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Revision as of 12:10, 9 November 2012
Castle AFC is the football club of University College, Durham. The club is made up of four teams and is open to players of all abilities. Template:Featured article is only for Wikipedia:Featured articles.
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Full name | Castle Association Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Castle | ||
Founded | 1923 | ||
Ground | Maiden Castle | ||
Capacity | Standing only | ||
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History
The club dates back to some time in the early 20th century and has an illustrious history. The club was formed by Colonel Horatio Wallace in 1923.
In conclusion Castle AFC has a diverse history.
Current Season
Club Captain | Jeremy Stamper |
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A Team Captain | Sam Packham |
B Team Captain | Alec Vještica/Jonathan Rex |
C Team Captain | Kieron Smith |
D Team Captain | Nyall Sharp |
Self-Elected Social Sec | Arjan Gill |
Squad
A Team
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C Team
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A Team Results
Date | Opponent | Competition | Result | Scorers |
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7 October 2012 | Hatfield A | Friendly | 0-4 | |
13 October 2012 | Hatfield A | Premiership | 1-3 | Danskin |
20 October 2012 | Collingwood A | Premiership | 0-10 | |
24 October 2012 | John's A | Floodlit Cup | 1-1 (2-4 pens) |
Tate |
28 October 2011 | Collingwood B | Premiership | 2-1 | Rhoades (pen), S Horrocks |
3 November 2011 | Castle B | Cup | 5-1 | Langman, Packham, Barratt (2, 1 pen), Hoser |
Previous Seasons
2011/12
Club Captain | James Benson |
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A Team Captain | Chris Moore |
B Team Captain | Dexter Tate |
C Team Captain | Chris Bellaby |
D Team Captain | Arjan Gill |
Self-Elected Social Sec | Arjan Gill |
A Team Results
Date | Opponent | Competition | Result | Scorers |
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15 October 2011 | Hild & Bede A | Premiership | 0-1 | |
22 October 2011 | Grey A | Premiership | 1-0 | Irvani |
29 October 2011 | Aidan's D | Cup | 8-0 | Tate (2), Barratt (2), King, Brenden (2), Packham |
2 November 2011 | HMS Bulwark | Friendly | 4-1 | Barratt (2), Irvani, S Horrocks |
5 November 2011 | Van Mildert A | Premiership | 1-1 | Barratt |
9 November 2011 | Stephenson A | Floodlit Cup | 0-3 | |
12 November 2011 | Cuth's A | Premiership | 3-0 | Packham (2), Richardson |
19 November 2011 | Mary's A | Premiership | 3-4 | Irvani, Barratt, Moore |
11 December 2011 | Collingwood B | Premiership | 3-2 | Spiers, Packham, Barratt |
29 January 2012 | Stephenson A | Premiership | 5-1 | Brenden, Tate, Barratt (3) |
18 February 2012 | Hatfield A | Cup | 2-2 (4-1 pens) |
Tate, Barratt |
25 February 2012 | Hild & Bede A | Cup | 0-0 (4-5 pens) |
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25 February 2012 | Hatfield A | Castle-Hatfield Challenge | 0-4 | |
26 February 2012 | Butler A | Premiership | 0-2 | |
11 March 2012 | Hatfield A | Premiership | 1-3 | Spiers |
2 May 2012 | John Snow A | Premiership | 5-2 | Irvani (2), Rhoades, Barratt, Spiers (pen) |
5 May 2012 | Collingwood A | Premiership | 1-1 | Packham |
2 June 2012 | SS Ladzio | Friendly | 2-1 | Benson, Packham |
13 June 2012 | The Underdogs | Friendly | 3-1 | Irvani, Brenden (2) |
Season Review
The club started the season with the A-Team in the mighty reaches of the Premiership for the first time in college memory. With the arrival of freshers Sam "Pacman" Packham and Mike "Megs" Benedict, coupled with the year-long loan signing of Lewis "Stewie Lewie" Spiers, the promotion winning squad had significantly strengthened over the summer with the loss of few players. Both the Super C’s and perennially underachieving B’s resided in the lowly echelons of the newly formed Division 4.
