Club, so there is a vacancy for this position and any applicants should contact Bob Winter, at least 14 days before the meeting. Also if any member wishes to propose any amendments to the Club’s Constitution then such amendments need to be put in writing, again addressed to the Hon Secretary Bob Winter whose details can be found on our website www.tafc.co.uk, 21 days prior to the date of the AGM. We would also welcome new Committee members and anyone interested should make themselves know on the evening of the AGM or before to any current Committee members. Bob Winter 15th August 2009 Hon Secretary, Tring Athletic Football Club

New Arrival (posted Mon 10th Aug 2009)
Keith Eldridge and his partner Georgina are pleased to announce the arrival of baby Isla Elizabeth Eldridge who was born on 9th August at 22.21 hours weighing 8 lbs 10 oz. Many congratulations to Keith and Georgina from everyone at TAFC.

Advertising & Sponsorship (posted Thu 23rd Jul 2009)
The new season is upon us and we are seeking to increase the Club\'s income via Advertising Boards, Programme Advertising, Match Sponsorship and Player Sponsorship. Boards are displayed at the ground for 12 months and advertise your company to all spectators, visitors to the ground for the 1st and Reserve team matches plus all representative matches and cup finals held at the ground. At less than £100 this is excellent value. Match and Player\'s kit sponsorship is only £25 and you will receive your name in the match day programme for the Season 2009-10 whilst a match sponsor receives 2 free tickets for the match, free programme plus access to the boardroom at half time. For full details look under the Commercial tab or contact Mick Eldridge or send an email to tringathleticfc@hotmail.com.

100 Club Winners June 2009 (posted Sun 12th Jul 2009)
6th June Pete Morgan £10; 13th June Chris Martin £10; 20th June Tam Dunn £10; 27th June Ralph Griffiths £80 and Trevor Langley £20. Winnings can be collected form the bar at The Grass Roots Stadium or by contacting tringathleticfc@hotmail.com. New members welcome at just a £1 per week with 50% of income paid out in weekly and monthly cash prozes.

WATFORD at The Grass Roots Stadium on Saturday 11th July (posted Fri 10th Jul 2009)
Athletic commence their pre-season matches with an excellent fixture against Watford F.C\'s Development Squad, made up young pro\'s, 2nd year scholars and senior pro\'s not in the 1st team squad, on Saturday 11th July kick off 3pm with the gates opening at 1:30pm. The admission charge is the same as last year at £5 per adult and concessions at £3 with children under 14 years admitted free if accompanied by an adult. This is a great opportunity to see the future stars of Watford and also a number of their current professionals. Athletic will be wearing one of their new kits, away kit, as our new red/black/black clashes Watford\'s new changed strip of all black.



Catering Help required on match days (posted Tue 7th Jul 2009)
Our catering ladies are the best in the league but would like to add, male or females, to their match day rota so that the work is more evenly spread throughout the season. Refreshments are provided for players and spectators between the hours of 2pm and 5pm. Anyone interested in helping should contact Gill Eldridge via email to tringathleticfc@hotmail.com or by telephoning 07810 696696.

100 Club Winners - May 2009 (posted Mon 6th Jul 2009)
2nd May Dave Livingstone £10; 9th May Neil Foskett £10; 16th May Ty North £10; 23rd May Paz Byrne £10; 30th May Phil Casserley £80 and Phil Tipson £20. Winnings can be collected form the bar at The Grass Roots Stadium or by contacting tringathleticfc@hotmail.com. New members welcome at just a £1 per week with 50% of income paid out in weekly and monthly cash prozes.

BAR STAFF REQUIRED (posted Sun 28th Jun 2009)
With a number of Social functions held at the Club we are looking for Bar Staff to add to our Rota. Previous experience useful but not essential. Pay £8 per hour. Contact Mick Eldridge on 07810 696 696 if interested or send an email to tringathleticfc@hotmail.com.

THIS SATURDAY - Music Festival & Family Fun Day - Saturday 27th June (posted Fri 26th Jun 2009)
Live Music from the 60\'s to the new millennium from 2pm (doors open 1pm) with the following local bands taking part - Reflextions, Stealing Cordia, Stellapleaz, Blank Pages, Andrew Simmons and Phantom Sounds plus open Mic Sessions. Entry charge of £5, accompanied children under 14 free with ALL gate profits to IAIN RENNIE HOSPICE AT HOME. There is also a Kids Zone with Bouncy Castle and Face Painting. A BBQ will be available between 4:00 - 6:00pm.

Ladies seeking experienced players (posted Thu 25th Jun 2009)
Ladies are looking to strengthen their squad for the coming season, and are seeking experienced players. Pre-season commences this sunday (28th June) at 11am, Miswell Lane. Please contact Sophie Green for further details (sophiegreen28@hotmail.com or 07834593965).

Winters successful bike ride (posted Mon 22nd Jun 2009)
Message from Bob Winter - \"Just to let you know that Tom and myself successfully completed the 54 miles to Brighton, and arrived in pretty good shape I have to say. It really was agreat day with a fantastic atmosphere and a fun feel about it - I really can\'t believe some of the outfits people choose to cycle 54 miles in. Will definitely be putting an entry in for next year - perhaps we should try for a Team TAFC entry! If anyone at he club would like to take the opportunity to sponsor us on behalf of The British Heart Foundation they still have the opportunity to do so through the link: www.justgiving.com/winterbikeride \"

Pre Season Fixtures (posted Mon 15th Jun 2009)
A busy pre-season starts with Watford at home on Sat 11th July followed by Pitstone & Ivinghoe Away on Sat 18th July; Chesham United at Home on Tuesday 21st July; Hadley Away on Sat 25th July; Hemel Hempstead Town at Home on Tuesday 28th July; Stony Stratford Away on Sat 1st August and then Hatfield Town at Home on Tuesday 4th August in the Herts Charity Shield. The league season will kick off on Saturday 8th August.

