AFC Burton

🐯 Mixed weekend for tigers 🐯

Saturdays team managed to recover from a poor first half to come away with a resounding 6-2 win. Josh in goal had a huge performance that kept them well in the match, with clinical finishing from Sam Nash to get 4 goals.

The Sundays played West Howe, in the division above them, in the Cameron’s Sunday Cup. What a top performance, absolutely played them off the park in every area of the pitch that ultimately didn’t matter. The West Howe defence were kept very busy, and did well to stop us creating many clear chances. The only two looks at our goal they had, they scored. Definitely a performance we can come away with heads held high.

⭐️Man of the match⭐️
Another close vote and another, consecutive, award to Tom Jackson. A solid performance, kickstarting our attacks and snuffing out theirs.

🫏Donkey of the day🫏
Luke Barnett. No real donkey appeared on the pitch but in trying to convince the team he’d played as well as prime Neymar bagged him the award.

A wet weekend meant no football for the Sunday team, but it was the God Squad who opened the floodgates and hit 9 to win vs Victoria Park Rangers.

A sluggish start by the away team, missing chances in front of goal early on, but once the deadlock was broken, Burton found their rhythm and played some nice, intricate passing in the midfield. Hat-tricks each for front two Sam Nash and Paul Brandreth and a brace for Daniel Knox. Well done to John Bailey and team for never giving up and well reffed by Jordan White in the middle 👍🐯⚽️

Victoria Park Rangers 1, Burton St. Luke’s 9.

AFC Burton put their name in the 🎩 for the next round of the Cameron’s Cup!!

The Tigers started the game well with some good early spells of possession and our opponents grew more and more frustrated. This frustration boiled over for one of the opposing players who saw red for a double descent. The tigers took full advantage of this through a excellent strike from Ollie Nicholls into the bottom left corner from 25 yards out! Woodville weren’t ready to throw in the towel yet though! Woodville equalised through a well taken penalty after our skipper fouled their striker in the box.

Half time 1-1, a less stern talking to this week and more of a confidence boost. A half time sub saw our tower of a cb Tommo come off injured for Scotty D(who didn’t put a foot wrong second half)

The tigers took a while to grow into the second half but managed the game well and kept the ball for large spells of the second half! 20 minutes to go, a bit of trickery from our very own Peter Crouch saw him jacked down in the opponents box earning us a penalty. Up steps Bradshaw, hard and low penalty was met by a excellent save from the Woodville keeper pushing the ball up on the bar but Bradshaw was sharp on the spot to follow it in and slot it home!

A lapse in concentration allowed our opponents in forcing Lb James Sheppard to a tackle from behind giving a penalty away. Lucky for us, the opponents slotted the penalty just wide which gave us the kick up the ass we needed! Two quick fire goals from Crouchy saw us kill the game off with 5 minutes left to play!

Worthy mention to all 4 subs coming on and helping us push on to see the game out and to our gaffer who proved to be quite the target man up top!🤥

MOTM- Ollie Nicholls for a superb display in the 10 and a classy finish!

DOTW- Crouchy for trying to take it round the keeper on a hatrick and passing it straight to him!!

Massive credit to our opponents who really made a game of it deposited being reduced to 10 men for 70 minutes and enduring with 9 men for 10 of them too! We wish them the best of luck for the rest of the season!!

Next up, a home game vs West Howe Reserves(Kirkfield)

🐯⚽️ Tigers turn it around! ⚽️🐯

A flurry of second half goals saw Burton escape an embarrassing loss against a likely looking Wallisdown. Super subs managed to dig us out of the hole that a woeful first half had us in!

Stumbling out of the blocks, we couldn’t keep possession, couldn’t make our tackles or create any meaningful chances. Wallisdown looked much more comfortable, and it soon showed as they pounced on poor defending to score 3 within half an hour. This was a far cry from Burton to the performance in the abandoned game from the other week. The gaffer had seen enough and made two first half changes, enough to steady the ship going into half time.

