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A Pictorial History
1979-80 South East Counties League (Division 1)
Manager: Ron Boyce
CHELSEA
Chadwell Heath
2 - 1 (Parker 2)
18 August 1979
Baker, Banks, Lane, Parker, Ritches, McIntosh, Pegram, Burvill, Ward, Houghton, Hall (Maybin)
REPORT:
NORWICH CITY
Chadwell Heath
3-2 (Hall [pen], Pegram, Reader)
25 August 1979
Baker, Banks, Burvill, Parker (Maybin), Ritches, Wall, Pegram, Reader, Ward (Elliott), Lane, Hall
The under-18's had to fight hard for their second win in the opening fortnight of the season. Although conceding a penalty which was converted by Billy Hall, Norwich City led 2-1 at the interval of the fixture at Chadwell Heath. But the Hammers rallied well, and goals from Billy Pegram and Wayne Reader put us on the right end of a 3-2 score-line at the finish.
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Southall FC
0 - 2
1 September 1979
Vaughan, Keith (Banks), La Ronde E., Parker, Ritches, Wall, Lane, Reader, Pegram (Elliott), Burvill, Hall
Queens Park Rangers took away our unbeaten record when they won 2-0 at Southall F.C. There was little for us to enthuse about, as Rangers generally dominated the proceedings.
FULHAM
Chadwell Heath
0 - 2
8 September 1979
Vaughan, McPherson, Burvill, Reader, Ritches, Ampofo C., Smith M. (Pegram), Lane, Ward, Hall, Elliott
We sustained another 0-2 reverse, Fulham being the better team throughout in the match played at Chadwell Heath.
MILLWALL : 1978-79 SECL (Final Replay)
Upton Park
3 - 0 (Allen, Brignull, Cowie)
10 September 1979
Baker
Wright
Smith
Cowie
Brignull
Keith
Hibbert
Allen
Banton
Houghton
Barnes
Our under-18's put on a great performance at Upton Park on Sept. 10. eventually defeating F.A. Youth Cup holders Millwall in as decisive a manner as the 3-0 score suggested. The Young Lions were cheered on by strong support in an attendance of over 700, but they and their fans were frustrated by the manner in which their hopes were shattered.
Millwall had some near-misses in the first quarter-hour, but were worn down to concede a goal from a powerful shot by George Cowie only two minutes before half-time. Phil Brignull's tremendous header in the 78th minute put the game more-or-less on ice, but any remaining doubts were dispelled two minutes later as Paul Allen converted a penalty. The second half was a real pleasure, and although Millwall fought gallantly they were thoroughly demolished
ARSENAL
London Colney
0 - 1
15 September 1979
Baker, Banks, La Ronde E., Reader, Ampofo C., Wall, Lane, Burvill, Ward, Parker, Hall
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IPSWICH TOWN : SECL Div 1 Cup (First Round)
Chadwell Heath
1 - 2
22 September 1979
Vaughan, Banks, La Ronde E., Parker, Ritches (Maybin), Wall, Pegram, Burvill, Ward (Hall), Lane, Hills
Although our under-18's won the deferred replay of the 1978-79 Final on 10 September they lost their grip on the trophy only twelve days later. However, a difference in available team-strength had a lot to do with this, as several eligible players were playing in the Reserves on the same day.
The team against Ipswich Town at Chadwell Heath that morning played well, and were rather unfortunate to lose out by 1-2 against a more experienced side. A goal down at the interval, the Hammers went further in arrears before gaining a consolation counter from Billy Hall.
CRYSTAL PALACE
I.S.C. Mitcham
1 - 4 (Hall [pen])
29 September 1979
Vaughan, Banks, Baird (Hall), Reader, Ampofo C., Wall, Pegram, Burvill, Ward (Maybin), Lane, Schiavi
Crystal Palace had the better of the first half at Mitcham last Saturday, and built up a three-goal lead by half-time. The Hammers got their game together better after the interval, and a penalty converted by Billy Hall enabled us to make the final result 1-4.
