2013–14 Tamworth F.C. season

Tamworth

2013–14 season
Chairman	Bob Andrews
Manager	Dale Belford
Ground	The Lamb Ground
Conference Premier	23rd
FA Cup	Second Round
FA Trophy	Fourth Round
B'ham Senior Cup	Runners-up
Home colours Away colours
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The 2013–14 season is Tamworth F.C.'s fifth season back in the Conference Premier and ninth overall at the fifth tier of English football, the highest tier ever achieved by the club.

Competitions

Conference National

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
20	Hereford United	46	13	12	21	44	63	−19	51^1	Expelled at the end of the season
21	Chester	46	12	15	19	49	70	−21	51^1
22	Dartford	46	12	8	26	49	74	−25	44^2
23	Tamworth (R)	46	10	9	27	43	81	−38	39	Relegation to 2014–15 Conference North
24	Hyde (R)	46	1	7	38	38	119	−81	10

Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^† Aldershot Town deducted ten points for entering administration
‡ Alfreton Town deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
*^1 On 10 June 2014, Hereford United were expelled due to financial irregularities. Because of this, Chester were reprieved from relegation.^[1]
*^2 On 13 June 2014, Salisbury City were demoted to the Conference South due to financial irregularities. Because of this, Dartford were reprieved from relegation.^[2]

Results by match

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	L
Position	8	9	10	16	17	18	16	15	15	17	20	20	17	17	18	20	20	18	20	20	22	22	22	21	22	21	21	20	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

Last updated: 8 October 2013.
Source: Conference National
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Fixtures and results

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Pre-season

Atherstone Town v Tamworth

9 July 2013	Atherstone Town	0 – 2	Tamworth	Atherstone
19:45 BST		Report	1' Rankine  60' Hendrie	Stadium: The Snake Pit Attendance: 285 Referee: B. Cooke

West Bromwich Albion XI v Tamworth

13 July 2013	West Bromwich Albion XI	4 – 0	Tamworth	Walsall
BST	16' Morrison  29' Long  69' Rosenberg  75' Berahino	Report		Stadium: West Bromwich Albion Training Ground Attendance: 0

Tamworth v Leyton Orient

17 July 2013	Tamworth	1 – 1	Leyton Orient	Tamworth
19:45 BST	83' Harris	Report	6' Odubajo	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 409 Referee: Steve Martin

Tamworth v Aston Villa U21

20 July 2013	Tamworth	3 – 2	Aston Villa U21	Tamworth
15:00 BST	29' Peniket  73' Eckersley  81' Peniket	Report	7' (og) Capaldi  49' Sellars	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 682 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Rushall Olympic v Tamworth

23 July 2013	Rushall Olympic	0 – 1	Tamworth	Rushall
19:45 BST		Report	10' Todd	Stadium: Dales Lane Referee: C. Taylor

Tamworth v Stoke City U18

27 July 2013	Tamworth	5 – 0	Stoke City U18	Tamworth
15:00 BST	17' Peniket  21' Evans  40' Peniket  48' Eckersley  63' Baker	Report		Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 401 Referee: Simon Barrow

Heather St John's v Tamworth

30 July 2013	Heather St John's	0 – 7	Tamworth	Heather
19:30 BST		Report	11' Baker  30' Baker  41' Peniket  45' Peniket  49' Hendrie  75' Todd  78' Kerry	Stadium: St. John's Park Attendance: 220 Referee: Andy Parker

Barton Town Old Boys v Tamworth

3 August 2013	Barton Town Old Boys	0 – 1	Tamworth	Barton-upon-Humber
15:00 BST		Report	Jones	Stadium: The Euronics Ground Referee: N. Guest

Competitive

Conference Premier

Salisbury City v Tamworth

10 August 2013 1	Salisbury City	0 – 1	Tamworth	Salisbury
15:00 BST	64' Sinclair	Report	32' Thomas  63' Richards-Everton	Stadium: Raymond McEnhill Stadium Attendance: 958 Referee: Craig Hicks

Tamworth v Barnet

13 August 2013 2	Tamworth	0 – 0	Barnet	Tamworth
19:45 BST	70' Richards-Everton  88' Kerry	Report	10' Weston  13' Stack	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 1,379 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Tamworth v Wrexham

17 August 2013 3	Tamworth	2 – 2	Wrexham	Tamworth
15:00 BST	19' Jones  84' Byfield  68' Richards-Everton	Report	37' Ormerod  79' Reid  66' Harris  90+2' Reid	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Whitton

