Weald of Kent Charity Cup
Monday 22.5.06, Saturday 27.5.06 and Monday 29.5.06

BEKCFAL Two East 01.04.04
Putlands Ath 2 Woodstock Park 2
Just like the previous week Park played with the wind and the slope in their
favour and could not really come to terms with the conditions which should
have been to their benefit. It was the home side that looked the better of
the two teams as they battled into the elements. On 25 minutes the home team
hit a purple patch which lasted for 10 devastating minutes.

Having a goal chalked off for offside was followed by a penalty in their
favour when Wayne Cook was judged to have committed a foul although he
clearly thought they he had got the ball. The penalty was deemed punishment
enough and the old war horse in the Woodstock goal Mark Rees on his 105th
appearance does what he does best by saving yet again. This cheered Cook up
no end. Two quick goals both very well taken gave the home side a 2-0
advantage but Woodstock are made of sterner stuff these days and for the
rest of the half they pressed to get back into the game with James Ellis
going close on two occasions. The long ball does not suit the Woodstock play
with diminutive strikers Ellis and Donovan looking like Ant and Dec up
against the home sides tall defenders. With 5 minutes left of the half
defender Peter Halls volleyed home a Danny Vecchiolla corner to give the
visitors at least some hope.

Just like the previous week the home team were confident that the hard part
had been done and that it was just a question of how many they could get to
increase their lead. Now, kicking against the wind suits the Woodstock style
better and within a couple of minutes of the restart they opened up Putlands
twice. On the second chance Sean Donovan's good shot was well saved by the
home keeper only for the ace predator and leading goals corer James Ellis to
turn the rebound home.

Player Manager Mick Rees marshalled the defence exceptionally well in the
second half and like the previous week the onslaught never happened. Only
one clear cut chance was carved out by the home team and a number of chances
went begging for the visitors with some slick passing in a much better
second half performance. James Ellis missed two chances he would normally
accept without problem and the visitors had to settle for a 2-2 draw that
really on the second half showing could have been a win. A game of two
halves as they say. The point would have taken the Sittingbourne side up to
3rd had the points not been lost by New Ash Greens withdrawal and with just
one league game left it looks like 5th or 6th is now the best they can do.
They do take a lot of heart from this season though as they were rock bottom
before Christmas following 8 straight defeats in league and cup. Woodstock's
final league game is at home to bottom side Platt Utd 22.4.06 @  2.45ko.
They are still in the Weald of Kent Charity Cup however and are waiting to
see who they will meet and when.


MMSFL Charity Cup Semi Final 02.04.05
Pipers Fiat 2 Old Oak 2, (3-3) after extra time Old Oak won 3-2 on
penalties.
It took a marathon match for Old Oak to get to the final of the Charity Cup,
twice they lead in the 90 minutes through John Spree and Al Johnson only for
the team from the lower division to peg them back.

Early in extra time Terry Smith again gave Oak the lead only to again be
pegged back immediately to 3-3.

Into Penalties then, Pipers Scored first which Kevin Hopkinson matched,
Pipers missed the second and Peter Halls blasted the Oak's second one wide,
Kevin Dunk hit the crossbar with the third which fortunately had also been
matched by Pipers, Terry Smith converted his but at 2-2 Pipers missed the
target, leaving the Sittingbourne sides skipper Roy Sams to convert the
final of the five for a 3-2 win.

Old Oak will play in the Cup Final "The battle of the Oak's" against Burnt
Oak 2000 on Sunday 14.5.06 at Chatham Town

BEKCFAL Two East 25.3.06

UKP 0 Woodstock Park 2

The home side took a trick from the Premiership when they decided to arrive on the pitch late on Saturday although you could not be sure of the real circumstances for the delay.  Visitors Woodstock Park from one mile up the road were not bothered but it was not the sort of tactic that gets you off on the right foot with the match official.

On the second pitch at UKP, Woodstock found themselves kicking down the slope with a strong wind behind them and as expected the elements meant that they were on the attack for most of the half. The home team decided to defend deep and play the percentages and took quite a robust approach to thwarting the visitors. Having got off on the wrong foot with the referee several decisions went against them, which created a tetchy atmosphere. UKP had a goal ruled out for offside but that apart they did nothing but defend during the first period. Quite frankly it was an awful half with the Woodstock forwards continually wayward in their shooting and delivery of the final pass. A half with a mixture of throws and corners and many delays in the UKP final third and the ball probably on the pitch for only 15 of the 45 minutes. Woodstock did finally break the deadlock when the ever improving centre back Luke Simpson scored from close range following a corner, his first goal for the Club, but they should have made more of the advantage they had.