SOUTHEND UNITED
Chadwell Heath
1 - 1 (reader)
6 October 1979
Vaughan, Banks, Baird, Reader, Ampofo C., Wall, Pegram, Burvill, Milton, Maybin, Lane(Ward)
The Hammers and Shrimpers shared two goals and the points at Chadwell Heath. Southend United's counter was netted before ours, Wayne Reader equalising with a good effort prior to the interval.
GILLINGHAM
Chadwell Heath
0 - 0
13 October 1979
Vaughan, Wall, Banks (Summers), Moore, Ampofo C., Keith, Maybin, Lane, Milton, Ward, Hall
Manager Ron Boyce's comment on the home game against Gillingham was that the final count could have been in the region of 8-6 in our favour! As it happened, neither side succeeded in finding the net, so it was eventually a goalless draw. Whilst we missed a lot of chances, we had to thank goalkeeper John Vaughan for keeping the opposition scoreless.
ORIENT : Southern Junior Floodlight Cup (First Round)
Upton Park
3 - 0 (Burvill, Hughton, Smith)
16 October 1979
Vaughan
Wright
Smith
Burvill
Keith
Hibbert
Houghton
Allen
Milton
La Ronde E.
Barnes
We fielded an XI including ten professionals and apprentices against Orient at Upton Park on Oct. 16, in the First Round. This contingent proved too much for our near-rivals, and three first-half goals were sufficient to put us through.
Midway through the opening period Ray Houghton and Glen Burvill netted with powerful shots. O's hit hack, but with five minutes to go to the interval break, Mark Smith hit the third from a cross by Bobby Barnes. The Hammers maintained the initiative during the second half, but some missed opportunities and good goal-keeping by Lloyd Scott prevented them increasing the margin.
The result was a shock for Orient, whose line-up contained three youth internationals. They were very confident pre-match, but the manner of our victory left them quite deflated.
FULHAM
Roehampton
1 - 0 (Burvill)
20 October 1979
Vaughan, Banks, Maybin, Reader, Ampofo C., Wall, Lane, Burvill, Ward, Hills, Hall
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DOVER : FA Youth Cup (First Round)
Crabie Athltic Ground
1 - 1 (Wall)
31 October 1979
Baker
Wright
La Ronde E.
Reader
Ampofo C.
Wall
Houghton
Hibbert
Milton
La Ronde A.
Barnes
REPORT:
PORTSMOUTH
Chadwell Heath
5 - 4 (Ward 2, Hill, Pegram, reader)
3 November 1979
Baker, Banks, Maybin, Reader, Ampofo C., Wall, Pegram, Lane, Ward T., Hall, Hills
The under-18's had a ding-dong duel with Portsmouth at Chadwell Heath. Leading by 3-1 at half-time, the Hammers eventually won 5-4. Terry Ward netted two of ours, with Ray Hill, Billy Pegram and Wayne Reader getting one apiece. The Pompey team fought well, and it is surprising that they have not achieved better results this season.
DOVER : FA Youth Cup (First Round Replay)
Upton Park
5 - 0 (Barnes, Hibbert, Milton, Smith, Ward)
6 November 1979
Baker
Wright
Smith
Hibbert
Keith
Wall
Ward
Houghton
Milton
La Ronde E.
Barnes
Despite the very bad weather conditions it was decided to carry through with the First Round replay v Dover at Upton Park on November 6. The very sparse attendance that also braved the elements saw the Hammers gain a very comfortable victory, although the visitors showed some clever touches and a lot of spirit in the early stages. Steve Milton and Terry Ward scored before the interval ; skipper Mark Smith, Steve Hibbert and Bobby Barnes made it 5-0 at the finish.
WATFORD
Chadwell Heath
1 - 3 (Hill)
10 November 1979
Baker, Banks, Maybin, Wall, Ampofo C., Keith, Pegram (Hall), Reader, Ward, Hills, Lane
We were at home to Watford at Chadwell Heath. It was not a very good game, and although we were on level terms at half-time (1-1), the Herts, club gained the upper hand to finish 3-1 winners.
