[FM10] Stopsley Utd - The FM Era!

[Maw74]

Stopsley Utd started here >>> LMA Manager 2005 - Honours & League Record

FM Version:
- FM 10, with 10.3.0 patch

Database:
- Large

Leagues Loaded:
- Playable --- England (Premier League down to Blue Square North/South)

- View Only -- USA*, France*, Germany (2nd & Above), Italy*, Holland*, N.Ireland (1st & Above), Ireland*
------------- Russia*, Scotland*, Spain*, Wales*, Australia*, Argentina*, Brazil* (*=Top Division Only)

Edits:
- Created my club and placed them in Blue Square South.

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[Maw74]

Season 1 - 2009/2010 - Blue Square South

Full Squad


Results


Final Table


Best Eleven

[Maw74]

World Cup 2010


Season 2 - 2010/2011 - Blue Square Premier

Transfers


Results


Final Table

[Maw74]

Season 2 - 2010/2011 - Blue Square Premier (Continued)

Best Eleven

New Season - Season 3 - 2011/2012

Coca-Cola League Two

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Pre-Season Friendlies
Wollongong FC 1 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 2 Watford 6
Stopsley Utd 4 GH Academy 0
Stopsley Utd 1 Leeds Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 0 Stoke City 1
Stopsley Utd 2 Peterborough 2
Stopsley Utd 3 Coventry City 1
Dorchester 1 Stopsley Utd 3
Stopsley Utd 0 Tottenham 5

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August 2011

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 1
Darlington 3 Stopsley Utd 3
Stopsley Utd fight back from 3-1 down to earn a point.

League Cup - 1st Round
Stopsley Utd 3 Swansea City 2 (AET)
Stopsley Utd stage another comeback.
More Details.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 2
Hereford 0 Stopsley Utd 4
Javier Hernandez scored his 100th goal for Stopsley.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 3
Stopsley Utd 1 Brentford 1
Brentford hold on for draw at Stopsley Park.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 4
Stopsley Utd 5 Chesterfield 0
Javier Hernandez scored his 100th League goal for Stopsley.

League Cup - 2nd Round
Stopsley Utd 0 Stoke City 2
Championship side Stoke were too strong for Stopsley.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 5
Cheltenham 1 Stopsley Utd 2
Hernandez brace earns Stopsley the 3 points.

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League Two Table


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Manager of the Month
Steve Bull (Harchester Utd)

Player of the Month
Javier Hernandez (Stopsley Utd)

Young Player of the Month
Tom Andrews (Macclesfield)

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Stopsley Utd's Transfers


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[Maw74]

September 2011

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 6
Stopsley Utd 1 Tranmere Rovers 0
Hernandez scored on 21 mins and Stopsley held on despite red card for Downing.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 7
Stopsley Utd 2 Dagenham & Redbridge 0
Michalik & Hernandez score in Woodward's 100th game in charge of Stopsley Utd on FM.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 8
Cambridge Utd 1 Stopsley Utd 2
Wallace gave Stopsley the lead, Renantinho scored winner on 79 mins.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 9
Burton Albion 1 Stopsley Utd 1
Wallace gave Stopsley an early lead but Burton take a point.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 10
Stopsley Utd 1 Gillingham 1
Stopsley draw again, Wallace scored again after Parker gave Gillingham the lead.

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League Two Table


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Manager of the Month
Chris Sutton (Lincoln City)

Player of the Month
Albert Adomah (Barnet)

Young Player of the Month
Curtis Main (Darlington)

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[Maw74]

October 2011

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 11
Bradford 0 Stopsley Utd 3
Wallace, Michalik & Renatinho score in comfortable win.

Johnstones Paint Trophy - Southern 2nd Round
Stopsley Utd 4 Wycombe 1
Kazharov (2), Hernandez & Lyskov score in last 26 mins to take Stopsley through.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 12
Torquay 2 Stopsley Utd 5
Brown, Renatinho, Michalik, Hernandez & Downing on target in easy win.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 13
Stopsley Utd 3 Wycombe 2
Hernandez (2) & Wallace give Stopsley another win over Wycombe.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 14
Stopsley Utd 2 Luton Town 0
Hernandez 49 & 81 gives Stopsley the derby win in front of a capacity crowd at Stopsley Park.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 15
Macclesfield 2 Stopsley Utd 2
Brown gave Stopsley the lead, Hernandez earned a point after Macclesfield fought back to lead 2-1.

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League Two Table


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Manager of the Month
Mark Woodward (Stopsley Utd)

Player of the Month
Elvis Hammond (Cheltenham Town)

Young Player of the Month
Nathaniel Foster (Burton Albion)

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[Pangaea]

If you absolutely wanted to create your own club, why not do so with a clean slate? Set up the club with few funds, say 100k, no transfer funds, no players, no backroom staff, low reputation, and then set about your business. Now it looks like you've basically made sure you'll fly up the leagues. I honestly don't see the fun in that. It's obvious some of these players, if not many of them, are way too good for the level you started out at (or even above that as Hernandez are still banging them in in League Two..).

Maybe I'm a strange breed, but the most fun I have with this game is to build up a team and find struggle at every turn. When you then succeed you know you have actually accomplished something.

If you find this fun long-term, however, by all means play like this. It's your game and all that. Just as I play my game how I like, you should play your game how you like. But I do think a save where you are pretty much clicking continue and receiving wins galore will not be very fun in the long term. Racing a Lada with a Ferrari may be fun the first few times, but after a while it becomes stale and predictable.

Car analogies ftw

[jackripper]

Racing a Lada with a Ferrari may be fun the first few times, but after a while it becomes stale and predictable.

A great way to put it mate, I totally agree. I was manchester united manager and won everything till it became repetitive. I know in Holland struggling in Jupiler League with Haarlem. Oh the joys.

[AcidBurn]

Very well presented thread but I have to agree that it seems too easy, I will keep reading though to see what it's like once you reach the EPL. Javier Hernandez is a beast in the top Mexican league he is way too good for the lower English leagues, he should be getting 50 plus goals a season. Can I ask what starting reputation you gave your club? I had a game just like this on FM08 and it was great fun, did you give yourself a sugar daddy?

If it's possible from now on any chance you could post the players stats for the season, wouldn't mind seeing the best 11's from the season you have played so far. I will keep reading and I think your save will become good once you reach the EPL. Good luck dude.

[jackripper]

Javier Hernandez is a beast in the top Mexican league

Is this the player United have signed IRL

[AcidBurn]

Is this the player United have signed IRL

Yeah with the right tutoring and training he could become a back up for a top EPL side on FM, he was outscoring my players in my days in Mexico he was so good I hated him.

[jackripper]

i couldnt afford his flight to Haarlem never mind his wages

[Maw74]

Thanks for the replies, the points made are fair and expected, it's ok, I know my game is totally unrealistic but what I would like to do is have to two save files, 1-this type and 2-normal game.
So a fantasy type game and then another game where I manage real clubs, this is the type of thing I have done on other management games.

I had a game just like this on FM08 and it was great fun, did you give yourself a sugar daddy?.

Yeah it is and yes I did, I did think about starting again in the way that Pangaea said, but at the moment I'm really enjoying this game.

Fair enough that some of the players are too good for the lower levels, but I wanted some players that would be with the club during the hopeful rise to the prem. Javier Hernandez has been great, I didn't know much about him when I set this game up, and shortly after I did he was signed by Man Utd.

If it's possible from now on any chance you could post the players stats for the season, wouldn't mind seeing the best 11's from the season you have played so far. I will keep reading and I think your save will become good once you reach the EPL. Good luck dude.

Ok I will sort that info out and then put it up.

Edit - Best Eleven's now added to previous posts.

[Maw74]

November 2011

FA Cup - 1st Round
Stopsley Utd 2 Southend Utd 0
Goals from Kazharov & Hernandez put Stopsley into 2nd Round.

Johnstones Paint Trophy - Southern Quarter-Final
Stopsley Utd 0 Southend Utd 2
Southend gain revenge to book Semi-Final place.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 16
Stopsley Utd 2 Lincoln City 3
Hernandez & Brown gave Stopsley a 2-1 lead, Adejayi scored injury time winner to inflict Stopsley's first league defeat.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 17
Stockport County 0 Stopsley Utd 1
Hernandez strikes on 18 minutes to get Stopsley back to winning ways.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 18
Stopsley Utd 1 Exeter City 0
A Wayne Brown strike gives Stopsley another 1-0 win.

FA Cup - 2nd Round
Luton Town 2 Stopsley Utd 4
Wallace, Michalik (2) & Mayor on target as Stopsley come from 2-1 down at half time to secure another derby win.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 19
Barnet 3 Stopsley Utd 3
Hernandez scored a hat-trick as Stopsley comeback from 3-1 down.

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League Two Table


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Manager of the Month
Chris Sutton (Lincoln City)

Player of the Month
Kevin Nicholson (Torquay Utd)

Young Player of the Month
Jason Banton (Burton Albion)

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[Maw74]

December 2011

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 20
Stopsley Utd 0 Rotherham Utd 1
Stopsley lose to a late Timothy Cathalina own goal.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 21
Bury 0 Stopsley Utd 0
Stalemate at Gigg Lane.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 22
Stopsley Utd 1 Harchester Utd 1
Nathan Tyson grabs a point for Harchester after Luke Freeman had given Stopsley the lead.


Stopsley Utd manager Mark Woodward has been handed a one match touchline ban
for his post match comments after the 1-1 draw with Harchester Utd.
Woodward reacted badly to his side having a late goal disallowed for offside.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 23
Bournemouth 0 Stopsley Utd 2
16 year old Matt Knox made his debut and sets up goals for Renatinho & Hernandez.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 24
Stopsley Utd 3 Hereford Utd 1
Hereford took the lead on 4 minutes but Hernandez hat trick gives Stopsley the win.

FA Cup - 3rd Round
Stopsley Utd 2 Huddersfield Town 3
Kazharov & Hernandez score but despite a spirited effort Stopsley bow out to Premier League strugglers Huddersfield Town.

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League Two Table


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Manager of the Month
Steve Bull (Harchester Utd)

Player of the Month
Andy Bishop (Bury)

Young Player of the Month
Nathaniel Foster (Burton Albion)

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Stopsley Utd's Staff List!

[Maw74]

January 2012

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 25
Stopsley Utd 3 Darlington 1
Knox, Pálsson & Hernandez on target & Fazal saves a penalty.


16 years 340 days.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 26
Chesterfield 0 Stopsley Utd 0
Stopsley are shut out as Cathlina sees red late on.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 27
Brentford 0 Stopsley Utd 5
Goals come from Hernandez (2), Bagayoko, Brown & an own goal by Day as Stopsley ease to fine away win.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 28
Stopsley Utd 3 Cheltenham Town 1
Stopsley made several changes due to fitness worries, goals from Kazharov, Chanot & an own by Pook saw the changed side to a comfortable win.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 29
Dagenham & Redbridge 0 Stopsley Utd 3
Hernandez (2) & Renatinho wrap up another comfortable win.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 30
Stopsley Utd 3 Burton Albion 0
Hernandez (2) & Kazharov on target as Stopsley score 3 again.

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League Two Table


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Manager of the Month
Steve Bull (Harchester Utd)

Player of the Month
Javier Hernandez (Stopsley Utd)

Young Player of the Month
Victor Pálsson (Stopsley Utd)

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Transfers

[Maw74]

February 2012

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 31
Tranmere Rovers 1 Stopsley Utd 3
Andros Townsend (2) & Wayne Brown score the goals to beat Tranmere.
Harchester Utd were held to a 1-1 draw by Cambridge Utd.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 32
Stopsley Utd 1 Cambridge Utd 1
Thomas Lyskov earns Stopsley a point against Cambridge.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 33
Gillingham 1 Stopsley Utd 3
Javier Hernandez nets twice and Paul Downing is also on target in win.
Bradford City beat Harchester Utd 1-0, so Stopsley close to within 1 point.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 34
Stopsley Utd 1 Bradford City 3
James Wallace scores consolation goal as Pimpong, Counago & Brooker seal another fine win for Bradford.
Stopsley receive good news, Harchester lost 1-0 at home against Luton Town.

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League Two Table


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Manager of the Month
Chris Sutton (Lincoln City)

Player of the Month
Matty Collins (Lincoln City)

Young Player of the Month
Joe McCann (Cambridge Utd)

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[Maw74]

March 2012

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 35
Stopsley Utd 5 Torquay Utd 0
Nazir Kazharov (2), Wayne Brown (2) & Andros Townsend score in win over Torquay.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 36
Luton Town 1 Stopsley Utd 2
Kazharov gave Stopsley the lead on 32 minutes but Samuel levelled for Luton.
Javier Hernandez won the game for Stopsley with a a goal in the 67th minute.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 37
Wycombe Wanderers 1 Stopsley Utd 1
Stopsley took an early lead through Townsend on 12 minutes.
Wycombe gained a point when Pittman levelled the game on 83 minutes.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 38
Stopsley Utd 4 Macclesfield Town 0
Hernandez (2), Downing & Michalik score in comfortable home win.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 39
Lincoln City 2 Stopsley Utd 2
Hernandez scored an penalty on 86 minutes to salvage a point.
Kazharov was on target with Stopsley's other goal.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 40
Stopsley Utd 2 Stockport County 1
Kazharov & Hernandez on the scoresheet again as Stopsley end month with a win.

