Bovingdon

[Rhodes]

Been meaning to start a thread on the Green Lane Club for a while and nice to see they are open for business again tomorrow:

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I believe this YouTube video has been posted before on another thread but a great insight into the Club and Green Lane:

 

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Another YouTube insight into the Club and covering a pre-season friendly with Hemel Hempstead Town on Saturday 7 July 2018 which Hemel Hempstead Town won 7-0:

 

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YouTube action and a match report from Bovingdon v Sun Sports Reserves in an Aubrey Cup Quarter Final tie on Saturday 10 March 2018, due to Green Lane being flooded the venue was changed to the 3G pitch at Parmiters School in Watford, Bovingdon won 5-0 with goals from Lewis Pritchard, Jack Maynard, Ed Canham, Courtney Massay and Will Summerfield. Bovingdon were still a Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division side in 2017/18 gaining promotion to the SSML Division that season and winning it at the first time of asking in 2018/19 by four points from Old Bradwell United losing just two league games all season, 1-0 at Abbey Road and 2-1 at Aston Clinton:

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/16087067.bovingdon-into-aubrey-cup-semi-finals-after-sun-sports-win/

 

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Two links from when anoraks have visited Green Lane in the past, the last one however is of Bovingdon Reserves v Buntingford Town Reserves in the Cecil Hudson Cup Final, played at Ware FC on Tuesday 28 April 2015, which Bovingdon Reserves won 2-1 with two goals from Tommy Gray:

https://thecoldend.blogspot.com/2018/08/bovvy-3-0-win-seals-bank-holiday-local.html

https://footygrounds.blogspot.com/2016/05/bovingdon-fc-green-lane.html

http://thecoldend.blogspot.com/2015/05/cup-glory-for-bovingdon-reserves.html

 

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YouTube action from Sun Sports Reserves v Bovingdon Reserves in the Hertfordshire Senior County League Division One, on 17 February 2018 at Bellmountwood Avenue in a 1-1 stalemate, Bovingdon Reserves won Division One by nine points that 2017/18 season with the First Team winning the Premier Division Championship and being promoted to Division Two of the SSML:

 

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Photographs from Cheshunt 'A' v Bovingdon Reserves in an opening day 2017/18 Hertfordshire Senior County League Division One fixture on Saturday 19 August 2017, Cheshunt 'A' won 1-0 however Bovingdon Reserves won the Championship that season by nine points:

 

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Nice photographs from Bovingdon v Chipperfield Corinthians at Green Lane in a Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division fixture on Saturday 25 August 2015, Bovingdon won 6-0 and were to finish seventh in the table that 2015/16 season, however the Club were very much on the way up and finished runners up to the outstanding London Lions in 2016/17 and then won the Championship in 2017/18 with the Reserve team winning Division One:

Edited July 9, 2020 by Rhodes

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YouTube action from Bovingdon v Pitstone & Ivinghoe on Saturday 2 March 2019 in a 2018/19 SSML Division Two fixture at Green Lane, Bovingdon won the game 4-1, the first half and second half are in separate links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD7AAQA1NBs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUcw0XEBCnA

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I'm sure Bovingdon will want to wish former supremo Lee Bircham all the best following his appointment at Vauxhall Road this morning, Lee was an absolute Godsend and in his two years at Green Lane led the Club to, firstly, runners up spot in the Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division in 2016/17 and then the Championship in 2017/18 and promotion to the SSML before he left for Broadwater to be assistant Manager to Steve Bateman and now look where he is. Bovingdon made the following tearful statement in June 2018 when Lee walked out of the door:

BIRCHAM RESIGNS - We’ve today received the news that First Team manager Lee Bircham has resigned from his role at the club.‬

Everyone at the club would like to place on record their thanks to Lee for his tireless work over the 2 years he’s been in charge.

He’s been a breath of fresh air for the club and it was fantastic to cap that off with our first premier league title.‬

We wish Lee all the best for the future and h‪e will always be welcome back here at Green Lane! ?