For the A Team, a battling 1-0 defeat to last winners treble-winners Hild Bede A was the sign of things to come, and was quickly backed up by a gritty 1-0 victory over Grey A. The results soon followed, with comfortable victories over the likes Cuths A, Stephenson A & John Snow A, plus a stunning comeback against Collingwood B, meant that with 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats Castle finished 5th out of 12, signifying a very respectable first season back in the top flight.
The B’s started with a whole new squad, with the likes of Dexter, VJ, Floy & Benson giving solid former/current A-team experience, B-team stalwarts Magic, T (released from Hatfield), Conrad & Dink (after returning unfortuanetly from his loan spell in France) and Freshers such as Tyler the Creator, JSM & Rich Jones causing the season to start with promise. After an 11am Saturday start at Queens campus ended in an inevitable hungover loss, resounding 11-1, 13-1 and 4-1 results were interwoven with some shocking performances as the team struggled to gel as a new team and attain the consistency required for promotion, despite the January signing of Italian midfielder Massimo.
The Super C’s however had no such problems, and by Christmas were the league leaders, three convincing wins at the start of the season disrupted only temporarily by a shock 3-2 defeat to Van Mildert F. After continuing their good form they moved into the crunch game against the B’s with their destiny seemingly in their own hands. After Stevie Byrne took the lead through a dubious penalty, the B’s hit back before the break when T poked home from close range. The game looked to be heading for a 1-1 draw when spectacularly the C’s scored what seemed a certain winner through an ecstatic looking Stompie the Retard. Amazingly though, this match had one final twist, as Conrad swooped home from a corner in the dying moments to seal the draw, much to the dismay of the packed, partisan, orange-clad crowd. After this, the C’s could only muster up two further draws as their promotion flame flickered out, finishing 3rd on 24 points, one place and 3 points above their B-team rivals.
In the cup, Castle had resounding success from all sections of the club. Castle A marched forward with convincing victories to the last 16, where they faced fierce rivals Hatfield A. After a dogged and determined display, a fine Jack Bauer strike in the closing moments so the match go to penalties, where some composure and balls of steel so Castle spectacularly prevail. Their success then inspired the Sunderland squad, travelling from the Three Tuns for their FA cup match with Arsenal, to repeat their cup underdog success. In the quarter-finals against Hild Bede A, yet more thrilling football so Castle come desperately close to claiming a deserved victory on many occasions. Alas, the breakthrough did not come and this time penalties did not prove Castle’s saviour.
The B-team also recorded their most resounding successes in the cup. A hard fought game with Mary’s B, from a higher league, saw the clubs first penalty action of the season. Answering his countlessly many critics, Dinkleman held his nerve at the crucial time to slot home the winning kick and send the team, and the onlooking Rugby squad, into raptures. Next up was Van Mildert A, a team 4 leagues higher who had previously held Castle A to a 1-1 draw. Despite some defensive lapses at the start of the 2nd half helping them to a 3-0 lead, the B-team mustered up a special comeback with two goals from Magic giving Mildert more than a scare. Unfortunately the equaliser did not come, but it was the performance the B-team had been promising all season, and one they failed to achieve again.
Elsewhere, we also had a D-Team for the first time in the cup. In the first round against Cuths G an Arjan Gill inspired team ran out comfortable 7-3 winners, with A-team keeper “Soft as Shit” Swindells bagging 4 on his outfield debut. Sadly a heavy Halloween Vs session and the prospect of playing Collingwood A led to a 3-0 forfeit, a great result for a team with only 7 fit players.
And as part of the celebrations for the arrival of HMS Bulwark, the club entertained their football team in a match that was friendly only in its title, after several large tackles and bad-mouthing Castle ultimately prevailed 4-1. This was followed by an end of season friendly with the SS Ladzio, the London-based Castle old boys team, before the traditional festivities of the Jamies Mum Invitational, Underdogs match and North vs South, quite rightly the biggest event on the sporting calendar.