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League Two Table


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Manager of the Month
Steve Bull (Harchester Utd)

Player of the Month
Enoch Showunmi (Gillingham)

Young Player of the Month
Nathaniel Foster (Burton Albion)

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[Maw74]

April 2012

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 41
Exeter City 1 Stopsley Utd 0
Radwan Hamed score on 58 minutes to sink Stopsley.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 42
Stopsley Utd 2 Barnet 2
Renatinho gave Stopsley the lead on 25 minutes but two goals from
Martin on 47 minutes and 58 minutes gave Barnet a 2-1 lead.
Stopsley grabbed a point when Hinton knocked the ball into his own net.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 43
Rotherham Utd 2 Stopsley Utd 2
Pope & Pires gave Rotherham a 2-1 lead after Mayor had opened the scoring for Stopsley Utd,
Hernandez scored on 61 minutes but the draw means Stopsley are 5pts behind Harchester Utd with three to play.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 44
Stopsley Utd 4 Bury 0
Brown, Hernandez, Bagayoko & Renatinho score in win. Harchester are held to a 0-0 draw away to Bournemouth.
So with Stopsley Utd travelling to Harchester Utd for the next game they are now 3pts behind.

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 45
Harchester Utd 2 Stopsley Utd 0
Tyson & Jackson clinch the Championship for Harchester Utd.

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League Two Table


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Manager of the Month
Steve Bull (Harchester Utd)

Player of the Month
Lee Molyneax (Lincoln City)

Young Player of the Month
Dennis Appiah (Harchester Utd)

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[Maw74]

May 2012

Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 46
Stopsley Utd 0 Bournemouth 1
Daley nets for Bournemouth as Stopsley lose again.

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Final League Two Table


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Best Eleven

Full List of Player Stats

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European Championship 2012
Spain retain Euro title.

Group Stage & Knockout Stage

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[AcidBurn]

Good luck in league one, can I see a screenshot of you best 11 of all time want to see how many goals Javier Hernandez has for you. Won't be long until you are in the EPL now.

[W I L M]

Bunjemark???

Will start reading, the LMA 05 one was a great read..

[Maw74]

Bunjemark???

Will start reading, the LMA 05 one was a great read..

Yeah me and my Stopsley team again.

Good luck in league one, can I see a screenshot of you best 11 of all time want to see how many goals Javier Hernandez has for you. Won't be long until you are in the EPL now.

Ok no problem.

Thanks to you both for your replies.

Overall Best Eleven & Javier Hernández

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[Maw74]

Season 4 - Coca-Cola League 1 - 2012/2013

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Season Details

Transfers
Stopsley Utd pay £2.5m for John Bostock. Stopsley signed 21 players.
16 players left the club and a further 13 players went out on loan deals.

League Table
Stopsley Utd finish in 12th position, Leeds Utd won the League One title and Derby County finish runners-up.
Leicester City who finished 3rd also win promotion after beating Harchester Utd in the Play-off final at Wembley.

League Results
A mixed bag of League results, we were very inconsistent and suffered some really bad defeats.
We did produce many fine performances and finally managed a win against Harchester Utd.
The best result was the 3-1 win over Leeds Utd with Beckford netting a hat-trick against his old club.
Stopsley also struggled due to lengthy injury setbacks suffered by Javier Hernandez, John Bostock & Jermaine Beckford

Johnstone's Paint Trophy
We had a good run in this cup making it to the Southern section final.
We came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 in the 1st leg but Southend
edged us 1-0 in the 2nd leg to beat us 3-2 on aggregate.

League Cup
Rubbish, dumped out in first round.

FA Cup
Same as League Cup..

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Squad Details

Player Stats
Best Eleven

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League One Details

Season Summary
Player Stats
Manager of the Month Awards
Player of the Month Awards
Young Player of the Month Awards
Team of the Season

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Mark Woodward has accepted a a new 4 year deal with Stopsley Utd. Contract Details

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[Doiggy_2007]

I thought I recognised the team name, remember reading about this back on LMA , god, seems like years ago now

Keep it up mate.

[SamCCFC]

Seems there are more of us LMA'ers round here than I thought... I'll keep an eye on this too - was an epic read on the LMA forum.

[Maw74]

I thought I recognised the team name, remember reading about this back on LMA , god, seems like years ago now

Keep it up mate.

Seems there are more of us LMA'ers round here than I thought... I'll keep an eye on this too - was an epic read on the LMA forum.

Thanks for your replies, nice to know that there are a few LMA'ers on here, took me quite a while to get into FM but my obsession with Stopsley Utd continues.

I have corrected a mistake in my update post, we actually made it to the Southern section final of the JPT.

[Doiggy_2007]

Seems there are more of us LMA'ers round here than I thought... I'll keep an eye on this too - was an epic read on the LMA forum.

Sam! I have you on Facebook .. It's Calum

Thanks for your replies, nice to know that there are a few LMA'ers on here, took me quite a while to get into FM but my obsession with Stopsley Utd continues.

Dunno if you'll remember me haha, Scholsey.. Hardly ever post here though..

Can't blame your obsession continuining , you were them for ages!

[W I L M]

Hahaha sick little LMA gang lol

was just on that forum before, some people are still posting :s

Bunjemark keep these updates coming...

[Maw74]

Season 5 - Coca-Cola League One - 2013/2014

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Transfers

Transfers In
Nine players joined Stopsley Utd.

Transfers Out
Seventeen players left the club and four were sent out on loan deals..

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Results

Pre-Season
A good pre-season with only two defeats.

FA Cup
A good effort this season, lost by a single goal at Old Trafford.

League Cup
Not good losing after being 2-0 up.

JPT Trophy
Another poor performance and we messed up from the spot.

Coca-Cola League One
Who cares about the cups, a good campaign ends with promotion as Champions.

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League Info

League One Table
League One Player Stats
Manager of the Month Awards
Player of the Month Awards
Young Player of the Month Awards
Team of the Season

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Stopsley Utd Info

Player Stats
Season's Best Eleven
Overall Best Eleven

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[Maw74]

Dunno if you'll remember me haha, Scholsey.. Hardly ever post here though..

Can't blame your obsession continuining , you were them for ages!

Hahaha sick little LMA gang lol

was just on that forum before, some people are still posting :s

Bunjemark keep these updates coming...

Thanks for the replies.

Yeah I remember you both on the LMA site.

Coming soon, I will post the results for World Cup 2014, Can the Ukraine defend the cup?

[Maw74]

World Cup 2014
Holders = Ukraine / Hosts = Brazil

1st Round - Final Group Standings

Qualifiers - Spain, Ukraine, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Ivory Coast, Chile, Ghana
Argentina , Togo, Italy, Ecuador, Cmeroon, Portugal, England, Croatia.

Knockout Stages

Spain are crowned World Champions for the first time, they have added
the trophy to their two wins in the Eurpean Championships (2008 & 2012).

[Maw74]

Season 6 - Coca-Cola Championbship - 2014/2015

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Transfers

In & Outs
Stopsley signed 17 players and spent £2.8m.
20 players were sold for a combined value of £2.8m.

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Results

Pre-Season
We managed a 2-1 win against Spurs.

FA Cup
Well beaten by Man City.

League Cup
Narrow win against Cambridge & narrow defeat to Wigan.

Coca-Cola Championship
A mixed bag of results but safe in mid-table.

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League Info

Championship Table
Championship Player Stats

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Stopsley Utd Info

Player Stats
Season's Best Eleven
Overall Best Eleven

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[Maw74]

Stadium & Sponsorship News



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[Maw74]

Season 7 - Coca-Cola Championship - 2015/2016

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July 2015
Pre-Season


A good pre-season with wins against local rivals Dunstable & Hitchin plus a nice win
against Chelsea's reserves, we also played ok against Everton but they were just too good.

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August 2015



A good start with wins over Swindon & Swansea and just a narrow defeat
to Leeds, we made progress in the League Cup thanks to a thrilling 4-3 win.

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[Maw74]

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Season 7 Transfers

September 2015



A great win against Bolton but after that it was a poor month.

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October 2015



Apart from one stand out result it was another poor month.

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[Maw74]

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November 2015



A good start to the month with victory against Palace, but then
two blanks and a heavy defeat against Newcastle Utd.

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December 2015



A good month with three wins and three draws, suffered a defeat
against Southampton but it was a close game.

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[Maw74]

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January 2016



Another good month, a narrow defeat to Swansea but progress
in the FA Cup with wins over Harchester & Cardiff City.

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February 2016



This month wasn't good with four league defeats, but a great win over Wigan in the FA Cup.

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[Maw74]

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March 2016



Lost narrowly to Stoke in FA Cup Quarter-Final and a mixed
bag of results in the league with two wins, two draws and two defeats.

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April 2016



Unbeaten in April with two draws and two excellent wins.

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[Maw74]

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May 2016



We squandered a 3-0 lead but Hernandez scored twice in final five minutes.

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Championship - Final Table



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Best Eleven



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[Maw74]

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Club Takeover & Manager Contract



The takeover went through, but Phil Parkinson did not become Stopsley Manager.
Instead I was offered a new improved contract..

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Ground Info - Stopsley Park



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[Maw74]

European Championship 2016
Holders - Spain / Hosts - Scotland & Wales

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Group Stage

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Knockout Rounds



Spain retain title.

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[Maw74]

Season 8 - Coca-Cola Championship - 2016/2017

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July 2016
Pre-Season


Well another win against GH Academy, a draw against our feeder club Northampton.
Good wins over Galway Utd, Rapids Academy and Radstock.

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August 2016



A tough start and not a good one, narrow defeat against QPR but totally shocking against Hull City.
We led 2-1 against Sheff Utd but they eventually overpowered to record a comfortable win.
Managed to pick up our first point but was disappointed not to win against Crystal Palace.
I was happy with the draw against Bolton, we were behind for a long time, but Hernandez levelled late.

We struggled to get past Cheltenham in the cup, Amautovic scored his first goal for the club to take us
through after extra time. We were superb against Southampton, I wasn't expecting much to be honest.
It leaves me scratching my head and asking "why can't we perform like that more often?"

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Transfers



Fourteen players joined Stopsley and sixteen players left, two of each were loan deals.
I didn't really want to lose Pulhac, Zaluska or Edwards but they wouldn't agree to new contracts.
I'm happy with the signings especially Ernst, Lukovic, Carrick and Amautovic.
Baker (CB) & Roberts (ST) are young players, I'm hoping they will prove good for the future.

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[Maw74]

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September 2016



We led 3-1 but Lee Novak scored his 2nd of the game then West Brom levelled at 3-3
when Pablo Sanchez scored from the spot after Phil Bardsley was sent-off on 83 minutes.

We were no match for Watford, Rofe scored the first goal of his loan spell but Watford
added a 4th goal just minutes later.

We cameback from a goal down to lead 2-1 against Middlesbrough, Cameron Jerome was a hat-trick
hero for Boro with goals on 81 & 83 minutes adding to his leveller on 53 minutes.

Watford beat us for a 2nd time in the month, this time it was a closer affair but a strike from
Harrie Gommans on 19 minutes was enough to see them into the next round.

Stopsley came up against Harchester Utd for the 15th time and Harchester were 2-0 up after
just 25 minutes. James Wallace pulled a goal back on 85 minutes but Harchester held on for their
7th win against Stopsley Utd.

The game against Derby wasn't great, but at least it was a clean sheet, that's
something Stopsley haven't been looking like keeping very often.

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October 2016



Stopsley started the month still looking for a league win, they got it in a thriller against Ipswich.
Victor Moses gave Ipswich a 28th minute lead, but spells just before
and just after half time turned the game firmly in Stopsley's favour,
Marko Amautovic 41' & 45+1' sent Stopsley into the break 2-1 up.
Javier Hernandez 46' & 49' then saw them race into a 4-1 lead, Aaron Doran
pulled a goal back for Ipswich on 52 minutes and when Victor Moses scored
again on 85 minutes it was a nervy finish but Stopsley held on.

Lewis Grabban gave Swansea a 2-0 half-time lead, Hernandez pulled 1 back
early in the 2nd half but Stopsley couldn't find another.

Goals from Mayor 13' & Hernandez 38' saw Stopsley gain their 2nd win
with a 2-0 trumph over Peterborough Utd.

Javier Hernandez netted 3 minutes into injury time to grab a point against Reading,
John Bostock saw red on the stroke of half time against bottom club Wigan, Paul Downing
gave Stopsley a 67th minute lead but Wigan shared the points thanks to Fernando Usero.

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Championship Full Table

Harchester United in Top Spot!

Harchester Utd lead the Championship by 1 point, Bolton are 2nd and Wolves are 3rd.
Wigan Athletic are bottom and have had 10pts deducted for going into administration.

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Have you recieved any big offers for Hernandez?

With a silly strike rate like that, I'm amazed you've kept hold of him.

[Maw74]

Have you recieved any big offers for Hernandez?

With a silly strike rate like that, I'm amazed you've kept hold of him.

Well ..... yeah he has been linked with many clubs, had a lot of messages saying that managers/teams are interested but we have never had an official bid made for him.

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November 2016



Marko Amautovic scored twice with his 2nd coming 3 minutes into injury time to
earn Stopsley a point against Wolves. Amautovic opened the scoring but Wolves hit
back and when they took the lead on 90 minutes they looked set to win.

We dominated against Millwall but couldn't take any of the numerous chances
that we created, was very disappointed to lose and not at all pleased with the ref
for giving them a very soft penalty on 18 minutes.