Having received the full hairdryer treatment, the second half had our tails up. A quick goal soon came as Jesse bundled a corner in. Wallisdown poached a 4th as we chased, but it didn’t matter as Aaron hit a fantastic first time shot into the bottom corner in reply. Winger Dan Brooks scored two rapid fire goals as he found space in the box before Brad headed in for the important 5th. Finally, Harry Smith finished the game by taking the ball round the keeper for the 6th.

⭐️ Man of the match ⭐️
Aaron Bradshaw. Came on as a second half sub and instantly changed the game for us, bullied their defence, linked the play and got his goal.
Honourable mentions to Jesse and Dan, also key to the win.

🫏 The donkey award 🫏
For the first time ever it’s a double man of the match as Harry Fry wins it… but for Wallisdown. Comes away with an assist for them and might still be turned inside out by their winger.
Dishonourable mentions to Luke for being tired after 20, Guy for being hooked off and Lee for falling over taking a corner.

🐯⚽️ Late charge not enough to win. ⚽️🐯

Two late goals weren’t enough to get us through the quarterfinals of the In-Excess cup vs Rushmere.

A strong first couple of minutes saw chances come our way, but errors cost us as Rushmere capitalised to hit an early double. An own goal soon followed, with the tigers glad to just get to half time as Josh Daniels did everything he could between the sticks to keep this a contest.

Coming out much stronger in the second half, we piled on the pressure to create a lot more opportunities to score. Rushmere still found gaps but Josh had shut up shop and wouldn’t let them get another. In the final 15 we finally found the back of the net as Lee Vint and Brad Varley both converted emphatic headers. However it was too little too late, as we ultimately couldn’t overcome the challenge our first half had set us.

AFC Burton - 2 Rushmere - 3

⭐️ Man of the match ⭐️
Josh Daniels, truly kept us in the fight with an excellent goalkeeping display.

🫏 The donkey award 🫏
Tom Jackson, a solid return for the debutant but his own goal costs him as donkey.

A massive thank you to and .ak.83 for your sponsorship of our new training jackets!

The lads are really happy with them and they look really smart!!

Here’s some snaps of the lads warming up in them this morning!!
co.uk a top job done too💪💪💪

OUR CANADIAN IS BEING DEPORTED🇨🇦

Unfortunately due to not finding a job in the field he studied, our Canadian canon is being forced to leave!!

His last day here will be the 5th October so we are inviting anyone and everyone who has had the pleasure of meeting Ben to bid him farewell on the 29th September.

We will be going to Pinochios in Christchurch for food and then out in Christchurch for beers. If you’d like to join us then please contact someone within the club so we can add places to the booking!!

Bon voyage Benny Boy💙💙💙

🐅 ⚽️ Tigers strike vs Hordle Spurs! ⚽️🐅

A rotated squad from last week started today, as Ellis Dunne and Dan Brooks made their full debuts in attack, with Bradley Varley making his first appearance of the season at centre back. Also starting, Aaron Bradshaw lead from the front by dictating a punishing high press and linking play well.

Starting strongly, the first goal was created by the press winning the ball high up the pitch. The chance was almost scrambled clear but Ellis Dunne calmly laid the ball into the path of left back Harry Fry, who slotted the ball into the bottom corner.

Now firmly in control of the game, it wasn’t long until the next goal came in spectacular fashion. All Josh Arnell’s own work, he won the ball up the pitch, drove to the edge of the box and belted one into the top left corner.

Hordle had moments in midfield, but couldn’t find a real way through to their attack thanks to a tight defence. Getting on the ball after a throw in, Dan Brooks managed to feed the ball into Jesse’s feet who rolled his man and buried it across goal.

Second half and Hordle picked up their efforts, doing much better in possession although they struggled to find the final pass. The gaffer made changes. Harry Smith for Aaron, Ollie Batsford for Scott, Jayden Gicquel for Dan and Ben Hayden for Josh. All the subs picked up the tempo and chances came our way again. The final goal coming from Ben Rosenblatt, rounding off a solid game by latching onto a through ball from Harry Smith and cannoning it through the keeper at his near post. The final change saw fan favourite Barney Nicholls come on for Jesse.