Social-wise the club went off the beaten path with their chosen tour destination of Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria, which involved late-night bowling, a Casino that just kept giving, beer roughly 20p per pint and a rather impressive Roman Amphitheatre. Whilst their we watched the mighty Lokomotiv Plovdiv record a 1-0 win over Ludogrents in a match that will stay long in our memories. Outside this, and the initial social, we had our annual trip to Newcastle. After hitting the trebles bars at 8pm, things were destined to go badly and after laying waste to the area around the monument some of us even made it back to Durham for Klute. And our yearly trip to the Pantomime, where the new college office and overly-serious Quickfix were slightly less improving of the traditional antics. The end result was a ban in alcohol and outside security for future years, and undoubtedly far less demand for future tickets. Well done Quickfix!!
2010/11
Club Captain | Stephen Byrne |
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A Team Captain | Hal Rhoades |
B Team Captain | Robbie "The Barrel" Baruch |
C Team Captain | Dan Johnson |
Self-Elected Social Sec | Alex Howe |
A Team Results
Date | Opponent | Competition | Result | Scorers |
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10 October 2010 | Hatfield A | Friendly | 0-1 | |
22 October 2010 | Hild & Bede A | Floodlit Cup | 2-5 | Rhoades, Barratt |
24 October 2010 | Collingwood D | Division 1 Pool A | 2-0 | Barratt, Brenden |
7 November 2010 | Van Mildert A | Cup | 0-7 | |
21 November 2010 | Aidan's A | Division 1 Pool A | 5-0 | King, Barratt (2), Richardson, Brenden |
19 January 2011 | Van Mildert C | Division 1 Pool A | 1-2 | Barratt |
13 February 2011 | Chad's A | Division 1 Pool A | 2-1 | Rhoades, Richardson |
23 February 2011 | Grey B | Division 1 Pool A | 1-2 | Benson |
26 February 2011 | Hatfield A | Castle-Hatfield Challenge | 3-5 | Brenden, Shores, ? |
12 March 2011 | Butler A | Division 1 Promotion Pool | 2-2 | M Horrocks, Irvani |
13 March 2011 | Chad's A | Division 1 Promotion Pool | 4-0 | King (3), Richardson |
27 April 2011 | Hild & Bede B | Division 1 Promotion Pool | 4-2 | Barratt (pen), Irvani (2), Duff |
1 May 2011 | Grey B | Division 1 Promotion Pool | 1-1 | Irvani |
7 May 2011 | Van Mildert B | Division 1 Promotion Pool | 1-1 | Barratt (pen) |
14 June 2011 | The Underdogs | Friendly | 8-1 | Rhoades (2), Barratt, Burge (2), Irvani, ? |
2009/10
Club Captain | Nick Reid |
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A Team Captain | Frazer Comley |
B Team Captain | Mark Heller |
C Team Captain | Andy Burge |
A Team Results
Date | Opponent | Competition | Result | Scorers |
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11 October 2009 | Hatfield A | Friendly | 0-1 | |
17 October 2009 | Van Mildert B | Division 1 Pool A | 2-0 | Rhoades, Duff |
31 October 2009 | Ustinov A | Division 1 Pool A | 1-1 | Barratt |
17 October 2009 | Grey E | Cup | 4-0 | Duff (2), Wilson, Harker |
14 November 2009 | Trev's A | Division 1 Pool A | 2-3 | Comley, Caspell |
21 November 2009 | Chad's A | Division 1 Pool A | 6-0 | Clarke, Barratt, Harker (2), Wilson, M Horrocks |
22 November 2009 | Staff A | Division 1 Pool A | 1-1 | Wilson |
9 December 2009 | Cuth's B | Cup | 1-4 | Barratt |
5 February 2010 | Aidan's A | Floodlit Cup | 2-4 | Barratt, King |
6 February 2010 | Hatfield A | Castle-Hatfield Challenge | 3-8 | Comley, Barratt (2) |
6 February 2010 | Mary's A | Division 1 Pool A | 0-2 | |
6 March 2009 | Ustinov A | Division 1 Promotion Pool | 1-1 | Clarke |
7 March 2010 | Butler A | Division 1 Promotion Pool | 2-5 | Reid, Rhoades |
10 March 2010 | Hild & Bede B | Division 1 Promotion Pool | 2-0 | Comley, Barratt |
10 March 2010 | Linthorpe FC | Jordan Harker Memorial Match * | 4-1 | Clarke, Barratt |
17 March 2010 | Trev's A | Division 1 Promotion Pool | 0-4 | |
6 April 2010 | FC de Meer | Amsterdam Tour | 1-7 | Barratt |
20 June 2010 | The Underdogs | Friendly | 1-3 | Barratt |
- Durham University played first half, Castle AFC played second half (2-0 at HT)
2008/09
Club Captain | Liam Gaffney |
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A Team Captain | Joey Grigg |
B Team Captain | Chris Facey |
C Team Captain | Will Waugh |
Squad