Hereford United v Tamworth

24 August 2013 4	Hereford United	1 – 0	Tamworth	Hereford
15:00 BST	51' Smith  70' Graham	Report	66' Todd  68' Courtney  85' Richards-Everton	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,864 Referee: Adam Hopkins

Tamworth v Dartford

26 August 2013 5	Tamworth	0 – 2	Dartford	Tamworth
15:00 BST	33' Richards-Everton  90' Thomas  90+3' Evans	Report	3' Harris  26' Clark  12' Mitchel-King  84' Rogers  90+1' Bradbrook	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 864 Referee: Coy

Cambridge United v Tamworth

31 August 2013 6	Cambridge United	3 – 0	Tamworth	Cambridge
15:00 BST	38' (pen) Cunnington  58' Berry  66' Berry	Report	21' Baker  61' C. Belford  79', 90+1' Rose	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,527 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Tamworth v Southport

7 September 2013 7	Tamworth	4 – 1	Southport	Tamworth
15:00 BST	12' (pen) Baker  61' (og) George  66' Peniket  78' Peniket  75' Thomas	Report	20' Osawe  10' Flynn	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 933 Referee: Colin Lymer

Woking v Tamworth

13 September 2013 8	Woking	2 – 2	Tamworth	Woking
19:45 BST	70' Rendell  78' (pen) Williams  90+1' Cestor	Report	24' Baker  84' Peniket  47' Evans  78' Belford  79' Courtney	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 1,264 Referee: Dean Treleaven

Tamworth v Kidderminster Harriers

17 September 2013 9	Tamworth	0 – 3	Kidderminster Harriers	Tamworth
19:45 BST	76' Rose	Report	6' Dance  63' Gash  90' (pen) Malbon  21' Malbon  66' Dance	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 874 Referee: A. Fearn

Tamworth v Gateshead

21 September 2013 10	Tamworth	0 – 1	Gateshead	Tamworth
15:00 BST	22' Thomas  74' Richards-Everton  78' Evans	Report	24' (pen) Larkin  89' Curtis  90' Lelan	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 738 Referee: Barratt

Forest Green Rovers v Tamworth

24 September 2013 11	Forest Green Rovers	1 – 2	Tamworth	Nailsworth
19:45 BST	37' Taylor  9', 83' Norwood  84' Bangura	Report	26' (pen) Baker  53' Wright  87' Peniket	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 829 Referee: Adam Hopkins

Grimsby Town v Tamworth

28 September 2013 12	Grimsby Town	3 – 1	Tamworth	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	56' Pearson  67' (pen) Hannah  83' Hearn	Report	73' Todd  7' Evans	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,105 Referee: Handley

Tamworth v Macclesfield Town

5 October 2013 13	Tamworth	1 – 0	Macclesfield Town	Tamworth
15:00 BST	15' Elford-Alliyu  27' Wright  36' Elford-Alliyu  75' Kerry	Report	90+3' Turnbull	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 864 Referee: Simon Bennett

Lincoln City v Tamworth

8 October 2013 14	Lincoln City	0 – 0	Tamworth	Lincoln
19:45 BST	26' Jordan  66' Tomlinson  90' Tom Miller	Report	37' Kerry  90+2' Woolery  90+5' Peniket	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,603 Referee: Peter Bankes

Welling United v Tamworth

12 October 2013 15	Welling United	2 – 0	Tamworth	Welling
15:00 BST	63' Clarke  82' Pires  54' Gallagher  78' Guthrie	Report	59' Richards-Everton  90+4' Capaldi	Stadium: Park View Road Attendance: 803 Referee: Colin Lymer

Tamworth v Luton Town

19 October 2013 16	Tamworth	3 – 4	Luton Town	Tamworth
15:00 BST	13' Courtney  64' (pen) Elford-Alliyu  76' Courtney  41' Parry  46' Benson  54' Benson	Report	31' Smith	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 2,066 Referee: Robert Whitton

Tamworth v Braintree Town

2 November 2013 17	Tamworth	0 – 0	Braintree Town	Tamworth
15:00 GMT	3' Keane  41' Allen  62' Peniket  74' Hildreth	Report	20' Paine	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 716 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Tamworth v Alfreton Town