Made a bad start against Portsmouth and was expecting the worst when Goddard
gave them the lead after just 7 minutes, but we cameback strong to take the points.
We carried the form into the game against Plymouth and Amautovic put us ahead
after just 4 minutes, Beckford wrapped up the win with a strike on 84 minutes.

We made it 3 wins in a row with 4-1 away win over Southampton, Hernandez opened
the scoring on 27 minutes but The Saints were level 8 minutes later when Tom Heaton
put the ball into his own net, the players didn't let their heads drop and instead the setback
spurred them on. Hernandez 41' & Amautovic 44' gave Stopsley a comfortable lead.
Renatinho pounced on a loose ball on 60 minutes to make it 4-1 and secure another 3 points.

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Latest Transfer Deals


Stopsley Utd made 5 signings during October and November, Keeper Jan Rauw has joined on loan
from Stopsley's parent club AC Milan and Bruno Pilatos is back at the club for a 2nd spell.

3 young Spaniards have joined Stopsley, the club wanted to have a better look at the
players but with the free transfer period close to closing Woodward decided to take a
chance and signed them on full contracts.

"It's not a big risk anyway, they are free, the wage deals are good but obviously
not big big money, so I see no problem with giving these 3 players a chance to show
us what they can do at the club. I've liked what I've seen so far and I think
they could surprise people who haven't seen or heard of the lads."

A closer look at the Spanish trio.......
Germán Rosado, Alfonso Ramos, Jordi Soto.

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December 2016



The winning run came to an end but we played well against Cardiff, it was
a similar game to the recent fixture with Millwall, we created a lot more chances but
failed to take them. Hammond 77' & Peters 80' made Stopsley rue the missed chances.

Stopsley bounced back to beat Doncaster and Hull City and it was looking good
when the team took a 2-0 lead against Sheffield Utd, however the Blades fought
back in a 9 goal thriller at Bramall Lane. click for game overview

Stopsley responded well in the next game thumping Blackpool 5-1 with young Spaniard
Germán Rosado netting his 2nd goal for the club. Rosado made it 3 in 3 when he scored
the only goal of the game on 27 minutes against Queens Park Rangers.

Chesterfield were next up in the FA cup 3rd round, Hernandez netted a first half
hat trick and with Palsson also the scoring the game was won by half time.
Amautovic added a 5th goal on 74 minutes and Stopsley go into the New Year in great form.

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January 2017



The first game of the year was against league leaders Bolton, it was looking
good as we took a 2-0 lead but they were quick to pull a goal back.
Paul Huntington scored the winner for Bolton on 88 minutes. More Details

We drew the next 3 games starting with a 0-0 against West Brom, Germán Rosado
gave us a 14th minute lead against Crystal Palace but Colin James levelled on 43 minutes.
We then drew 1-1 with Watford, Germán Rosado was on the scoresheet again.

Next up was the FA cup 4th round, we were at home against Harchester utd.
It proved to be a five goal thriller and in the 16th meeting between the two clubs
we managed to seal only our 4th win thanks to a very late strike by Rosado. More Details

Germán Rosado was on the scoresheet for the fourth game running when he gave
us the lead against Swansea City after just 6 minutes, we were held to a fourth
league draw in a row when Stephan Ward made it 1-1 on 78 minutes.

We then travelled to Middlesbrough and a Lewin Nyatanga own goal put us
ahead on 25 minutes, Middlesbrough hit back through Oniforos Roushias 31'
and Cameron Jerome 38' to lead 2-1. Javier Hernández squared the game in
first half injury time and we were held to a fifth Consecutive league draw.

January Transfers
The offer from Spurs was too good to turn down, it's worth an initial
£3.4m and will rise by £1.3 when/if Amautovic scores 30 goals.

Gianpaolo Bertelli then made the move in the opposite direction as
we used some of the money from the Amautovic deal.

Scott Loach was signed to come and be our number one as I see
Tom Heaton more as a back up keeper for us, Kevin Foley was
recommended by one of my scouts and will provide competition
for Phil Bardsley at right back.

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February 2017



It was 0-0 at half time against Ipswich but we took control in the second half
to final end the run of draws and secure a deserved victory and 3pts. More Details

The next game against Harchester Utd turned into a shocker, it started well
with Martyn Waghorn giving us the lead on 6 minutes. Harchester levelled
through Daniel Golebiewski on 29 minutes, things were still looking ok with
both sides looking to win the game, Miguel Pallardo put Harchester ahead on
74 minutes and then Stopsley fell apart, Bjorn Helge Riise 76' made it 3-1.
Pallard got his 2nd from the spot on 83 minutes and Golebiewski scored his
2nd goal and Harchester's fifth in the 87th minute.

We then faced a trip to Anfield for the FA cup 5th round, confidence
was low and Liverpool were expected to win by a comfortable margin.
They did win and our goal was bombarded with over 20 shots, but despite being
outplayed for most of the game we came away with a respectable scoreline. More Details

Gianpaolo Bertelli put us head against Derby on 41 minutes, but a quick
double from Curtis Main in the second half gave Derby the 3pts. More Details

Will Hoskins scored after just 5 minutes to give Peterborough the lead.
Javier Hernández levelled on 21 minutes but Hoskins restored the lead
for Peterborough 2 minutes into the second half, Andros Townsend
rescued a late point for us with a strike on 88 minutes.

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Full Championship Table

Bolton 12pts Clear, Wigan Struggle!
Bolton look set to return to the Premier League, but the battle
is on for the other promotion spots with 8 teams in a close contention.
Wigan continue to find life hard at the bottom of the table.

More info - Top Scorers

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March 2017



We started March with a good win over Reading, Gianpaolo Bertelli opened
the scoring on 31 minutes and then Mark Little scored an own goal 2 minutes
before half time to give us a comfortable 2-0 win.

We led 2-1 against Millwall after 29 minutes thanks to quick goals from
Bertelli 27' and Hernández 29', We were denied the win when Millwall
snatched a point in injury time. More Details

Goals from Hernández 20' and Rosado 56' saw us claim 3 points against
bottom of the table strugglers Wigan Athletic.

Victor Pálsson scored in the 81st minute to give us a point against Wolves.
Donny Gorter had opened the scoring for Wolves after 52 minutes.

The month ended with another 1-1 draw, Gianpaolo Bertelli put us ahead
on 58 minutes but David Lopez levelled for Portsmouth in the 77th minute.

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April 2017



April started with an 8 goal thriller away at Plymouth Argyle, We were 3-1
down after 50 minutes but cameback to secure a great win. More Details

We carried that form on to our next game and were too good for Southampton.
Pálsson (2) and Hernández scored to give us a fine 3-0 win. More Details

The next game was one to forget, we were very poor and the less said
about Cardiff City's 5-1 win the better. Pratley, Chopra (2) and Thompson (2)
scored for Cardiff with Germán Rosado scoring our consolation goal.

Victor Pálsson scored after 12 minutes to give us the lead against Doncaster.
Jamil Adam denied us victory with a strike on 90 minutes.

The last game of the season saw us beat Blackpool 3-1, Rosado 40' gave us
a 1-0 lead at half time but Boyes soon levelled after the break.
A brace from Victor Pálsson saw us finish the season on a high. More Details

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Full Championship Table

Bolton, Cardiff and Harchester clinch promotion to Premier League.
Millwall, Blackpool and Wigan suffer relegation to League One.

More info - Top Scorers

Stopsley's Best Eleven 2016/2017
Stopsley's Best Eleven Overall

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Season 9 - Coca-Cola Championship - 2017/2018

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July 2017
Pre-Season


I arranged a League tournament at Stopsley Park, Dunstable and Hitchin accepted
our invitation but Bedford, Luton, Stevenage & MK Dons turned us down so we invited St Albans.

Results in more detail........
Stopsley Utd v Dunstable Town
Stopsley Utd v Hitchin Town
Stopsley Utd v St Albans City
Full Results & Final Table

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Transfers So Far...
Nine players in and nine players out so far, We have spent £1.8m and I'm
confident that these players will do a good job for us in our push for promotion.

I didn't want Andros Townsend to leave but he wouldn't accept
a new deal, so I will be interested to see where he ends up going.
I wasn't planning to sell Tom Heaton but the offer came in from Spurs
and I feel that Jan Sebek is good enough cover for Scott Loach anyway.

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August 2017



We started the season with a great comeback against Middlesbrough.
Fololwed that up with a big win over Luton Town in the League Cup.
We continued our good start with 4-1 wins against Watford, Ipswich and Derby.

The goals were flowing and that continued with a 10 goal thriller
against Leyton Orient in the League Cup 2nd round.

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September 2017



The unbeaten start continued with a 2-1 win over Wolves and then
after going a goal behind early on to get a 4-1 win against Reading.

The run was ended by Sheffield Utd with our consolation goal coming late on.
We bounced back well with a fine 3-0 win over Notts County and then a great
5-2 win against Wolves in the League Cup 3rd round.

The month ended with another defeat, going down 2-1 away to Leeds Utd.
We remain top after nine games, so far our games have seen 37 goals scored.
Add to that a total of 23 goals in our three cup games and we couldn't be labelled
a boring team to watch. but that's good and bad though. Full Table

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October 2017



It was a poor start to the month, we were 2-0 down against MK Dons
with less than 20 minutes played. we got back on level terms but not for long.

Swindon took an early lead but Davide Petrucci was in fine form grabbing
4 goals in the 5-2 win. We then slipped to another defeat, losing 2-1 to Leicester City.

Late goals from Davide Petrucci & Renatinho earned us a point against
Portsmouth after we trailed 2-0 after 54 minutes.

We lost out in a goal fest against Burnley in the 4th round of the League Cup at Turf Moor.

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November 2017



Javier Hernandez got the month off to a great start scoring 4 goals
in our 5-2 win against Southampton at Stopsley Park.

An early goal from Renatinho set us on our way to a 3-0 win over West Brom,
Diego Barragan came off the bench to wrap up the points with a brace.

We trailed 2-0 at half time against Peterborough, but we staged a
second half comeback with Javier Hernandez grabbing a late winner.

We were held to a 1-1 draw by Plymouth, Ethan Moore gave the home side
the lead on 26 minutes but Davide Petrucci scored late on to secure a point.

Stopsley Utd have a 3 point lead over Middlesbrough. Full Table


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December 2017



Goals from Victor Pálsson (14') and Davide Petrucci (22') put us 2-0 up
against Doncaster, Terence Makengo pulled a goal back on 35 minutes.
We held on to win as Martin Woods (Doncaster) saw red on 87 minutes.

John Bostock put us ahead against Hull City on 28 minutes but
a header from Charles N'Zogbia (59') earned Hull City a point.

Javier Hernandez (11') gave us a good start against QPR but Bradley Wright-Phillips
soon restored parity, Elliot Ward (QPR) was sent-off on 45 minutes for a profesional foul,
Stopsley Utd's captain Victor Pálsson netted the winner on 61 minutes.

Darren Bent (5') got Sunderland off to a flying start, but Stopsley Utd
levelled through Davide Petrucci to secure a point with a 1-1 draw.

A nine goal thriller at Stopsley Park ended in Stopsley's favour with
the team taking the points with a 6-3 win over Crystal Palace.

Josh Walker (35') opened the scoring for Middlesbrough, Javier Hernandez
levelled on 73 minutes and Stopsley also had a 90th goal disallowed.

Stopsley ended the month with a 2-0 win against Watford, a goal from
Davide Petrucci (76') adding to an own goal by the Watford keeper.

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January 2018



A good start to the new year with a 4-2 win against Ipswich Town.
That win was followed with a very late winner away at Sunderland.
We should have made it another win but Derby cameback from
3-1 down to grab a share of the points at Pride Park.

We were 2-0 up against Wolves but again we let a 2 goal lead slip.
We then faced Forest Green Rovers away in the FA Cup, it was
a poor result as we were held to a 0-0 draw, but well played Forest Green.

The month ended with a 4th draw in a row, Davide Petrucci gave us
a 14th minute lead against Reading, 2 quick goals from Joseph Mills (61')
and Luke Moore (63') saw Reading take a 2-1 lead. Petrucci grabbed a 2nd
goal on 89 minutes to secure another point and an unbeaten month.

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February 2018



Davide Petrucci scored on 61 minutes to give Stopsley Utd a narrow
1-0 win against Leicester City to start the month off with 3 points.
The FA Cup 4th round replay against Forest Green was settled with
two second half strikes, it was harder than expected but
Stopsley Utd are through to the 5th round.

There was late drama against Sheffield Utd. It looked like the Blades
had snatched a late win but they were denied by Davide Petrucci.
The visit to Meadow Lane saw Stopsley hold on in a nine goal
thriller to take the points in a 5-4 win over Notts County.

In the FA Cup 5th round we were up against Premier League side Bolton.
It didn't start well, but we performed superbly to pull off a great win.

We took the lead against Swindon thanks to an own goal after just 6 minutes.
Kolo Toure doubled the lead on 32 minutes and just 3 minutes later a strike
from Victor Pálsson made it 3-0, Stopsley winger Renatinho completed the scoring
with our 4th goal on 70 minutes.

The final game of February saw a match between 1st & 2nd at Stopsley Park.
Leeds Utd took the lead on 67 minutes, but Germán Rosado grabbed a deserved
point for Stopsley on 86 minutes. Stopsley Utd hold a 3 point lead in the table.


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March 2018



Stopsley took their unbeaten run in all competitions to 25 games
with a 3-1 victory at MIK Dons, Javier Hernández opened the scoring on
29 minutes but MK Dons levelled through Dave Ward. Second half strikes
from Davide Petrucci & Victor Pálsson secured the 3 points for Stopsley.