The second half and everyone expected the roles to be reversed with the home side pressing for an equaliser but in all honesty it never happened. It will not go down as a good performance by the visitors but at least in the second half they showed brief signs of their passing game. Like the first half they produced most of the attacks but this time against the elements the attacks were more structured. It was no surprise when they doubled their lead then when a UKP defender put through his own net after a sustained period of pressure and an excellent Terry Smith cross. It just about summed up UKP's day for nothing seemed to go right for them.

In the attacking third Woodstock most likely were missing the silky skills of Vecchiolla who was not available this week but defensively they could not really have had an easier time producing a clean sheet all season. Goalkeeper Mark Rees only had one save to make of any note in the match and that was a second half effort in error from his own full back Wayne Cook.

BEKCFAL Two East 18.03.06

Woodstock Park 1 Sutton Ath 2

In a very evenly matched contest every bit as good as the earlier 1-1n draw between these teams saw the home side edged out by the odd goal in three. Ever present Peter Halls and Andy Wenzel were missing from the Woodstock line up the former for work commitments and the latter as he had just become a Dad for the first time. This led to a reshuffle and with two players turning up ill it was even more changes to the formation and line up.

Luke Simpson missed Halls most and an early raid saw him having to deal with a two on one situation he made a solid challenge on the player in possession which the referee correctly called a foul but some inspired refereeing allowed play to go on and the second player scored when the ball rebounded to him. James Ellis levelled with an excellent lob before half time and the game looked likely to be heading for a 1-1.

A second half mix up when both Woodstock full backs let the Sutton forward in ade it 2-1 to the visitors and the remainder of the match was all about Woodstock trying to equalise. With all subs used Richard King picked up an injury meaning Woodstock were chasing the game last 20 minutes with just 10 fit men and they failed in all their attempts.

It has been a bad week for the Sittingbourne side  who from a poor start still had a slim outside chance of promotion. The loss of these three points together with the knowledge that New Ash Green withdrew robbing them of 4 more points hard earnt when Woodstock were bottom and New Ash Green top has blown their chances away. Last season they ended third from bottom but were relegated when Snowdown withdrew and this season any outside chance of promotion back to division one has been taken away by yet another team withdrawing. 

New Ash Green led the table for the first half of the season and were the current Kent Junior Cup holders and it is surprising they have folded during their first season in the league. In fact if they had completed just one more fixture then the 75% mark would have been reached and Woodstock would have retained their points.

MMSFL Div Two 19.03.06

Old Oak 3 Park Lane 0

Oak kept their promotion hopes alive with a solid 3-0 win over lowly Park Lane. Terry Smith who has missed a couple of games through injury scored twice and Roy Sams got the third in a match that really they should have scored more.

BEKCFAL Division Two East 11.03.06

Pembury 0 Woodstock Park 0

Third from bottom Pembury have been a bit of a difficult team for Woodstock to overcome this year they narrowly knocked the Sittingbourne side out of the league cup earlier in the year and despite dominating the home league game Park had struggled to win 1-0.

It was the same Saturday when they travelled to Pembury. In all honesty the visitors should have won this match by a mile but some woeful finishing was the order of the day with several one on ones with the home keeper being the main story. James Ellis was the main culprit but on two occasions Park thought they should have had a penalty with one in particular when Ellis seemed to be clearly brought down by the keeper. From very early on it was clear the home side were playing for the draw with a number of time wasting tactics but to Park it always seemed that it was going to be one of those days.

Woodstock keeper Mark Rees had little do but routine stuff in the game but he showed his vast experience and concentration when he made a crucial stop in the 88th minute which would have been a complete injustice if it had gone in had he not been on his toes. A very disappointing 0-0 was the final score but it did at least move Woodstock up to 5th. Next week they take on third placed Sutton Ath which if it lives up to the away 1-1 draw earlier in the season should be an interesting game. kick off is 2.45pm.

MMSFL Divison Two 12.03.06

Co-op Social 2 Old Oak 2

Oak went to top side Co-op Social hoping to press their claim for a promotion spot by beating the team that had knocked them out of the league cup and beaten them 1-0 at home in the league earlier in the season.

In an entertaining game they managed to come away with one point in a 2-2 draw with Roy Sams and Alec Johnson scoring the Sittingbourne sides goals in Sheerness.

BEKCFAL Division Two East 04.03.06

Woodstock Park 2 Staplehurst 0

The third place promotion hopeful  team with the least number of points dropped so far visited Woodstock Park Saturday with the home side looking to avenge an early season 2-1 away defeat they thought had not been justified.

