Green legend John Kelly reaches the big seven-0
John Kelly: a true Green great
Regular supporter, John Kelly, celebrated his seventieth birthday yesterday and we send him belated congratulations. Our great friend, supporter and Vice President Bob Mummery, said the goalkeeping ace of the 50s, 60s and 70s was unable to watch today’s game against Great Chart as he has just had a [successful] knee operation.
“John would have loved today’s display, especially the contributions of the very young boys who were quite brilliant,” enthused Mummery after seeing eleven great goals, “… he intends to be back supporting the boys next week with Jack (Stafford) and myself”.
John’s record shows just 130 senior appearances, however he played for the best part of 20 years before accurate records were kept/available – goodness knows what the real figure is!
Green stay clear at the top of County League Premier
The Green’s first team maintained their happy position at the top of the Kent County League Premier Division table with a 6-0 success at basement side Tonbridge Invicta. Gary Lockyer led the way with a hat trick. Managers report to follow.
Saturday’s results in the Haart of Kent County League Premier
Eltham Palace 4-2 Farnborough Old Boys Guild
Greenways 1-0 Snodland
Stansfeld Oxford & Bermondsey Club 5-0 Fleet Leisure
Staplehurst & Monarchs United 1-3 Sheerness East
Tonbridge Invicta 0-6 Bromley Green
Young and old strikers bag four each for rampant Green Thirds
Hobday: one for the future
Visiting Great Chart were never in the hunt against a Green Thirds squad that continues to place the emphasis on youth and four goals each for new striker Jordan Hill and the experienced Terry Perk led the way to an 11-2 victory. Further scores from Martyn Dalby and Shqipron Ahmetaj (2) rounded off the tally with Ross Blandford and former Green man Paul Biggs on target for Chart. Youngsters Hill, Dan Harris and new signing 16-year-old Aaron Hobday demonstrated why there is so much faith put in them by the club as planning is already well under way for next season. Next Saturday the lads are at home to Riverside Inn. Managers report of the Great Chart win to follow.
Saturday’s results in the Ashford & District League
Division One
Ruckinge United 1-10 Woolpack Inn
League Cup Group A
Rolvenden 11-1 Tenterden Reserves
Riverside Inn Reserves v Smarden
League Cup Group B
AISC 6-1 Lydd United
Bethersden 7-1 Riverside Inn
Bromley Green Thirds 11-2 Great Chart
4-goal Jordan Hill in action this afternoon
Aaron Neil again torments the Chart defence
Full results summary
Results Saturday 18 February 2012
Npower League Two
Port Vale 2-1 Gillingham
The FA Carlsberg Vase Fifth Round
Herne Bay 1-0 Larkhall Athletic
Blue Square Bet Premier
Bath City 2-3 Ebbsfleet United
Blue Square Bet South
Dover Athletic 3-1 Truro City
Salisbury City 0-2 Bromley
Tonbridge Angels 3-0 Weston-super-Mare
Woking 1-0 Dartford
Ryman Premier League
Cray Wanderers 2-1 Metropolitan Police
East Thurrock United 3-0 Margate
Ryman League Division One North
Chatham Town 0-3 AFC Sudbury
Thamesmead Town 1-5 Grays Athletic
Ryman League Division One South
Dulwich Hamlet 0-0 Maidstone United
Faversham Town 1-4 Folkestone Invicta
Hythe Town 3-1 Crawley Down
Ramsgate 3-2 Burgess Hill Town
Whitstable Town 0-5 Whitehawk
Kent Hurlimann Football League
Beckenham Town 1-1 Sevenoaks Town
Corinthian 0-1 Cray Valley (Paper Mills)
Erith & Belvedere 2-0 Greenwich Borough
Holmesdale 0-1 Lordswood
Tunbridge Wells 0-3 Erith Town
Woodstock Sports 4-1 Fisher
Umbro Kent Senior Trophy Quarter-Final
Deal Town 1-1 VCD Athletic
Kent Invicta League
Bly Spartans 1-1 Seven Acre & Sidcup
Crockenhill 2-5 Ashford United
Erith & Dartford Town 2-7 Orpington
Meridian 1-1 Hollands & Blair
Phoenix Sports 3-0 Woodstock Park
Kent Air Ambulance Challenge Shield Semi-Finals
Sheppey United 0-3 Sutton Athletic
University of Kent 1-0 Charlton Athletic (Community)
Haart of Kent County League Premier
Eltham Palace 4-2 Farnborough Old Boys Guild
Greenways 1-0 Snodland
Stansfeld Oxford & Bermondsey Club 5-0 Fleet Leisure
Staplehurst & Monarchs United 1-3 Sheerness East
Tonbridge Invicta 0-6 Bromley Green
Haart of Kent County League Division One
AFC Sevenoaks 1-3 Kennington
Belvedere 3-1 New Romney
Milton & Fulston 3-1 Otford United
Haart of Kent County League Division Two East
Guru Nanak 3-1 Hawkenbury
Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers 3-0 Borden Village
Malgo 6-0 Platt United
Tenterden Town 1-4 Hadlow Evolution
Haart of Kent County League Division Two West
AFC Mottingham 3-2 Bexley
Bexlians 5-0 Lanes End
Parkwood Rangers 3 Blackheath United 2
PhoenixAcademy 2-3 Dulwich Village
Haart of Kent County League Reserves Division East
Bearsted Reserves 3-1 Staplehurst Reserves
Bromley Green Reserves P-P Otford United Reserves (Otford unable to raise a side)
Hollands & Blair Reserves 1-0 APM Reserves
Kennington Reserves 3-0 Bly Spartans Reserves
LyddTownReserves 1-0CanterburyCityReserves
New Romney Reserves 3-0 Sheerness East Reserves
Bill Manklow Inter Regional Cup Quarter-Final
Bredhurst Juniors 1-2 Metrogas
Hildenborough Athletic 1-2 APM
Forest Hill Park 1-2 Coney Hall
Les Leckie Cup Semi-Final
Broadstairs 0-2 Swale United
Barry Bundock West Kent Challenge Shield Quarter-Final
Halls AFC 0-3 Halstead
Kent Junior Cup Group A Quarter-Final
Sutton Athletic Reserves 0-3 NK Aces
Kent Junior Cup Group B Quarter-Final
Bexlians Reserves 0-2 Walderslade Wanderers
Ashford & District League
Division One
Ruckinge United 1-10 Woolpack Inn
League Cup Group A
Rolvenden 11-1 Tenterden Reserves
Riverside Inn Reserves P-P Smarden (Pitch unfit)
League Cup Group B
AISC 6-1 Lydd United
Bethersden 7-1 Riverside Inn
Bromley Green Thirds 11-2 Great Chart