Another fine display away at Swansea extended the run to 26 games.
Victor Pálsson (12') and an own goal on 35 minutes gave Stopsley a 2-0
lead at half time, a fine 3-0 win was rounded off on 74 minutes with a
goal from midfielder David Worrall.

The unbeaten run came to an end in the FA cup 6th round against Burnley.
We bounced back with a 2-1 win over Portsmouth, Javier Hernandez
put us 2-0 up scoring on 63' & 87' minutes, Simon Church made it a tight
finish by pulling a goal back for Portsmouth in the 90th minute.

Javier Hernández gave us an early lead against Southampton.
Two goals in the last 5 minutes sealed a 3-0 and 3 more points.
West Brom ended Stopsley Utd's 26 game unbeaten run in the league
with a solid display to secure a fine 2-0 win at Stopsley Park.
A hard fought game at London Road was settled in Stopsley's
favour thanks to a well placed shot by Renatinho late in the game.

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April 2018



Stopsley keeper Jan Sebek scored an own goal to give Plymouth
the lead, Renatinho levelled with a strike on 39 minutes.
Former Stopsley player Terence Makengo put Doncaster ahead
after just 4 minutes, Jay Simpson made it 2-0 on 57 minutes.
Davide Petrucci pulled a goal back on 68 minutes but
Doncaster Rovers held on for a hard fought 2-1 win.

A strike from Hull City captain Marvin Elliott on 45 minutes
was enough to see Stopsley Utd lose again, to add to the
misery Stopsley centre back Paul Downing was sent off
in the dying seconds of the game.

David Worrall (62') and an own goal from Damian Robertson (72')
gave Stopsley a 2-0 lead but QPR cameback to grab a point.

Goals from Darren Bent, David Bentley and Niki Zimling saw Stopsley
slump to another defeat. It turned out to be the worst month
of the season, and after leading the Championship for so long
the sloppy late form has cost Stopsley Utd the trophy.

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Well April proved to be a costly month for us but it's not all doom
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May 2018

Crystal Palace 1 Stopsley Utd 2
Last game of the season and Stopsley finish with a win.
Davide Petrucci's double strike see's off Palace.

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Championship Table
Watford came through the play-offs to join Leeds Utd
and Stopsley Utd in promotion to the Premier League.

Doncaster Rovers, Crystal Palace and Notts County
suffered relegation to League One.

Davide Petrucci finishes top scorer.

In other relegation news Harchester Utd are heading
in the opposite direction to Stopsley, a tough season
in the top flight proved too much. Full Table

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Championship Players Select
Stopsley Utd have five players selected.

Best Eleven - 2017/2018
Stopsley Utd's best players of the season.

Renatinho was voted Stopsley Utd's player of the season.

Best Eleven - Overall
Stopsley Utd's best players over last nine seasons.

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Group Stage
Hosts Russia suffered early elimination.

Knockout Rounds
Defending champions Spain were beaten by Italy in the second round.
The Italians went on to lift the trophy beating Croatia 2-0 in the final.

England finished fourth, they lost 3-1 to Italy in the semi-finals.

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Season 10 - Premier League - 2018/2019

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July 2018

Tour of Scotland

Dundee 1 Stopsley Utd 6

Albion Rovers 0 Stopsley Utd 6

Forres Mechanics 0 Stopsley Utd 3

Tour of Ireland

Sligo Rovers 0 Stopsley Utd 4

Monaghan Utd 1 Stopsley Utd 0

Shelbourne 0 Stopsley Utd 3

Friendly

Stopsley Utd 6 Stotfold 0

Mawsports Trophy

Semi-Finals
Stopsley Utd 3 Shakhtar Donetsk 0
Chivas Guadalajara 1 Arsenal Kiev 0

3rd Place Play-off
Shakhtar Donetsk 6 Arsenal Kiev 1

Final
Stopsley Utd 3 Chivas Guadalajara 0

Friendly

Stopsley Utd Reserves 6 Glenn Hoddle Academy 0

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News Update

Lampard Joins Stopsley Utd!
Stopsley Utd have appointed Frank Lampard as assistant manager.
He replaces Wesley Sonck, Chelsea receive a compensation payment
of £130,000 as part of the deal.

Kit Sponsorship Deal With Mawsports!
Stopsley Utd have signed a 3 year deal estimated to be worth
£1m per anum, Stopsley's previous deal was £192k per anum.

Stopsley To Receive £29m!
Stopsley Utd will receive £29.4m for Premier League
TV rights over the forthcoming season.

Board Expectations!
The board expect Stopsley Utd to achieve a mid-table finish.
The manager has been handed a transfer budget of £11m.
The wage budget has been set at £725,000 per week.

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August 2018

Transfers - Staff

Stopsley Utd 1 Birmingham City 0
Nicky Shorey gets Stopsley off to a good start with his 1st goal for the club.

Arsenal 4 Stopsley Utd 1
Arsenal prove too good and too strong for the Premier League new boys.

Stopsley Utd 0 Fulham 2
A tight game but Fulham eased to victory in the 2nd half.

Stopsley Utd 2 Charlton Athletic 0
Goals from Edwards & Stubbs secures progress in League Cup.

Premier League Table

Stopsley Utd To Face Stoke City!
Stopsley Utd will travel to the Britannia Stadium to play
Stoke City in the 3rd round of the League Cup.

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September 2018

Liverpool 1 Stopsley Utd 1
Liverpool strike late to deny Stopsley Utd the win.

Stopsley Utd 0 Burnley 2
Burnley's quick double dents Stopsley's hopes.

Newcastle Utd 2 Stopsley Utd 3
Niko Kranjcar's first goal nets Stopsley the 3 points.

Stoke City 2 Stopsley Utd 3
Stopsley go through with extra-time winner.

Stopsley Utd 4 Nottingham Forest 2
Superb second half fightback secures another win.

Premier League Table

Stopsley Utd To Meet Huddersfield!
Stopsley Utd will travel to the Galpharm to play
Huddersfield Town in the 4th round of the League Cup.

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October 2018

Leeds Utd 2 Stopsley Utd 4
Hernández brace helps Stopsley overcome Leeds Utd.

Stopsley Utd 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2
Jo's first half double secures the win for Spurs.

Stopsley Utd 0 Manchester City 1
Man City edge tight game thanks to early Sobis goal.

Huddersfield Town 3 Stopsley Utd 0
Out of the cup after a poor display against Huddersfield.

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November 2018

Aston Villa 5 Stopsley Utd 3
Aston Villa edge eight goal thriller at Villa Park.

Chelsea 3 Stopsley Utd 2
Chelsea snatch late win through Fraizer Campbell on 83 minutes.

Stopsley Utd 0 Everton 1
Fellaini strikes injury time winner to snatch all 3 points.

Blackburn Rovers 5 Stopsley Utd 4
Blackburn score 3 goals in 6 minutes to turn game in their favour.

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December 2018

Stopsley Utd 4 Watford 0
Superb display by Stopsley as they crush sorry Watford.

Stopsley Utd 4 Stoke City 0
David Worrall scores all four as Stoke are shocked at Stopsley Park.

Huddersfield Town 3 Stopsley Utd 1
Two spot kicks from Rhodes makes Stopsley suffer defeat to Huddersfield.

West Ham Utd 0 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley finish strong to beat The Hammers.

Manchester Utd 7 Stopsley Utd 2
Early Bird catches Stopsley, Trevor Bird scores four as Man Utd thump Stopsley.

Birmingham City 0 Stopsley Utd 3
Stopsley Utd bounce back with a solid display to beat Birmingham.

Stopsley Utd 3 Arsenal 2
Stopsley stage superb comeback to shock Arsenal.

Premier League Table

Stopsley Utd Drawn Against Bedford Town!
Stopsley Utd will travel to The New Eyrie on the 5th January 2019
to play Bedford Town in the 3rd round of the FA Cup.

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January 2019

Fulham 5 Stopsley Utd 1
Stopsley flop to heavy defeat at Craven Cottage.

Bedford Town 0 Stopsley Utd 3
Late goals secure progress in FA Cup.

Ipswich Visit Stopsley Park!
Stopsley Utd will face Ipswich Town in the 4th round
of the FA Cup on Saturday 26th January 2019.

Stopsley Utd 3 Liverpool 2
Stopsley hold on for shock win over Liverpool.

Burnley 3 Stopsley Utd 0
Burnley outclass Stopsley again to secure comfortable win.

Stopsley Utd 6 Ipswich Town 1
Kranjcar nets hat-trick as Stopsley stroll past Ipswich Town.

Stopsley Get Another Home Tie!
Sunderland will visit Stopsley Park in the 5th round of the
FA Cup on Saturday 16th February 2019.

Nottingham Forest 3 Stopsley Utd 2
Forest edge hard fought contest at The City Ground.

Premier League Table

Updated Transfers
Forren, Cebrián, Lukaku & Kahlenberg join Stopsley Utd.
Paul Downing joins Southampton in £1.8m deal.

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February 2019

Stopsley Utd 3 Newcastle Utd 3
Points shared after second half goal fest.

Stopsley Utd 2 Leeds Utd 1
Renatinho brace secures win against Leeds Utd.

Stopsley Utd 5 Sunderland 1
Sunderland swept aside as Stopsley progress to next round.

Stopsley versus Arsenal in Quarter-Finals!
Stopsley Utd will play Arsenal at Stopsley Park in the
Quarter-Finals of the FA Cup.

Stopsley Utd 2 Aston Villa 2
Injury time goal from Hernández earns Stopsley a point.

Manchester City 3 Stopsley Utd 1
Stopsley take early lead but Man City secure comfortable win.

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Tottenham Hotspur 1 Stopsley Utd 3
Late goals seal great win at White Hart Lane.

Stopsley Utd 3 Arsenal 1
Davide Petrucci bags a hat-trick as super Stopsley stun Arsenal.

Stopsley versus Villa in Semi-Finals!
Stopsley Utd will be up against Aston Villa in
the FA Cup Semi-Final at Wembley Stadium.
Game will be played on Saturday 13th April 2019.

Stopsley Utd 3 Chelsea 5
Stopsley were always chasing the game, Pazdan error killed off any chance of a draw.

Everton 3 Stopsley Utd 4
Davide Petrucci scored all four as Stopsley hold on to win.

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April 2019

Stopsley Utd 3 Blackburn Rovers 1
Strong finish after going behind just before the hour mark.

Watford 2 Stopsley Utd 1
Terrible start proved costly as Stopsley slip up at Watford.


Stopsley Utd 0 Aston Villa 1
Holtby's strike enough to give Villa victory.

Stopsley Utd 6 Huddersfield Town 3
Hernández completes hat-trick after Huddersfield staged a comeback.

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May 2019

Stoke City 2 Stopsley Utd 1
Poor performance, wasteful with chances until it was too late.

Stopsley Utd 2 West Ham Utd 4
Stopsley made to pay for two sloppy minutes.

Stopsley Utd 0 Manchester Utd 2
It was an even first half, but again Stopsley get caught early after half time.

Premier League Table

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Premier League - Top Scorers - Players select

Stopsley Utd - Best Eleven 2018/2019 - Best Eleven Overall - Player Stats 2018/2019

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Season 11 --- 2019/2020

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Manager Accepts New Contract!
Stopsley Utd chairman Scott Smith offered manager Mark Woodward
a new 4 year contract worth £23,000 per week. Woodward who had 1
year left to run on his current contract, was happy to accept the 3 year
extension and pay rise saying "I am delighted to extend my contract
with Stopsley Utd, I have no interest in managing any other team.
Well that's not totally true but more will be said about that shortly."

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July 2019

F1 - Getafe 2 Stopsley Utd 3

F2 - Stopsley Utd 0 Borussia Dortmund 3

F3 - Wigan Athletic 2 Stopsley Utd 3

F4 - Paris Saint Germain 2 Stopsley Utd 3

F5 - Stopsley Utd 0 FC Porto 1

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Stopsley Manager Gets England Job!
Stopsley Utd manager Mark Woodward applied for the vacancy
of England Under 20's manager, The English Football Association
contacted Woodward to accept his application, Woodward will
start with a friendly against Russia Under 20's in September.

England finished 4th in the recent Under 20's World Cup.

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August 2019

PL1 - Huddersfield Town 2 Stopsley Utd 2
(Milevskyi & Hernandez strike for Stopsley)

PL2 - Manchester City 0 Stopsley Utd 0

PL3 - Stopsley Utd 2 Arsenal 1
(Hernandez & Bostock strike to stun Arsenal)

LC2 - Exeter City 1 Stopsley Utd 3
(Milevskyi hat-trick as Stopsley progress)

PL4 - Stopsley Utd 2 Aston Villa 1
(Milevskyi's double see's off Villa)

September 2019

F - Russia Under 20's 1 England Under 20's 2

PL5 - Nottingham Forest 2 Stopsley Utd 0

PL6 - Stopsley Utd 1 Leeds Utd 1
(Milevskyi strikes again but Leeds take a point)

LC3 - Stopsley Utd 4 Crewe Alexandra 2
(Petrucci scores all four as Stopsley ease through)

PL7 - Burnley 0 Stopsley Utd 1
(Petrucci's strike enough to take points)

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Premier League Table
A good start to the season, poor result against Forest but 3rd
after 7 games is better than expected, with some very good results
especially against Arsenal, Aston Villa and Manchester City.

