Brookhouse Commitee

Honours

Chelmsford Invitation League Cup Runners Up 1992/93

 Chelmsford Sunday League Division 3 Cup 1997/98

Chelmsford Sunday League Division One Cup 1999/2000

 Chelmsford Sunday League Division One Runners Up 1999/2000

Club: Formed 1989

Home Ground: Chelmer Valley High school

Nick names:  The House

Kit supplier: Soccer Company - www.soccerkits.com

Club e-mail address: chris@dabrowski69.fsworld.co.uk

Directions

Traveling from Chelmsford Town Centre, continue up Broomfield Road, toward Broomfield Hospital, prior to the mini round about for the Hospital Approach turn 
left in to Court Road,. Enter the main entrance to Chelmer Valley High School. 
The pitch is at the rear of the school.

Ground: Maldon Promenade: Honours - 2002-2003: P&S Division 1 Champions, 2001-2002: P&S Division 2 Champions, 1999-2000: Maldon Sunday League Division 1 Champions, Division 1 Shield, Charity Cup,  1998-1999: Maldon Sunday League Division 1 Shield,  1997-1998: Maldon Sunday League Division 2 Champions,  1994-1995: Maldon Sunday League Division 3 Champions, Charity Cup
Past and Present players - David Walker, Robert Large, Simon Walker, John Milne, James Butler, Billy Herring, Gavin White, Gary Gore, Darryl Phillips, Chris Pipe, Will Thomson, Russell Milsted, Alex Yelland, Andrew Robinson, Dean Curtis, Matt Hall, Andrew Milne, Gordon Wilson, Tristan Webb, Matt Thomas, Matt Elderton, Ryan Morrant, James Harris, Glen Jones, Simon Sigrue, John Page, Tom Wooten, Simon Sutton, Glen Moss, Alex Creasey
Formed in 1994, the Club entered the Pope & Smiths league division 2 in 2000 having won a treble in the Maldon Sunday league. After a poor first season, back to back titles have propelled the club to the Premier division.

Priory are having a good season after a great first season back in the Premier. They have lost Wilkinson to Writtle and Robinson who has gone on contrac tat Heybridge. but the remaining players along with some additions from Tiptree United adding to their strength they are pushing on well in the League and to date have reached the semi finals of the Essex Premier Cup which is the furthest a Pope and Smith side has been for some time. 

2004-2005 Squad: Edd Garty, Paul Harris, , Rob Kennedy, Jon Mann, Chris Luscomb,  Dan Moreton, Kevin Robinson, Mark James, James Roberts.

Heybridge are as hungry as ever, and have been led the way for most of the season, with a change of manager mid season they have pushed on and are again favourites to win the title this season.

Squad 04-05: Dean Andrews, Andy Chipperfield, Tony Adcock, Wayne Adcock, Joe Lushington, Robbie Sach, Jarvis, Cornwell, , Chris Heasman, Ray Fiilby, Chris Headon, Paul Collins,  Jason Clarke, Ben Ridgewell, Andrew Eason George Young.

Town Crier have changed their name to Purleigh FC as we are no longer sponsored by the Town Crier Pub.  This will be our 3rd season in the P&S after joining Div 2 in 01/02 from the Maldon Sunday league. In our 1st season we won the Div 2 cup and finished 2nd to earn promotion. in our 2nd season we won the Coward cup (1st Div 1 team to do so, so I am told) and finished 3rd to earn promotion 
Manager Pete Valentine has had a good summer and has only lost one player from last season's squad. He has also made a few shrewd signings this to strengthen up his side ready for the new season ahead.  Renshaw (Ilford) joins upfront after a long sunday football absence to replace the retired Scotty Jones.

Jamie Fisher signs as back up GK after being released from Southend Utd.  John Barnard signs from Woodham town as they are folding.