Constitution (posted Fri 12th Jun 2009)
The new constitution for next season\'s Premier Division has just been issued. There will be no Biggleswade Town who won promtion and also missing will be Cockfosters and Holmer Green who were both relegated. Dunstable Town and Hillingdon Borough will join the Premier Division having both been relegated from the Southern League. The other new additions will be Royston Town and Hatfield Town who have won promotion from Division 1. The Premier Division has been expanded from 21 to 22 teams. To see the full line up log onto http://www.ssmfl.org/constitution2009_10.html .

Reserves join the Suburban League (posted Thu 11th Jun 2009)
The Reserve team will be playing thier football next season in the Suburban Football League next season when we will see a number of new Clubs visiting the Grass Roots Stadium. Thesr will be a number of local derby matches including Boreham Wood, Chalfont St Peter, Chesham United, Hemel Hempstead Town, Leighton Town, Leverstock Green plus other senior clubs such as AFC Hayes and Hampton & Richmond. So if you are unable to travel to follow the First Team there will be some excellent matches in Tring for you to watch and give your support. A link to the SFL website is now available on our links page.

New Management Team at Levy Green (posted Mon 1st Jun 2009)
Leverstock Green have appointed Colin Jones and Biff Huber as First Team Manager and Coach respectively. They joined Levy Green in 2005 and ran the Reserves last season. They replace Micky Vipond having previously been at a number of local clubs including Berkhamsted Town, Hemel Hempstead Town, Kings Langley and Leighton Town. For further details visit Levy Green\'s website which is www.levygreenfc.co.uk

WATFORD F C to come to The Grass Roots Stadium for pre-season friendly (posted Wed 27th May 2009)
We are delighted to announce that Watford Football Club have agreed to bring their Development team made up of young pro\'s, 2nd year scholars and senior pro\'s not in the 1st team squad to Tring on Saturday 11th July kick off 3pm to get our pre-season matches underway.

The Catering Ladies make a further Cash Donation (posted Mon 25th May 2009)
Earlier in the season the Catering Ladies made a donation to the Club of £3,000 to cover the cost of various pieces of equipment and they have now made a second donation of £2,000 towards the cost of the covered walkway and extension to the player dugouts, needed under the Ground Grading Regulations as required by the Football Association for Level 5 teams. We thank them for their generous support and hard work in the kitchen on match days which is very much appreciated by players, supporters and visitors to the Club. The Ladies undertake this work free of charge and their donations are always made for specific purchases or ground improvements and not used for the day to day running of the Club. Thank you.

Presentation evening photos (posted Fri 22nd May 2009)
Click here to see the winners.

Club Members Running Success (posted Wed 13th May 2009)
This weeks Tring Gazette reports that Ross Langley, player and son of physio Trevor Langley, came 1st in the \"Albury Cross Country Challenge\" that is a 5.3 mile race through the countryside including the Ashridge Estate. Ross completed the run in a time of 32 min 39secs with other well known TAFC members, Lee Copeland running in 38 min 48 secs and Jamie Robbins just behind Lee in 39 mins 37 secs. The run raised over £1,000 - well done.

Cup Final Photos (posted Thu 7th May 2009)
To see some action photos from Tuesday nights Premier Division Cup Final visit the Spartan South Midlands Football League official website which is www.ssmfl.org

TERRIFIC CUP TREBLE COMPLETED (posted Wed 6th May 2009)
Athletic’s First Team continued their excellent cup tradition by completing a magnificent Cup Treble by winning the SSMFL Premier Division Cup for the first time defeating St Margaretsbury by two goals to nil. This was the third cup won in another busy week that included winning the SSMFL Challenge Trophy, again for the first time, when they defeated Chalfont St Peter and in between we won the St Marys Cup for the fourth time defeating local rivals Leverstock Green by two goals to one. Whilst aiming for a top six finish in the league, for which there is no reward or acknowledgement, our name will go down in history on 3 prestigious Senior Cups, whilst we also achieved a very satisfactory league position. All players and supporters will have the opportunity to properly celebrate this success at the Club\'s Annual Presentation evening to be held on Friday 22nd May at 8pm – everyone welcome. See Match Report for more details of the game and also photographs for which we thank Colin Sturges of Okewood Imagery.

YOGA recommences on Monday 11th May (posted Wed 6th May 2009)
These popular sessions re-commence after the enforced April break, due to football committments, and start at 7pm. A small charge of £4 per session is made and Chris Worth donates all takings to the Football Club. Just come along and relax, newcomers welcome.

100 Club Winners - April 2009 (posted Mon 4th May 2009)
2nd April - Lisa Casserley £10; 9th April - Gill Eldridge £10; 16th April - Wilf Herbert £10; 23rd April - Phil Casserley; 30th April - Chris Martin £80 and Claire Merlino £20. New members welcome at just £1 per week payable by standing order each quarter. Standing orders can be collected from the Club or via email to tringathleticfc@hotmail.com.

Cup Triumph (posted Wed 29th Apr 2009)
To read about our great win in the Challenge Trophy and to see a team photo log onto www.tringtoday.co.uk/sport

CHALLENGE TROPHY WINNERS (posted Tue 28th Apr 2009)
Athletic kept up their excellent track record in cup competitions by defeating Chalfont St Peter in the final of this competition by 3-2 with our goals coming from Andy Mullins, Vinnie Iannone and Dave Whcker to lift this trophy for the first time in the Clubs history. Congratulations to all the players and management team plus all the supporters that travelled and witnessed an excellent match.