Stopsley Utd - First Team Squad & Transfers

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October 2019

PL8 - Manchester Utd 2 Stopsley Utd 2
(Bostock & Worrall secure point at Old Trafford)

PL9 - Fulham 2 Stopsley Utd 1
(Pálsson scores early but Fulham hit back to win)

LC4 - Stopsley Utd 0 Manchester City 1

November 2019

PL10 - Stopsley Utd 1 Newcastle Utd 0
(Hernandez secures narrow win with his 300th league goal for Stopsley)

PL11 - Stopsley Utd 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0
(Hernandez strikes in another 1-0 win)

PL12 - Stopsley Utd 0 Liverpool 4

PL13 - Stopsley Utd 4 Bolton Wanderers 1
(Millevskyi 2, Pálsson & own goal as Stopsley crush Bolton)

PL14 - West Ham Utd 0 Stopsley Utd 1
(Hernandez nets penalty winner)

December 2019

PL15 - Stopsley Utd 6 Cardiff City 1
(Petrucci 2, Hernandez, Kightly, Lavalle & Milevskyi score in rout)

PL16 - Blackburn Rovers 1 Stopsley Utd 2
(Milevskyi scores both as Rovers are beaten)

PL17 - Stopsley Utd 4 Harchester Utd 1
(Hernandez 2, Milevskyi & Stubbs on target in another big win)

PL18 - Stopsley Utd 4 Everton 1
(Petrucci 2, Milevskyi & an own goal as Stopsley great run continues)


Stopsley's top scorer Artem Milevskyi could be out
for up to 3 months after suffering a pulled hamstring.

PL19 - Chelsea 0 Stopsley Utd 2
(Petrucci & Stubbs stun Stamford Bridge)

PL20 - Stopsley Utd 2 Manchester City 2
(Petrucci & Hernandez net as top two draw)

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Premier League Table
We are in great form and are shock leaders, things are going far better
than I expected. The players have been superb and to think that
early in the season I let them feel my anger after a couple of poor performances.

The injury to Milevskyi was a big blow, the free signing has been
in sensational form for us, Good news for us is that we have a striker
joining in a deal worth £3.2m in January, the deal was agreed earlier in the
season, Who? a former Arsenal player is all I will say, not saying if that is
in the game or real life..

Premier League Top Scorers - Stopsley's Scorers

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January 2020

Transfers
(Bendtner & Rustom join Stopsley Utd)

FAC3 - Reading 1 Stopsley Utd 1
(Petrucci on scoresheet as Stopsley are taken to a replay)

PL21 - Stopsley Utd 4 Huddersfield Town 0
(Renatinho, Hernandez 2 and own goal in Stopsley romp)

FAC3R - Stopsley Utd 4 Reading 1
(Bendtner nets hat-trick and Rustom also on scoresheet as pair make debuts)

PL22 - Aston Villa 3 Stopsley Utd 0
(Sorry Stopsley well beaten at Villa Park)

FAC4 - Stopsley Utd 5 Cardiff City 2
(Hernandez 2, Bendtner 2 and Petrucci score against PL bottom side)

PL23 - Stopsley Utd 2 Nottingham Forest 1
(Bendtner and Hernandez with goals, Lavalle is sent-off)

February 2020

PL24 - Leeds Utd 0 Stopsley Utd 1
(Late own goal gives Stopsley a narrow win)

PL25 - Arsenal 3 Stopsley Utd 1
(Bendtner put Stopsley ahead but Arsenal eased to victory)

PL26 - Stopsley Utd 3 Burnley 1
(Burnley opened scoring but Bendtner, Petrucci and Hernandez seal win for Stopsley)

PL27 - Liverpool 4 Stopsley Utd 1
(Stopsley well beaten at Anfield, Liverpool even scored Stopsley's goal)

FAC5 - Stopsley Utd 2 Chelsea 3
(A close game but Chelsea hold on to end Stopsley's cup interests)

PL28 - Stopsley Utd 2 Fulham 1
(Hernandez and Bendtner on the scoresheet)

PL29 - Newcastle Utd 1 Stopsley Utd 3
(Bendtner scores and 2 own goals give Stopsley the win)

March 2020

PL30 - Stopsley Utd 1 Manchester Utd 2
(Man Utd come out on top despite Rooney own goal)

PL31 - Tottenham Hotspur 1 Stopsley Utd 0
(Josh Lambo own goal gives Tottenham the 3 points)

PL32 - Bolton Wanderers 2 Stopsley Utd 2
(Bendtner and Milevskyi earn Stopsley a point)

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Premier League Table
The run in to the season is gonna be a tight tense battle for the title.
Despite only taking one point from a possible nine in March we are still
very well placed in third, level on points with the top two.

Nicklas Bendtner has proved to be a great signing so far, and he has
pretty much taken over from where Milevskyi left off before the injury.

Premier League Top Scorers - Stopsley's Scorers

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England under 20's to play against Australia & USA.

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April 2020

PL33 - Stopsley Utd 2 West Ham Utd 1
(Hernandez nets penalty winner as Stopsley go top)

PL34 - Cardiff City 1 Stopsley Utd 3
(Lavalle, Milevskyi & Bendtner on target in easy win)

PL35 - Stopsley Utd 5 Blackburn Rovers 1
(Milevskyi 3 & Hernandez 2 as Stopsley cruise to victory)

PL36 - Everton 1 Stopsley Utd 1
(Milevskyi levels to secure a point for Stopsley)

May 2020

PL37 - Stopsley Utd 1 Chelsea 0
(Hernandez's early 2nd half strike enough to secure the win)

PL38 - Harchester Utd 2 Stopsley Utd 2
(Late comeback through Worrall 81' & Bendtner 90+2' earns a point)

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Premier League Table - Man City Edge Close Battle
Stopsley Utd suffered last day agony losing the title to Man City
on goal difference as both sides draw last game of the season.

Stopsley were 2-0 down at half time against relegated Harchester.
Two late second half goals kept them in with a chance but Man City
drew 1-1 with Tottenham to lift the Premier League trophy.

Despite the last day heartbreak it has been a superb season for
Stopsley Utd, they were not expected to be in contention for the
title, so to come so close and secure a place in the Champions League
is magnificent effort from the players and coaching staff.

Premier League Top Scorers
Premier League Season Summary
Premier League Players Select

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Stopsley Utd

Player Stats
Top Scorers
Best Eleven 2019/2020
Best Eleven Overall

Fans Player of the Season - Josh Lambo
The American goalkeeper was signed for £6m and has proved
to be a bargain, he played in all but two of Stopsley's games.
He had an outstanding season and earned his side several
points with his performances between the sticks.

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European Championship 2020
Holders = Spain / Hosts = Sweden

Group Stage
England, Italy, Germany, Turkey, France, Croatia, Holland & Czech Rep
qualify for the Quarter-Finals, Holders Spain and hosts Sweden crash out.

Knockout Stages
England & Germany progress to contest the final



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Season 12 --- 2020/2021

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June 2020

F - England Under 20's 2 Australia Under 20's 0

July 2020

F1 - Werder Bremen 2 Stopsley Utd 3

F2 - Rio Negro 0 Stopsley Utd 5

F3 - Stopsley Utd 7 Banfield 0

F4 - Stopsley Utd Reserves 9 Glenn Hoddle Academy 0

F5 - Young Boys 0 Stopsley Utd 2

F6 - Cardiff City 2 Stopsley Utd 1

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Champions League Draw


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August 2020

CS - Manchester City 3 Stopsley Utd 0
(Man City ease to Shield victory)

PL1 - Stopsley Utd 0 Huddersfield Town 1
(Stopsley slump in season opener)

PL2 - Stopsley Utd 2 Aston Villa 1
(Milevskyi & Bostock on target as Stopsley edge Villa)

PL3 - Stopsley Utd 2 Arsenal 1
(Hernandez & Bostock strike to stun Arsenal)

PL3 - Manchester Utd 3 Stopsley Utd 0
(Man Utd ease to comfortable win)

PL4 - Bolton Wanderers 1 Stopsley Utd 2
(Petrucci opens scoring, Reynolds scores late winner)

September 2020

F - England Under 20's 1 USA Under 20's 1

PL5 - Stopsley Utd 2 Leeds Utd 3
(Gibson double put Stopsley 2-0 up, Leeds snatch win in last minute)

CL1 - Stopsley Utd 1 Atletico Madrid 2
(Reynolds scores late on after Aguero's early double for Madrid)

PL6 - Burnley 0 Stopsley Utd 0
(Stalemate but nice to keep a clean sheet)

LC3 - Stopsley Utd 2 Sheffield Wednesday 0
(Reynolds & Bostock strke as Stopsley progress in cup)

PL7 - Stopsley Utd 2 Everton 1
(Pazdan & De Marcos on target to secure win over Everton)

CL2 - CSKA Moscow 2 Stopsley Utd 1
(Reynolds grabs late consolation goal)

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Premier League Table - Stopsley Utd In 10th
A mixed start to the season, after doing so well last season
it was gonna be hard because expectations are higher now
and it might be too much at the moment.

Premier League Top Scorers - Stopsley's Scorers

Champions League - Group D Table & Results
Two played and two lost, I knew it would be tough but hopefully we
can improve and maybe get 3rd place to drop into the Europa League.

Stopsley Utd - First Team Squad & Transfers
Broke our transfer record to sign Oscar De Marcos from Man Utd for £10m.
The record was smashed a day later by the £20m signing of Dave Reynolds.

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October 2020

PL8 - Chelsea 1 Stopsley Utd 0
(Gibson sent-off as Stopsley lose to 88th minute goal)

PL9 - Stopsley Utd 1 Tottenham 0
(Milevskyi nets 89th minute winner)

CL3 - Saint-Etienne 1 Stopsley Utd 2
(Reynolds double secures CL win)

PL10 - Birmingham City 1 Stopsley Utd 2
(De Marcos double as Stopsley beat Brummies)

LC4 - Manchester City 2 Stopsley Utd 0
(Man City ease through in League Cup)

PL11 - Stopsley Utd 3 Manchester City 0
(Stopsley finally beat Man City, Gibson, Reynolds & Magnussen are the scorers)
Stopsley Utd v Man City Head to Head Record

November 2020

CL4 - Stopsley Utd 2 Saint-Etienne 3
(Gibson & Reynolds on target but Stopsley are defeated)

PL12 - Nottingham Forest 2 Stopsley Utd 2
(Gibson & Hernandez earn Stopsley to a point)

PL13 - Stopsley Utd 0 Stoke City 1
(Sorry Stopsley slump to Stoke defeat)

PL14 - Newcastle Utd 1 Stopsley Utd 1
(De Marcos on target to earn a point)

CL5 - Atletico Madrid 4 Stopsley Utd 0
(Stopsley are well beaten in CL)

PL15 - West Ham Utd 1 Stopsley Utd 0
(Stopsley suffer another defeat in poor month)

December 2020

PL16 - Stopsley Utd 2 Sheffield Utd 0
(Hernandez scores twice as Stopley end winless streak)

CL6 - Stopsley Utd 2 CSKA Moscow 1
(Stopsley win is not enough)
Final Group Standings

PL17 - Arsenal 1 Stopsley Utd 1
(Petrucci gives Stopsley early lead, but Arsenal level with penalty)

PL18 - Liverpool 3 Stopsley 1
(Palsson put Stopsley ahead but Liverpool hit back to win)

PL19 - Stopsley Utd 1 Fulham 0
(Hernandez hits 85th minute winner)

PL20 - Aston Villa 2 Stopsley Utd 0
(Pazdan sent-off late on as Villa prove too strong)

PL21 - Stopsley Utd 2 Manchester Utd 2
(Stubbs & Gibson score but 89th minute strike denies Stopsley the win)

PL22 - Huddersfield Town 0 Stopsley Utd 2
(Reynolds & Petrucci are on target in comfortable win)

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Premier League Table - Man Utd Lead Table
Man Utd lead the Premier League by 3 points, Stopsley are in 9th place.

Premier League Top Scorers - Stopsley's Scorers

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January 2021

FAC3 - Stopsley Utd 6 Blackpool 0
(Bendtner 3, Worrall, Sobers and an own goal in Stopsley rout)

PL23 - Stopsley Utd 1 Bolton Wanderers 1
(Worrall gives Stopsley the lead but Bolton earn a point)

PL24 - Leeds Utd 1 Stopsley Utd 4
(Lavalle 2, Reynolds & De Marcos score in big away win)

FAC4 - Stopsley Utd 2 Chelsea 4
(Lavalle gives Stopsley 2-0 lead but Chelsea comeback to win)

PL25 - Everton 2 Stopsley 3
(Lavalle 2 & Renatinho on target in win at Everton)

PL26 - Stopsley Utd 2 Burnley 1
(Gonzalez & Lavalle hit back for Stopsley after early strike by Burnley)

Transfer Update - First Team Squad

February 2021

PL27 - Stopsley Utd 4 Chelsea 2
(Petrucci 2, Chimenti & Reynolds see off Chelsea)

PL28 - Tottenham Hotspur 1 Stopsley Utd 0
(Spurs edge tight game)

PL29 - Stopsley Utd 3 Birmingham City 1
(Reynolds 2 & Gibson on target as Stopsley come from a goal down)

March 2021

PL30 - Stopsley Utd 1 Nottingham Forest 2
(Renatinho levels but Forest net late winner)

PL31 - Manchester City 1 Stopsley Utd 1
(Reynolds earns Stopsley a share of the points)

PL32 - Stoke City 1 Stopsley Utd 0
(Palsson own goal secures double for Stoke)

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Premier League Table - Man City Edge Villa
Man City lead on goal difference, Stopsley are in 8th place.