SWANSEA CITY : Southern Junior Floodlight Cup (2nd Rd)
Upton Park
4 - 0 (Barnes, Burvill, Milton, Wright)
12 November 1979
Barker
La Ronde E.
Banks
Burvill
Keith
Hibbert
Houghton
Ward T.
Milton
Wright
Barnes
Our youngsters sole reward for dominating the first half of last Monday's second round lie v Swansea Youth was a Glen Burvill goal. After the interval three further goals were sufficient to give us a comfortable margin at the final whistle. Jason Wright converted a tree-kick via the underside of the crossbar : Steve Milton robbed a Welsh defender near the centre-circle and ran on to round the opposing 'keeper before slotting home our third ; excellent approach-work by Ray Houghton was finished of! by Bobby Barnes, who had previously caused a number of problems to the young Welshmen.
IPSWICH TOWN
Portman Road
1 - 0 (Burvill)
17 November 1979
Vaughan, Keith, Banks, Maybin, Ampofo C., Wall, Barnes, Burvill, Ward, Reader, Schiavi
A single goal decided the issue at Portman Road, Glen Burvill scoring in the first half against Ipswich Town. However, the honours went to our defence, which covered well and blanketed out the strong opposition. It was nice to avenge the League Cup defeat at the hands of the Suffolk club.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Chadwell Heath
3 - 0 (Burvill, La Ronde E., Schiavi)
24 November 1979
Vaughan, Wright, Smith, Burvill, Keith, Hibbert, Barnes, Houghton, Ward, Schiavi, La Ronde E.
As the Combination fixture on November 24 was postponed, several of our under-18's who play in the Reserves were available for the South East Counties League teams that day.
An almost full-strength line-up faced the Spurs in a Division I game at Chadwell Heath, and gave a very convincing performance in winning by three clear goals, Mark Schiavi opened the scoring to put us into a half-time lead; then after the interval Glen Burvill and La Ronde added further counters to establish our superiority.
CHELSEA : FA Youth Cup (Second Round)
Upton Park
3 - 1 (Allen [pen], Barnes, Milton)
27 November 1979
Vaughan
Wright
Smith
Allen
Keith
Hibbert
Schiavi
Houghton
Milton
La Ronde E.
Barnes
The score at the end of the match versus Chelsea in the Third Round at Upton Park was rather flattering, although we probably missed as many chances of scoring as did the visitors.
The West Londoners went into an interval lead when a badly-taken free-kick from our half of the field was directed to an opponent, who ran it back to net in very adequate fashion.
Ii was not until 20 minutes from time that Paul Allen levelled the count from the penalty-spot, and even then the odds appeared on a draw. However, with seven minutes left on the clock Mark Smith made a great opening for Bobby Barnes to put us ahead. Steve Milton made it 3-1 shortly afterwards following a solo run through the opposing defenders.
SOUTHEND UNITED
Rocheway
5 - 2 (Barnes 2 [2 pens],Burvill 2, Milton)
1 December 1979
Vaughan, Keith, Banks, Barnes, Ampofo C., Wall, Burvill, La Ronde E., Milton, Reader, Maybin
Lowly-placed Southend United were somewhat fortunate to keep our under-I8's down to a 5-2 margin at Rocheway. They conceded two penalties (both converted by Bobby Barnes), in a match which had some unfortunate incidents that might have been prevented by a firmer hand. We led 2-1 at the interval; our other scorers were Glen Burvill (two) and Steve Milton.
BRISTOL ROVERS : Southern Junior Floodlight Cup (Third Round)
Eastville
1 - 3 (Wright)
5 December 1979
Vaughan
Wright
Smith
Banks
Keith
Hibbert
Burvill
Houghton
Milton
La Ronde E. (Reader)
Barnes
We met with a disappointing defeat in the Quarter-Final at Eastville, Bristol Rovers winning the Third Round tie by 3-1. The home side scored first to gain an interval lead, but we were back in the game when Jason Wright netted the equaliser. However, the Rovers then dictated for the rest of the match, and two further counters ended our hopes of further progress.