SUPPER QUIZ NIGHT - TONIGHT (posted Sat 25th Apr 2009)
Teams of six for Richard Vincent\'s popular General Knowledge Quiz Night with light refreshments in the form of a Ploughmans supper. Tickets £6 per person and teams can be made up on the night but please add your name to the Club Noticeboard to assist with catering or send an email to tringathleticfc@hotmail.com to reserve a place.

HERTS CHARITY SEMI FINAL - DIRECTIONS TO ROYSTON TOWN Thursday 16th April KO 7:45pm (posted Mon 13th Apr 2009)
ROYSTON TOWN : Garden Walk, Royston, Herts, SG8 7HP. Tel no: 01763 241204. Route to the Ground: From Tring go to Dunstable and follow the A505 through Luton, Hitchin, Letchworth and on reaching Royston stay on A505 (town bypass) turing right at roundabout signposted A10 towards town centre. Go straight on at next roundabout. Garden Walk is the second turning on the left. Entrance to ground is approximately 200 metres on left. Alternatively you can go A41, M25, A1 and pick up A505 and follow the above. Journey time just under 1 hour.

NEW FEATURE - Easy link to League Tables (posted Sun 12th Apr 2009)
Colin Sturges has created an easy link to the respective Teams league tables. Select the appropriate \"Team\" page and just under the photo click onto the link.

100 Club Winners - March 2009 (posted Mon 6th Apr 2009)
Two new members to the 100 Club both won £10 each in their first draw. Winners for March were:- Brian Bruton £10; Phil Casserley £10; P. Herbert £10; Andy Simmons £80 and Grant Mosley £20. As usual winnings can be collected from the bar at The Grass Roots Stadium on any match day.

Extraordinary General Meeting (posted Sun 29th Mar 2009)
All Members are invited to attend the above meeting to be held on Wednesday 22nd April 2009 at The Grass Roots Stadium to consider proposed amendments to the Club\'s Constitution. Any Member requiring further information should email tringathleticfc@hotmail.com or speak with a Committee Member.

Another New Arrival (posted Sun 22nd Mar 2009)
Many congratulations from everyone at TAFC to Neil Foskett and Sam Dye on the birth of Oliver Neil who arrived in this world last Thursday weighing 8lb 7ozs.

Live Band Day - Saturday 27 June 2009 (posted Sun 15th Mar 2009)
At least 6 local Bands will provide the music during the afternoon and early evening. Full details of the day will announced shortly but the day of entertainment will start at 2pm.

100 Club Winners - January & February 2009 (posted Mon 9th Mar 2009)
January - £10 weekly winners were - Roger Gwozdzicki; George Smith; Pete Morgan and Alan Foskett with monthly winners being Neil Foskett £80 and Ray Brimson £20. February - £10 weekly winners were - Sharon Herbert; Barry Johnson and John Brannan with monthly winners being Alan Foskett £80 and Barry Simmons £20.00. New members welcome at only £1 per week just complete a standing order form at the club or send an email to tringathleticfc@hotmail.com and we will post the forms to you.

Great Action Shots (posted Thu 5th Mar 2009)
Colin Sturges of Okewood Imagery has taken some great action photo\'s of recent matches catching all the key moments. Click onto Match Report to view. Thank you Colin.

100 Club Winners - November and December 2008 (posted Thu 5th Feb 2009)
November: £80 – Lorraine Humphreys; £20 Trevor Langley and £10 Sean Rutherford, Barry Johnson, Sally Green and Ray Brimson. December: £80 – Steve Johnson; £20 Paul Lewis and £10 Pete Morgan, Darrell Bodimeade and Gill Eldridge. Winnings can be collected form the bar at Pendley on match days. January draw to be very shortly.

Ambitious plans for sport in Tring (posted Fri 16th Jan 2009)
Ambitious plans for sport in Tring have been announced. Visit hemeltoday for further details on www.hemeltoday.co.uk/tring-news

Berkhamsted Town (posted Tue 13th Jan 2009)
The following sad news has been taken from Berkhamsted\'s Town\'s website - \"MEMBERS VOTE TO WIND UP THE CLUB On Monday 12th January\' at an EGM of members at the Town Hall it was resolved to wind up the club. Attempts to save the club have failed. It is expected that the club\'s record will be expunged from the league tables of the Molten Spartan South Midlands Premier division and the North division of the Suburban League. Future football at The Broadwater stadium depends on who leases it next from Berkhamsted Sports Ground Charitable Association Limited. Ben Terry, a supporter of the old club is investigating setting up a new club that might operate as early as next season. He has a meeting lined up with the ground\'s owners. Those who wish to support that venture can contact him on 07779 352562.\"

New Reserve Team Manager (posted Sun 11th Jan 2009)
Berkhamsted Town have decided to discontinue their Reserve Team and ex Athletic player, Ben Willimas, was invited to join our Management Team. At the same time Mike Thompson, current Reserve Team Manager, was approached by Croxley Guild who play in the Herts County League to become their First Team Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for Mike as he lives in Croxley Green and to run the first team in any club is a great challenge. Mike has accepted this job and goes with our blessing and thanks for his 18 months in charge of the Reserves where he has introduced many of the Youth Team to Reserve team football this season. In the same breath we are absolutely delighted to have Ben Williams back with Club and he has been appointed as Reserve Team Manager with immediate effect. Ben is an experienced player, a qualified Coach running Academy teams at Wycombe Wanderers and knows the Club well from his time with us and we wish him every success.

New Youth Team Management (posted Sun 21st Dec 2008)
The Club is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Youth Team Manager in Greg Cox, who will be well known to many supporters as Camden House Construction who advertise at the ground, and Greg will be assisted by Rob Hammond and Andy Neal. Their 1st training session will be this coming Tuesday night (23rd) starting at 7pm on the training pitch at the top of Cow Lane when Richard Vincent will also be helping. Club Match Secretary, Tony Stedman, has also taken over the responsibility for the organisation of all Youth Team matches.