Premier League Top Scorers - Stopsley's Scorers

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April 2021

PL33 - Stopsley Utd 3 Newcastle Utd 1
(Hernandez hat-trick secures comfortable win)

PL34 - Stopsley Utd 1 West Ham Utd 0
(Sobis grabs winner deep into injury time)

PL35 - Sheffield Utd 0 Stopsley Utd 3
(Petrucci 2 & Chimenti on target as Stopsley ease to victory)

May 2021

PL36 - Stopsley Utd 1 Liverpool 4
(Palsson gave Stopsley the lead but they slump to a poor defeat)

PL37 - Fulham 3 Stopsley Utd 1
(Another sloppy display, Hernandez nets consolation goal)

PL38 - Stopsley Utd 2 Arsenal 2
(Reynolds & Hernandez put Stopsley 2-0 up after 15 minutes)

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Premier League Table - Villa are Champions
Aston Villa have won the Premier League, defending champions
Man City finished runners-up with Man Utd taking 3rd place.

Stopsley Utd finish 9th after a poor end to the season
Despite finishing outside the qualifying places for Europe
Stopsley have been awarded a place in the Europa League
due to their fair play record in the Premier League.

Premier League Top Scorers
Premier League Season Summary
Premier League Players Select

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Stopsley Utd

Player Stats
Top Scorers
Best Eleven 2020/2021
Best Eleven Overall

Fans Player of the Season - Josh Lambo
Josh Lambo had another superb season between the posts.
The American is the fans favourite for the second season running
and his form saw him selected as the number 1 keeper in the PL.

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Under 20's World Cup 2021
Holders = Spain / Hosts = Tunisia



F - Croatia Under 20's 1 England Under 20's 3
(A good confidence boost for the England Under 20's)

England will face Mexico in the first group game and it
will see the manager having a very busy time with
Stopsley Utd due to be involved in the early qualifying
rounds of the Europa League during the World Cup fixtures.

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Season 13 --- 2021/2022

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June 2021

WC1 - England Under 20's 2 Mexico Under 20's 0
(Goals from Sobers & Rose get England off to good start)

EL,Q1,1L - Stopsley Utd 5 Breióablik 0
(Lavalle 2, Petrucci, Bostock & De Marcos on target for Stopsley)

July 2021

WC2 - England Under 20's 1 Fiji Under 20's 0
(Sobers goals is enough for England)

WC3 - Australia Under 20's 0 England Under 20's 2
(Willetts & Sercombe goals give England maximum points)

Group A - Final Standings

WCR2 - Canada Under 20's 0 England Under 20's 3
(England ease through with goals from Fitzgerald, Rose & Waldron)

EL,Q1,2L - Breióablik 0 Stopsley Utd 0
(Stopsley Utd go through 5-0 0n aggregate)

WCQF - Italy Under 20's 0 England Under 20's 4
(Thompson, Fitzgerald, Rose & Willetts on target in big win)

WCSF - Germany Under 20's 2 England Under 20's 0
(England lose to arch rivals after extra-time)

WC3PP - Peru Under 20's 0 England Under 20's 0
(England finish 3rd after winning 5-3 on penalties)

EL,Q2,1L - AC Oulu 0 Stopsley Utd 0
(Stopsley held in poor first leg display)

F1 - Stopsley Utd Reserves 3 Glenn Hoddle Academy 1

EL,Q2,2L - Stopsley Utd 5 AC Oulu 1
(Jones 3, Kightly & Lavalle goals put Stopsley through 5-1 on aggregate)

F2 - Stopsley Utd 3 Wexford Youths 1

EL,Q3,1L - Stopsley Utd 1 Arsenal Kiev 0
(Gatagov gives Stopsley narrow advantage)

August 2021

F3 - Stopsley Utd Reserves 0 Grimsby Town 1

EL,Q3,2L - Arsenal Kiev 0 Stopsley Utd 1
(Petrucci on target as Stopsley progress 2-0 on aggregate)

F4 - Besiktas 5 Stopsley Utd 2

PL1 - Stopsley Utd 3 Burnley 1
(Stopsley make good start with Hernandez & Reynolds scoring)

EL,Q4,1L - Stopsley Utd 10 Aktobe 0
(Gatagov 6, Petrucci 2, Reynolds & Hernandez net in record win)

PL2 - Tottenham Hotspur 0 Stopsley Utd 3
(Gatagov 2 & Worrall score in win at White Hart Lane)

EL,Q4,2L - Aktobe 0 Stopsley Utd 3
(Worrall, Petrucci & Jones wrap up 13-0 win on aggregate)

PL3 - Stopsley Utd 2 Blackburn Rovers 0
(Petrucci & Gatagov strike early to secure another win)

Europa League - Group F Draw

September 2021

PL4 - Stopsley Utd 1 Nottingham Forest 0
(Jones strike maintains Stopsley's impessive start)

EL1 - Stopsley Utd 3 Standard Liege 0
(Gatagov, Worrall & own goal in comfortable win)

LC3 - Stopsley Utd 3 Ipswich Town 1
(Two goals from Marilungo put Stopsley through after extra-time)

PL5 - Man City 2 Stopsley Utd 0
(Winning start ended as Man City prove too strong yet again)

EL2 - Shakhtar Donetsk 0 Stopsley Utd 2
(Hernandez & Gatagov strike in either half to beat Ukrainians)

Europa League - Group F Standings

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Premier League Table - Villa Take Early Lead
Defending champions Aston Villa are early leaders.
Stopsley Utd are currently 5th with 12pts from 5 games.

Premier League Top Scorers - Stopsley's Scorers

Stopsley Utd - First Team Squad & Transfers
Stopsley Utd spent £33m on 6 players, Edward Marsden joined
in a £15m deal from Aston Villa, Alan Gatagov (£6.25m) from
Inter Milan is looking a real bargain, he has been in sensational
form so far with 12 goals already.

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October 2021

PL6 - Leicester City 2 Stopsley Utd 3
(Gatagov grabs late winner, De Marcos & Hernandez also net for Stopsley)

F - England Under 20's 5 Poland Under 20's 0
(England cruise to victory against Polish under 20's)

PL7 - Stopsley Utd 1 Newcastle Utd 1
(Petrucci put Stopsley ahead on 63 minutes)

EL3 - Stopsley Utd 1 Unirea Urziceni 0
(Hernandez goal on 54 minutes is enough to secure another 3 points)

LC4 - Stopsley Utd 1 Wycombe Wanderers 0
(Pálsson strike enough for Stopsley to progress in League Cup)

PL8 - Stopsley Utd 4 Arsenal 3
(Hernandez 2, Petrucci & Gatagov make it 4-1, Stopsley hold on for win)

November 2021

EL4 - Unirea Urziceni 0 Stopsley Utd 2
(Hernandez secures the win with first half brace)

PL9 - Aston Villa 1 Stopsley Utd 1
(Petrucci's first half strike not enough as Villa take share of points)

PL10 - Stopsley Utd 4 Chelsea 3
(Lavalle nets injury time winner from the spot, Gatagov 2 & Worrall also score)

PL11 - West Ham Utd 0 Stopsley Utd 3
(Bostock, Gibson & Holmes own goal give Stopsley comfortable win)

PL12 - Bolton Wanderers 1 Stopsley Utd 2
(Hernandez scores brace as Stopsley recover from conceding goal in 1st minute)

PL13 - Stopsley Utd 1 Huddersfield Town 0
(Lavalle's early 2nd half strike secures another win)

December 2021

EL5 - Standard Liege 0 Stopsley Utd 2
(Marsden & Petrucci on target in Europa League victory)

PL14 - Leeds Utd 2 Stopsley Utd 1
(Marsden levelled for Stopsley, Howson nets 2nd half winner for Leeds)

LCQF - Burnley 2 Stopsley Utd 1
(Hernandez goal gave Stopsley hope but Burnley make semi's)

PL15 - Harchester Utd 1 Stopsley Utd 3
(Hernandez puts Stopsley ahead, late goal from Reynolds & Gatagov secure win)

EL6 - Stopsley Utd 3 Shakhtar Donetsk 2
(Stopsley hold to win with goals from Gatagov, Richards pen & Rose)

Europa League - Group F - Final Standings

PL16 - Stopsley Utd 2 Manchester Utd 1
(Bostock & Reynolds on target as Man Utd grab late consolation)

PL17 - Stopsley Utd 1 Liverpool 1
(Reynolds on target as 10 man Liverpool hold on for a point)

PL18 - Fulham 3 Stopsley Utd 1
(Gatagov scores but Fulham's quick 1st half double strike proved decisive)

PL19 - Blackburn Rovers 1 Stopsley Utd 2
(Hernandez opened scoring, Rose hits injury time winner)

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Premier League Table - Man City Lead By 4 Points
Manchester City top the Premier League table with 46 points.
Stopsley Utd are 2nd with 42 points and have 1 game in hand.

Premier League Top Scorers - Stopsley's Scorers

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FA Cup - Stopsley Utd are away to Man City in 3rd Round.

Europa League - Stopsley Utd will face Villarreal in 2nd Round.

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January 2022

FAC3 - Manchester City 3 Stopsley Utd 0
(We were beaten far too easily by Man City)

PL20 - Stopsley Utd 4 Leicester City 2
(Reynolds 2, Gatagov & Bostock with the goals)

PL21 - Everton 1 Stopsley Utd 2
(Gatagov with both goals for Stopsley)

PL22 - Nottingham Forest 0 Stopsley Utd 2
(Worrall & Gatagov with the goals)

PL23 - Stopsley Utd 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1
(Spurs take the points with narrow win at Stopsley Park)

PL24 - Stopsley Utd 2 Everton 0
(Hernandez & De Marcos on target in another win over Everton)

PL25 - Newcastle Utd 2 Stopsley Utd 3
(Gatagov 2 & Hernandez score as Stopsley hold on to win)

February 2022

PL26 - Stopsley Utd 1 Manchester City 0
(Petrucci nets from the spot to secure big win for Stopsley)

PL27 - Chelsea 0 Stopsley Utd 1
(Early own goal is enough to see Stopsley take the win)

EL,R1,1L - Villarreal 0 Stopsley Utd 1
(Gatagov strike gives Stopsley advantage)

PL28 - Stopsley Utd 2 Bolton Wanderers 0
(Goals from Petrucci & Jorge see off Bolton)

EL,R1,2L - Stopsley Utd 1 Villarreal 0
(Lavalle on target as Stopsley win 2-0 on aggregate)

March 2022

PL29 - Arsenal 2 Stopsley Utd 3
(Marsden 2 & Macek score in five goal thriller)

EL,R2,1L - Stopsley Utd 4 Fenerbahce 0
(De Marcos 2, Marsden & Hernandez give Stopsley big 1st leg lead)

PL30 - Stopsley Utd 1 Aston Villa 1
(Worrall levels after Vokes strikes early for Villa)

EL,R2,2L - Fenerbahce 2 Stopsley Utd 1
(Marsden nets in loss, Stopsley win 5-2 on aggregate)

PL31 - Stopsley Utd 0 West Ham Utd 2
(Stopsley suffer title blow against The Hammers)

PL32 - Burnley 1 Stopsley Utd 2
(Petrucci levelled on 80 mins & Gatagov nets winner in injury-time)

PL33 - Huddersfield Town 1 Stopsley Utd 1
(Petruuci's last minute strike earns Stopsley a point)

EL,QF,1L - Stopsley Utd 5 Heerenveen 1
(Reynolds 2, Gatagov 2 & Marsden give Stopsley big advantage)
Round-Up of First Leg Results

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Premier League Table - Stopsley Utd Lead By 4 Points
Stopsley Utd lead the Premier League after 33 games.
Aston Villa and Man City are 2nd and 3rd with 70pts.

Premier League Top Scorers - Stopsley's Scorers

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Stopsley Utd - First Team Squad & Transfers

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April 2022

PL34 - Stopsley Utd 4 Leeds Utd 0
(Bostock, Petrucci, Marsden & an own goal)

EL,QF,2L - Heerenveen 6 Stopsley Utd 2
(Marsden scored twice but Heerenveen score five in in last 20 minutes)
(Aggregate 7-7, Stopsley Utd win on away goals)
1st Leg - 2nd Leg - Full Results

PL35 - Liverpool 2 Stopsley Utd 0
(Two first half goals give Liverpool the points)

EL,SF,1L - Stopsley Utd 2 Atletico Madrid 0
(Marsden 32' & Gatagov 52' give Stopsley a good lead)
Full Results

PL36 - Stopsley Utd 3 Harchester Utd 0
(Gatagov, Reynolds & Pawlett OG give Stopsley comfortable win)

EL,SF,2L - Atletico Madrid 2 Stopsley Utd 3
(Lavalle hat-trick eases Stopsley through 5-2 on aggregate)
Full Results

May 2022

PL37 - Manchester Utd 2 Stopsley Utd 2
(Nikolic & Macek are on target as Stopsley grab vital late point)
Table after 37 Games

PL38 - Stopsley Utd 2 Fulham 0
(Petrucci 10' & Gatagov 32' seal Premier League title for Stopsley)

EL,FINAL - Stopsley Utd 1 Lyon 1
(Stopsley lift trophy after shoot-out)

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Premier League Table - Stopsley Utd are Champions
Stopsley Utd secured the Premier League title with victory over
Fulham on the last day of the season, fate was in their own
hands but only thanks to the late goal in the previous match
against Manchester Utd in a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford.