After impressing as a substitute three times in recent weeks Woodstock handed a first start to new signing Luke Simpson and after a shaky first 10 minutes he settled in to a good central defensive partnership with the ever consistent Peter Halls. The first half and the visitors made all the running and had the most of the play but Woodstock were defending well and were coping with everything Staplehurst could throw at them. That said Woodstock did not carve out a single chance in the half.

After half time praise for their defensive efforts Woodstock manager Mick Rees asked for a more attacking approach second half and backed it up by throwing three forwards at the opposition from the restart. Basically it was thought that Woodstock were giving the visitors far too much respect.

Fifteen minutes into the second period and the bold approach paid off with one of those slick passing moves that all coaches love. When the ball was finally worked out to the left striker James Ellis beat the right full back and cut inside. As the centre back came towards him he stood up one of those golf type chips over the defender and keeper for late arriving midfielder Andy Faithful to head firmly into the net.  On the half hour mark Terry Smith hit the goal of the season for 2-0 a 30 yard screamer that hit the top right hand top corner of the net.

Woodstock were well in control of the game by now but Staplehurst did rally and have a right go at the home side during the last 15 minutes. This is only Woodstock's 4th season and league and cup matches have only just topped the 100 mark. Veteran keeper Mark Rees is the first player to break the 100 appearances and he was going to make sure he was going to celebrate it by keeping a clean sheet. Two first class saves at point blank range in the closing minutes made sure he achieved his goal with his team being the first to keep a clean sheet against Staplehurst in the league so far.

MMSFL Division Two 05.03.06

Old Oak 2 Star Sports 1

A much improved Old Oak performance this week as they hosted Star Sports. Oak had beaten Sports away earlier tin the season 1-0 which had been their visitors only loss of the season so far.

After a very even first half Star took the lead 20 minutes into the second half when they were awarded a penalty after an infringement by the Oak keeper Andy Hopkinson. Ten minutes later and Old Oak were level Kevin Dunk hitting a powerful shot into the top right hand corner of the net from the edge of the box following some good work by strike partner Roy Sams.

Ten minutes from time and centre back Kevin Hopkinson made up for his brothers earlier error when he headed home a John Spree corner for the winner for the Sittingbourne side.

BEKCFAL Two East 25.02.06

Lanes End 4 Woodstock Park 2

This game exploded into action with just 5 minutes on the clock when a dreadful mix up in the visitors defence saw the home side take the lead. A lead that lasted less than a minute because from the restart James Ellis twice stole the ball off the home centre back to equalise with a low drive.

Two of Woodstock's most influential midfielders did not make the trip to Lanes End and on 10  minutes that figure had risen to 3 as Park had their first player of the season sent off. The Woodstock Park player was attacked off the ball but as so often happens in such cases the referee only saw him retaliate. The ferocity of the attack had made the retaliation almost something that anyone would do and as always seems to happen like this to a player with a previously good record.  The prospect of having to play 1 hour and 20 minutes of this game with 10 men was not helped by the further depleted midfield. The dismissal also came at a time when they were completely on top and looked like going on to a comfortable win. A woeful back pass saw Woodstock fall behind again but the 10 rallied and with Rob Warburton despite missing his other midfielders played the game of the season prompting and probing for an equaliser. Again it did not take long to come when he put through an exquisite ball for Richard King to finish. 2-2 at half time.

Terry Smith did not make the second half because of injury and the reshuffled side soon fell behind when his replacement completely misread the play and played the Lanes End forward onside. The 10 played with a lot of determination after that and put in a lot of effort but could not pull the goal back despite throwing everyone forward and leaving just two men back. The two did get caught out once with End making the score 4-2 which really was not deserved.

It was one of those days when hardly any decisions went Woodstock's way and even at 4-2 down James Ellis volleyed a Warburton free kick into the net only for the referee to rule it out for a push that nobody from either team saw or understood. That incident just about summed up the day but the 10 had put up a tremendous effort. Park are hoping to bounce back when the host championship contenders Staplehurst at home next Saturday kick off 2.45pm.

MMSFL Charity Cup 2nd Round 26.02.06

Old Oak 2 Princes Park 1

Oak moved into the later stages of the Charity Cup but it was a laboured and very disappointing performance that saw them through. They made really hard work of the tie against Princes Park a mid table side from two divisions below them.

When Roy Sams had put them 2 up they should have gone on for a comfortable win but Park fought back with a goal and it was the Oak who just held on for the narrow win. Next week Oak are back to League action with a home game with Star Sports.