50th Celebratory Dinner Photographs (posted Thu 4th Dec 2008)
To view the photographs taken by Hyatt Studios visit their website www.hyattstudios.co.uk and click on \"Event Photographs\"

David Evans receives his MBE from the Queen (posted Wed 12th Nov 2008)
David Evans, Chairman & Chief Executive of Grass Roots Group plc and our President, received his MBE \"The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire\" today, awarded to honour and recognise members of the civilian population who have made an outstanding contribution in a specific field of civic life and David\'s was \"for corporate social responsibility\". David and Grass Roots are great supporters of all the sports clubs and other local community activities in Tring and this award is well deserved. Many congratulations go to David from everyone at TAFC. (Pictures attached - see News page)





100 Club Winners - October 2008 (posted Tue 4th Nov 2008)
3rd October - Sean Rutherford £10; 10th October - Chris Langford £10; 17th October - Mick Eldridge £10; 25th October - Jamie Robbins £80 and Claire Merlino £20. Winnings can be collected from the bar at The Grass Roots Stadium.

New Arrival (posted Sat 1st Nov 2008)
Congratulations to Phil and Lisa Casserley on the birth of Rebecca who arrived in this world on Friday at 3:52pm weighing a healthy 8lbs 13 ounces.

Thank You to the Catering Ladies (posted Wed 29th Oct 2008)
The Ladies that undertake the Match Day catering do this free of charge and donate funds to the Club to purchase specific assets and over the summer months they donated a total of £3,000. This sum was spent on the following items: new line marker for our groundsman, made a contribution towards new training lights and other electrical work around the Club including outside lights, a new digitial aerial, players kit and bags and the decoration of the club house hall. Thank you very much for your donation, hard work, good food and hot drinks that are all very much appreciated.

100 Club Winners - September 2008 (posted Sat 18th Oct 2008)
6th September - Paz Byrne £10; 13th September - Dave Richards £10; 20th September - Neil Dunn £10; 27th September - Ian Butler £80, Dave Livingstone £20. The winners can collect their cash prize from the bar at Pendley

Sad News (posted Wed 15th Oct 2008)
It is with great regret that the Club announces the death of Colin Smith, a former Tring Town Secretary, Herts Football Association Representative and friend of the Club, who sadly died earlier today, at the age of 56 years, after a long battle against illness. We send our best wishes to his relatives and friends at this sad time. Colin\'s funeral will be held on Tuesday 28th October at Chiltern Crematorium, Amersham at 1.00pm followed by a church service at the St Peter and St Pauls Church, High Street, Tring. Donations are for the Peace Hospice in Watford and these can be sent to Metcalfe Funeral Directors, 18a High Street, Tring cheque payable to The Peace Hospice. A reception will be held at Tring Park Cricket Club to which all are welcome.

100 Club Winners - August 2008 (posted Sun 7th Sep 2008)
100 Club Winners – August 2008 : The winners for the month of August were; 2nd August - Ben Stacey £10; 9th August - Ian Butler £10; 16th August - Lorraine Humphreys £10; 23rd August - Marion Griffiths £10; 30th August - Dave Stacey £80 and Bill Griffiths - £20. The winners can collect their cash prize from the bar at Pendley or by contacting Mick Eldridge

Club Membership (posted Sat 6th Sep 2008)
Did you know that Club Members have a reduced admission price to all games? Social membership from £10 with concessions at £5.

Golf Day Results (posted Thu 28th Aug 2008)
The TAFC Ged Keough Annual Golf Day was a success with 48 players taking part and with the standard play improving year by year. The winner of the main trophy was Andy Humphreys scoring 43 points off a handicap off 22 piping Dave Stacey by 1 point with Dave off the same handicap. The longest drive was huge and was won by Keith Butler with the nearest the pin won by Peter Janes. In the \"duffers\" competition James Livingstone pipped Keith Eldridge by one point coming in with 35 points. The morning 9 hole Texas scramble team competition was won by Ray Brimson, Ivor Roberts and Sean Roberts at 6 under. In afternoon the team prize went to Matt Markwort, Jon Barkworth, Dave Livingstone and James Livingstone with a total of 128 points with the lowest team gaining only 80 points made up of Mick Eldridge, Andy Dell, Steve Gibbs and Gordon Hyrons. Finally the overall \"duffer\" prize and the large wooden spoon went to Gordon Hyrons. A great day on two splendid courses held at Mentmore Golf & Country Club.

Former Player Dies (posted Thu 28th Aug 2008)
It is with great regret that the Club announces the death of Paul Gascoin, a former goalkeeper of the Club, who sadly died earlier this week, at the age of 38 years after a long battle against illness. We send our best wishes and condolences to his wife and children at this sad time.

100 Club Winners - June and July 2008 (posted Sat 23rd Aug 2008)
7th June - Wilf Herbert £10; 14th June - Keith Eldridge £10; 21st June - Darrell Bodimeade £10; 28th June - Ralph Griffiths £80 and Paul Brannan £20; 5th July - Paul Lewis £10; 12th July - Keith Eldridge £10; 19th July - Sean Rutherford £10; 26th July - Steve Johnson £80 and Ian Butler £20.

