24Apr/21

SANDHURST TOWN vs MAIDENHEAD COLTS

Competitive Team News, U17 Boys - Colts

SANDHURST TOWN REDS 1 – U15 MAIDENHEAD COLTS 2

SAT 24APR2021

Although it was only about 10 degrees when we arrived the sun was out and it felt during the match like it had warmed up to nearly 20 degrees.

We had 12 players for this away game: Freddie Nash in goal, Jack Clews left back, Josh Ewers and Noah Sturrock central defence and Lucas Taylor right back. Kai Enser left wing, Ben Thompson right wing, with Declan Pinto, Maverick Afonso and Jake Stanley central midfield and Owen Smyth up front. Charlie Townsend started as sub.

Kick off 10.41am. Nice passing move from Maidenhead starting from the back. Jake to Kai. Noah cleared for throw. Noah took free kick. Noah header. Owen great skills and our throw which Jack took. Declan header to Ben who went on run. Ben run and Ben shot which keeper nearly spilled. Jack good defending. 10.46 conceded 0-1 to an excellent top left corner shot which Freddie nearly managed to get to. Jake to Declan to Maverick. Owen ball into box. Kai great work and ball forward for Ben. Ben throw on left up front. Jack in for decisive header. Lucas won ball and played it forward. Foul on Ben at half way line and Noah took free kick. Owen run and shot which was collected by keeper with Kai and Ben in great positions at far post. Lucas run in to defend for Freddie to collect ball. Owen run, Jake cross/shot, our corner. 10.53 Jack corner but it went behind goal. Maverick to Declan who played ball through their defence. Jack throw to Kai. Jake fantastic ball through their defence for Kai. Up front Jack throw to Owen header. Ben free kick.

Maverick to Ben. Maverick to Lucas. Owen to Declan to Ben. Lucas throw on right in their half. Jake good cover on their player. Jack throw from left, with Kai running on to it. Lucas cleared. 11.10 Sub: Kai off, Charlie on and Owen moved to wing. Ben great run and shot which nearly dipped under the crossbar but not quite. Maverick stopped goalie kick dead. Charlie good battling. 11.10 Sub: Kai on, Maverick off. Owen superb shot was saved. Owen pass to Kai who played ball forward. Jack to Jake to Owen. Owen to Lucas. Jack throw. Freddie save. 11.16 Sub: Jake off, Maverick on. Freddie save. Ben good work in box and shot. Noah to Lucas. Lucas to Ben. Half time 11.21.

2nd half: Freddie in goal, Jack left back, Josh and Noah central defence, Lucas right back, Ben on left, Owen on right, Kai, Declan and Maverick central midfield with Charlie up front. Sub Jake.

11.28 2nd half started. Their free kick on edge of area but Jack blocked it. 11.31 Ben equalized 1-1. Jack corner. Lucas throw. Owen great cross into box. Lucas throws on right. Jack good clearance. Josh to Ben. Freddie save. Charlie header. Declan great ball to Owen who put a strong cross in which Kai managed to keep in play on far side. 11.39 Charlie off, Jake on in midfield and Kai moved up front. 11.41 Declan scored to make it 2-1. Owen ball forward down the line to Declan who made a run into the box. Their free kick. Owen cross in for Kai half volley shot which went just wide of the post. Owen powerful cross in from left. Jack to Ben, Jack throw. Freddie great save at feet of their forward. Jack great corner. Ben shot. Maverick good battling.

Ben shot. Owen tried to knock the ball past their defender. Jake to Kai. Jake to Declan to Ben to Declan. Kai throw. Declan shot was saved. 11.58 Sub: Ben off, Charlie on. Freddie save. Noah great interception in defence. Owen to Lucas ball forward. 12.02 Owen off, Ben on right. Charlie shot. Maverick good defending. Declan cleared. Kai fouled, our free kick which Kai took. Lucas to Kai. Josh clearance which Declan got, Ben run. Sub: Charlie off, Owen on with about 30secs left of match.

Man of the Match went to Declan Pinto. All of the boys played better 2nd half as once we equalized you could see them start to believe they could win and started playing with more energy, momentum and purpose. I said to them after the game that if they could just start the game each week with the mentality as if they had just equalized then they could win matches 5-0.

This win made it 3 wins out of 4 in April with the other game being a narrow 1-2 defeat in this small Group 12 and our 2nd 2-1 win against Sandhurst this month.