BEKCFAL Two East 18.02.06

Woodstock Park 2 Otford Utd 1

Woodstock have not been starting games particularly well of late but with only one league defeat in their last ten games they are usually capable of making up for any bad starts.

An in-form team in the shape of Otford Utd were Saturday's visitors and for once they started with the right amount of effort and gusto. In fact their first half performance was easily their best of the season.

Two deflected goals the first a Wayne Barlow free kick and the second following a very slight touch by Richard King saw them go in 2-0 up at half time, but in all honesty it could have been 3 or 4.

The second half saw a vast improvement from the visitors but Park are a resilient lot these days and despite Otford pulling one goal back they were never going to let this one slip. They held on for a respectable 2-1 win and a move up to 5th in the table which is nose bleed country for a team rock bottom in November. Woodstock have a tricky looking away trip to Lanes End next week with a 2.45pm kick off but they will be hoping for another good performance.

MMSFL Div Two 19.02.06

Swallow Rise 0 Old Oak 1

A depleted Oak team travelled to Medway Sunday but a solid performance saw them return with all three points from their away match with Swallow Rise.

A single Scott Lawson goal was enough on the day.

BEKCFAL Two East 11.02.06

Platt Utd 2 Woodstock Park 6

On a very uneven surface Park were instructed to take a more direct approach rather than their normal passing game. Early on they did not do this the Home side did and took a 2-0 lead because of it. Two free kicks one which took a wicked deflection past Mark Rees against the run of play being the visitors undoing.

A nasty injury to a home team player then produced a break in play whilst an ambulance was requested and when the game eventually restarted the referee had reduced the time to 40 minutes each way because of the possibility of fading light.

The visitors were therefore the more urgent of the two teams to get going and with not much left of the first half the home team seemed to be already time wasting. Andy Faithful did manage however to pull a goal back from close range  before half time following good work by Danny Vecchiolla and Terry Smith. The second half and Woodstock finally came to terms with the Toblerone surface and the midfield got the ball to the front line much quicker. James Ellis poached a second half hat-trick of identical goals to put the Sittingbourne side 4-2 up and once he had been replaced Richard King added a fifth and Andy Faithful grabbed his second and the sixth to round off an excellent second half performance.

Woodstock host Otford Utd next week with a 2.45pm kick off at The Park.

MMSFL Division Two 12.02.06

Sportsman 5 Old Oak 5

On the 2.10.05 at home to Sportsman Oak did not play well and ended up chasing a game to the end for an amazing 5-5 draw. It was the return fixture Sunday and they were determined this time to put on a better show and bring home all three points.

What price would a bookmaker give you on yet another below par performance from the Sittingbourne side and another 5-5 draw. Good odds you would have thought but yes Oak were poor and incredibly the game ended up 5-5 again! Al Johnson and Kevin Dunk scored in the first match for Oak and again in this one to add to a Terry Smith hat-trick. Lightning is not the only thing to strike twice!

Weald Of Kent Charity Cup 1st Round 4.2.06

Tenterden Town Reserves 0 Woodstock Park 15

With Tenterden's first team struggling badly this year Woodstock Park were expecting an easy day when they were drawn away to their second team in the Weald of Kent Charity Cup. Even then they could not believe the young and very inexperienced team that was fielded against them.

Park found themselves on an excellent playing surface which suits their quick passing game and with orders to take the game seriously without any showboating or show of disrespect to their opponents they played some electric stuff. At half time the game was over as a contest with the score 7-0 in favour of the visitors. Two of their most experienced players Wayne Cook and Andy Faithful were rested and replaced in the second half but the onslaught never ceased. A Club record 15-0 victory with 4 hat-tricks was the final result with the passing game reflecting the spread of the scorers. All four attacking players scored hat-tricks, James Ellis, Richard King, Terry Smith and Danny Vecchiolla with defenders and midfielders Andy Wenzel, Peter Halls and Andy Faithful all with single strikes.

The home team showed a lot of courage to keep going and nobody in their team stopped trying. The second half seemed shorter than the first but then if it had been a boxing match it would have been stopped much sooner.

Next week Woodstock return to League action when they visit Platt Utd with a 2.45pm kick off

Kent Junior Cup 5th Round 5.2.06

Snodland Nomads 3 Old Oak 1

Semi finalists in this competition last year but a round 5 exit this year for Oak in what was a very disappointing performance. Much better sides had been beaten both this year and last and to whimper out so easily has not been the Oak way. Perhaps the last two weeks soft 9 and 11 goal wins had not been the best preparation. Roy Sams scored the Oaks goal but they will have to wait another year for Kent Cup glory.