Success at 7-a-side tournamount (posted Sat 5th Jul 2008)
Athletic entered the Annual Peter Metcalfe Memorial 7-a-side tournamount held at Leverstock Green\'s Pancake Lane for the first time. Tring won six of their seven games and drew the other to finish with 19 points, with the crucial win being a 3-2 win over Dunstable Town where they twice came from behind. Dunstable Town finished joint second with Berkhamsted Town on 15 points. Andy Humphreys also ended up as leading goalscorer for the competition. Tring captain Kerry Gordon received the trophy from Leverstock chairman Bill Dawes in the clubhouse after the final match. (See News page for photo\'s)



President becomes an MBE (posted Mon 16th Jun 2008)
David Evans, Chairman & Chief Executive of Grass Roots Group plc and our President, has been made a member of \"The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire\" (MBE) is awarded to honour and recognise members of the civilian population who have made an outstanding contribution in a specific field of civic life and David\'s was \"for corporate social responsibility\". David and Grass Roots are great supporters of all the sports clubs and other local community activities in Tring and this award is well deserved. Many congratulations go to David from everyone at TAFC.

100 Club Winners - May 2008 (posted Mon 16th Jun 2008)
3rd May 2008 Sean Rutherford £10, 10th May Alan Foskett £10, 17th May John Brannan £10, 24th May Steve Johnson £10, 31st May Ian Butler £80 and Andy Playle £20. The winners can collect their cash prize from the bar at Pendley or by contacting Mick Eldridge

Presentation evening photos (posted Wed 21st May 2008)
Click [here] to see the mug shots :)

!00 Club Winners - April 2008 (posted Sat 17th May 2008)
100 Club Winners April 2008 5th April 38 John Perry £10 12th April 36 Jamie Robbins £10 19th April 66 Pete Stilwell £10 26th April 29 Steve Johnson £80 28 John Brannan £20 Winnings can be collected from the Bar at The Grass Roots Stadium or by contacting Mick Eldridge

TODAY ------ Old v Current + Presentation Evening (posted Sat 10th May 2008)
As one of our events to celebrate our 50 year existence (Club formed in March 1958) we have set up an end of season match between the highly successful (5 trophies in season 1999/2000) team [plus some old favourites] versus the current eleven (winners of the Herts Charity Shield). This match will be held at The Grass Roots Stadium on Saturday 10th May with a kick off time of 4pm. Free admission and a chance to see a few old faces. The Club\'s annual presentation will take place in the evening commencing at 7:30pm.

Athletic win Herts Charity Shield (posted Tue 29th Apr 2008)
Tring Athletic 1 Welyn Garden City 0. Mark Burfoot netted the only goal of the game tonight at Letchworth to win this trophy for the 3rd time in the club\'s history. Report now in results section

Tring Tornadoes Sponsor League Leaders match (posted Fri 4th Apr 2008)
Tring Tornadoes Junior Sports Club are again sponsoring one of the 1st Team\'s matches and have selected this Saturdays game against top of the table Beaconsfield SYCOB. The link between the two clubs grows stronger and TAFC\'s 1st Team Manager, Phil Casserley and 1st Team Coach, Julian Robinson are to run a training session at The Grass Roots Stadium for the Under 13 team from 11am with the boys and parents returning to watch the match in the afternoon, kick off 3pm.

Grass Roots in the Top League (posted Mon 3rd Mar 2008)
Last Thursday evening (28th February), at a glittering assembly of the best of British business, Grass Roots UK was once again listed in the Top 100 companies to work for. This poll, run by The Sunday Times, assesses the views of our people on a wide range of issues, from leadership, personal development, employee care, to work for the community and environment. In last year\'s table of the Top 100 mid-sized companies, we were 98 and, as The Sunday Times so nicely put it, \"Grass Roots has sprung up our list from 98 last year to 53 for 2008\". This success is a great tribute to all the staff on the three sites we now have in and around Tring. Success is hard earned and requires above all things diligence. My thanks go to all the Rooters for their many and varied parts in keeping faith with the ideas and for the energy and inspiration shown. Many congratulations to David Evans and his team from TAFC.

100 Club Winners - February 2008 (posted Sat 1st Mar 2008)
2nd February - number 30 Paul Lewis £10 ; 9th February number 20 Steve Johnson £10; 16th February number 35 Alan Foskett £10 ; 23 February number 60 T Rice £80 and number 13 Dave Foskett £20. New members welcome at £1 per week.

Grassroots Football (posted Fri 22nd Feb 2008)
Richard Everitt, Chairman/Secretary of 61FC appears on Sky Sports speaking about funding for grass roots football see the link below:- http://www.skysports.com/video/0,20285,12602_3176408,00.html

100 Club Winners - January 2008 (posted Sat 16th Feb 2008)
5th January - Chris Martin £10; 12th January - Matthew Stacey £10: 19th January - Roger Gwozdzicki £10; 26th January - Paul Brannan £80 and Mick Eldridge £20. Winnings can be collected from the Club Bar at The Grass Roots Stadium. New members welcome £1 per week.

Tring Tornandoes JSC boost attendance (posted Sat 16th Feb 2008)
The First Team match versus Colney Heath was sponsorsed by Tring Tornadoes JFC who boosted the crowd to 223, the best this season. Tornadoes had two penalty shoot out competitions for different age groups and despite a lack of goals an entertaining game was seen by hopefully a number of future Athletic players. Tornadoes provide netball and football for children in age groups from under 6 to under 16 and many of Athletic\'s players are former members of TTJFC.

