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February 2001

Wednesday 28th February 2001
Hayes match report
The Hayes report is now ready.
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Tuesday 27th February 2001
Hayes 1-1 Kingstonian
The last kick of the match saw Gary Patterson score a valuable equaliser to earn K's a point at Hayes tonight. At that point both Geoff Pitcher and Mark Beard had been sent off, and Derek Allan followed them after saying a naughty word to the referee amidst the celebrations. You can vote for tonight's man of the match here.
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Result round-up
The point moves Hayes up to 16th place in the table, although Morecambe do have eight games in hand on them! K's remain in 20th, but now within three points of Forest Green and with three games in hand.
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Gavin Kelly says farewell
It looks as though Gavin Kelly has played his last game for the club, although Geoff Chapple isn't quite so sure. Before the game Kelly told us that this was his "last game" and at the end he came over to say his farewells. But when we spoke to Geoff Chapple, he said that Kelly "might" be leaving. Should he do so (which seems roughly 100% certain) then Chapple will look to sign another goalkeeper.
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Kingstonian v Croydon re-arranged
The Surrey Senior Cup match at home to Croydon Athletic has now been scheduled for Thursday March 8th, kick-off 7.45pm.
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Monday 26th February 2001
Hayes v Kingstonian confirmed for tomorrow night
It has been confirmed that we are playing Hayes away tomorrow night, kick-off 7.45pm. Directions are available here.
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Sunday 25th February 2001
More fixture confusion
According to reports, Tuesday's match with Hayes is not definitely off, as no decision has yet been made. A decision must surely be made tomorrow, so we will confirm the situation then.

A date for your diaries: Tuesday April 3rd, home to Scarborough.
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Saturday 24th February 2001
Result round-up
K's remain in 20th place after today's games, where Northwich, Hayes, Woking and Kettering all drew, with Hednesford losing at home to Dagenham.
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Friday 23rd February 2001
Hayes v Kingstonian - match postponed
Next Tuesday's match away to Hayes has now been postponed as Croydon Athletic beat Corinthian Casuals in the Surrey Senior Cup last night. This means that K's will now play Croydon at home in the first round of this competition on Tuesday night - kick-off 7.45pm. There is currently no new date for the Hayes match.
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Mark Harris looks set to retire
According to the Conference press release, "38-year old central defender Mark Harris, who has made 330 Football League appearances with four different clubs, has indicated that he may retire from senior football at the end of the current season."
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Wednesday 21st February 2001
Kettering match report
The report of last night's loss is depressing.
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Tuesday 20th February 2001
Kingstonian 0-1 Kettering Town
An eighth minute goal handed Kettering their first "double" of the season as relegation became more of a possibility at Kingsmeadow tonight. You can vote for the man of the match now.
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Result round-up
K's remain in twentieth position as Northwich lost two-one to Rushden, as the Diamonds replaced Yeovil at the top.
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The Surrey Senior Cup explained
Somebody has finally explained the Surrey Senior Cup! The fixtures are all listed on the Surrey FA page - under Saturday Senior Cup. K's possible route to the final is thus:

First round v Croydon Athletic/Corinthian Casuals (H)
Quarter-final v Tooting and Mitcham (H)
Semi-final v Whyteleafe/Sutton (A)
Final v Carshalton/Godalming & Guildford/Woking/Egham Town/Crystal Palace Reserves/Croydon (N)