12 November 2013 18	Tamworth	1 – 0	Alfreton Town	Tamworth
19:45 GMT	23' Chadwick  43' Todd  67' Kerry  78' Hildreth	Report	81' Clayton	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 716 Referee: Ross Joyce

Tamworth v Grimsby Town

16 November 2013 19	Tamworth	0 – 2	Grimsby Town	Tamworth
15:00 GMT	54' Thomas  64' Todd	Report	51' Disley  84' Rodman  19' Thomas	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Lee Swabey

Kidderminster Harriers v Tamworth

23 November 2013 20	Kidderminster Harriers	5 – 3	Tamworth	Kidderminster
15:00 GMT	20' Malbon  22' Lolley  56' Morgan-Smith  77' Morgan-Smith  83' Storer  59' Gowling  90+5' Morgan-Smith	Report	49' Peniket  60' Morgan  89' Chadwick  54' Capaldi  75' Hildreth	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,951 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Aldershot Town v Tamworth

21 December 2013 21	Aldershot Town	6 – 0	Tamworth	Aldershot
15:00 GMT	11' Oyeleke  33' Molesley  63' (pen) B. Williams  66' O'Brien  73' B. Williams  77' Roberts	Report	50', 59' Thomas	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,598 Referee: Richard Martin

Tamworth v Nuneaton Town

26 December 2013 22	Tamworth	1 – 1	Nuneaton Town	Tamworth
12:30 GMT	9' Chadwick  56' Capaldi  57' Chadwick  65' Kerry  70' Haworth  90+1' Evans	Report	69' Streete  57' Moult	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 1,347 Referee: Darren Handley

Braintree Town v Tamworth

28 December 2013 23	Braintree Town	2 – 0	Tamworth	Braintree
15:00 GMT	52' Peters  76' Mulley  87' Massey	Report	31', 34' Hildreth  62' Peniket  80' C. Belford	Stadium: Cressing Road Attendance: 811 Referee: Colin Lymer

Nuneaton Town v Tamworth

1 January 2014	Nuneaton Town	PPD	Tamworth	Nuneaton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Liberty Way
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Tamworth v F.C. Halifax Town

4 January 2014 24	Tamworth	2 – 0	F.C. Halifax Town	Tamworth
15:00 GMT	45' Kerry  59' Todd  56' Capaldi  64' Mahon  82' Kerry	Report		Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 890 Referee: Robert Whitton

Alfreton Town v Tamworth

18 January 2014	Alfreton Town	PPD	Tamworth	Alfreton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: North Street
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Tamworth v Cambridge United

21 January 2014 25	Tamworth	0 – 1	Cambridge United	Tamworth
19:45 GMT	33' Richards-Everton  55' Hildreth  81' Kerry	Report	64' Hughes  47' Hughes  85' Arnold  87' Taylor	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 833 Referee: Ben Toner

Hyde v Tamworth

25 January 2014 26	Hyde	0 – 3	Tamworth	Hyde
15:00 GMT	37' Blakeman  39' Tomsett  50' Poole	Report	10' Peniket  60' Richards  77' Chadwick  66' Waldon  71' Todd	Stadium: Ewen Fields Attendance: 369 Referee: Peter Banks

Wrexham v Tamworth

28 January 2014 27	Wrexham	2 – 0	Tamworth	Wrexham
19:45 GMT	12' Bishop  90' Hunt  60' Artell	Report	86' Kerry	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,160 Referee: Karl Evans

Luton Town v Tamworth

8 February 2014	Luton Town	PPD	Tamworth	Luton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Tamworth v Hyde

11 February 2014 28	Tamworth	1 – 1	Hyde	Tamworth
19:45 GMT	44' Byfield  69' Keane	Report	70' Brizell  90+3' Brown	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 616 Referee: Jason Whiteley

Barnet v Tamworth

15 February 2014 29	Barnet	1 – 0	Tamworth	Canons Park
15:00 GMT	84' Villa López  17' Yiadom	Report	57' Thomas  90+5' C. Belford	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,296 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Tamworth v Salisbury City

18 February 2014 30	Tamworth	1 – 2	Salisbury City	Tamworth
19:45 GMT	32' Hildreth  74' Thomas	Report	16' Fitchett  20' Fitchett  35' Puddy  63' Amankwaah	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 564 Referee: Simon Bennett

Tamworth v Welling United

22 February 2014 31	Tamworth	1 – 1	Welling United	Tamworth
15:00 GMT	84' Godden	Report	41' Guthrie  81' Fazackerley	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 742 Referee: Richard Martin