There is also talk Hughes and Radley from WT could also be on their way over to Purleigh.  There is also talk Hughes and Radley from WT could also be on their way over to Purleigh.  These signings should give us the strength in depth that we have lacked for the last few seasons and allow us to be a tough side to beat in the Premier this coming season

04-05 Squad: Morden, J Fisher, Barnard, Betts, Harrison, Valentine, Bannister, Dowse, Shanks, Cush, S Ashworth, Green, Cutlan, Chantler, M Fisher, Renshaw, Sheppard, Passingham, Booth and Brooks

Springfield are similar to Brookhouse and are able to test the top teams but lack consistency with players away or at University. Mick Robinson still focuses on youth mixed with experience will look to consolidate their Premier status.

04-05 Squad: Rich Wareham, Jamie Eagle, Mark Simmons, Lee Edwards, K Frost, Robbie Wareham, Tom Banfield, , Mark Fuller, Dave Banham, Lee Vernon,  Kevin Frost, Lee Forster,  Steve Wareham,  Paul Bennet, Peter Filp, Andy Free, Tom York, Trevor Dinig, James Shelton,

News - Updates- Gossip

New Players in - Tim Dockerill, Danny Goodchild, Mike Jacobs,  Andy Draper, Karl Buckroyd, Mark Passfield,  Dan Fisher, Stuart Gleed, Adam Sinfield, Russell Thorrington, Tom Jeapes, Matt Dawson. 

Players Out - Phil Cato (Writtle) - Ben Fuller (Writtle), Lee Forster and Steve Smith (Springfield), Rich Bastian (retired), Jon McComish ( Writtle) GB Ladipo (University) Errol Parker p/t), Dave Robinson (Gt Baddow), Gordon Mansfield (Broomfield) Chris Evans (RE Social), Mike Jacobs(retired), Steve May (Writtle)

Squad

Reserves for 05/06

Reserve Team Manager Wanted

Chelmer Valley or another home venue

The current squad have been canvassed as to running a reserve side, the outcome was that players were keen for this to take place. Strangely with us starring at relegation we have been turning down players approaches and also having  more than the regulation 5 subs at games. The Club have approached the Pope & Smith league as to entering a side and will attend a vetting meeting shortly.

It is important that the Committee appoint the right person to this post, they will have little to do apart from match day duties and manage the team on the day. We intend to have a person in place who is looking to get the best of of the team whilst ensuring that value is added to the first team.

We have been approached with a lucrative offer that would give the club a Club house facility that is closer to the bulk of players in the south of Chelmsford. Players were consulted and at present the concensus is that the facility at Chelmer Valley is the prefered option

New Kit

Golf Day

Kick-a-bout

Special thanks goes to Stuart Biggs of EXCELL Airconditioning (Chelmsford) Ltd who has purchased our new home kit

Former Brookhouse "Star" Paul Taylor is organising a Golf day in the first week of May - please e-mail the club as to booking your place soon. We need numbers to "push things forward"

The week after our last league fixture, players and new players and friends are invited to join eachother at Chelmer Park to play football on Sunday mornings until pre-season starts in July

The Future

This season has seen Brookhouse re-build, I doubt any other team in recent times has had so many excellent players leave and not fold in a two season period. I have worked hard to maintain our league status and I would not have been successful in keeping this club going , without the excellent attitude and conviction of all the new and existing players. week in week out we have had more than enough players who have shown loyalty and applied them selves. to rebuild and survive in the premier division was always going to be difficult. All the players have committed to 2005/06 and clubs hoping to pick up on the new talents being brought through Brookhouse will have to wait a while longer.  People may be surprised to see that we are starting a reserve team, but we mean to build up the squad and with young players keen to join we feel that giving the odd sub appearance is not supplying players with what they want and that is games.
Any Reserve team will not see the club go out an poach players from other clubs but offer players moving from youth football in to the men's game the opportunity to do so in a fair and well organised environment.  We will also carry on with our policy of recruiting players who may have moved away from football but now wish to return to the game.
It will be a shame if we are relegated which looks all most certain, as we will miss the high standards that have been set over the past few seasons, and pitting our talents against some very strong sides. we have made many friends in the premier and hopefully with hard work we can get back to being competitive in this Division in the near future.
If division one is to be there will be some very strong Clubs in there pushing for promotion, at present Highfild Victoria and Little elms look set for promotion with Ongar pushing them close. One of the above would remain with RE social improving and Tillingham looking to build further. There will also be two good teams coming up from Division two so things look to be good in division One.