Aston Villa also won their last game of the season but they
needed Stopsley to drop points, it was a great season for
Villa with just the one league defeat.

Premier League Top Scorers
Premier League Players Select

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Stopsley Utd

Best Eleven 2021/2022
Best Eleven Overall

Fans Player of the Season - Oscar De Marcos

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WORLD CUP 2022
Holders = Italy / Hosts = Australia

Group Stage
Groups A,B & C
Groups D,E & F
Groups G & H

Knockout Stage
Second Round & Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals, 3rd Place Play-off & Final

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SEASON 14 - 2022/2023

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July 2022

Under 20's Friendly
England Under 20's 0 Spain Under 20's 0

Pre-Season Friendlies
Cologne 2 Stopsley Utd 0
Stopsley Utd 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2
Stopsley Utd 2 Werder Bremen 0
Bedford Town 0 Stopsley Utd 4
Lowestoft 0 Stopsley Utd 3

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August 2022
Stopsley Utd 1 Huddersfield Town 1
Stopsley Utd 2 Blackburn Rovers 0
Fulham 1 Stopsley Utd 1
Stopsley Utd 0 Manchester City 2
Stopsley Utd 1 AC Milan 3
Cardiff City 1 Stopsley Utd 3
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September 2022
Stopsley Utd 1 Huddersfield Town 1
Maccabi Haifa 0 Stopsley Utd 0
West Ham Utd 0 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 3 Ipswich Town 2
Liverpool 0 Stopsley Utd 1
Stopsley Utd 1 Ajax 0
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Under 20's Friendly
Paraguay Under 20's 1 England Under 20's 2

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Premier League Table - Spurs take early lead.

Transfers - Stopsley spent £63m bringing in six players.
Note. Jaime Portugal is from Portugal

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October 2022
Stopsley Utd 4 Aston Villa 2
Stopsley Utd 2 Arsenal 0
Stopsley Utd 3 Wolfsburg 1
Burnley 1 Stopsley Utd 1
Manchester Utd 3 Stopsley Utd 5
Stopsley Utd 0 Chelsea 0
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November 2022
Wolfsburg 0 Stopsley Utd 1
Manchester Utd 4 Stopsley Utd 1
Stopsley Utd 3 Newcastle Utd 0
Watford 0 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 2 Maccabi Haifa 0
Leeds Utd 0 Stopsley Utd 1
Leicester City 2 Stopsley Utd 0
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December 2022
Tottenham Hotspur 1 Stopsley Utd 1
Ajax 5 Stopsley Utd 0
Stopsley Utd 1 Nottingham Forest 1
Stopsley Utd 2 Everton 1
West Bromwich Albion 0 Stopsley Utd 0
Blackburn Rovers 0 Stopsley Utd 1
Stopsley Utd 3 Manchester Utd 3
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Champions League - Group E Final Table.

Premier League Table - Arsenal take eight point lead.

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January 2023
Manchester City 2 Stopsley Utd 0
Stopsley Utd 1 Cardiff City 1
Manchester Utd 4 Stopsley Utd 0
Stopsley Utd 3 West Ham Utd 2
Huddersfield Town 1 Stopsley Utd 1
Arsenal 3 Stopsley Utd 2
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Transfers - Three players join Stopsley.

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February 2023
Stopsley Utd 3 Liverpool 0
Aston Villa 0 Stopsley Utd 1
Stopsley Utd 1 Fulham 0
Stade Rennais 3 Stopsley Utd 3
Stopsley Utd 2 Burnley 0
Chelsea 2 Stopsley Utd 1
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March 2023
Stopsley Utd 3 Stade Rennais 0
(Stopsley win 6-3 on aggregate)
Stopsley Utd 1 Man Utd 0
Newcastle Utd 2 Stopsley Utd 3
Stopsley Utd 1 Espanyol 2
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Premier League Table - Arsenal are set to take the title.

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April 2023
Nottingham Forest 0 Stopsley Utd 3
Espanyol 1 Stopsley Utd 1
(Espanyol win 3-2 on aggregate)
Stopsley Utd 4 Watford 0
Stopsley Utd 2 Leeds Utd 0
Stopsley Utd 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0
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May 2023
Everton 1 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 1 West Bromwich Albion 0
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Premier League Table - Arsenal are Champions!

Man City finish runners-up and defending
champions Stopsley Utd finish in third place.

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SEASON 2022/2023 REVIEW

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Community Shield
We lost to Huddersfield on penalties.

Premier League - Final Table
Arsenal were deserved winners, to be honest I'm not unhappy with our
3rd place finish, yes I wanted to defend the title but our overall stats are
good and our finish to the season was superb (winning last 8 PL games).

FA Cup
Poor display in 3rd round replay against Manchester Utd.

League Cup
We suffered a surprise defeat to Leicester City in Quarter-Finals.

Champions League
Qualified from our group with ease and was able to make
big changes in last game having already qualified for 2nd round.
Home defeat proved costly as we suffered a narrow 3-2 aggregate
defeat to Espanyol in the Quarter-Finals.

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Best Eleven - 2022/2023
Best Eleven - Overall

Fans' Player of the Season - Josh Lambo

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ENGLAND UNDER 20'S



June 2023

Under 20's Friendly
England Under 20's 0 Brazil Under 20's 0

Under 20's Friendly
England Under 20's 1 Japan Under 20's 1

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July 2023 - Under 20's World Cup

Group D - Game 1
Saudi Arabia Under 20's 3 England Under 20's 3

Group D - Game 2
England Under 20's 1 Chile Under 20's 2

Group D - Game 3
Senegal Under 20's 0 England Under 20's 1

Group D - Final Table

Second Round
England Under 20's 1 Tunisia Under 20's 2 (AET)


I've quit after World Cup failure to focus on Stopsley.

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SEASON 15 - 2023/2024

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July 2023

Pre-Season Friendlies
Eintract Frankfurt 4 Stopsley Utd 2
Brescia 0 Stopsley Utd 7
CSKA Sofia 1 Stopsley Utd 3
Kelso Utd 0 Stopsley Utd 3

Stopsley win Friendly Cup!

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August 2023

Pre-Season Friendlies
Dunstable Town 0 Stopsley Utd 6
Stopsley Utd 2 Pumas (Mexico) 2

Stopsley Utd 4 Newcastle Utd 1
Stopsley Utd 1 Fulham 0
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September 2023
Birmingham City 0 Stopsley Utd 2
FC Porto 1 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 0 Liverpool 1
Arsenal 2 Stopsley Utd 0
Burnley 1 Stopsley Utd 1
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October 2023
Stopsley Utd 3 Real Madrid 2
Manchester Utd 3 Stopsley Utd 1
Nottingham Forest 0 Stopsley Utd 2
MSK Zilina 0 Stopsley Utd 3
Stopsley Utd 3 Arsenal 0
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Premier League Table - Arsenal take early lead in defence of title.

Stopsley Utd's First Team Squad

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November 2023
Stopsley Utd 3 Sheffield Utd 1
Stopsley Utd 5 MSK Zilina 1
Harchester Utd 0 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 3 Manchester City 0
Stopsley Utd 6 FC Porto 0
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December 2023
Chelsea 1 Stopsley Utd 2
Real Madrid 2 Stopsley Utd 1
Everton 2 Stopsley Utd 5
Stopsley Utd 3 Blackburn Rovers 0
West Ham Utd 1 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 1 Leeds Utd 1
Huddersfield Town 2 Stopsley Utd 0
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Premier League Table - Liverpool take top spot but title race is close between 3 teams.

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January 2024
Tottenham Hotspur 0 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 2 Huddersfield Town 1
Newcastle Utd 4 Stopsley Utd 2
Aston Villa 1 Stopsley Utd 1
Stopsley Utd 5 Birmingham City 0
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Premier League Table - Liverpool remain top but only by a single point.

Stopsley Utd's next game is at Anfield for a top of the table showdown with Liverpool.

Transfers - Pavel Macek joins Spurs, Stopsley sign two more players.

Real Madrid made an offer of £36m for Graham Lewin, that is double what
we paid Valencia for him, the offer was rejected, he's been playing great.
We don't need the money and even if we did I still wouldn't choose to sell him.

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Champions League News - Stopsley Utd will face Real Zaragoza in the 2nd Round.

Stopsley travel to Spain for the 1st leg in February with the return leg taking place
at Stopsley Park in March. Stopsley will be hoping to avoid double pain in Spain after
Espanyol ended the clubs Champions League hopes last season in the Quarter-Finals.

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Woodward Is Appointed Manager of Nigeria!
Can the Stopsley manager lead them to the World Cup?.

Nigerian FA Expectations.
World Cup Qualifying Group.
Fixtures for 2024.

World Cup Winners 1930 - 2022.

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February 2024
Liverpool 0 Stopsley Utd 3
Stopsley Utd 2 Aston Villa 0
Stopsley Utd 3 Burnley 0
Stopsley Utd 2 Nottingham Forest 0
Stopsley Utd 4 West Ham Utd 0
Real Zaragoza 0 Stopsley Utd 3
Arsenal 0 Stopsley Utd 0
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Premier League Table - Stopsley Utd open up five point lead.

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March 2024
Stopsley Utd 4 Harchester Utd 0
Sheffield Utd 0 Stopsley Utd 4
Notts County 3 Stopsley Utd 6
Stopsley Utd 2 Real Zaragoza 1
(Stopsley Utd Win 5-1 On Aggregate)
Manchester City 1 Stopsley Utd 1
Aston Villa 2 Stopsley Utd 0
Stopsley Utd 3 Manchester Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 4 Everton 1
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Premier League Table - Stopsley now have eight point lead.

Aston Villa could mount a big challenge, they trail by fifteen points
but they have four games in hand on leaders Stopsley Utd.

FA Cup Semi-Final Draw - Stopsley Utd to face Arsenal.

Champions League Quarter-Final Draw - Stopsley Utd drawn against Marseille.

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April 2024
Stopsley Utd 1 Marseille 0
Stopsley Utd 1 Chelsea 1
Marseille 1 Stopsley Utd 1 (AET)
(Stopsley Utd Win 2-1 On Aggregate)
Arsenal 1 Stopsley Utd 1 (AET)
(Stopsley Utd Win 6-5 On Penalties)
Blackburn Rovers 3 Stopsley Utd 1
Stopsley Utd 5 West Ham Utd 0
Liverpool 1 Stopsley Utd 4
Leeds Utd 0 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 0 Liverpool 1
(Stopsley Utd Win 4-2 On Aggregate)
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Premier League Table - Stopsley Utd lead Aston Villa by two points.

Remaining Fixtures - Stopsley Utd go into last five games looking to land three trophies.

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May 2024
Stopsley Utd 3 Huddersfield Town 0
Stopsley Utd 1 Aston Villa 0
(Stopsley Utd are Premier League Champions)
Stopsley Utd 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1
Blackburn Rovers 1 Stopsley Utd 4
(Stopsley Utd win FA Cup)
Stopsley Utd 0 Real Madrid 2
(Stopsley Utd runners-up in Champions League)
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Premier League Table - Stopsley Utd lift the trophy for a second time on FM.

Premier League Top Scorers - Three players tied with 18 goals.

Season Summary - Premier League Select Team - Champions League Dream Team

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Stopsley Utd

2023/2024 Best Eleven - Overall Best Eleven

Manager of the Year
Mark Woodward

English Player of the Year
Michael Smith

English Players' Player of the Year
Graham Lewin

English Players' Young Player of the Year
José Pablo Gómez

Champions League Best Player Award
Trevor Bird

Champions League Golden Boot Award
Davide Petrucci (12 Goals)

Fans' Player of the Year
Michael Smith

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Groups A & B - Groups C & D - Knockout Rounds

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Nigeria 4 Liberia 1
Zimbabwe 0 Nigeria 3
Nigeria 3 Chad 0
Liberia 0 Nigeria 2
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Nigeria Squad - Qualifying Group Table

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[brFM2011]

That is classic man
took em all the way as far as the english leagues go, cool to see other teams in and out the top flight aswell.. gl with nigeria, qualifiers looking good

[Maw74]

That is classic man
took em all the way as far as the english leagues go, cool to see other teams in and out the top flight aswell.. gl with nigeria, qualifiers looking good

Thanks.

Admittedly I made my team too strong at the very start and it was probably easier than it should have been, but I think since getting to the PL we have overachieved, and now expectations are probably higher because of that.

I've had a great start with Nigeria, not gonna give too much away but we still have a bit of work to do to qualify for the World Cup.

I will get another update posted soon.

[Maw74]

SEASON 2023/2024 REVIEW

Stopsley Utd enjoyed a very successful season lifting two trophies.
The first trophy was secured with victory against Aston Villa in
the penultimate Premier League game of the season. The triumph
saw Stopsley claim the Premier League title for a second time.

Stopsley Utd's League Cup campaign was very short, just one game
which ended in a 2-1 defeat to Arsenal in the 3rd round.

The FA Cup was a much better story. Stopsley made it to the final
and claimed the trophy with a superb performance to beat Blackburn
4-1 at Wembley and secure a domestic double.

Stopsley enjoyed a great run in the Champions League, they made it
all the way to the final but suffered a tough loss agianst Real Madrid.