Tamworth v Chester

25 February 2014 32	Tamworth	3 – 4	Chester	Tamworth
15:00 GMT	43' Godden  75' Godden  82' Peniket  47' Mahon  51' Hildreth  72' Fenton  86' Reindorf	Report	23' Taylor  30' Rooney  33' Taylor  60' Taylor	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Darren Handley

F.C. Halifax Town v Tamworth

1 March 2014 33	F.C. Halifax Town	2 – 0	Tamworth	Halifax
15:00 GMT	14' Pearson  67' Maynard  45' Pearson	Report	65' Mahon	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,313 Referee: Amy Fearn

Tamworth v Aldershot Town

8 March 2014 34	Tamworth	1 – 0	Aldershot Town	Tamworth
15:00 GMT	68' Barnes-Homer  34' Mahon  59' Caprice  88' Godden	Report	42' Scott  53' Bubb	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 915 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Nuneaton Town v Tamworth

11 March 2014 35	Nuneaton Town	1 – 0	Tamworth	Nuneaton
19:45 GMT	12' Delfouneso  16' Dean  26' Delfouneso	Report		Stadium: Liberty Way Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Adam Bromley

Tamworth v Forest Green Rovers

15 March 2014 36	Tamworth	1 – 2	Forest Green Rovers	Tamworth
15:00 GMT	89' (pen) Godden  25' Townsend	Report	11' Klukowski  27' Norwood  88' Racine  90+2' Hughes  90+3' Taylor	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 736 Referee: Karl Evans

Alfreton Town v Tamworth

18 March 2014 37	Alfreton Town	4 - 2	Tamworth	Alfreton
19:45 GMT	Godfrey Poku  28' Harrad  41' (pen.) Shaw  45+1' Akinde  73' Paul Clayton  83'	Report	Kerry  3' Peniket  7' Richards-Everton  36' Jordan Keane  40' Matt Godden  67' (pen.)	Stadium: North Street Attendance: 594 Referee: Dean Treleaven

Macclesfield Town v Tamworth

22 March 2014 38	Macclesfield Town	2 - 1	Tamworth	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Andrew  9' Turnbull  35' Boden  57' Taylor  83'	Report	Thornton  40' Richards  83'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,352 Referee: Martin Coy

Chester v Tamworth

25 March 2014 39	Chester	2 – 0	Tamworth	Chester
19:45 GMT	62' (og) Richards-Everton  67' Carlton	Report	78' Caprice	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 1,731 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Tamworth v Lincoln City

29 March 2014 40	Tamworth	0 – 0	Lincoln City	Tamworth
15:00 GMT	35' Baker  41' Thornton  70' Peniket  87' Richards-Everton	Report	35' Foster  72' Gray	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 979 Referee: Paul Rees

Gateshead v Tamworth

5 April 2014 41	Gateshead	5 – 0	Tamworth	Gateshead
15:00 GMT	36' Chandler  72' Ramshaw  89' Maddison  90+1' Ramshaw  90+3' Maddison	Report	52' Evans	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 705 Referee: Darren Handley

Luton Town v Tamworth

8 April 2014 42	Luton Town	2 - 0	Tamworth	Luton
19:45 GMT	Cameron McGeehan  49' Cullen  65'	Report	Chadwick  29'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,554 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Southport v Tamworth

12 April 2014 43	Southport	2 - 0	Tamworth	Southport
15:00 GMT	Nsiala  45' Walker  50', 72'	Report	Morgan  71'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,006 Referee: Ross Joyce

Tamworth v Hereford United

18 April 2014 44	Tamworth	1 – 0	Hereford United	Tamworth
19:45 GMT	62' Kerry  44' Batis Candé  76' Richards-Everton  88' Hoban	Report	86' Murphy	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 1,154 Referee: Jason Whiteley

Dartford v Tamworth

21 April 2014 45	Dartford	2 – 3	Tamworth	Dartford
15:00 GMT	30' Bradbrook  90+3' Bradbrook  90+3' Bradbrook	Report	60' Reindorf  73' (pen) Thornton Thornton  43' Richards-Everton  81' Caprice	Stadium: Princes Park (Dartford) Attendance: 1,465 Referee: Craig Hicks