A Team
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B Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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C Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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2007/08
Club Captain | Johnny Hughes |
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A Team Captain | Michael Gwinnett |
B Team Captain | Mike Bunch |
C Team Captain | Rich Pinks |
For the second season running, the A team narrowly failed to achieve promotion to the Premier Division having suffered "second-term-syndrome" once more. The promotion campaign was dealt a series of blows throughout the course of the season, with long term injuries to both Nick Reid and Madhu Krishnan. Under the guidance of A Team Captain Michael "the Drizzler" Gwinnett, the A team enjoyed a relatively successful cup run which was ended in the 3rd round by Aidans A. Liam Gaffney was named player of the season at the end of the season with Captain Michael Gwinnett winning the top goalscorer award.
The B Team suffered a disappointing season competing in the Conference Division. Once more they failed to meet pre-season expectations and found themselves languishing near the bottom of the league, with 2 wins and a draw seeing them finish 7th of 9. Under the new league structure, only one team were to gain promotion from each pool of the Conference Division, making promotion a difficult challenge from the off. Joe Gallard was awarded B team goal of the season for a sensational free kick.
Castle's C Team enjoyed a fantastic season gaining promotion from the Conference Division in the opposite pool to the Castle B Team. Under the guidance of Captain Rich Pinks, the "super C's" showed excellent determination and team spirit in their title campaign, which was won with a battling 1-0 victory against Hatfield on the final day of the season. C team centre back Gary Brook scored an exquisite volley from the edge of the 18 yard area to seal the Conference title.
Club highlights include a memorable tour to Dublin as well as a hard-fought victory over a Castle underdogs XI. Jamie's Mum were the winners of the Angry Pirates Invitational 6-a-side tournament following penalty shootout controversy in the final over a 5-man Angry Pirates side.
2006/07
Club Captain | Bambos Patsalides |
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A Team Captain | Phil Holdsworth |
B Team Captain | Jamie O'Dwyer |
C Team Captain | Rob Mathers |
The A team, despite hopes of promotion ended up missing out on joining the premier division due to a disappointing second half of the season. Performances to note included an impressive 3-1 win against Chad's A which was watched by the Norwich City F.C. first team and a hard fought win against Hatfield A in terrible conditions. Simon Harrison ended up as top goalscorer and Steve Emery capped a very good first season by scooping the A team player of the year award.
Following relegation from the Second division, the B Team found themselves competing in the Conference for the second time in three years. Expectations were understandably high but they failed to meet them and ended up playing in the 'wooden spoon' pool during the later months of the season. The team consisted of lots of new faces with only three players remaining from the previous year remaining. Positive points for the future included Mike Bunch's long-range shooting and excellent performances from Nick Reid and B team player of the year Rich Cothay.
The C team, in only its fourth year, continued to improve on previous seasons, finishing second only to the B team in the 'wooden spoon' Conference league. Captain Rob Mathers adding several new players to an existing core managed after a disappointing start to forge a team which ended up playing their best football since the C's were founded. Notable contributions were from centre-back Phil Butler, goalscoring superstar Tom Berryman and player of the year Dave Read. The team also bid a sad farewell to former captain 'Brazilian' Dave Stafford, who had missed only one game in the previous four seasons.
Highlights for the club included the tour to Amsterdam and beating Hatfield on penalties to win the Castle v. Hatfield Day for the second year running.