It is back to league action next week when they travel to Sportsman.

BEKCFAL Two East 28.01.06

Woodstock Park 1 Pembury 0

Woodstock returned to form this week proving last weeks defeat away to the leaders was just a blip. Manager Mick Rees blamed the entire team for the previous weeks dismal showing and he dumped three of the worst offenders including himself on the bench for this game.

If nothing else when on form Park have made themselves hard to beat these days and this was a gritty performance that eventually got them all three points and another move up the table away from the basement.

Victory came late for the home team as the manager seeing some tired legs in the heavy conditions sent on the two other subs he had dropped from last week and the fresh legs and motivated duo carved out the win. Andy Wenzel plugged the gaps that were starting to appear in the midfield and fellow sub Richard King did what all sub forwards should do chipping the winner over the keeper from the edge of the box with 5 minutes left on the clock. Both players will be hoping to get back to the starting line up next week.

Woodstock take a break from league action next Saturday when they travel to Tenterden for a rearranged Weald Of Kent Charity Cup match with a 2.15kick off.

Medway Messenger Sunday Football League Charity Cup 29.01.06

Deanwood 0 Old  Oak 11

After hitting 9 in the league last week Oak made it 20 in two games when they trounced Deanwood from two divisions below them in the charity cup 11-0. It was all one way traffic in the second half but at half time the 2-0 advantage did not really give any clues to the final result. In fact it was pretty much a last twenty minutes of the match roasting that they handed out.

For the record Terry Smith scored a hatrick and there were doubles for Al Johnson, Roy Sams and Kevin Hopkinson. Goal number 10 came from Kevin Dunk and the same player crossed for the 11th and final goal a firm header in open play from Oaks keeper Andy Hopkinson who had raced the entire length of the field to join in the fun. 

Oak travel to Maidstone League outfit Snodland Nomands in the more serious later stages of the County Cup next week.

BEKCFAL Div Two East 21.1.06
Ashford Borough 5 Woodstock Park 1
After losing the first 6 league games Woodstock had gone 7 unbeaten to take
themselves away from the foot of the table. Their fine run came crashing to
an end Saturday when they fell to their biggest defeat of the season away at
leaders Ashford Borough.

It was a struggle for the Sittingbourne team to field a side with injuries
and the like but having beaten the second placed team the previous week they
were full of confidence. That was until two minutes in when they conceded a
really sloppy goal when they cleared once but failed to react quick enough
to the second. They did however then dig in and show some of the fighting
spirit of the last couple of months and it was no surprise when Danny
Vecchiolla equalised before half time.

The second half started like the first with Park giving away another sloppy
goal two minutes in and from then on it went from bad to worse. A few
decisions did not go Woodstock's way but the story of the second half was
really that they could not cope with the pace of the home forwards. The home
side deserved to win the match but the final 5-1 score was a little bit
flattering. Next week Woodstock hope to get back to winning ways when they
meet Pembury at home with a 2pm kick off.


MMSFL Div Two 22.1.06
Park Lane 2 Old Oak 9
A minutes silence before the match was the order of the day as Old Oak FC
were mourning the loss last Wednesday of one of their greatest ever
servants, who died following an illness bravely fought. Rod Nicholls who
played for the club as a goalkeeper in the early seventies and went on to be
its Chairman from 1975 to 2001 will be sadly missed by all.

The team were eager to put on a show in Rod's honour and that they did. They
were concerned to start with as their regular goalkeeper was not available
but it was a day when they just wanted to play and score as many times as
possible. It ended 9-2 in their favour with Roy Sams and Martin Walker both
grabbing hat-tricks to add to single strikes from Rob Warburton, Al Johnson
and John Spree.

Old Oak are away to Deanwood in the charity cup next week.

14.01.06
BEKCFAL Two East
New Ash Green 3 Woodstock Park 4
Both teams seem to be suffering from not playing for over a month but it was
no surprise when the home team who are placed second with games in hand,
woke up first to take an early 2-0 lead.

Visitors Woodstock gradually clawed their way back into the match with James
Ellis pulling a goal back just before half time with a really good strike. A
half time pep talk from the manager and Woodstock were a completely
different team in the second half and goals from Richard King and a second
from James Ellis completed the turn around from 2-0 down to 3-2 up. Having
put so much into their efforts to turn the game around Woodstock looked very
tired and they conceded a late equaliser following some bad marking and
defensive play, down to lack of concentration.