ORIENT
Chadwell Heath
2 - 0 (Maybin, Milton)
8 December 1979
Vaughan, Wall, Hibbert, Burvill, Keith, Ampofo C., Barnes, Schiavi, Milton, La Ronde A., Maybin
We were good winners by the end of our match v Orient at Chadwell Heath, although we might have made almost certain of victory early in the game. Eventually we went ahead before half-time through a goal by Terry Maybin and Steve Milton made it 2-0 after the interval to comprehensively settle the destination of the points.
CHARLTON ATHLETIC
Unilever Ground
2 - 2 (Burvill [pen], Ward)
15 December 1979
Baker, Wall, Banks, Reader, Keith, Ampofo C., Schiavi, Burvill, Milton, La Ronde E., Maybin (Ward)
After a goalless first half, each team found the net twice in the fixture v Charlton Athletic at the Unilever Ground. Terry Ward and Glen Burvill were our scorers. It was a good match to watch despite weather conditions, and the Hammers might well have taken both points.
IPSWICH TOWN
Chadwell Heath
3 - 1 (Barnes [pen], La Ronde A., Milton)
5 January 1980
Baker, Wright, Smith M., Barnes, Keith, La Ronde E., Houghton, Burvill, Milton, Ward (Reader)
The under-18's produced an excellent perfomanc, defeating near-placed rivals Ipswich Town by 3-1 at Chadwell Heath. This enabled our youngsters to retain third place in the table.
LUTON TOWN : FA Youth Cup (Third Round)
Kenilworth Road
1 - 3 (La Ronde A.)
7 January 1980
Baker
Wright
Smith M.
Barnes
Keith
Wall
Houghton
Reader
Milton
La Ronde E.
La Ronde A.
A goal by Tony La Ronde put our under-18's away to a good start in the Third Round tie at Kenilworth Road last Monday, but Luton Town showed a lot more determination towards the task in hand. The Hatters fought back to be 2-1 ahead at half-time, and their continual persistence was further rewarded by another counter in the final minute. Overall, it was a disappointing performance on the Hammers' part.
NORWICH CITY
Trowse Training Ground
2 February 1980
Postponed :
Bad Weather Conditions
Double-header programme with Bristol Rovers Reserve
fixture at Norwich City's training ground, both games were postponed.
WATFORD
Woodside Stadium
1 - 6 (Lane)
12 January 1980
Vaughan, La Ronde E., Maybin, Batt L. (Fearey S.), Banks A., Wall R., Schiavi M., Burvill, Milton, Ward T., Lane N.
The under-18's did not adapt themselves to the conditions at the Wood-side Stadium last Saturday, and paid the penalty against a Watford team which always looked confident of victory. The home side went two up before Nicky Lane reduced the arrears by converting Glen Burvill's pass. However, Watford ran riot after the interval, and four more goals made the final count 6-1 against us.
CHARLTON ATHLETIC
Chadwell Heath
1 - 1 (Barnes [pen])
9 February 1980
Baker, Wall, Banks, Reader, Keith, Ampofo C., Lane, Burvill, Milton, Ward (Barnes), Smith M.
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ORIENT
Jubilee Ground
4 - 2 (Burvill 2, Barnes, Milton)
16 February 1980
Baker, Banks, Dixon, Christian, Ampofo C., Wall, Reader, Burvill, Milton, Barnes, Smith M.
The away fixture v Orient at the Jubilee Ground was contested by well-matched teams, and altogether it was a ding-dong tussle. O's equalised our early goal, but went in arrears again before the interval. We then scored our third before their second reply, but an eventual fourth goal for the Hammers settled the final count at 4-2. Glen Burvill kept up his recent scoring success with a couple of goals; Bobby Barnes and Steve Milton netted one each.