AFC Burton wins 4-0. A fantastic team performance.

⭐️ Man of the match ⭐️
Ellis Dunne. Was given the tough job of supplying the attack while also being a key part of our defending from the front. A tireless performance. Had chances to score himself, but he didn’t have his shooting boots.

🫏 The donkey award 🫏
Harry Fry. What could’ve been a man of the match instead as he captained the team, scored a goal and kept a clean sheet. But he did also tackle his own centre back and boot a ball at Barney. Fine margins.

🐯⚽️ Young tigers shine despite result! ⚽️🐯

A new season saw a new look AFC Burton take to the field as full debuts were handed to young guns Josh Arnell, centre mid, Rob Duffy, right back, with James Sheppard and Jayden Gicquel forming the left flank.

Settling into the game, after riding more than a few heavy tackles, the tigers looked in control. Moving the ball fantastically from back to front saw plenty of chances fall our way. Multiple shots flashed agonisingly past the posts, with the woodwork even being rattled 3 times, most spectacularly from captain-for-the-day Joe Duffy’s long range effort. Going one down didn’t phase either, as an equaliser came after only minutes. The second half saw much of the same, but it was Victoria Park Rangers that had the clinical touch as they scored two. Substitutions made, the levels continued but now we were on the back foot. Chasing the game into the final ten, we were picked off for two more, ending the game with a score line that doesn’t reflect the positive performances and effort put in.

⭐️ Man of the match ⭐️
Rob Duffy. A rock solid performance in a tough debut, putting in maximum effort throughout the game. Did everything the gaffa asked for and more.

🫏 The donkey award 🫏
Scott Downer. A centre back attempting a bicycle kick and missing the ball completely, need I say more?

⚽️🚨 SEASON OPENER! 🚨⚽️ After what always feels like too long of a wait, the football season is back in action at Burton Rec as we take on Victoria Park Rangers in our first game of the season. Up the tigers! 🐅 👊

24 hours to go and we can’t wait to see you all😍😍😍😍😍

3 main things to remember-

1- doors open 18:30, first race betting to get underway 19:30

2- all betting and entrance fee must be paid in cash

3- the 3rd and most important point, let your hair down and enjoy the night!! We sure will!!!

See you all tomorrow night🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇

A bit later today but just under 2 days to go now-

Let’s take a look at the schedule!

18:30 - doors open

19:30 - betting begins for the first race

18:30-20:00 food will be served in the food shack

22:00 - we take a break from the racing as we do our raffle

22:45 - after the raffle and small break, we return with the racing and some music

00:00 - last orders at the bar

We look forward to seeing you all and having a good night together!!🐯🐯🐯

3 days to go!!!

Take a look at horses, who’s your money on??

Horse 1 - Sausage, Mash and Peas - sponsored by SMP Brickwork Limited

Horse 2 - Wiseguys Lounge - sponsored by Wiseguys

Horse 3 - The Magic Carpet - sponsored by Alladin sorry I mean AK Flooring

Horse 4 - Tiger Roll - sponsored by AFC Burton

Horse 5 - MFA - sponsored by Mudeford Football Academy

Horse 6 - The Best Shot - sponsored by Cameron’s Club & Lounge

Horse 7 - no name

Horse 8 - no name

If you’d like to sponsor one of our last 2 horses it’s £15 and you get naming writes of the horse + company banner on the stage during the evening. Anyone can be a sponsor though, you don’t have to be a company to sponsor a horse for the evening🐯🐯🐯🐯

The countdown is on to our race night!!! Just 4 days to go and we can’t to see all you lovely people for it!!

Things to know-

1- doors open at 18:30 with first race scheduled for 19:30

2- The food shack will be open from 18:30-20:00 which will be serving burgers, hotdogs, chips ect!!