Tamworth v Woking

26 April 2014 46	Tamworth	2 – 4	Woking	Tamworth
15:00 GMT	51' Reindorf  57' Reindorf	Report	8' Sole  13' Rendell  55' Rendell  90+3' Betsy  28' Payne  76' Nutter	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 788 Referee: Amy Fearn

Last updated: 24 September 2013
Source: TheLambs.co.uk

FA Cup

Tamworth v Solihull Moors

26 October 2013 Fourth Round Qualifying	Tamworth	4 – 1	Solihull Moors	Tamworth
15:00 BST	5' Peniket  31' Chadwick  39' Chadwick  55' Richards-Everton	Report	65' Bogle	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 1,035

Tamworth v Cheltenham Town

9 November 2013 First Round Proper	Tamworth	1 – 0	Cheltenham Town	Tamworth
15:00 GMT	20' Chadwick  18' Wright  26' Morgan  61' C. Belford  89' Thomas	Report	85' Braham-Barrett	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 1,566 Referee: Richard Clark

Tamworth v Bristol City

8 December 2013 Second Round Proper	Tamworth	1 – 2	Bristol City	Tamworth
14:00 GMT	90' Todd  7' Capaldi  14' Hildreth	Report	36' Emmanuel-Thomas  83' Baldock  90+1' Parish	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 2,860 Referee: Andy D'Urso

FA Trophy

Tamworth v Macclesfield Town

30 November 2013 First Round	Tamworth	2 – 0	Macclesfield Town	Tamworth
15:00 BST	83' Todd  89' Richards-Everton	Report		Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 667 Referee: D England

Tamworth v Boston United

14 December 2013 Second Round	Tamworth	2 – 0	Boston United	Tamworth
15:00 BST	64' Todd  79' Richards	Report		Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 688 Referee: Wayne Barratt

Tamworth v Chorley

11 January 2014 Third Round	Tamworth	1 - 1	Chorley	Tamworth
15:00 BST	59' (pen.) Chadwick	Report	52' Mather	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Chorley v Tamworth

14 January 2014 Third Round Reply	Chorley	2 - 2 (a.e.t.) (5 - 6 p)	Tamworth	Chorley
19:45 BST	25' Cottrell  90+2' Teague	Report	10' Chadwick  60' Thomas	Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 1,393 Referee: Adrian Holmes
		Penalties
	Dean Stephenson Whitham Vermiglio Roscoe Teague Jarvis Cottrell		Baker Mahon Richards Haworth Thomas Peniket Capaldi Keane

Grimsby Town v Tamworth

1 February 2014 Forth Round	Grimsby Town	4 - 1	Tamworth	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	John-Lewis  18' Tounkara  39' McLaughlin  70' Cook  90+3'	Summary	Chadwick  53'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,795 Referee: Darren Handley

Birmingham Senior Cup

Coleshill Town v Tamworth

15 October 2013 First Round	Coleshill Town	PPD	Tamworth	Coleshill
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Pack Meadow
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Coleshill Town v Tamworth

19 November 2013 First Round	Coleshill Town	0 – 1	Tamworth	Coleshill
19:45 GMT		Report	32' Baker	Stadium: Pack Meadow Attendance: 74

Rugby Town v Tamworth

7 January 2014 Second Round	Rugby Town	0 – 1	Tamworth	Rugby
19:45 GMT		Report	81' (pen) Byfield	Stadium: Butlin Road Attendance: 175 Referee: R. Ellis

Banbury United v Tamworth

4 March 2014 Quarter Finals	Banbury United	0 – 1	Tamworth	Banbury
19:45 GMT		Report	23' Haworth	Stadium: Spencer Stadium Attendance: 77 Referee: G. Taylor

Tamworth v Hednesford Town

15 April 2014 Semi Finals	Tamworth	5 – 2	Hednesford Town	Tamworth
19:45 GMT	39' (pen) Thornton  47' Reindorf Woolery  65' Thornton Batis Candé	Report	10' Francis  51' (pen) Disney	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Referee: R. Dadley

West Bromwich Albion v Tamworth

29 April 2014 Final	West Bromwich Albion	2 – 1	Tamworth	West Bromwich
19:45 GMT	58' Nabi  90+4' Francis	Report	80' Woolery	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 755 Referee: G. Taylor

Statistics

Players

Correct as of match played 12 November 2013. Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes.

