SSML Legends Where Are They Now?

[Rhodes]

4 minutes ago, NeutralFan said:

About time we got to an actual legend ? I have it on good authority he came out of retirement in December and it now plying his trade for White Roding Vets over 45’s in the Essex Vets League

Hello NeutralFan, long time, I hope you and yours are keeping well

[Smallholder]

5 minutes ago, NeutralFan said:

About time we got to an actual legend ? I have it on good authority he came out of retirement in December and it now plying his trade for White Roding Vets over 45’s in the Essex Vets League

NF, if you know Paul send him my best. I imagine the ginger locks have diminished by now! You must know those other legends Kev Cooper and Ryan Redford?

[Smallholder]

6 minutes ago, Rhodes said:

Hello NeutralFan, long time, I hope you and yours are keeping well

Rhodes, do you know NF and Paul Evitt?

Edited April 8, 2020 by Smallholder

[Winslow Boy]

1 hour ago, Savagebee said:

Where's Craig Henney playing these days?

Good player was Craig, got be 39 now. Played a number of seasons at Pitstone too. 

29 minutes ago, NeutralFan said:

About time we got to an actual legend ? I have it on good authority he came out of retirement in December and it now plying his trade for White Roding Vets over 45’s in the Essex Vets League

Pictured with his title winning St Margaretsbury side that clinched the league with a two nil win away at Rhodes beloved Haringey Borough

Yeah, less a legends thread, more a thread of any Tom, dick and Harry that may have played for five minutes. 

[Rhodes]

1 hour ago, Savagebee said:

Where's Craig Henney playing these days?

Savagebee - Craig Henney was understandably a popular player during his time at Haywood Way and when Aylesbury won the Premier Division Championship in 2009/10, he is almost 36 now and no longer playing as far as I am aware:

https://aylesburyfc.forumotion.com/t287-interesting-facts-about-henney

[Savagebee]

On 21/03/2020 at 16:58, Savagebee said:

Just a bit of fun ? 

A SSML Legend can be what ever you class to be a SSML Legend?

⬆️ 

12 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

Yeah, less a legends thread, more a thread of any Tom, dick and Harry that may have played for five minutes. 

Harsh ?

[Smallholder]

44 minutes ago, Savagebee said:

⬆️ 

Harsh ?

But true, it seems.

[Savagebee]

Everybody has there own SSML legends.

It's just a bit of fun nothing serious.

Edited April 8, 2020 by Savagebee

[Big J R]

.......... and I thought another hand-bag sale had started, contrary to the lock-down regulations !!?

[Rhodes]

1 hour ago, Savagebee said:

Everybody has there own SSML legends.

It's just a bit of fun nothing serious.

I wonder who the favourite ever SSML player is of a certain Official who posts on here, I could take an educated guess at George Georgiou but I may be wrong. I believe that the great man only ever played for one Club in the SSML, Haringey Borough, although he Managed Cockfosters and obviously New Salamis until he was unceremoniously and unfairly sacked by the Club on 27 September last year. I took this photo of George myself at Cockfosters Chalk Lane a number of years ago:

[Rhodes]

7 hours ago, Smallholder said:

Rhodes, do you know NF and Paul Evitt?

Smallholder - Yes, I know him, we go back a lot way when he was living just off the Essex Road in Islington, close to the infamous Marquess Estate, he frequented the Mem & Lez Brasserie in Theberton Street near the Angel

[Smallholder]

13 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Smallholder - Yes, I know him, we go back a lot way when he was living just off the Essex Road in Islington, close to the infamous Marquess Estate, he frequented the Mem & Lez Brasserie in Theberton Street near the Angel

So, he must have had a hard upbringing on the mean streets?