With the minutes ticking away and with both teams seeming to settle for a
draw up popped veteran midfielder Rob Warburton with a 35 yard rocket to
grab all three points for the Sittingbourne side with a 4-3 win.  After
beating the team in second place Woodstock Park now face the leaders Ashford
Borough next week when they make the trip to Ashford for a 2pm kick off.

15.01.06
KYL U18 South
Woodstock Park U18 2 Milton Ath U18 1
Woodstocks youth team had not won in the league since the opening day of the
season but they have carried on plugging away strengthening their side as
they go. It was very satisfying indeed when they at last won again on Sunday
as the opponents were local rivals Milton Ath.

Mitchell Allen and Luke Faulkner were on target for Woodstock.


MMSFL Div 2
Old Oak 1 Grosvenor Sports 1
Oak kept their unbeaten run going but were disappointed not to take all
three points. The good news is that they have ace goal grabber Roy Sams back
after a long injury and it was no surprise when he notched the goal that
earned Oak a point.

That is 3 goals in 3 games for Sams which is good news for the run in to the
end of the season with Oak still going well in league and county cup.

17.12.05
BEKCFAL Div 2 East
Guru Nanak 2 Woodstock Park 3
Woodstock took their unbeaten run to six games with an exciting ending to
their visit to Guru Nanak in Gravesend. Player Manager Mick Rees returned to
the team after missing last week but started himself on the bench to give
others a chance. Yet again the line up and tactics were changed but things
were not going well for the Sittingbourne side losing 1-0 at half time and
then going 2-0 down on the hour.

With 20 minutes left Rees took himself off the bench to inspire a huge turn
around in fortune for Park and within a couple of minutes Terry Smith
reduced the arrears followed by a James Ellis equaliser. Terry Smith capped
a fine personal performance when he grabbed his second an the winner just
before the end.

After the first 6 games Woodstock were 6 defeats and bottom and now they
have moved up to mid table following this win. The next game is away to
local rivals UKP on the 7.1.05 kick off 2pm.

18.12.05
MMSFL Div 2
Old Oak 3 Green Lion 2
A Terry Smith hat-trick kept Oak's unbeaten run going and moved them up to
2nd in the table. On a frozen pitch Oak did not fancy it much to start with
and found themselves 2-0 down at one point. Their first half performance in
all was pretty woeful with players not coming to terms with the tricky
surface.

As the pitch conditions improved so did the Oak and in the end they were
worthy winners.

Sat 10.12.05 BEKCFAL Two East
Woodstock Park 1 UKP 1
With player manager Mick Rees and half the team missing it was a patched up
Woodstock side that took the field Saturday with a mixture of youth team and
emergency signings and including three players on debut. Visitors from one
mile down the road UKP seemed to be struggling also with two emergency
signings on the day themselves.

A change of tactics and line up then for Woodstock who had to press long
serving attacking midfielder Rob Warburton into a very unfamiliar centre
back role. For the first ten minutes he struggled to find his feet but after
that he did very well indeed. With limited attacking options Woodstock
surrendered a lot of the first half and the visitors made all the running
and played most of the better football. Just prior to half time they thought
they had taken the lead when a well struck shot from the edge of the box
found its way into the bottom corner of the net. Unfortunately they had a
player in an offside position inside the six yard box on that side of the
pitch who had become active when he attempted to connect with the shot.

The second half was a more even contest but still the better chances fell to
UKP who were more comfortable than the home side in the attacking third of
the field. It was no surprise then when the visitors took the lead with a
well worked move finished by Sab Ahmed. Woodstock were level inside a minute
though when centre back Peter Halls headed home a Terry Smith corner. More
resilience is now evident in the Woodstock side who lost their first 6 games
of the season but are now unbeaten in their last 5.

Smith did have a golden chance in the last minute but it fell on his weaker
right foot and he blazed over from 6 yards. A draw was just about a fair
result though although UKP might feel quite rightly a little unlucky.
Woodstock were to play bottom side Platt Utd next week but the fixtures have
been amended. They could do with a few players coming back as they now have
a tricky looking visit to Guru Nanak in Gravesend instead.

Sunday 11.12.05 Kent Junior Cup
Old Oak 4 Pentagon 2
Old Oak went to the Semi Final last year knocking out several teams from
higher divisions. They are at it again as they beat premier outfit Pentagon
in their 4th match in the competition on Sunday. They beat the same side at
the same stage last year. Two goals from Roy Sams his first of the season
after his return from injury one from Kevin Hopkinson and a single strike
from Rob Warburton gave them a comfortable 4-2 win.