MILLWALL
Chadwell Heath
1 - 1 (Burvill)
1 March 1980
Baker, Banks, Dixon, Reader, Ampofo C., Wall, Smith M., Burvill, Ward, La Ronde A., Lane
REPORT:
NORWICH CITY
Trowse Training Ground
0 - 1
8 March 1980
Baker
Banks
Dixon
Coleman (Fairweather)
Ampofo C.
McPherson
Pegram
Wall
Smith M.
Lane
Batt (Fearey)
REPORT:
ARSENAL
Chadwell Heath
1 - 2 (Schiavi)
15 March 1980
Baker, Keith, Dixon, Batt, McPherson, Wall, Lane (Ward), Burvill, Wood, Schiavi, Smith M.
Although a goal down at half-time, we equalised soon after through Mark Schiavi in last Saturday's game v Arsenal at Chadwell Heath. It then looked as if we might gain at least one point, but a silly mistake gave the Gunners the chance to score a winner.
GILLINGHAM
Gillingham
3 - 0 (Lane, La Ronde A, [og])
22 March 19780
Baker, Wright, Dixon, Burvill, Keith, Hibbert, Barnes, Houghton, Milton, La Ronde A., Lane
As we had no Reserve fixture on 22 March, we were able to include several youngsters from that team in our line-up against Gillingham in an under-18's engagement. The greater experience proved too much for the Kent club's youngsters, and the Hammers ran out easy winners in this away encounter. An own goal put us ahead at the interval, and after the resumption Nicky Lane and Tony La Ronde made the final count 3-0.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Cheshunt
0 - 2
29 March 1980
Baker, Wall, Dixon, Reader, Ampofo C., McPherson, Schiavi, La Ronde E., Milton (Fairweather), Barnes, Lane
The match v Spurs at Cheshunt was - in the words of coach Ron Boyce "a Jekyll and Hyde affair." The Hammers had chances enough to be 3-1 ahead at half-time, but the interval arrived scoreless as Spurs also had a glaring miss. The home side made more of their opportunities during the second half, and netted a couple to win 2-0.
CRYSTAL PALACE
Chadwell Heath
7 - 0 Schiavi 2, Barnes, Burvill, La Ronde E., McPherson, Smith)
19 April 1980
Baker, Wall, Dixon, Ampofo C., McPherson, La Ronde E., Barnes, Smith M. (Pegram), Lane, Burvill (Banks), Schiavi
The match against Crystal Palace at Chadwell Heath produced our biggest win of the season in this Division. The Hammers were four goals up at half-time, and put in another three after the interval to end 7-0 ahead. Mark Schiavi added another couple of his growing total, and Bobby Barnes, Glen Burvill. Tony La Ronde, Ken McPherson and Mark Smith scored one apiece.
PORTSMOUTH
Fratton Park
0 - 1
21 April 1980
Barker
Wright
Smith M.
Bruvill (Wall)
Keith
Hibbert
Benham D. (La Ronde E.)
Houghton
Milton
Barnes
La Ronde A.
After winning so handsomely two days earlier, it was a surprise that we should lose by the only goal to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on the following Monday.
MILLWALL
Langley Park
3 - 1 (Milton 2, [og])
26 April 1980
Purcell A., Keith, Dixon I., Reader (Wood J.), Ampofo C., Wall, Hibbert, La Ronde E., Milton, Smith M., Schiavi
The first half of the match against Millwall at Langley Park was scoreless, but after the interval the exchanges were more productive for attackers. The Young Lions equalised our first counter, but the Hammers netted two more to win 3-1. Steve Milton scored a couple, and our other was an own goal.
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Chadwell Heath
1 - 1 (Smith [pen])
3 May 1980
Purcell, Yuill, Dixon, Coleman, Ampofo C., McPherson, Fairweather (Fearey), Smith M., Schiavi, Lane, Pegram
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CHELSEA
Chadwell Heath (Away fixture played at Home)
0 - 0
7 May 1980
Baker, Keith, Dixon, Reader, Ampofo C., Wall, Smith M., Burvill, Milton, La Ronde, Schiavi
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