[Rhodes]

The 2011/12 SSML Premier Division campaign was pretty much a two horse race throughout although AFC Dunstable did their best to hold on to Royston Town and Dunstable Town's coat tails and, after accumulating 92 points, it was surprising they were not finally promoted until 2015/16 when winning the Premier Division. In previous seasons 99 points would have certainly been sufficient to lift the Championship Shield however Dunstable Town were unfortunate to come up against Royston Town and then not be promoted to the Southern League along with them although they made no mistake the following season with a record 114 points and going unbeaten. A number of players netted over 20 times during 2011/12, such as Lee Roache and Nathan Frater for Dunstable Town, Lawrence Bunker for Berkhamsted, Bernard Christie for AFC Dunstable, Stacey Field for Aylesbury United and Kaan Fehmi for Royston Town, however the unsung hero of the campaign had to be Ian Cooper of Colney Heath who only finished eighth in the table yet Cooper (pictured) found the net 30 times in 32 league games as well as additional Cup goals. Ian also played for Aylesbury United, London Colney and Boreham Wood during his career and his equally prolific elder brother Kevin also plied his trade for Colney Heath at the same time:

      SSML Premier Division 2011/2012
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Royston Town                     42   34    2    6  125   44  104
   2  Dunstable Town                   42   31    6    5  132   51   99
   3  A F C Dunstable                  42   29    5    8  103   43   92
   4  Aylesbury United                 42   25    5   12   96   58   80
   5  Haringey Borough                 42   24    7   11  103   68   79
   6  Tring Athletic                   42   22    9   11   75   54   75
   7  Berkhamsted                      42   20    6   16   87   71   66
   8  Colney Heath                     42   20    6   16   79   70   66
   9  Stotfold                         42   17   10   15   60   63   61
  10  Hillingdon Borough               42   16   11   15   63   53   59
  11  Leverstock Green                 42   18    3   21   59   65   57
  12  St Margaretsbury                 42   16    7   19   83   88   55
  13  Broxbourne Borough V & E         42   15    9   18   69   75   54
  14  London Tigers                    42   15    6   21   57   74   51
  15  Hadley                           42   13    9   20   63   76   48
  16  Hertford Town                    42   14    6   22   70  107   48
  17  Oxhey Jets                       42   12    9   21   69   88   45
  18  Harefield United                 42   11    7   24   51   92   40
  19  Biggleswade United               42   10    8   24   59   89   38
  20  Holmer Green                     42    9    8   25   66  106   35
  21  Hanwell Town                     42    8    7   27   57  112   31
  22  Hatfield Town                    42    8    4   30   50  129   28

[Savagebee]

1 hour ago, Rhodes said:

The 2011/12 SSML Premier Division campaign was pretty much a two horse race throughout although AFC Dunstable did their best to hold on to Royston Town and Dunstable Town's coat tails and, after accumulating 92 points, it was surprising they were not finally promoted until 2015/16 when winning the Premier Division. In previous seasons 99 points would have certainly been sufficient to lift the Championship Shield however Dunstable Town were unfortunate to come up against Royston Town and then not be promoted to the Southern League along with them although they made no mistake the following season with a record 114 points and going unbeaten. A number of players netted over 20 times during 2011/12, such as Lee Roache and Nathan Frater for Dunstable Town, Lawrence Bunker for Berkhamsted, Bernard Christie for AFC Dunstable, Stacey Field for Aylesbury United and Kaan Fehmi for Royston Town, however the unsung hero of the campaign had to be Ian Cooper of Colney Heath who only finished eighth in the table yet Cooper (pictured) found the net 30 times in 32 league games as well as additional Cup goals. Ian also played for Aylesbury United, London Colney and Boreham Wood during his career and his equally prolific elder brother Kevin also plied his trade for Colney Heath at the same time:

      SSML Premier Division 2011/2012
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Royston Town                     42   34    2    6  125   44  104
   2  Dunstable Town                   42   31    6    5  132   51   99
   3  A F C Dunstable                  42   29    5    8  103   43   92
   4  Aylesbury United                 42   25    5   12   96   58   80
   5  Haringey Borough                 42   24    7   11  103   68   79
   6  Tring Athletic                   42   22    9   11   75   54   75
   7  Berkhamsted                      42   20    6   16   87   71   66
   8  Colney Heath                     42   20    6   16   79   70   66
   9  Stotfold                         42   17   10   15   60   63   61
  10  Hillingdon Borough               42   16   11   15   63   53   59
  11  Leverstock Green                 42   18    3   21   59   65   57
  12  St Margaretsbury                 42   16    7   19   83   88   55
  13  Broxbourne Borough V & E         42   15    9   18   69   75   54
  14  London Tigers                    42   15    6   21   57   74   51
  15  Hadley                           42   13    9   20   63   76   48
  16  Hertford Town                    42   14    6   22   70  107   48
  17  Oxhey Jets                       42   12    9   21   69   88   45
  18  Harefield United                 42   11    7   24   51   92   40
  19  Biggleswade United               42   10    8   24   59   89   38
  20  Holmer Green                     42    9    8   25   66  106   35
  21  Hanwell Town                     42    8    7   27   57  112   31
  22  Hatfield Town                    42    8    4   30   50  129   28

 Ian Cooper what happened to him?