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		FA Trophy		BS Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Cameron Belford	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	3	0
2	DF	Jack Evans	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	4	0
3	DF	Connor Gudger	1 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	0	0	0
4	MF	Tom Eckersley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Jordan Rose	2 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 (2)	0	2	1
6	DF	Ben Richards-Everton	16	0	1 (1)	1	0	0	0	0	17 (1)	1	6	1
7	MF	Lloyd Kerry	14 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14 (3)	0	4	0
8	MF	Richie Baker	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	3	1	0
9	FW	Justin Richards	5 (1)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7 (1)	0	0	0
10	FW	Darren Byfield	3 (7)	1	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	3 (8)	1	0	0
11	MF	Jake Jones	4 (1)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4 (1)	1	0	0
12	MF	Louis Harris	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0	0
14	DF	Matt Regan	1 (1)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	0	0
15	DF	Duane Courtney	13 (1)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	15 (1)	2	1	1
16	FW	Stuart Hendrie	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0	0
17	FW	Richard Peniket	18	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	19	4	3	0
18	MF	Kaiyne Woolery	0 (10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (10)	0	1	0
19	FW	Tony Capaldi	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	1	0
20	MF	Andy Todd	8 (10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9 (10)	1	2	0
21	DF	Wayne Thomas	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	1	4	0
22	FW	Deqwon Ebanks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	James Wren	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW	Scott James	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	Andy Haworth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	Mark Wright	9 (1)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	10 (1)	1	2	0
28	FW	Nick Chadwick	2 (1)	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	4 (1)	4	0	0
29	MF	Lee Hildreth	2 (1)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4 (1)	0	2	0
30	MF	Scott Lindsey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	Dale Belford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	David Morgan	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
34	DF	Jordan Keane	1 (1)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	1	0
36	FW	Myles Hippolyte	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
—	–	Own goals	–	1	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	–
Players who no longer play for Tamworth but have made appearances this season:
13	GK	José Veiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	Ryan Lloyd	5 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5 (1)	0	0	0
25	DF	Ryan Higgins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
26	FW	Lateef Elford-Alliyu	11	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	2	1	0
32	MF	Charlie Allen	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	1
35	MF	Ryan Croasdale	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Managerial

As of match played 29 April 2014

Dale Belford took charge of the club.

Name	Nat.	From	To	Competition	Record								Honours
					PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%
Dale Belford		2 May 2013	Present	Pre-season	8	6	1	1	20	7	+13	75.0
				Conference National	46	10	9	27	43	81	−38	21.7
				FA Cup	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	66.7
				FA Trophy	5	3	1	1	8	7	+1	60.0
				Birmingham Senior Cup	5	4	0	1	9	4	+5	80.0	Runners-up
Total					67	25	11	31	86	102	−16	37.3

Awards

Lloyd Kerry picked up two awards.

Awarded on 26 April 2014.^[3]

Award	No.	Pos.	Name	Notes
Manager's Player of the Year	6	DF	Ben Richards-Everton
Whitehouse family Leading Goalscorer	28	FW	Nick Chadwick
Players' Player of the Year	1	GK	Cameron Belford
Tamworth Herald 'Man of the Match', Player of the Year	1 7	GK MF	Cameron Belford Lloyd Kerry
Supporter's Player of the Year	7	MF	Lloyd Kerry

Transfers

Richard Peniket joined the club from Fulham.

Richard Tait joined Cambridge United, ending a 4-year stay with the club.

Ryan Lloyd joined on loan from Port Vale.

Tom Eckersley joined Rushall Olympic on loan.