100 CLUB WINNERS November & December 2007 (posted Mon 21st Jan 2008)
3rd November Ralph Griffiths £10; 10th November P Herbert £10; 17th November Jamie Robbins £10; 24th November Sally Green £80; Hanna Robbins £20. 1st December Sam Allum £10; 8th December Claire Merlino £10; 15th December Bill Griffiths £10; 22nd December Mick Kennedy £10; 29th December Dave Foskett £80; Darrell Bodimeade £20. Winnings can be collected from the bar at The Grass Roots Stadium. New members welcome just contact the club via email : tringathleticfc@hotmail.com

100 Club Winners - October 2007 (posted Wed 14th Nov 2007)
100 Club Winners – October 2007 6th October - Ralph Griffiths No.14 - £10; 13th October - Maureen Livingstone No.65 - £10; 20th October - M Griffiths No.44 - £10; 27th October - Alan Foskett No. 35 - £80 and George Ward No.57 -£20. New members can join at £1 per week with 50% of collected funds paid in prize money. Winnings to be collected from Bar at Pendley. Thanks for your support

100 Club Winners - September 2007 (posted Sat 27th Oct 2007)
1st September £10 (61) Richard Wieksza; 8th Sep tember £10 (32)Steve Johnson ; 15th September £10(35) Alan Foskett; 22nd September £10 (50) Will Herbert; 29th September £80 (66) George Smith and £20 (45) Mick Eldridge.

Athletic in the Daily Express (posted Mon 20th Aug 2007)
Athletic hit the national papers today with an article that appears on page 65 of the Daily Express about the FA Cup. There is a picture of Graham Poll with Express Reporter Mick Dennis and another one with goal scorer Greg Shaw being congratulated by Trevor Gibbs and Steve Hutchins.

100 Club Winners - July 2007 (posted Tue 14th Aug 2007)
100 Club Winners – July 2007 Date Number Winner Amount 7th July 9 Dave Livingstone £10 14th July 20 Andy Humphreys £10 21st July 62 Neil Foskett £10 28th July 74 Andy Simmons £80 60 T Rice £20 Winnings can be collected from the Bar at The Grass Roots Stadium.

Tring Athletic Cricket Club (posted Mon 16th Jul 2007)
Tring Athletic lifted their second trophy of the season on Sunday in the 6 a side cricket tournament. Athletic got off to a good start winning their first 2 league matches confortably beating The Anchor and The Bell B. In our 3rd match we restricted the Conservative Club B to 44 runs but the heavens then opened and in wet conditions we were unable to pick up the vital runs. Finishing second in the mini league we then lost a bowl off against the rugby club for the best runner up. This put us into the secondary competion to face the Conservative club A in the semi-final. Another win put us into the final to face the Bell B which we won by 15 runs to lift the Plate. Team; Ian Butler, Gary Mosley, Keith Eldridge, James Livingstone, Dave Livingstone, Chris Parker, Ben Moorehouse & Lee Groves.

100 Club Winners - May & June 2007 (posted Tue 10th Jul 2007)
100 Club Winners – May & June 2007 5th May 21 Phil Tipson £10 12th May 61 Richard Wieskza £10 19th May 54 Mick Kennedy (Jnr) £10 26th May 64 Pete Stilwell £80 60 T Rice £20 2nd June 1 Mick Hartley £10 9th June 12 Dave Mosley £10 16th June 5 Barry Simmons £10 23rd June 59 Les Robbins £10 30th June 30 Paul Lewis £80 14 Ralph Griffiths £20 If you wish help the Club to raise funds you can join and it costs £1 per week via bankers standing order at £13 per quarter. Please see Mick Eldridge or Dave Stacey or email tringathleticfc@hotmail.com. Winners can collect their cash from the Bar @ Pendley.

Ladies Promoted (posted Mon 9th Jul 2007)
Tring Athletic Ladies promotion has been confirmed to the division one of the Greater London League, with the new season to commence on the 2nd September. Friendlies have been scheduled for 28th July vs. Acton Sports Club and 12th August vs. Northwood Ladies. Training for the ladies commences on the Weds 18th July 7 pm at Miswell Lane, Tring. All new players are welcome for further details email sophiegreen28@hotmail.com or call 07834593965. The ladies success continues with winning the Northwood 5's tournament on the 1st July. Lou Harrison, Sarah Putman, Lisa Bradley, Sally Green and Tash secured the trophy after beating Hemel Hempstead 3-0 in the final. Two teams were entered both making the semi-finals only for Tring A to knock out Tring B. A good day all round for the ladies.

Bowls Champions 2007 (posted Mon 18th Jun 2007)
The TAFC "team" were triumphant at the Annual Pendley Bowls Competition held on Sunday 16th June. The team of 12 defeated Tring Rugby and Squash Clubs to win the the trophy for a second time.

SSMFL League Award (posted Sun 17th Jun 2007)
The Spartan South Midlands League made a "Special" award to Ralph Griffiths, Mick Eldridge and Ray Brimson at their Annual General Meeting held on Saturday 16th June to mark their contributions, success and hard work in their respectives roles as Club Secretary (25 years) and First Team Managers (17 years). The Club is delighted that their efforts and dedication has been recognised outside of the Club by the League in such a way.

Tring Athletic FC is 50 (posted Thu 14th Jun 2007)
The 2007/8 season will be Tring Athletic's 50th and the club are planning a number of events throughout the year to celebrate. All former players and supporters are asked to get in touch so that we can invite and involve you in these functions. You can e-mail the club via this website or call Keith Eldridge on 078 7634 7634. So please spread the word amongst old friends and contacts.

Ladies Pipped at the Post (posted Fri 18th May 2007)
The Ladies capped a fine season with the runners-up spot in Division 2 North of the Greater London Womens Football League. They missed out on the title by the smallest of margins to Harpenden Ladies, just 1 point. They only lost 2 of their league games and scored 108 goals in all competitions, with Sally Green grabbing 33 and Lisa Bradley 29, to make them the deadliest strikers in the Club. They also had a fine run in the Womens FA Cup, getting through 2 rounds.

