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November
2001 - News Articles
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 The
queue started more than 2 hours before the tickets went on sale this
morning for the F.A. Cup 2nd round between Canvey and Northampton Town. By
10am a couple of hundred people had joined the queue that snaked away from
the door to the old nightclub at Kings.A special
telephone hotline has also been set up on 01268 511888. This will be open
during the same hours that the box office is open. Today that is 10am to
4pm, and 7 to 9pm.See below for ticket prices.
Credit cards are being accepted, although there will be a
small administration fee involved.
26/11/01 |
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Today, Canvey travel to 14th in the
table, Hampton & Richmond. But they will be without a few of their key
players. Yesterday Tilson underwent knee surgery, and in a few days time,
Mick Bodley will also be going under the knife, also for knee trouble.
Parmenter & Ward are also still expected to be missing from the starting
line-up, although Stimson has now served his three match ban, and is likely
to return to mid-field. The game kicks off as usual at 3pm, and the result
and report will be on-line later today.
24/11/01 |
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 So
the PFA have called a strike from December 1st. This will mean that
all league club players will refuse to play in front of TV cameras from this
date, unless their demands are met. The action which is backed by 99% of
members, stands to benefit those players in lower leagues such as Southend
United and Northampton Town. So how will this affect Canvey's game on
December 9th? The good news is that it should not affect it at all, as the
action relates directly to league games and does not include cup or European
matches. In fact it could actually benefit non-league football in the
short term, as there is talk of more games being shown of certainly
conference football, if the strike action goes ahead, and affects the
schedules of sports channels. 21/11/01 |
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Ticket prices have now been released
for the F.A. Cup 2nd Round tie with Northampton Town on Sunday 9th December.
The game kicks off at 1pm. Prices for ground
tickets:
Adults £16
Senior Citizens £9
Juniors (u16s) £5
There will be a very limited number of seats available and season ticket
holders will be given priority.
Adults £19
Senior Citizens £12
Juniors £8
Tickets will go on sale from next Monday, 26th November at the Kings
Club. The opening times on Monday will be 10-4 during the day and 7-9 in the
evening. Further opening times will be announced.
20/11/01 |
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 With
Canvey reaching the second round in successive years, how well have
they done in the F.A. Cup over the years?Canvey's
first game in the F.A. Cup was against Tooting & Mitcham back in 1969. At
that time Canvey were playing in the Greater London League, and managed to
hold the Isthmian League side to a goalless draw at Park Lane. Although they
went down in the replay, the Gulls had already made their mark in the F.A.
Cup. The following year they were drawn away at Bishops Stortford, but could
not repeat their heroics. Having been promoted into the Essex Senior League,
Canvey entered the worlds greatest football competition, in 1987 & 88, and
narrowly being beaten by Baldock & Stowmarket.
It was in 1989 that Canvey recorded their first victory in
the Cup By defeating both Langford & Purfleet 3 - 0, Canvey were
rewarded with a 2nd Qualifying round tie away to Cambridge City. After mixed
fortunes in the next three seasons, Canvey embarked on the first of several
cup runs, with victory over Brightlingsea, Basildon, Boston & Bishops
Stortford. Their big reward for this was a 4th qualifying round tie away to
Kettering Town. Although the Essex Senior side went down, more teams had
become to fear the mighty Gulls.
 To prove that
1994 was not a fluke, they went one step further in 1995, reaching the first
round for the first time in their history, with a famous home tie, against
Brighton & Home Albion. The Seagulls discovered that with players like Glen
Pennyfather, Steve Porter & Alan Brett, Canvey were a force to be reckoned
with. The match was drawn 2 - 2, in front of 3,500 people (left). You can
read the match report here, and
also that of the replay on 21st
November.
In 1996, Canvey once again reached the 4th qualifying
round, going down by a single goal to Sudbury Town. Now starting to climb
through the Isthmian League, Canvey reached 3rd & 4th qualifying rounds in
1998 & 99, loosing to Lowestoft Town & St. Albans City in a replay in
respective years.
Then came the 2000 season, although they struggled to win
over Braintree Town, they had no problems dispatching Kings Lynn and
Cambridge City, to set them selves up with a now famous 1st round tie with
Port Vale. Park Lane was packed for the game, and with 2 minutes to go, Port
Vale were looking forward to a 2nd round tie, but Andy Jones & Wayne Vaughan
had different ideas, and so it was a midweek trip up north to Burslem. Five
coaches were quickly filled, and the very healthy away support witnessed a
night to remember, with a 2 -1 victory, with goals from Gregory & Vaughan.
That left the small matter of playing Southend in the 2nd round. The game
was switched to Roots Hall, and in front of the stadiums biggest crowd for
years, Canvey went out, but took with them many memories.
And so to this season, with victories over Somersett &
Ambury, Halesowen Town, Stafford Rangers, and this week over 2nd division
Wigan Athletic, the stage is all set for a live TV showdown against
Northampton Town on December 9th. With a capacity crowd, it will once again
be a day to remember, whatever the result.
To date Canvey have played 53 F.A. Cup games, winning over
50% of them. They have had more away games, than home fixtures, but average
just over 2 goals per game. For all the stats over the years, visit our F.A.
Cup history Page.
If you have any memories of any Canvey F.A. Cup game,
please let us know... We have set up a small poll, where you can vote
for your favourite F.A. Cup game.