17Apr/21

Results Round-Up 17th-18th April

Competitive Team News

Here is a round-up of the results of our competitive boys and girls teams for Sat 17Apr:

U18 Girls TVCWFL – U18 Div North – Lost 1-3 away to 2nd placed Abingdon United – Goalscorer Rachel Okoro

U15 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – Won 5-3 away to Tilehurst Panthers Reds – Goalscorers Charlie Potter 2, Hattie Parkinson, Becky Tinnelly and Emily McMaster

U13 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – Won 3-0 away to Tilehurst Panthers Reds (half time 0-0)

U12 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – Won 1-0 away to Tilehurst Panthers Reds – Goalscorer Eden Brooke with a header

U18 Santos EBFA Div 3 Group 6 – April Event – Lost 1-2 away to Marlow United Lions

U17 Boys EBFA Div 3 Group 3 – April Event – Lost 12-2 at home to Hawley Youth Raiders

U16 Cobras EBFA Div 3 Group 7 – April Event – Won 4-1 at home to Burghfield

U15 Colts EBFA Div 3 Group 12 – April Event – Lost 1-2 at home to Finchampstead Dynamos (0-0 at half time) – Goalscorer Declan Pinto – Man of the Match Ben Thompson

U14 Sharks EBFA Div 3 Group 14 – April Event – Won 7-1 away to Whitegrove and Warfield Saints

U13 Dolphins EBFA Div 3 Group 6 – April Event – Lost 2-3 away to Old Windsor Tigers Reds

U13 Foxes EBFA Div 3 Group 11 – April Event – Won 6-5 away to Wargrave Wolves Reds

U13 Panthers EBFA Div 3 Group 12 – April Event – Won 14-5 at home to Berks County Swords

U12 Dragons BYDL Div 1 – Lost 1-4 against Whiteknights Blues

U12 Jaguars BYDL Div 2 – Lost 1-4 against Caversham AFC Dragons

10Apr/21

Back to Football!

Club Information, Team News - All Teams

Great to see the children back on the pitches! We are now back to training and many leagues are opening up again (although formats have been adjusted following the lockdown).

Covid restrictions still apply and we need to keep following the guidelines. (See welfare section for more details.) We all want to continue playing!

Here is a round-up of the results of our competitive boys and girls teams for Sat 03Apr:

  • U18 Girls TVCWFL – no game
  • U15 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – friendly – Won 6-0 away to Marlow (2 goals each to Becky, Rebecca and Charlie)
  • U13 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – friendly – Drew 1-1 away to AFC Reading – played at 11aside
  • U12 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – no game
  • U18 Santos EBFA Div 3 Group 6 – April Event – Lost 1-2 at home to Teddington Athletic Sharks
  • U17 Boys EBFA Div 2 – no game
  • U16 Cobras EBFA Div 3 Group 7 – April Event – Won 3-0 at home to Shinfield Rangers Rangers
  • U15 Colts EBFA Div 3 Group 12 – April Event – Won 2-1 at home to Sandhurst Town Reds – Goalscorers Charlie Townsend and Declan Pinto
  • U14 Sharks EBFA Div 3 Group 14 – April Event – Won 5-0 away to Woodley Saints Eagles
  • U13 Dolphins EBFA Div 3 Group 6 – no game
  • U13 Foxes EBFA Div 3 Group 11 – April Event – Won 7-5 at home to Hearts of Teddlothian Harriers
  • U13 Panthers EBFA Div 3 Group 12 – April Event – Lost 5-9 away to Ashridge Park Royals
  • U12 Dragons BYDL Div 1 – friendly
  • U12 Jaguars BYDL Div 2 – no game
18Nov/20

Foxes Bid Farewell to Their Right Back

U14 Boys - Foxes

It is always a sad day when a player leaves the Foxes and just before the second lockdown that is exactly what the Foxes had to do. Our right back only started playing serious football back in the summer of 2019 joining Maidenhead Boys and Girls and playing for the Sharks. Due to a reorganisation this summer the Foxes were fortunate to secure him. He quickly settled and has gone from strength to strength and was already showing signs of becoming this year’s most improved player.

With Covid guidelines in place we were unable to give him the send-off he so deserved but we did manage a training session, presentation, and a photo, all socially distanced. We all wish him good luck with his move abroad and hope he keeps up the football. We very much appreciated his contribution and thank him for the sweets. If he returns to Maidenhead we hope he comes back.

12Sep/20

Covid-19 guidance for the return to football

Club Information, Team News - All Teams

Maidenhead BGFC has restarted training and competitive football.

We need to remember that the continuation of contact play is only achievable if everyone involved minimises the risk of Covid infection.

FA and club guidelines have been put in place to protect the children, volunteers and parents. They are available on the Welfare section of the site:

Maidenhead BGFC Covid-19 Guidelines

If at any point you are unclear about any issue or any concerns around their implementation, you should to contact one of the following MBGFC Committee Members.

Mike Parker – Covid Officer – 07738306548
Wayne Welch – Lead Welfare Officer – 07957818397
Jennie Knowles – Welfare Officer – 07957134767
Parminder Handa – Chair Person – 07850427408
Sarah Shea – Secretary – 07796074698

29Aug/20

Thank You to the Louis Baylis Trust and the Maidenhead Advertiser

Club Information

Thank You to the Louis Baylis Trust and the Maidenhead Advertiser

The club would like to send a huge “Thank You!” to the Louis Baylis trust and the Maidenhead Advertiser for providing the club with funding to support families struggling with costs in this difficult time.

The Trust receives at least 80 per cent of the Maidenhead Advertiser’s publishing company’s profits, distributes grants of over £100,000 to more than 100 recipients each year and has a policy of distributing the majority of the grants to local organisations and charities. Every time you buy a copy of the Maidenhead Advertiser you are helping to fund local good causes.