100 Club Winners - April 2007 (posted Mon 7th May 2007)
100 CUB WINNERS – April 2007 7th April – No. 6 N J Dunn £10 14th April - No.14 Ralph Griffiths £10 21st April – No. 49 Matthew Stacey £10 28th April – No. 21 Phil Tipson £80 No. 30 Paul Lewis £20 Thank you for your support. Winnings can be collected from the Bar.

Presentation night - Club awards 2007 (posted Sat 5th May 2007)
Kerry Gordon was voted as the Supporters Player of the Year. Votes from the committee saw Ian Butler nominated as Clubman of the Year for his work with the A Team. Sophie Green won the same award for the Ladies Team. Special presentation were made to Mick Eldridge, Ray Brimson, Ron Brimson and Ralph Griffiths to thank them for their services to the club.

Ian 'The Legend' Butler receives Clubman of Year award from Keith Eldridge and Alan Foskett*


Mick Eldridge and Ray Brimson are honoured by First Team players*


Mick and Ray receive their gifts from Club President David Evans*


Kerry 'Flash' Gordon receives Supporters Player of Year from David Evans*


Ralph Griffiths receives a gift from David Evans*
Presentation Night Winners 2007 (posted Sat 5th May 2007)
Results as below. First team: Managers player - Chris Salmon, Players player - Kerry Gordon. Reserves: Managers player - Neil Foskett, Players Player - Scott Beattie. A team: Managers player - Chris Icke, Players player - James Livingstone. B team: Managers player Bob Fryer, Players player - Gary Dwight. Ladies: Managers player - Lou Harrison, Players player - Sarah Putnam, Most improved players Leah Maloney & Susie Cole. The Trophies were presented by Club President David Evans

James Livingstone and Chis Icke with their Player of Year awards for A Team with Manager Ian Butler and Davis Evans*


Martin Smith (for Bob Fryer) and Gary Dwight B Team winners with Manager Doug Cawdell, David Evans and Tilly*


Neil Foskett and Scott Beattie Reserve Team winners with David Evans and Manager Ron Brimson*


The Ladies Team winners with Manager Rob Bradley and David Evans*


Chris Salmon and Kerry Gordon First Team winners with Manager Mick Eldridge and David Evans*


Pistol Pete Stilwell with Chairman Alan Foskett*
100 Club Winners - March 2007 (posted Thu 5th Apr 2007)
100 Club Winners – March 2007. 3rd Mach - Danny Robbins £10 10th March - Mick Eldridge £10 17th March - Pete Morgan £10 24th March - Amanda Stacey £10 31st March - Roger Godzdzicki £80 and Alan Foskett £20

Website update (posted Fri 9th Mar 2007)
We have now added a further feature to the website showing player appearances. Click on "teams" on the menu on the left then first team. From the start of next season we will include all teams with this feature. If there is anything you would like to see on the website please let us know.

100 Club Winners - January & February 2007 (posted Mon 26th Feb 2007)
The 100 Club draw took place on Saturday and the winners for January and February are shown below:- 6th January : Mick Eldridge £10, 13th January : M Griffiths £10, 20th January: Kate Kennedy £10, 27th January: Andy Simmons £80 and Keith Eldridge £20. 3rd February : Neil Foskett £10, 10th February : Dave Adamson £10, 17th February : Steve Hill £10, 24th February : Diane Griffiths £80 and Sam Allum £20 TAFC

Neil Gowers (posted Tue 13th Feb 2007)
It is with our deepest regret that we announce the sudden death of Neil Gowers today following a tragic accident at work. Neil was an ardent Athletic supporter and was a regular at our games with his friend Mike Stark and their sons. He also supported the club in other ways by advertising in the programme for a number of seasons. He was strongly involved with Tring Tornadoes and ran the Under 12 side in which his young son Harry played in. He was always a happy jovial person with who you could share a joke and he was very popular. He will be hugely missed. We extend our deepest heartfelt sympathies to his wife Jill and their children Harvey, Courtney and Harry.



Phil Casserley appointed as Manager (posted Wed 7th Feb 2007)
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Phil Casserley as First Team Manager and Terry Nightingale as Assistant Manager/Coach to replace Mick Eldridge and Ray Brimson who have decided to retire at the end of the season. Mick and Ray will be a hard act to follow as in 17 years they have claimed 12 major trophies plus other honours. Mick will remain as Treasurer and the club hope that Ray will also stay on in some capacity. The third member of the team Richard Vincent will stay on as Club Coach. Phil, 41, is a well known and highly respected young manager with a record of achievement. He was part of the successful management team at Berkhamsted Town Reserves that won the Suburban Premier League in Season 2000/2001 and the Herts Intermediate Cup in Season 2001/2002. The Suburban League title was a significant prize as they had to compete against Clubs of a much higher status. Phil then carried his winning ways over to Gossoms End where in addition to picking up many local trophies they claimed the ultimate prize of the FA National Sunday Cup where they defeated Albion Sports from Bradford 3-2 at Anfield in April 2005. Terry is also a well known and highly respected person from the local area. He played for Hitchin Town FC and St Albans FC before reaching 500 appearances for Berkhamsted Town FC. He will be a valuable asset for the club working alongside Phil. We are delighted that Phil and Terry will be taking over the reins and they have every confidence that they will continue the success achieved by Mick, Ray and Richard. Phil has recognised the Club has a good team of players and he hopes to bring in some new faces to strengthen and refresh the squad rather than make whole sale changes.

TAFC Crossbar Challenge (posted Tue 23rd Jan 2007)
See the Athletic first team and management attempt to hit the crossbar!! Cut & paste the link below http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBiIg4kkuWI

100 Club Winners Nov & Dec (posted Sun 7th Jan 2007)
100 Club Winners 4th November - Dave Foskett £10; 11th November – Alan Foskett £10; 18th November – Pete Morgan £10; 25th November – John Perry £80 and Tam Dunn £20. 2nd December – Richard Vincent £10; 9th December – Jamie McBeath £10; 16thDecember – John Brannan £10; 23rd December – Sharon Herbert £10; 30th December – Pas Byrne £80 and Sophie Green £20.