Sunday 11.12.05 Kent Youth League U18
Dover Ath 5 Woodstock Park 3
Further evidence that Woodstock's U18's are steadily improving could be seen
Sunday when they managed to hit 3 goals for the first time. Unfortunately
the home side Dover Ath hit 5 but the match was much closer than the score
line might suggest.

Ross Bryant, Rob Allan and new signing Luke Faulkner scoring the
Sittingbourne sides goals.
BEKCFAL Div Two East - Sat 26.11.05
Woodstock Park 4 Guru Nanak 2
Playing against the elements things started well for Woodstock and when
Danny Vecchiolla curled an incredible shot in from distance at a difficult
angle on 20 minutes it was no more than they deserved. The remainder of the
half belonged to the visitors from Gravesend and within 10 minutes of the
goal Woodstock found themselves two one down and chasing shadows.

Manager Mick Rees gave an inspiring half time talk and promised to buy
everyone in the team a drink afterwards if they could turn around the
deficit in the second half. Terry Smith was the most thirsty as 3 minutes
into the half he used the elements and curled a goal in straight from a
corner to equalise. The same player gave the home side the lead as his
thirst increased. His second goal being the culmination of an excellent team
build up. Smith took a couple of one two's was fouled on the edge of the box
but did not go to ground and with the referee playing a good advantage he
entered the box and beat the keeper from eight yards.

Leading scorer James Ellis completed the win when he headed home a cross
from the outstanding Vecchiolla. Woodstock Park travel to Tenterden Town in
the Weald of Kent Charity Cup next Saturday kick off 1.30pm.

MMSFL Div Two- Sunday 27.11.05
The Co-op 1 Old Oak 5
Only a small number of players play for both Oak and sister club Woodstock
Park these day's three that did this weekend scored all the goals in
Sunday's encounter in Sheerness against The Co-op. With confidence running
high after a good run of results midfielder Terry Smith scored a hat-trick
to go with the brace he got on Saturday and veteran Rob Warburton got his
tired Saturday legs off the Sunday bench to make it four. Goal of the game
though was down to tall rangey centre back Peter Halls. An excellent solo
effort following a long mazy run from his own half to complete a 5-1 win
that takes the Sittingbourne side up to third in the table.

Next week Oak are at home to Premier outfit Pentagon in the third round of
the Kent Junior Cup and Sunday's win was just the boost they needed.

Kent Youth Cup- Sunday 27.11.05
Woodstock Park U18 0 Crockenhill U18 1
Woodstock Park's U18'S battled hard in their county cup match but finally
went down 1-0 to visitors Crockenhill. The Sittingbourne side have been
struggling of late with injuries and players not being available but this
was a much improved performance.

The main problem facing the team though is the lack of goals with only six
scored in eleven games and half of those being scored by a striker not at
the moment available to them. Woodstock Park face a series of tricky away
games up until Christmas starting with Maidstone United next Sunday.

Woodstock Park being a FA Chartered Standard Club with a good ground and
facilities are looking for new players in several positions to play for them
in the U18 Kent Youth League this season. Any player of the right age and
ability interested should ring Dave on 07834 703556 or Jim on 07800 671417
as soon as possible.

19.11.05
BEKCFAL Division Two East
Woodstock Park 1 Atcost 0
After their worst start to a season ever Woodstock are showing signs of
recovery. On the back of two 1-1 draws their first points of the season they
at last managed a narrow victory for a first win.

Long serving player Andy Faithful in only his second game back since being
injured in August gave the home side the lead on twenty minutes when he
headed home a Terry Smith free kick. If nothing else Woodstock are now at
least hard to beat and veteran keeper Mark Rees was only bothered by routine
stuff thanks to some outstanding defending by the team and in particular
central defenders Jon Wright and Peter Halls. Danny Vecchiolla has now
returned to the Club after almost a two year absence and his intelligent
midfield play carved out quite a few acceptable chances for the home side
all of which were not taken with James Ellis the main culprit in front of
goal.

The second half followed a similar pattern and ten minutes in a Vecchiolla
corner was met by the head of Faithful and only the foot of the post denied
him and the Sittingbourne side their second. Faithful had to be substituted
on the hour mark as like a number of Park's returning players he is not yet
up to full match fitness. A strangely comfortable 1-0 win being the outcome.

Woodstock Park are at home to Guru Nanak from Gravesend in the league next
week with a 2pm kick off. They already know they are to be without a couple
of important players for the game but they will be hoping to shuffle the
pack and continue their mini revival and unbeaten run.

