Champions!!

The First XI clinched the NRG 24HR Gym Kent County Football League Division Two West championship at AFC Lewisham on Saturday with a 2-0 win. Substitutes Chris Gottwalles and Bronum Reynolds got the crucial goals but it was an excellent all round team display.

Congratulations to Luke Johnson and his team of assistants and players who save for a late blip have been magnificent all season and thoroughly deserve the title.

If for any reason the video doesn't show, it can be found HERE.

A very late point at Dulwich!

The First XI gained an extra point on Friday in a Kent County League committee room. A league statement reads:

Dulwich Village v Farnborough OBG on 15 March was abandoned by the match referee after 88 minutes. Following a hearing neither club was found guilty, therefore following agreement from both clubs the result at the time of abandonment (2-2) will remain, in accordance with league rule 20E (4).

Yellow Vets suffer semi-final defeat

The Yellow Vets went out of the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the semi-finals stage on Sunday, when they were well beaten 5-1 by Riverside Wanderers in Eynsford. Perry Monckton scored FOBG's consolation goal. Player/manager George Kleanthous was gracious in defeat, saying "We were outplayed today and Riverside fully deserved their win. Good luck to them in the final.".

Both Sunday vets teams have now finished for the season.

Juniors Round-up: 10/11 May.

The Under 14s Boys, having finished their league campaign, are playing one or two friendlies in preparation for next season. They beat Chatham Town 5-2 at Farrow Fields on Sunday, their goals scored by Chaz Favata (2), trialist Michael (2) and trialist Yusuf.

The Under 8s Foals ended their season by winning their Spring Copper Shield final on penalties at Farrow Fields after a 1-1 draw with R & R Vipers. Fred scored in the match, with penalties converted by Flynn, Zac and Harry.

The Under 9s Stallions played a match in their ladder. FA guidelines prevent us from reporting on these games.

2024-25 Presentation Night

Our annual awards night will take place at the club Saturday 14 June. Doors will open at 6.30pm.

The junior section awards night will be the following Saturday 21 June. 

Thanks Jez!

After more than 600 appearances for the club, and eleven and a half seasons as player/manager, Jez Allen played his last game on Saturday. He and his players put on a superb display to notch their biggest win for two years, a 5-0 victory at home to OLAHM. Fittingly his son Jamie featured, with a goal and a yellow card! Other scorers were Jack Hollidge (2), George Perry and Craig Ralph. Both teams gave him a guard of honour as he left the pitch at Farrow Fields for the final time.

If for any reason the video doesn't show, it can be found HERE.

Left to right: Luke, Dan, Jez, Anita and Jamie.

Jez joined the Guild in 1989, playing in goal for all four Saturday teams including the First XI that won the Elizabeth Jacques Cup in 1992. He stopped playing for a while because of work and family reasons, but returned in 2010 as the keeper in Des Fallon's Fourth XI in the old Bromley League. He took over from Des midway through the 2012-13 season in partnership with Neil Barnes and on his own from the following season.

The Fourth XI then functioned as the entry level for young players, a team where those who had seen better playing days could pass on their experience to the young lads coming through, and a platform for players in higher teams to get back to fitness after injury. Results, therefore, were secondary to player development but over the years the team was able to be more competitive under Jez's leadership. They earned two promotions (interrupted by a relegation!) in 2014-15 and 2018-19 and after a few years threatening the top spots but never quite breaking through, in the 2021-22 season they went uinbeaten in the league and lost only one cup game (apart from a Kent Cup defeat on penalties) to win the Bromley and South London Football League Division Two and Elizabeth Jacques Cup double. They won all matches played away from Farrow Fields; nine league games and all four rounds of the Elizabeth Jacques Cup.

The club was forced to reorganise in the summer of 2022 and Jez's team found themselves as the Second XI playing in Division One of the Bromley and South London League. Nevertheless, they finished runners-up to the outstanding Sporting Club Beckenham and attained promotion to the Premier Division where thy remain to this day.

It has been a long journey but Jez has enjoyed (almost!) every minute.

Play on Paul!

Congratulations to our very own honorary fixtures secretary Paul Parsons who in his other guise as one of Kent's top junior football referees was chosen as the man in the middle for the DFDS Kent Junior Cup C final at Chatham Town FC on Saturday 3 May. This honour is the latest to go to Paul, who in his relatively short refereeing career has already been voted Sevenoaks League Referee of the Year, which is chosen by the competing teams and based on overall marks from each match.

For the record, the final was won by West Wickham who beat Minster 4-0 in a closer game than the score suggests.

Farnborough Social Club - Parking

Please note that Farnborough Social Club (NOT FOBG!) now have their car park controlled by an ANPR system. If you park there and are not registered, you could receive a fine of £150. It may be possible to buy a day permit from their bar.

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