CONTACT: Christmas 1977
This season we have seen a re-shuffled football team, under the new management of Ivor Crigman.
You
will have noticed from the Newsletters, that many familiar players are back in the side after an absence of a few seasons. Notably
Mickey Reed, Terry Hinz, John Mace, David Burke and Brian Wilkins have all added experience to the side.
At present, we are in
fifth position in Division Three of the South Birmingham Sunday League, and as top scorers with forty seven goals, we hope to improve
our position.
Our efforts in the President's Cup have been well rewarded, we are in the Quarter Finals and have an excellent
chance of going further in the competition.
Unfortunately, as regards the National TSB competition, we were beaten in the First
Round by the cup holders, North West Central TSB.
At present we are half way through the season and the individual goal scoring
achievements are as follows:
|
John Mace |
19 |
|
Brian Wilkins |
16 |
|
Malcolm Glenn |
5 |
|
Dennis Kennedy |
4 |
|
Paul Bumford |
2 |
|
David Burke |
2 |
|
John Donlan |
2 |
|
Terry
Hinz |
1 |
|
Jon Rnjak |
1 |
|
Stephen Griffin |
1 |
|
Gary Ketteridge |
1 |
As you can see, the battle for top scorer is hotly contested between twin strikers,
John Mace and Brian Wilkins.
The mood and determination of the players can only be geared, hopefully, towards success in forthcoming
events.
Gary Ketteridge
CONTACT: Spring 1978
This season has proved to be one of the best we have had in recent
years. Our league position is third and we have fought through to the Final of the Presidents' Cup against Pitts Farm Rangers.
Team
Manager Ivor Crigman, in his first season with the Bank team, has blended a team full of confidence and skill. Noteably the return
of experienced players to the side such as John Mace, David Burke, Terry Hinz, Mike Reed and Brian Wilkins has added strength. John
Donlan, in his first season, has proved to be a major discovery - playing on the right wing of the attack. In his first match he played
a defensive role and then progressed into midfield, he now plays in the attack creating chances for our top scorer, John Mace, occasionally
scoring for himself.
Goal Scorers In All Competitions:
|
John Mace |
28 |
|
Brian Wilkins |
22 |
|
Malcolm Glenn |
8 |
|
John Donlan |
7 |
|
Dennis Kennedy |
4 |
|
Paul
Bumford |
3 |
|
David Burke |
3 |
|
Terry Hinz |
2 |
|
Pat Murray |
2 |
|
Keith Burrows |
1 |
|
Gary Ketteridge |
1 |
|
Jon Rnjak |
1 |
As you can see, John Mace and Brian Wilkins
are way ahead of the rest with 50 goals out of the 82 scored between them. John set himself a target of 30 goals this season and with
only two goals left to grab he has a good chance of achieving it.
Present League Record:
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
BMTSB |
20 |
13 |
0 |
7 |
69 |
46 |
26 |
The
most pleasing feature about our play this season has been the determination shown by the team, together with the way that players
are encouraged to use their skill to obtain results with attractive football.
Gary Ketteridge