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SEASON 16 - 2024/2025

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July 2024

Pre-Season Friendlies
Freiburg 1 Stopsley Utd 9
FSV Frankfurt 0 Stopsley Utd 2
Bergisch Gladbach 0 Stopsley Utd 9
Sturm Graz 1 Stopsley Utd 1
Hoffenheim 1 Stopsley Utd 4
Dunstable 0 Stopsley Utd 5
Stopsley Utd 6 Las Rozas 0
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August 2024
Aston Villa 1 Stopsley Utd 0
Huddersfield Town 3 Stopsley Utd 3
Stopsley Utd 7 Crystal Palace 0
Sheffield Utd 0 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 2 Cardiff City 1
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September 2024
Nigeria 3 Zimbabwe 0
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Leicester City 2 Stopsley Utd 5
Sporting Braga 0 Stopsley Utd 5
Stopsley Utd 5 Burnley 0
Middlesbrough 0 Stopsley Utd 3
Stopsley Utd 1 Liverpool 0
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Premier League Table - Five teams remain unbeaten, Stopsley edge lead.

"I'm obviously happy with our start to the season, not really bothered too much
about losing the Community Shield to Aston Villa, I think we should have beaten
Huddersfield but can't be too greedy and it's a great start."

Stopsley Utd's Transfers
"Marshall and Gonzalez will be first team regulars but Edwards & Nicholls are
young strikers who I hope will develope into star players in the future."

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October 2024
Stopsley Utd 0 CSKA Moscow 0
Arsenal 2 Stopsley Utd 2
Manchester City 2 Stopsley Utd 0
Inter Milan 0 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 4 Fulham 0
Birmingham City 2 Stopsley Utd 6
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Champions League - Group A Table
Stopsley Utd top group after 3 games.

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November 2024
Stopsley Utd 7 West Ham Utd 0
Stopsley Utd 3 Inter Milan 1
Harchester Utd 2 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 4 Aston Villa 3
Leeds Utd 1 Stopsley Utd 4
Stopsley Utd 3 Sporting Braga 0
Stopsley Utd 6 Blackburn Rovers 0
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Premier League Table
Stopsley Utd lead by 2 points.

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December 2024
Stopsley Utd 4 Aston Villa 0
Stopsley Utd 2 Everton 1
CSKA Moscow 2 Stopsley Utd 2
Manchester Utd 5 Stopsley Utd 2
Tottenham Hotspur 0 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 2 Chelsea 1
Stopsley Utd 1 Huddersfield Town 1
Crystal Palace 1 Stopsley Utd 2
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Premier League Table
Stopsley Utd open up 5 point lead.

Champions League - Group A Final Table
Stopsley go through to next round with ease.

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January 2025
Stopsley Utd 5 Sheffield Utd 0
Stopsley Utd 5 Bolton Wanderers 1
Liverpool 1 Stopsley Utd 0
Cardiff City 1 Stopsley Utd 2
Stopsley Utd 1 Leicester City 0
Stopsley Utd 0 Liverpool 0
(Liverpool Win 1-0 On Aggregate)
Stopsley Utd 3 Millwall 0
Stopsley Utd 2 Manchester City 2
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Transfers
Carter & Gundersen join Stopsley Utd.

Premier League Table
Stopsley Utd move 7 points clear.

It's looking good for us, we can't get complacent though because the lead
could soon close if we have a blip, I think Man City can still be a big
danger if they continue to stay unbeaten.

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Nigeria News

World Cup Qualifiers
Round 3 Group Draw
Round 3 Rules
Round 3 Fixtures

It's gonna be tough, but I'm confident we can win
the group and qualify for the World Cup Finals.

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Season 16 - 2024/2025 ----- February, March & April



FA Cup
We suffered defeat in the FA Cup losing 3-2 on penalties to Huddersfield.

Premier League
Going well until a blip in March when we lost a seven goal thriller against West Ham.
I was far from happy with the ref, three penalties against and our captain shown a straight red.
That was followed by defeat to Arsenal, Harchester then snatched a late point before
we then suffered a third defeat in four league games going down 1-0 away to Aston Villa.

We were back to winning ways with a 4-0 win over Leeds and a 1-0 win against Blackburn.
Man Utd were up next and we produced a superb display to thump them 5-0.

Champions League
We bounced back well and gave Bayern Munich a drubbing in the Champions League.
That set up a Quarter-Final with Bordeaux and we progressed with a 4-2 win on aggregate.

We faced an all English Semi-Final showdown with Arsenal and a good solid display saw us win the away leg 1-0.
Our lead was increased 28 minutes into the second leg thanks to an own goal, the game proved to be a tense affair and
with the score at 3-2 to us on aggrgate it was a nervy finish as a goal from Arsenal would see them trough on away goals.
Thankfully our nerves were finally settled by Ryan Sobers and we won 3-2 on the night and 4-2 on aggregate.

We will be up against Lazio in the Final after they defeated defending champions Real Madrid.

[streety]

Cracking read, just a quick question how was Palson in the top league?, ive got him in the reserves in my liverpool team just wondering if hes worth keeping around

KUTGW

[Maw74]

Cracking read, just a quick question how was Palson in the top league?, ive got him in the reserves in my liverpool team just wondering if hes worth keeping around

KUTGW

Thanks.



After our first season in the PL he did slowly become mainly back up due to new signings, but I would say he was a good player to have squad wise and could do a good job when needed as I think his stats show.

Some recent manager news....



A bit harsh.

He was replaced by Marcelino and they have since lost and also drew 4-4 after leading 4-1 at half time.

[Maw74]

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Season 16 - 2024/2025 ----- May

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Aston Villa suffered back to back defeats against Man City and Man Utd so our
2-0 win over Everton secured the League title with two games to spare.

The League campaign nearly ended in defeat but we salvaged a point coming
back from two down against Chelsea at Chelsea Stadium (FM stadium names?).



The very last game of the 2024/2025 season was the Champions League Final.
We were up against Lazio, hoping we could improve on last seasons runners-up spot.

Unfortunately we couldn't and yet again found ourselves defeated 2-0.

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Stopsley Utd --- 2024/2025 Best Eleven - Overall Best Eleven

Fans' Player of the Year
Graham Lewin

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We got off to a solid start against Algeria in the third round stage, but we came unstuck in
a shock home defeat to Namibia, we bounced back with an easy win a few days
later against Benin but it was only a friendly, we had tough games to come.

We managed to grab a point with an 85th minute goal against Senegal, then we left it
late against Namibia to gain revenge and take top spot, the winning goal coming
in the second minute of injury time. Another draw against Senegal saw us go
into the final game just two points ahead of Algeria.

A draw would have been enough but two goals in the last eight minutes
saw us qualify and make it look a bit more comfortable.

[Maw74]

Season 17 - 2025/2026 --- July, August, September & October

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Staff News
I was offered a contract extension which I gladly accepted. Details
Now on £100,000 per week.


News I forgot to mention last season, half way through
Stopsley legend Javier Hernandez became my assistant manager.
Info 1 - Info 2 - Career Stats

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We finally won the Community Shield beating Man Utd on penalties.
Then we had an amazing start in the Premier League with a record win against Burnley.
We continued in good form until Everton inflicted our first defeat.
We also looked to be heading for a good win against Man City and led 3-0 but
City left us shocked as they pegged us back in the last 20 minutes to gain a draw.

The 3-0 defeat to Blackburn was our only really poor display, we were 2-0 down
early on and never got going in the game, we bounced back well if a much changed team
sealing comfortable progress to the next round of the League Cup.



Transfers
We smashed our transfer record to sign England international Jason Sercombe.
I tried to sign him a couple of seasons ago but Napoli wanted £98m plus 2 of our players.

Champions League
Looking very good at the halfway stage of the group, a 100% record
and victory in our next game should secure a place in the next round.


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Season 17 - 2025/2026 --- November & December



We wrapped up qualification for the next round of the Champions League with
two games to spare, so I was able to rest players and give some young players
experience in European football, also our captain Graham Lewin picked up a booking
in the fifth game and that saw him recieve a one game ban for reaching the limit.
That was handy for us because he would serve that ban in our last group game and
he would then be available for the knockout stage first leg game.



We finished with a 100% record and the final group game saw 16 year old Phil Denton
make his debut and he took just 30 minutes to get his first goal for the club.
17 year old Terry Edwards who we signed from Portsmouth for £1m was also on the scoresheet.

We will face Ajax in the next round.



We were top of the table and on a fine unbeaten run until we made the trip
to Anfield to play second placed Liverpool, we suffered a heavy defeat as
Neil Liversedge (3) and Luc Castaignos (2) ran us ragged, Liversedge even missed a pen.
We regained top spot when Liverpool lost 1-0 to Harchester and we trounced Man Utd.

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Nigeria - African Cup and World Cup

Nigeria have been drawn in Group B of the African Cup of Nations.
We will face Guinea, South Africa and Zambia.

In the World Cup we are drawn in Group C with Croatia, Serbia and Uruguay.

We have also agreed to play a friendly away against Seychelles in April 2026.

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Match 1
Guinea 2 Nigeria 3
We made hard work of it but off to a winning start.

Match 2
Nigeria 1 Zambia 2
Caught out either side of halftime, left with a tough game to get through.

Match 3
Nigeria 4 South Africa 0
We needed a big result and we got it.



Quarter-Final
Nigeria 1 Ivory Coast 1
We should have won in normal time, but we were hanging on towards
the end of extra-time, maybe tired legs cost us in the shoot-out.



Nigerian FA consider my future and decide to keep me.

[Maw74]

Season 17 - 2025/2026 --- January & February





A couple of league defeats in January saw us slip 10pts behind Liverpool.
We are now on a run of 10 games unbeaten in all comps and with 6 wins
and a draw in the league we have closed the gap with Liverpool to
just 4pts, with 10 games to go it's going to be a good battle for the title.

We will face Man City in the League Cup final in March after a comfortable win over Fulham.
We are also looking good in the FA Cup with a quarter-final against Harchester to come.
In the Champions League we hold a good advantage over Ajax and should safely
progress through to the next round, so as things stand we still have a chance to win 5 trophies.

Transfer Update - 3 more players join Stopsley Utd.

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Our next match is the League Cup Final against Manchester City.

Here is our record so far on FM ................................


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Season 17 - 2025/2026 --- March & April





The League Cup final ended in disappointment as Man City net late winner.
That started a bad spell for us as we then slipped to a surprise league defeat
to West Brom in the next game and we followed that with yet
another defeat, going out of the FA Cup to Harchester Utd.

We completed a fine 5-0 aggregate win over Ajax in the Champions League
but then we lost another league game, we took a 2-0 lead against Villa
but 2 goals in the last 6 minutes saw comeback to win 3-2.

The league results improved again and we closed Liverpool's lead to
just 1 point with 3 games to go, It's all set up for a tense finish.

We managed a good solid 5-2 aggregate win over Real Madrid to
book our place in the Chamions League Semi-Finals.
However the 1st leg turned into a nightmare and we have
a mountain to climb in the 2nd after losing 5-1 to Bayern Munich.

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Remaining Fixtures


Didn't finish April for this update because it leaves it in an interesting position
with drama to come, anyway I'm not being a big tease because I'm not holding
back the results, I haven't played them yet.

So next up is a massive game with Liverpool, it could decide who will
be champions, we can't afford to lose because we would then need a miracle.

Then we have the 2nd leg against Bayern and well yeah we need a miracle in
that game, gutted about the 1st leg but well we did do the same thing to them
last season, could we repeat that? we will give it a good go that's for sure.

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Season 17 - 2025/2026 --- April & May



A very late penalty gave us a 2-1 win against Liverpool and advantage in the title race.
We followed that with big win against Man Utd so we went into the final
game knowing that a draw would be enough to clinch the Premier League title.

Fulham made it tough but with the score locked at 1-1 we received news
that Liverpool were losing 3-1 to Leeds Utd so even if Fulham could have
beaten us we would still be champions, goals in the 85th and 90th minutes
saw us to a 3-1 win and our third title in a row.

Chelsea went into the last game of the season in the relegation zone but
a 3-1 over Stoke City saw them survive by the skin of their teeth.



If the drama in the Premier League wasn't exciting enough we had more to come in the Champions League
and we had a big mountain to climb after losing 5-1 to Bayern Munich in the 1st leg. We got an early boost in
the 2nd leg, Bayern found themselves down to 10 men after just 7 minutes.

We were 2-0 up at halftime and the comeback was on, three more goals
in the 2nd half saw us complete an amazing comeback to triumph 6-5 on aggregate.

So we were into our third final in three years and we were hoping to make it
third time lucky, our opponents were Arsenal and game took place at Ibrox Stadium.
It didn't start well and we behind after just 5 minutes, Ryan Sobers levelled just
before halftime, but just 7 minutes into the 2nd half we were down to 10 men.

The game went to extra-time and we won a penalty, but after Lewin was sent-off
I forgot to check/change who was taking them, up stepped Vasilis Matsos.
He wouldn't have been my choice so I sat and wathed expecting the worst
but he kept his cool and slotted the ball home and we led 2-1 with 20 mins to go.

The clock was approaching 120 minutes and it looked like we would be Champions
of Europe, but no a lapse in the centre of our defence saw Turner go through
on goal to take the game to the dreaded penalty shoot-out.

It proved to be heartbreak again for Stopsley Utd, we failed with 3 attempts and Arsenal triumphed 3-0.

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Cup Winners & Awards



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Stopsley Utd

Best Eleven (Season) - Best Eleven (Overall)

Fans' Player of the Season - Graham Lewin

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[AK22]

Bad luck with the penalty defeat, but still a good season with the league win.