2005/06
Club Captain | Tom Ashworth |
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A Team Captain | Gary Davies |
B Team Captain | Mark "Ex Bar Chair" Boyd |
C Team Captain | Dave Stafford |
2004/05
Club Captain | Ben Rowland |
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A Team Captain | Andy Byrne |
B Team Captain | James Irvine |
C Team Captain | Fady Jadayel |
Honours
Competition | Achievement | Season |
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Conference Pool A | Winners (C Team) | 2007/08 |
Awards
The Nick Lehmann Award
The Nick Lehmann Award is Castle AFC's highest honour and is given out in recognition of outstanding service to the club. It has never been won by James Irvine.
Previous Winners
2011/12 | Stephen Byrne |
2010/11 | Robbie "The Barrel" Baruch |
2009/10 | Will Waugh |
2008/09 | Matt Caspell |
2007/08 | Nick Reid |
2006/07 | Dave Stafford |
2005/06 | Xav L'Hoiry |
2004/05 | Gaz Hughes |
2003/04 | Nick Lehmann |
The Jordan Harker Award
The Jordan Harker Award is given to the A Team's Player of the Season, named in memory of our friend and teammate.
2011/12 | Lewis Spiers |
2010/11 | Chris Moore |
2009/10 | Madhu Krishnan |
B Team Player of the Season
2011/12 | |
2010/11 | Dexter Tate |
2009/10 |
C Team Player of the Season
2011/12 | |
2010/11 | Le Duy Anh |
2009/10 | Le Duy Anh |
C Team Bowling Pin
2011/12 | Contribution to the C Team | Craig Shores |
2010/11 | Champagne Moment of the Season | Le Duy Anh |
2009/10 | Champagne Moment of the Season | James Gyselynck |
2008/09 | D Team Player of the Season | Stephen "Corpse" Patrick |
Notable Former Players
Name | Nationality | Position | Period | Appearances | Goals |
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Bambos Patsalides | ![]() |
DF | 2003-07 | ? | ? |
Ted Arnold | ![]() |
CDM | 2008-12 | 42 | 2 |
Rich Pinks | ![]() |
MF | 2004-08 | 27 | probably none |
Rob Mathers | ![]() |
MF | 2004-08 | 39 | ? |
Tom Krajnyk | ![]() |
MF | 2004-08 | 32 | 1 |
Gary Brook | ![]() |
DF | 2006-08 | 19 | 1 |
Phil Butler | ![]() |
FW | 2004-08 | 35 | 1 |
Michael Gwinnet | ![]() |
MF/FW | 2005-08 | 32 | 33 |
Jonny Hughes | ![]() |
FW | 2004-08 | ? | ? |
David Stafford | ![]() |
FW | 2003-07 | ? | ? |
Mike Bunch | ![]() |
MF | 2005-08 | ? | ? |
Phil Holdsworth | ![]() |
FW | 2004-07 | ? | ? |
Jamie O'Dwyer | ![]() |
DF | 2004-08 | ? | ? |
Jonathan De Vletter | ![]() |
MF | 2003-06 | ? | ? |
Xav L'Hoiry | ![]() |
DF | 2003-06 | ? | ? |
Gaz Hughes | ![]() |
MF/FW | 2003-06 | ? | ? |
James Irvine | ![]() |
MF | 2004-07 | ? | ? |
Mark Boyd | ![]() |
MF | 2004-07 | ? | ? |
Nick Lehmann | ![]() |
D/AMC | 2001-04 | ? | ? |
Tom Ashworth | ![]() |
FW | 2003-06 | ? | ? |
Simon Harrison | ![]() |
MF/FW | 2004-08 | ? | ? |
Joe Gallard | ![]() |
FW | 2004-08 | ? | ? |
Simon Day | ![]() |
FW | 2003-08 | ? | ? |
Favaad Iqbal | ![]() |
FW | 2004-08 | ? | ? |
James Turnbull | ![]() |
MF | 2007-08 | 9 | 0 |
Damien Gomez | ![]() |
DF | 2005-08 | ? | ? |