3- All betting on the night is cash only so make sure you bring cash(change would be good)

But most of all, bring smiles and laughter, we can’t wait to see you all and have a really good, fun filled evening 🏇🎉🍾

If you haven’t already, get your tickets for this great event🎟️

EYES ON THE PRIZE👀🏆🎁

Here’s a round up of all the prizes that have been kindly donated for our race night next Saturday (26th).

Prize 1- a signed football boot by Francesco Totti kindly donated by A1 Sporting memorabilia.

Prize 2- a free MOT with Best Garages LMT. A really handy prize to win for anyone with their MOT coming up soon!!

Prize 3- a £20 gift voucher for The Beach Hut Cafe. The perfect location for a spot of food and a drink on the beach!

Prize 4- a £20 Kelly’s Kitchen voucher. The perfect place for top breakfast located in Christchurch high street.

Prize 5- a £20 gift voucher for Green King.

Prize 6- a free main meal for 2 at The Oak Inn, Burton.

Prize 7- a deluxe facial massage kindly donated by Karen Watts Beauty Studio.

Prize 8- cream tea for 2 at The Cliffhanger, Highcliffe.

Prize 9- a 12 crate of Peroni from Sainsburys, Christchurch.

Prize 10- a 12 crate of Madri from Sainsburys, Christchurch.

Prize 11- a 1L bottle of J.J Whitley Raspberry Vodka from Sainsburys, Christchurch.

Prize 12- a 1L bottle of Greenalls Wild Berry Gin from Sainsburys, Christchurch

Prize 13- a 70Cl bottle of Absolut Vodka from Sainsburys, Christchurch

Prize 14- 2 bottles of Douglas Green Cabernet Sauvignon, kindly donated by The Thomas Tripp, Christchurch.

Prize 15- a box of Sour Patch Kids with a box of Thorntons Pearls kindly donated by Sainsburys, Christchurch

Prize 16- a £20 BigWigs Bakery voucher

Prize 17- Sanctuary Spa, Mini Pamper Treats

Prize 18- a lovely Hamper for the perfect night in kindly donated by One Stop, Somerford

Prize 19- Spa Luxetique, Hand Cream gift set

A massive thank you to Poria Abrahim and the team at Mudeford Football Academy for their sponsorship of our Race Night!! They have sponsored a horse on the night which will be called MFA and they have sponsored a race which will be called ‘The Mudeford Madness’!

A massive thank you for your support!!💙

Another brilliant prize donated by Dawn and the team at One Stop Somerford!!

Get your tickets for the night, it’s less than 4 weeks away!! All you’ve gotta do is let someone involved with the club know you want to come and we will sort it from there!!

Let’s make it a night no one will forget🐎🐯🎉

This is only 4 weeks away now, it’s a family occasion!!

Please get your tickets to support this great event!! All you have to do is contact a member of either AFC Burton or Burton Youth Football Club and we can sort your tickets!!

We hope to see you all for a fantastic night!

TICKETS NOW ON SALE!!!!!

We’re back ladies and gentleman and we’re hoping to go even bigger and better than ever before!!

After 8 long years, the 2 football clubs of Burton are teaming up to bring you the biggest and best Race night you’ve been too!!

If you fancy a flutter on the horses or just want to be in with a chance of winning some prizes and money then there’s no better way!! All proceeds that are made on the night will be split between AFC Burton and Burton Youth Football Club.

This is the perfect night for friends and families with opportunities for all ages to take part!!

If you want to purchase tickets, all you have to do is contact a member of the club. We’re limited on numbers for the evening so to secure your place, grab an early bird ticket which is cheaper than walk ins on the evening!!

Let’s make it a SELL OUT EVENT!!!

A massive thank you to Karen at Karen Watts Beauty Studio for donating the prize bellow!! Another amazing prize up for grabs!!

If anyone else would like to donate a prize for our raffle please get in touch and thank you for everyone who has donated all the amazing prizes so far!!

It’s been a very productive day for the club securing 4 more excellent prizes for our race night!!