[Rhodes]

20 hours ago, Smallholder said:

So, he must have had a hard upbringing on the mean streets?

Smallholder - Where did I say that about NeutralFan, he is a well heeled bloke coming from good stock, he didn't have a deprived upbringing

[Rhodes]

15 hours ago, Savagebee said:

 Ian Cooper what happened to him?

Savagebee - Ian is nearly 39 years old now and I believe has hung up his boots, he was a great servant for Colney Heath and here he is netting a hat trick at St Margaretsbury during that 2011/12 campaign I highlighted earlier:

https://www.hertsad.co.uk/sport/football/cooper-chalks-up-100-goals-for-colney-heath-with-hat-trick-1-1214512

[Savagebee]

6 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Savagebee - Ian is nearly 39 years old now and I believe has hung up his boots, he was a great servant for Colney Heath and here he is netting a hat trick at St Margaretsbury during that 2011/12 campaign I highlighted earlier:

https://www.hertsad.co.uk/sport/football/cooper-chalks-up-100-goals-for-colney-heath-with-hat-trick-1-1214512

[Rhodes]

The 2012/13 SSML Premier Division was all about one team and one team only, Dunstable Town, who won the Championship by a record 20 point margin, going unbeaten throughout the entire campaign. Surprisingly however, Lewis Putman (pictured) of Oxhey Jets was the player of the season scoring 52 times in just 26 League games and adding numerous Cup goals, Dunstable Town's top marksman Lee Roache could only manage 37 goals in 22 league outings. Lewis Putman joined Oxhey Jets as a youngster in 2008 and stayed at the Boundary Stadium until the summer of 2013 before spending time on trial at Wycombe Wanderers, he then joined Wealdstone however sustained a bad knee injury and returned to his beloved Oxhey Jets briefly before moving to Hanwell Town in 2014:

SSML Premier Division 2012/13
Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Dunstable Town                   42   36    6    0  143   33  114
   2  Aylesbury United                 42   28   10    4  105   42   94
   3  Oxhey Jets                       42   28    7    7  125   50   91
   4  St Margaretsbury                 42   26    5   11  102   72   83
   5  Ampthill Town                    42   22   11    9  103   65   77
   6  Hanwell Town                     42   22    7   13   89   50   73
   7  London Colney                    42   20    9   13   76   73   69
   8  A F C Dunstable                  42   20    5   17   92   70   65
   9  Haringey Borough                 42   18    9   15   75   55   63
  10  Harefield United                 42   17   12   13   77   67   63
  11  Berkhamsted                      42   16   12   14   76   77   60
  12  Hadley                           42   18    5   19   86   84   59
  13  Colney Heath                     42   16    9   17   75   83   57
  14  Stotfold                         42   14   10   18   80   90   52
  15  Leverstock Green                 42   13    5   24   54   95   44
  16  Tring Athletic                   42   12    7   23   57   82   43
  17  Hertford Town                    42   10   10   22   63   93   40
  18  Biggleswade United               42   10    9   23   49   73   39
  19  Hillingdon Borough               42    9   11   22   63  102   38
  20  London Tigers                    42   10    5   27   56  111   35
  21  Hatfield Town                    42    6    3   33   54  133   21
  22  Holmer Green                     42    5    5   32   55  155   20
 

[Rhodes]