[Rhodes]

Bovingdon Reserves have been allocated a Herts Senior County League Division One place again with an 'A' team in Division Two:

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On 04/07/2020 at 12:02, Rhodes said:

Another YouTube insight into the Club and covering a pre-season friendly with Hemel Hempstead Town on Saturday 7 July 2018 which Hemel Hempstead Town won 7-0:

Nice photographs from Bovingdon's pre 2018/19 season friendly with Hemel Hempstead Town, at Green Lane on Saturday 7 July 2018, which Hemel Hempstead Town won 7-0:

Edited July 27, 2020 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

A bit after the Lord Mayors Show but interesting YouTube action from Bovingdon's visit to Knebworth in a 2013/14 Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division fixture on Saturday 10 May 2014, resulting in an exciting 3-3 stalemate. Bovingdon finished that campaign in thirteenth spot with Knebworth relegated, it was then a year on year improvement for the Green  Lane Club until they finally reached the promised land in 2017/18 under Lee Bircham, winning the Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division Championship with the Reserve team winning Division One:

http://thecoldend.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-mighty-ks-end-season-as-comeback.html

 

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YouTube action again, this time from a pre 2017/18 season friendly fixture between Bovingdon and AFC Dunstable, at Green Lane on Saturday 5 August 2017, AFC Dunstable won a competitive game 2-1 with Lee Bircham rubbing his hands on the touchline knowing that this was to be Bovingdon's season and so it proved:

 

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YouTube highlights, courtesy of The Cold End, from Bovingdon v Sarratt in a 2018/19 SSML Division Two fixture, at Green Lane on Monday 27 August 2018, resulting in a 3-0 win for Bovingdon, both Club's were new to the SSML that season having been promoted from the Hertfordshire Senior County League, Bovingdon went on to win Division Two at the first time of asking under new Manager Martin Standen, ending the campaign in style with a 13-0 win over whipping boys Clean Slate, but were unable to gain another promotion:

https://thecoldend.blogspot.com/2018/08/bovvy-3-0-win-seals-bank-holiday-local.html

 

Edited July 29, 2020 by Rhodes

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Just the one photo from Bovingdon's visit to Knebworth in a 2012/13 Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division encounter, at Knebworth's Recreation Ground on Saturday 8 September 2012, Bovingdon won 2-0 with strikes from James Bundey and Ed Canham, the latter who I believe was with Harpenden Town last season, PetetheGreek's friend Len Wilcock was refereeing that afternoon:

 

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Already posted on the Buckingham Athletic thread however over 100 photographs, courtesy of Sports Shots, from the pre-season friendly at a sweltering Stratford Fields between Buckingham Athletic and Bovingdon on Tuesday 11 August 2020, resulting in a surprise 2-0 win for Bovingdon although their goalkeeper had an inspired afternoon and wouldn't have been beaten in a month of Sunday's:

https://www.sportsshots.org.uk/2020/08/12/psf-buckingham-athletic-0-2-bovingdon/

Edited August 25, 2020 by Rhodes

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Oh no, you're not going to believe this folks but it's him again, the Grounhopping FC guy who was at the Berkhamsted v Bovingdon pre-season friendly at Broadwater on Thursday evening (27 August), it was a surprise 1-1 stalemate with an outstanding performance by Bovingdon especially their young goalkeeper:

https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/berkhamstedfootballclub/teams/109087/match-centre/0-4866799/report

 

Edited August 29, 2020 by Rhodes

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Bovingdon entertain Buckingham United on Saturday 19 September in their first SSML Division Two fixture of the new campaign, they then welcome Totternhoe to Green Lane the following Saturday so boss Andy Stratford will be rather hoping for six points to kick off with. Home form last season however was exceptionally poor with just two wins at Green Lane from early August to when the curtain prematurely came down in mid March, compare that to the 2018/19 campaign when it was a fortress of Alamo proportions with Bovingdon winning the Division Two Championship and ending with a 13-0 win over Clean Slate as well as meting out 8-0 and 7-1 drubbings to The 61 FC (Luton) and Grendon Rangers respectively.

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On 21/07/2020 at 03:41, Rhodes said:

Bovingdon Reserves have been allocated a Herts Senior County League Division One place again with an 'A' team in Division Two:

Bovingdon's Reserve team travel to Aldenham FC this afternoon (Saturday) for their first Herts Senior County League Division One fixture of the new campaign whilst the 'A' team travel to Hatfield Athletic for their first Division Three match, both games kick off at 3.00pm.