Firstly, we’d like to say a massive thank you to the team down at Cliffhanger in Highcliffe. The Cliffhanger have kindly donated a gift voucher for Cream Tea for 2. This is a lovely prize and a beautiful location for someone to enjoy it too!!

Secondly, a huge thank you to our local neighbours The Oak Inn, in Burton. They have donated a voucher for 2 main courses for 2 people. This is a lovely country pub that serves great food and always pride theirselves on fantastic and friendly customer service!! Thank you for donating this wonderful prize!!!

Next up, a big thank you to the team down at Kelly’s Kitchen in Christchurch. They have donated a voucher worth £20 for anyone to put towards food or drink. Kelly’s Kitchen is renowned for the amazing breakfast they serve up every day and someone is going to be very lucky to win this!!!

And finally we are extremely grateful to the team at The Sandpiper in Mudeford. They have generously donated a £20 gift card for someone to use within the establishment!! Another fantastic prize if you’re heading there for a spot of lunch or dinner with friends or family!!

Thank you so much to everyone who has kindly donated prizes to help raise money for this amazing cause!! If anyone else would like to donate a prize, please get in contact, were accepting all kinds of prizes such as bottle donations, food & drink and gift vouchers!!

Our 6 week pre season plan starts on the 25th July, 18:30-20:00 at Watermans Park, Somerford.

If you’re looking for a team for next season then please feel free to come down and join us!!

We’ve got a double whammy for you tonight!!!!!

Firstly, a massive thank you to Jo and the team at The Beach Hut Cafe!! The team have kindly donated a £20 voucher for our raffle on our race night!!

The Beach Hut Cafe is situated on the Avon Beach, Mudeford and is a beautiful destination for a spot of breakfast or lunch!! Head on down to get yours!!!

And secondly, a massive thank you to Ed Dallimore and the team at BEST Garages Ltd, Lymington. The team have kindly donated a free MOT voucher for our raffle on the race night!! A brilliant and very practical prize for someone to win!!

Best Garage LTD is on Ricardo Way, Ampress Park, Lymington and they offer a brilliant service with a very high standard of work!!

Two brilliant prizes and we can’t thank both companies enough for their donations!!!

Afternoon from all at AFC Burton, a league has been created which is quids in!! Entry is £10 to be paid into the account bellow. Winner takes 75% of the pot, 2nd place takes 20% and 3rd takes 5%. The loser will have to do a forfeit(yet to be decided)

If you’d like in then send the £10 to the account bellow and reference as shown
Your name T4L FL

All friends and family welcome, the more the bigger the pot!!

Send to:
40-01-00
20323128
Mr R L Davis

If you enter the league without paying before the season starts, you won’t be able to win any of the pot come the end of the season!!

We’re delighted with this one!! BigWigs Bakery have kindly donated a £20 gift voucher for our raffle on the race night!!!

Go give Big Wigs Bakery a follow on there socials where they have their shop locations and all the delicious products they have on sale too!

There’s only one place in town that can make you smile like this and it’s definitely BigWigs Bakery with plenty of sweet and savoury treats for all to enjoy!!

Thank you so much for your kind donation guys!!!

There is more than one way to help raise some money for a great cause on our race night. We’re looking for club sponsors of AFC Burton and Burton Youth Football Club to sponsor a horse for the night. It’s only £15 to sponsor a horse and by sponsoring, you get to name the horse whatever you’d like for the night(within reason)

Also if you can’t make the evening but would still like to make a donation, you can sponsor a race too. All you have to do is pick a category to sponsor, chose your own race name ie, The Mad Mile or road rage racing. It’s only £5 to sponsor a race.

If you’d like to help sponsor one of these, please contact the club!!

Buzzing to announce our first prize has been donated by A1 Sporting Memorabilia!!

A signed boot by Francesco Totti himself!! See link below for authentication!!

You could be in with a chance to win this fantastic prize for just £1 for a strip of raffle tickets!!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=e4eRyPcPqBk&feature=sharea