Got that?!
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Monday 19th February 2001
New page: Stayin' Up!
You can now see exactly what the situation is with regards to the relegation battle on the new (and hopefully temporary) Stayin' Up! page.
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Stevenage match report
The report of Saturday's two-nil loss is now finished.
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Man of the Match result
Ian Duerden predictably won the Doncaster man of the match with 27 votes.
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Saturday 17th February 2001
Kingstonian 0-2 Stevenage Borough
Two goals in four first-half minutes earned Borough the points as K's winning run ended after just the one match. You can vote for the man of the match now.
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Result round-up
Elsewhere Kettering lost five-one at Dagenham and Hednesford drew nil-nil at Morecambe leaving K's still in 20th place in the table.
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Fixture update
This coming Tuesday sees Kettering visit Kingsmeadow for a relegation "six-pointer", there is no match currently scheduled for next Saturday (24th). On the following Tuesday (27th), K's are due to play Hayes away - but this may change if Corinthian Casuals and Croydon play their Surrey Senior Cup game this week. We'll keep you posted.
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Geoff Chapple is to make the FA Cup draw
Geoff Chapple will be making half of the draw for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup tomorrow.
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Tuesday 13th February 2001
Details of the England semi-pro side's draw with Wales
The England semi-pro side drew nil-nil with Wales at Nene Park, Rushden earlier this evening and both Gary Patterson and Geoff Pitcher played the entire ninety minutes. Patto got booked and Pitcher had one very good shot well saved by Tony Pennock.
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Result round-up
Telford came from one down to beat Hednesford two-one tonight - who have now parted company with manager Neil Pointon. This just days after Kettering sacked their manager too.
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Sunday 11th February 2001
Doncaster match report
The report of yesterday's well deserved three points is now finished.
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Man of the Match result
Ian Duerden won the man of the match vote against Southport with nine votes, whilst Gavin Kelly won the vote for the Bristol City replay with 24 votes (told you they were being counted!).
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Saturday 10th February 2001
Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Kingstonian
Two goals from ex-Doncaster striker Ian Duerden earned K's a well deserved three points at Belle Vue. Doncaster had a man sent off ten minutes before the break and K's capitalised well with their two second half goals. You can vote for the man of the match now - but once again you might not see your vote once you've sent it. Don't worry - it shall be counted.
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Paul Fewings signs on-loan
Kingstonian have signed striker Paul Fewings from Boston on loan for the rest of the season, with a view to a permanent deal. He made his debut earlier today but was taken off injured during the second half.
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Friday 9th February 2001
Bristol City match report
The report of Wednesday night's loss is now available, and it also contains several broadsheet reports.
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Nuneaton v Kingstonian - match postponed
The away match at Nuneaton, scheduled for February 13th, has now been postponed - presumably due to Gary Patterson's and Geoff Pitcher's inclusion in the England semi-pro squad for the match with Wales that night.
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Thursday 8th February 2001
Kingstonian 0-1 Bristol City
K's FA Cup run finally came to an end after an 88th minute Scott Murray goal took a deflection and went in at the far post. You can vote for the man of the match now - although you might not see your vote once you've sent it. But worry not - it shall be counted.
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Wednesday 7th February 2001
Telegraph: Chapple checks in for another upset
From today's Daily Telegraph:

Chapple checks in for another upset by John Ley

IF THE FA Cup echoes tradition then so does Geoff Chapple, non-League football's most successful manager. And tonight the man charged with taking struggling Conference side Kingstonian into the fifth round of the FA Cup will hope luck follows him to a certain hotel. Chapple has used the same hotel, near Aldershot, en route to reaching five FA Trophy finals - three with Woking and two more with Kingstonian - and preparations for the fourth-round replay with Bristol City will not be altered.

Despite the prize of a trip to Leicester City, however, Chapple remains more concerned with his club's plight in the Conference relegation zone. The man who once guided Woking to an FA Cup win at West Bromwich Albion said: "I'm totally relaxed about the occasion. If we go out, we go out. Fine. It's our League form that's got to be addressed. People say we're too good to go down but that doesn't mean a thing because league tables don't lie.

"We might have games in hand but we've got to string some results together. Doncaster on Saturday is the most important thing for me." In the original tie, Phil Wingfield's goal appeared enough to send Kingstonian into the last 16, but they were denied by Tony Thorpe's equaliser in added time.

"I won't have any problems lifting them. It's another complete one-off," Chapple said. "They know what's at stake and if they want it bad enough, they've got to go out there and get it. "I want us to give a good account of ourselves. There's no fear in me that we might lose. What will be, will be."

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Monday 5th February 2001
Southport match report
The report of Saturday's Trophy loss to Southport is now finished.
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Two league games re-arranged
It has been reported that two Conference games have been re-arranged: February 20th - Kettering Town (H) and February 27th - Hayes (A). Neither date is confirmed, but both seem likely.
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FA Cup replay - ticket details
Tickets remain on sale for Wednesday's FA Cup replay - please contact the club on 020 8547 3335 for details.
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Man of the Match result
Mark Harris won the Bristol MOTM vote with 19 votes.
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Sunday 4th February 2001
Video clip of Phil Wingfield's goal
With huge thanks to Gary Evans of ZybeReds, we are now able to bring you a video clip of that goal from last week. To download it click here. It lasts for 12 seconds, is 1.71Mb in size and is in MPEG format.
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Chester City v Kingstonian - match postponed
The away game with Chester City - originally scheduled for February 24th - will now have to be re-arranged as Chester will be playing in the fifth round of the Trophy that day.
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Saturday 3rd February 2001
Kingstonian 0-1 Southport
The unbeaten record in cup competitions finally came to an end today as Southport progressed to the fifth round of the FA Trophy thanks to a second-half goal from Andy Gouck. You can vote for today's man of the match now.
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Trophy result round-up
Today's shocks saw both Scarborough and Boston "giant-killed" as Burton Albion and Tiverton claimed the scalps. +

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Bristol City tickets
Tickets for Wednesday's match with Bristol City went on sale before today's game - here's what they look like:

I've got one - have you?
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Friday 2nd February 2001
NVCT semi-final now just one-leg
It has been announced that the semi-final of the Nationwide Variety Club Trophy with Yeovil Town will now be played over just one leg - scheduled for March 6th at Huish Park.
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building work at Kingsmeadow will be finished by February 22nd
The Conference press release states that the building work at Kingsmeadow will be finished by February 22nd.
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Apologies for the problems with access earlier today.
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