In 2013/14, Hanwell Town almost did a Dunstable Town the season before and fell just three points shy of their record points total, albeit with less goals scored, the only game the Reynolds Field Club lost was surprisingly at Cotlandswick early on in the campaign with London Colney winning 2-1. The surprise package of the 2013/14 season however were undoubtedly Ampthill Town who had only been promoted out of Division One two seasons earlier, they amassed a 124 goals tally largely thanks to striker Danny Watson (pictured) who netted for fun throughout and is currently plying his trade with Crawley Green where he scored six times this season before the curtain came crashing down. Danny's other Club's include Barton Rovers, where he started out as a youngster, Leighton Town, Newport Pagnell Town, St Ives Town, Bedford Town, Kempston Rovers, and St Neots Town:

SSML Premier Division 2013/14
Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Hanwell Town                     42   35    6    1  127   36  111
   2  Ampthill Town                    42   31    4    7  124   46   97
   3  Colney Heath                     42   26   10    6   92   36   88
   4  St Margaretsbury                 42   26    7    9   86   50   85
   5  Berkhamsted                      42   26    6   10  111   58   84
   6  Hoddesdon Town                   42   24    6   12   88   62   78
   7  London Colney                    42   22    6   14   88   64   72
   8  Cockfosters                      42   16   10   16   69   62   58
   9  A F C Dunstable                  42   15   13   14   74   69   58
  10  Tring Athletic                   42   16   10   16   71   70   58
  11  Hillingdon Borough               42   17    7   18   90   91   58
  12  Holmer Green                     42   16    8   18   85   87   56
  13  Hadley                           42   14   10   18   52   67   52
  14  Harefield United                 42   14    8   20   85   82   50
  15  London Tigers                    42   14    7   21   70   75   49
  16  Hertford Town                    42   15    4   23   76   94   49
  17  Biggleswade United               42   11   14   17   65   76   47
  18  Oxhey Jets                       42   13    8   21   74   99   47
  19  Stotfold                         42   14    5   23   49   91   47
  20  Leverstock Green                 42   10    4   28   57  117   34
  21  Hatfield Town                    42    3    5   34   42  152   14
  22  London Lions                     42    3    4   35   38  129   13

 

[Savagebee]

On 10/04/2020 at 21:25, Rhodes said:

The 2012/13 SSML Premier Division was all about one team and one team only, Dunstable Town, who won the Championship by a record 20 point margin, going unbeaten throughout the entire campaign. Surprisingly however, Lewis Putman (pictured) of Oxhey Jets was the player of the season scoring 52 times in just 26 League games and adding numerous Cup goals, Dunstable Town's top marksman Lee Roache could only manage 37 goals in 22 league outings. Lewis Putman joined Oxhey Jets as a youngster in 2008 and stayed at the Boundary Stadium until the summer of 2013 before spending time on trial at Wycombe Wanderers, he then joined Wealdstone however sustained a bad knee injury and returned to his beloved Oxhey Jets briefly before moving to Hanwell Town in 2014:

SSML Premier Division 2012/13
Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Dunstable Town                   42   36    6    0  143   33  114
   2  Aylesbury United                 42   28   10    4  105   42   94
   3  Oxhey Jets                       42   28    7    7  125   50   91
   4  St Margaretsbury                 42   26    5   11  102   72   83
   5  Ampthill Town                    42   22   11    9  103   65   77
   6  Hanwell Town                     42   22    7   13   89   50   73
   7  London Colney                    42   20    9   13   76   73   69
   8  A F C Dunstable                  42   20    5   17   92   70   65
   9  Haringey Borough                 42   18    9   15   75   55   63
  10  Harefield United                 42   17   12   13   77   67   63
  11  Berkhamsted                      42   16   12   14   76   77   60
  12  Hadley                           42   18    5   19   86   84   59
  13  Colney Heath                     42   16    9   17   75   83   57
  14  Stotfold                         42   14   10   18   80   90   52
  15  Leverstock Green                 42   13    5   24   54   95   44
  16  Tring Athletic                   42   12    7   23   57   82   43
  17  Hertford Town                    42   10   10   22   63   93   40
  18  Biggleswade United               42   10    9   23   49   73   39
  19  Hillingdon Borough               42    9   11   22   63  102   38
  20  London Tigers                    42   10    5   27   56  111   35
  21  Hatfield Town                    42    6    3   33   54  133   21
  22  Holmer Green                     42    5    5   32   55  155   20
 

What a season Lewis Putnam had. Never been the same player since the injury at Wealdstone FC.

Edited April 13, 2020 by Savagebee