100 Club Winners - October (posted Fri 17th Nov 2006)
100 Club Winners for October were:- 30th September - Dave Stacey £10 7th October - Phil Tipson £80 Steve Johnson £20 14th October - Jamie McBeath £10 21st October - Paul Warrell £10 28th October - Andy Humphreys £10 New members can join at any time by paying £1 per week paid via standing order on a quarterly basis

100 Club Winners - Sept 06 (posted Sun 22nd Oct 2006)
100 Club Winners for September 2006 were:- 2nd September - Phil Tipson £80 - Steve Johnson £20 9th September - Mick Eldridge £10 16th September - Gill Eldridge £10 23rd Septmeber - Alan Foskett £10 30th Septmeber - To be drawn If you wish to join it the 100 Club it costs just £1 per week paid by quarterly standing order of £13 or one off payment of £52. See Dave Stacey or email the club for joining form. Thanks for your support. TAFC

100 Club Winners - August (posted Sun 10th Sep 2006)
100 Club Winners for August 2006 were:- 5th August - Ray Brimson £10 12th August - Steve Morley £10 19th August - Dave Mosley £10 26th August - Les Robbins £80 26th August - Roger Gwozdzicki £20 If you wish to join it the 100 Club it costs just £1 per week paid by quarterly standing order of £13 or one off payment of £52. See Dave Stacey or email the club for joining form. Thanks for your support. TAFC

100 Club Winners - June 2006 (posted Sun 9th Jul 2006)
100 Club Winners - June 2006 3/6 - £80 Number 24 Mark Allum £80, Number 8 Lorraine Eldridge £20 10/6 Number 20 Claire Merlino £10 17/6 Number 54 Mick Kennedy Junior £10 24/6 Number 1 Mick Hartley £10 Thanks for your support. If you wish to join at just £1 per week send an email to - tringathletcifc@hotmail.com

Sad News - Matt Lovell (posted Sat 1st Jul 2006)
It is with deep regret that we announce that former Athletic player, Matt Lovell aged 26, died on Wednsday 28th June. His funeral will be on Thursday 6th July at 11am at St Peter's and St Paul's Church Tring with his burial at Tring Cementary at 12 o'clock. Carol & Brian Lovell would invite friends and family to join them for a drink at Athletic's Grass Roots Stadium after the service. Family flowers only with donations to be made to the Samaritans. Mick Eldridge will collect donations and he can be contacted on 07810 696 696

100 Club Winners - May 06 (posted Sun 25th Jun 2006)
7th May - Tam Dunn £10 13th May - Phil Tipson £10 20th May - Pete Stilwell £10 27th May - Diane Griffiths £10 3rd June - Clive Goodall £80 Danny Taber £20

100 Club Winners - April (posted Sat 20th May 2006)
Winners for April were; 1st April - Mick Hartley £10 8th April - John Brannan £10, 15th April - Kellie Evans £10, 22nd April - TBA, 29th April - Darrell Bodimeade £80 and Ian Butler £20

100 Club Winners - March (posted Wed 5th Apr 2006)
Winners for March were :- 4th March - Jo Harper £10; 11th March - Neil Foskett £10; 18th March - Jammie Robbins £10 ; 25th March Paul Warrell £80 and Jim Poll £20

100 Club Winners - February (posted Sun 12th Mar 2006)
100 Club Winners for February were :- £80 - Barry Johnson £20 - Jamie Robbins Weekly £10 winners were 4th February - Dave Mosley 11th February - Ralph Griffiths 18th February - John Perry 25th February - Jo Harper

100 Club Winners - Jan 2006 (posted Sun 29th Jan 2006)
100 Club Winners for January were :- £80 - Pete Stilwell £20 - Hanna (Robbins) Weekly prizes :- 7th January - Mick Kennedy £10 14th January - Dave Livingstone £10 21st January - Mick Hartley £10 28th January - Sean Rutherford £10 New Members welcome - £1 per week normally paid by quarterly standing order of £13. Contact the Club at tringathleticfc@hotmail.com for further details.

Peter Wells (posted Fri 20th Jan 2006)
We are sad to report the death of Peter Wells on Sunday 15th January 2006 at the age of 71. Peter played for Tring Town and managed the First Team in the 1980’s prior to Mick Eldridge, Ray Brimson and Richard Vincent taking over.

100 Club Winners (posted Sat 31st Dec 2005)
Winners for December were :- £150 - Mick Hartley £100 - Barry Simmons £ 50 - Paul Brannan Weekly £10 winners were:- 17th December - Ralph Griifiths 24th December - Amanda Stacey

100 Club (posted Mon 1st Aug 2005)
Those wishing to join the 100 club can pay by Standing Order and then hand it over the bar or send it to Dave Stacey at 18 Buckingham Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 4HF.

Barry Johnson - Life Vice President (posted Sun 31st Jul 2005)
Barry Johnson was made the Club's first ever Life Vice President after stepping down as Chairman at the AGM on Monday 18 July. This was in recognition of the tremendous amount of work he had put in during his 5 years of tenure which included designing the Clubhouse and helping to oversee the work carried out. Alan Foskett has stepped to become Chairman with Barry Simmons taking over from Alan as Vice Chairman. Other appointments announced were Chris Langford as Commercial Manager and Andy Ayres as Match Secretary (South Midlands).

A day to remember for Athletic's old boys (posted Sat 1st Jan 2005)
A report will be posted shortly.

Mr S. himself*