Team News

[Margate Football Club]

John Keister will be suspended for one game on Saturday 25 September following his two yellow cards at the Weymouth match and Peter Benevides will also be suspended for one game following his dismissal at Lewes. This ban will be effective from 28 September meaning he will most likely miss the 2nd round qualification for the FA Cup, the draw for which takes place on Monday 20 September.

 

The Manager is still looking at Daniel Bulley who has signed on a non-contract basis. Chris tells me that Daniel was previously at Plymouth, Motherwell and Grimsby Town.

 

There are no new injury worries.

 

[Gate4TehWin]

thx for the update!

[Margate Football Club]

Peter Trego has signed for The Gate on a non-contract basis. Some of you may have seen Peter play cricket for Kent before he moved on to play for Somerset. Peter, 23 is also a goalkeeper and has played for Weston Super Mare, Clevedon Town and Bristol City.

 

I hope those of you travelling to Maidenhead tomorrow will give Peter a warm welcome!

 

[Gate4TehWin]

cool 2 news updates in one day thx again is much appreciated.

[David Holden]

Ah a cricketer in goal for Margate, that brings back memories <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[Cookie]

John Prodger 1957-1963.KCCC/MARGATE F.C GOALKEEPER.

[Guest]

What an amazing memory you have Cookie ! Not many people could have plucked those dates out of the air like that !

[Cookie]

Went to your history site young man.Thank you!! But then you knew that didn't you, you little devil you !!

[ooh!!bodyform]

love is in the air!!! <img src="/images/graemlins/bisou.gif" alt="" />

[RichG]

I saw John Prodger play many times and he was a lot better than our recent keepers. Let's hope that Trego is as good. He certainly looked fairly safe yesterday.

[Guest]

I saw John Prodger play many times as well and he was a good keeper.

 

Over the time there have been quite a few County cricketers in the Kent sides. Ramsgate had Kent fast bowler Fred Ridgway if my memory serves me correctly. I think it was Betteshanger that had Sussex batsman Ken Suttle and before the war Gravesend had Middlesex and England's Bill Edrich.

 

Don't forget, at a lower level, another Margate keeper Lennie Long played for Margate at football and cricket. I think Vic Pilcher did as well - not a lot of people know that!

[Cookie]

Any relation to ALAN PILCHER the steward.He used to play cricket too.

[Cookie]

Lenny Long, yes remember him. Was a local man too if I remember correctly. Am sure I used to see him around town, on several occasions AFTER he finished playing. Is he still around Margate?

[TonyM]

Am I seeing double Tony

[Cookie]

sorted! Goodness you were quick there!

[Guest]

What about Alan Brown one time Kent fast bowler who was a centre forward and had a season at MFC.

[Guest]

Lennie Long still lives locally - as per his profile on a site I stumbled upon recently....

 

I think Alan Brown had one very good season at Margate, if only I could remember the site where I read about him...

 

 

[michael]

Thats the trouble with the youth of today Jeff-no manners.

 

I also wondered whether Steve W. at MFC creates his own form guide or copies it off Nick Bells conf south guide!!I'm sure the club have permission

[knighty101]

the internet is a resource of information, if you do not want people to copy or use it do not make statistic pages.

 

upthegate

[TonyM]

I used to know Lennie,he was at MCC with a good friend of mine he used to play for MMC,his name was Peter Willey,alass Peter died a few years ago,does anybody know were Lennie is now,would love to contact him,he must be in his seventes now