Why the Maidenhead Advertiser is special…

The Advertiser also has great local sports coverage – including news and results for our boys and girls!

17Jun/20

Foxes Have Fun in Lockdown

U14 Boys - Foxes

The 2019/2020 season came to an abrupt halt with the onset of the Corona Virus. The Foxes started the season with only 1 win in the 4 league games but then soon found their form. The wins started coming and we climbed the table week on week and had our sights on finishing third or possibly even second. Then the Corona Virus set in. High from our recent run of form we put together this video. Hope you enjoy, we did……

16Mar/20

Maidenhead U14 Girls progress to two Cup Finals

U16 Girls

Maidenhead U14 Girls won 2 semi finals over successive weekends in March to progress to the U14 Girls Berks & Bucks FA Cup final AND the U14 Girls Berkshire County Girls Football League Cup Final.

Sat 14th March –

Maidenhead U14 Girls went through to the final of the Berkshire County Girls Football League Cup after beating rivals Tilehurst Panthers with a two nil win. Big credit to Kate Lee in goal and all the defence for keeping a clean sheet.
With a significant improvement on the previous weeks performance there were a large number of very close attempts on goal – thankfully two of which found the back of the net courtesy of Becky Tinnelly and Emily McMaster earning the u14s a well earned place in the cup final.

Sat 7th March – Berks & Bucks FA County Cup

Maidenhead U14 Girls won a penalty shootout (Emily McMaster saving 3 pens) after they’d somehow squandered a 2-0 lead to finish the game 3-3! Rebecca Hesketh scored 2 cracking goals in a new position playing up front and Becky Tinnelly scored the other.

If this wasn’t impressive enough they also sit at the top of the league still, 2 points clear with a game in hand. The girls are breaking new ground and making history for the club as they remain firmly at the top of the league and have now confidently won their place in both the Berkshire And Bucks and Berks cup finals.

A truly outstanding achievement that has not only impressed and thrilled the coaching team and parents alike but also caught the attention of many visiting teams and managers.

STOP PRESS 16 March 2020: It appears that all grassroots football MAY now be suspended 🙁

It may well be the end of the season. It’s been magnificent and the U14 girls have played brilliantly – roll on next season! 🙂

Into 2 cup finals and top of the league with a game still in hand isn’t a bad way to finish the season if it’s been suspended due to CV19…..
08Feb/20

Maidenhead U14 Girls move 6 points ahead at the top of Division 1

U16 Girls

Maidenhead U14 Girls moved 6 points clear at the top of Division 1 of the Berks County Girls Football League with a 3-1 win over Laurel Park.

Coach Andy declared that he hadn’t seen better match play this season from the girls. “They have successfully translated their Friday night training to the pitch. Quite simply their mental approach has shifted up a gear. They believed they would win the game comfortably, they controlled the ball well, they passed superbly maintaining possession throughout and were rarely troubled at the back”. The coaching team were proud of every players performance today – so for a change, no individuals are being called out in this match report.

Had the superb Laurel Park keeper not saved so many goals it would have been a very different scoreline.

With just 5 league games and 2 cup semi finals (Berks League and Berks & Bucks FA cups) to go this season Maidenhead U14 Girls have really started fulfilling their potential as a squad.

They are also getting even better at match day celebration photos….

3-1 win over Laurel Park + an impressive celebration pyramid
02Feb/20

U14 Girls buffeted by wind & bounce back in second half.

U16 Girls
A few balls actually went backwards as the wind was so strong….

Maidenhead under 14 girls once again achieved another convincing victory against Ascot Emeralds on a very windy Saturday morning this weekend. Keeping them at the top of the league table for another week.

The girls got off to an uncharacteristically slow start against a much improved Ascot  resulting in the the first goal of the game to the visitors, leaving the blues one nil down – A first for this season.

The girls quickly responded with a strong run and convincing finish from top goalscorer Becky Tinnelly – it was level pegging in what was a slow and sloppy half which ended with Ascot scoring just before the half time whistle putting them to one up into the break.

Coach Andys halftime talk seemed to do the job and Maidenhead started the second half with considerably more focus and pace. With Charlie ‘poacher’ Potter scoring within the first three minutes of the second-half. This was followed by a second skilfully controlled goal from Potter.

The game now shifted into a different gear with a fantastic goal four from Emily McMaster (a deflection/own goal) and another beautifully controlled half volley from Tinnelly making it 5 for the blues – Finally the girls were showing the discipline and skills that we are now so used to seeing.

Goals six and seven were thanks to McMaster and striker Hattie Parkinson. This brought the full-time score to 7-2. Now that’s more like it girls.

It is worth noting the U14s were missing three key players this week – two of which being both goalkeepers!! Always a helpful addition to a football team!! So a special mention has to go out to Sofia Vicarelli for stepping up to the plate and playing in goal for the very first time of her fledgling football career.

Maidenhead U14s move clear at the top of the table in windy conditions