Click here to visit the poll. You can put your memories on the
discussion board, or send them to us at
admin@canveyfc.com. In particular we
would like to find out the scorers from those early games, but all memories
are welcomed.
Ian Walmsley
19/11/01 |
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 The
2nd round clash in the F.A. Cup, has been
switched to Sunday 9th December, with a 1pm kick off. The game will be
all ticket, and prices will be released shortly. The game will be shown live
on BBC 1, and will earn the club a cool £100,000. This is in addition to the
£57,500 already won thanks to the victories to date. Details of where you
can buy your tickets, will be released shortly.
19/11/01 |
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 Canvey
v Northampton Town, that's the reward for the Gulls' heroic
performance against Wigan on 17th November. The game will be on
Saturday 8th December at Park Lane and will be all-ticket. However,
should the media circus get in on the act, the game might be moved to 9th
in order to fit in with TV schedules. As soon as the club has made
arrangements, we will have up to date details posted here. We are
working on a Northampton Facts Page but in the meantime you can visit The
Cobblers at one of their various websites - Website
1 Website
2 Website
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The full draw is...
1 Leyton Orient v Lincoln City or Bury
2 Scunthorpe United v Brentford
3 Canvey Island v Northampton Town (Sun 9 Dec 1.00)
(live on BBC) (all ticket)
4 Whitby Town or Plymouth Argyle v Aldershot Town or Bristol Rovers
5 Tranmere Rovers v Barnet or Carlisle United
6 Wycombe Wanderers v Cambridge United or Notts County
7 Colchester United or York City v Reading
8 Exeter City v Dagenham & Redbridge
9 Bedford Town or Peterborough Utd v AFC Bournemouth
10 Swindon Town v Hereford United
11 Altrincham or Lancaster City v Darlington
12 Hinckley United v Cheltenham Town
13 Mansfield Town v Huddersfield Town
14 Chesterfield v Southend United
15 Hull City v Oldham Athletic or Barrow
16 Cardiff City v Port Vale
17 Blackpool or Newport County v Tamworth or Rochdale
18 Macclesfield Town or Forest Green Rovers v Swansea City
19 Brighton & Hove Albion v Rushden & Diamonds (12.00)
(live on Sky) (all ticket)
20 Halifax Town v Stoke City
19/11/01 |
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  They
forecast a Canvey defeat, and even the most
ardent Canvey fan, could not have dreamt that once again, we would defeat a
2nd Division side on their pitch, but with every member of the team putting
in 110%, the impossible, became possible, when with only minutes remaining
Neil Gregory, put the Gulls one nil up. A full match report with photos is
now online - click here to read it.
18/11/01 |
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Next
Saturday Canvey are away to Wigan of the Football League 2nd
Division. The game kicks off at 3pm. Tickets will be on sale at the gate,
and no advance sales are being made. The supporters club have managed to
fill all the available seats on the coaches, and due to 2 drivers being
required for each coach, are unable to obtain any more coaches. For those of
you who are booked onto the coaches, they leave at 6am sharp, and are
expected to make two stops en-route to Wigan. The website will of course, be
in Wigan, and we hope to have reports and reaction to the game online
shortly after the final whistle. In the event of a draw the replay will be
at Park Lane on Wednesday 28th November at 7.30pm. For more information on
Wigan, the ground, hotels & travel, please refer to our
Wigan travel page.
12/11/01 |
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 Jeff King has added to
the already strong squad by signing two players - the first signing is
Spencer Knight from Harrow Borough - Knight scored a blinder to deny Canvey
all three points in the clash at the Earlsmead a few weeks ago.The second
signing is Julian Dicks, who made 315 appearances (262 League & 53 Cup) for West Ham over an
11 year spell, split by a year at Liverpool. Dicks, who is 33, scored 61
goals (50 League & 11 Cup) whilst at Upton Park. The Terminator, as he
became known, has been rated as one of the best left footed defenders. He
signed from Birmingham City for £300,000 in March 1998, and went on to gain
two 'B' international caps playing under Graham Taylor (against Czech
Republic and the old CIS in Eastern Europe)- off the pitch he was a doting
dad to twin daughters and a big animal-lover who bred dogs.
Whilst he retired from professional football in 1999 to become a
professional golfer, he has been playing Sunday football for Southend based Darby County.
Dicks is expected to line up for the Gull's in tomorrows game at home to
Braintree Town, which kicks off at 1pm, especially as Ward, Bodley & Stimson
are all unavailable.
Canvey's Boss, Jeff King said ' "Julian tells me he's fit enough to play
the game at our level and that's good enough for me. He certainly looks in
good shape. He plays golf every day and the man is a winner in whatever he
does. He doesn't know the meaning of defeat."
Metro Radio, commentating on one game said '"Julian
Dicks is everywhere.
It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field."
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Last night the Under 18's bowed out
of the F.A. Youth Cup. Wycombe Wanderers were the visitors to Park Lane, and
whilst the youngsters were beaten they were not disgraced. This was the
furthest that any Canvey Youth team had ever got. We will have a full match
report, up shortly. To visit the Under 18's section, which now
included squad details, just click
here. The result last night was Canvey Island Youth 2 Wycombe Wanderers
Youth 5. 31/10/01 |
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News stories for the last few days can be
found under the October page. This page and all last years news has now be archived,
and can be found both within our archive section,
or under our www.canveyfc.com/2000
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