20.11.05
MMSFL Division Two
Lloyds Sports & Social 1 Old Oak 2
Old Oak have lost only once in their last ten games and they were in no mood
to let that run slip. Terry Smith and Peter Halls scored the goals in their
2-1 away win at Lloyds. Oak visit The Co-op next week hoping to continue
their good run.

20.11.05
KYL U18's
Woodstock Park U18 1 Dover Ath U18 2
Woodstock Parks first ever youth team are finding the going tough in the
County league U18 South division and a lot more difficult than local
district U16 football that most of the players have progressed from. The
signs are that they will eventually come to terms with it and with two
seasons in this division in front of them they can only improve.

It was to their credit a very close encounter for most of Sunday's game with
the score at 1-0 to the visitors for quite some time. Ross Bryant scored for
the Sittingbourne side but it was not enough as they were edged out 2-1 by
visitors Dover Ath.

Park are at home to Crockenhill in the County Cup next week.

Saturday 29.10.05 County League Div 2 East 

Woodstock Park 1 New Ash Green 1

19.2.05 last year was the last time Woodstock won a competitive game and with that losing run came relegation last season. A massive long term injury list of  9 players that sees little chance just yet of easing has meant an awful start to this year as well 6 league games 6 defeats and bottom place. They can't help thinking they have been cursed in some way.

To field a side this week they had to borrow a player from their youth team, emergency sign three new players, play a player still a few weeks off from full fitness and bring back another from the middle of his holiday. Not really a week to be playing league leaders New Ash Green who had played 6 won 6 and scored 26 goals to boot.

Woodstock could not really get any lower in confidence but somehow manager Mick Rees inspired a performance from them that was simply the best since last Feb. They even overcame losing even more players to injury when two did not make it to the interval with one Aaron Ripley suffering a double fracture to his ankle. The bad luck just goes on. Park however, carved out six very acceptable first half chances but none of them could find their way past the brilliant visiting keeper Lukman Oladipupo. Nobody could believe Woodstocks first half dominance which saw their own keeper only having one real shot to deal with.

The second half was very even by comparison but the visitors did show glimpses of why they were top with some first class movement and passing. A headed goal by Scott Reinke gave Green the lead and Woodstock were begining to believe their first half good performance and not scoring during it was going to haunt them.

For once though conceding inspired the Sittingbourne side and Richard King fired home a brilliant equaliser as they dominated the closing stages. Ellis and King both had chances to actually win the game at the death. Park would have settled for a point before the game had started but they came off thinking that they had dropped two. Still with last Feb the last time any points were won perhaps the curse has finally lifted.

For once Woodstock are looking forward to next week when they travel to Dartford to play Sutton Ath.

BEKCFAL Div 2 East
Woodstock Park 0 Putlands Ath 3
The shock decision to relegate Park from Division One last season due to
Snowdowns withdrawal has sent the Club in a spin. The squad is now being
rebuilt with half of it now made up of new players drawn from local
football. The short term future does not look good for the team with new
coach John Ravenscroft and stand in manager Maurice Dunk seemingly having
their work cut out. Last week they went dow to new team Atcost in East
Peckham 3-1 and this week they lost at home to Putlands Ath 0-3.

The Club feel that they were a long way behind both sets of opponents and
what is more worrying they were both teams that would have caused fewer
problems to them last year.

2-0 down at half time the writing seemed to be on the wall but a good
attitude and spirit kept the score down to 3-0 in the second half. Of the 26
players used last year only 12 have resigned so it really is a rebuilding
job this year.

KCYFL U18 South
Woodstock Park U18 2 Whitstable Town U18 0
However, the long term future looks bright for the club though as their
first ever U18 youth team took to the field in their first ever competitive
fixture on Sunday. It was seemingly a daunting task as the team made up of
players fresh from U16 football took on last seasons league winners
Whitstable Town.

An excellent 2-0 win was a perfect way to start their league campaign and
with two season at this level in front of them things can only get better.
Brendan Lillis scored both the goals, the second a stunning left foot volley
from almost 30 yards, sealing a good win.

Woodstock Parks Under 18's can be seen in the enclosed picture before
Sunday's first ever game . The kit was supplied by the teams new sponsors
Highways Surfacing of Carshalton Surrey.



MMSFL Division 2
Co-op Social 3 Old Oak 2
Oak are struggling with several of their team still heavily involved in
Cricket so an early exit from the cup was always on the cards. They could
have got something from the game but in the end a narrow 2-3 defeat at Co-op
Social was the result. Rob Warburton and Alex Johnson on target for the
Sittingbourne side.

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