[FM10] Stopsley Utd - The FM Era!

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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

and gloom, we have secured promotion to the Premier League.

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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.

Premier League Table

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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.

Premier League Table

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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.

Premier League Table

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March 2019

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.

Premier League Table

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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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

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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)

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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.

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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]

STOPSLEY UTD

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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[Maw74]

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.

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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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If you want to see anymore screenshots just ask.

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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.