Players transferred in
No.	Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
11	13 May 2013	MF	Jake Jones	Walsall	Free	[4]
22	17 May 2013	FW	Deqwon Ebanks	Birmingham City	Free	[5]
14	23 May 2013	DF	Matt Regan	Nottingham Forest	Free	[6]
8	24 May 2013	MF	Richie Baker	Barrow	Free	[7]
2	29 May 2013	DF	Jack Evans	Gillingham	Free	[8]
18	5 June 2013	MF	Kaiyne Woolery	Maidstone United	Free	[9]
9	20 June 2013	FW	Justin Richards	Oxford United	Free	[10]
4	21 June 2013	MF	Tom Eckersley	Accrington Stanley	Free	[11]
5	24 June 2013	DF	Jordan Rose	A.F.C. Telford United	Free	[12]
1	25 June 2013	GK	Cameron Belford	Bury	Free	[13]
17	17 July 2013	FW	Richard Peniket	Fulham	Free	[14]
19	1 August 2013	DF	Tony Capaldi	Oxford United	Free	[15]
12	1 August 2013	MF	Louis Harris	A.F.C. Wimbledon	Free	[15]
13	2 August 2013	GK	José Veiga	Harrogate Town	Free	[16]
20	9 August 2013	MF	Andy Todd	Mansfield Town	Free	[17]
21	9 August 2013	DF	Wayne Thomas	Luton Town	Free	[17]
26	31 August 2013	FW	Lateef Elford-Alliyu	Crawley Town	Free	[18]
27	5 September 2013	MF	Mark Wright	Shrewsbury Town	Free	[19]
29	18 October 2013	MF	Lee Hildreth	Unattached	Free	[20]
Players transferred out
No.	Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
2	8 May 2013	DF	Richard Tait	Cambridge United	Free	[21]
8	9 May 2013	MF	Lee Hendrie	Retired (later joined Corby Town)	N/A	[22]
7	10 May 2013	FW	Adam Cunnington	Cambridge United	Undisclosed	[23]
19	16 May 2013	DF	Scott Barrow	Released	Free	[16]
6	29 May 2013	DF	Tom Marshall	Released	Free	[24]
30	5 June 2013	DF	Sam Oji	Limerick	Free	[25]
18	6 June 2013	MF	Peter Till	Solihull Moors	Free	[26]
9	10 June 2013	FW	Tommy Wright	Harrogate Town	Free	[27]
13	14 June 2013	GK	Tony Breeden	Leamington	Free	[28]
4	14 June 2013	DF	Michael Wylde	Alfreton Town	Free	[29]
21	30 June 2013	FW	Jake Healy	Corby Town	Free
22	30 June 2013	DF	James Wilcock	Released	Free
25	5 July 2013	FW	Danny Lloyd	A.F.C. Fylde	Free	[30]
3	17 July 2013	MF	Marcus Kelly	Forest Green Rovers	Free	[31]
35	1 August 2013	MF	Elliott Turner	Worcester City	Free
13	25 September 2013	GK	José Veiga	Worcester City	Free
26	27 November 2013	FW	Lateef Elford-Alliyu	Valletta	Free	[32]
19	26 February 2014	DF	Tony Capaldi	Released	Free	[33]
3	26 February 2014	DF	Chris Palmer	Released	Free	[33]
21	26 February 2014	DF	Wayne Thomas	Released	Free	[33]
25	12 April 2014	MF	Andy Haworth	Released	Free	[34]
Players loaned in
No.	Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
25	31 August 2013	MF	Ryan Lloyd	Port Vale	30 September 2013	[35]
25	18 October 2013	DF	Ryan Higgins	Birmingham City	13 November 2013	[20]
28	18 October 2013	FW	Nick Chadwick	Plymouth Argyle	1 January 2014	[20]
32	31 October 2013	MF	Charlie Allen	Gillingham	10 November 2013[36]	[37]
11	11 March 2014	FW	Kevin Thornton	Wrexham	26 April 2014	[38]
Players loaned out
No.	Date from	Pos.	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
22	1 August 2013	FW	Deqwon Ebanks	Daventry Town	10 November 2013	[15]
24	1 August 2013	MF	Scott James	Coleshill Town	15 August 2013	[15]
4	16 August 2013	MF	Tom Eckersley	Rushall Olympic	16 November 2013	[39]
24	16 August 2013	MF	Scott James	Gresley		[39]
3	16 August 2013	DF	Connor Gudger	Barwell	24 September 2013	[40]
13	25 August 2013	GK	José Veiga	Worcester City	25 September 2013	[41]
14	13 September 2013	DF	Matt Regan	Hednesford Town	11 October 2013	[42]
12	20 September 2013	MF	Louis Harris	Rugby Town		[43]

Club

Coaching staff

Darren Byfield in his first coaching role.

Position	Staff
Manager	Dale Belford
Assistant Manager	Scott Lindsey
Coach	Darren Byfield
Sports & Conditioning Coach	Darren Chesworth
Kit Manager	Buster Belford
Backroom Staff Manager	Degsy Bond
Sports Therapist	Katie Andrews
Assistant Sports Therapist	Alan Cooke
Performance Analysist	Richard Hughes
Youth Team Coach	Mike Corbett
Youth Team Secretary	Brad Stokes

Last updated: 27 July 2013
Source: TheLambs.co.uk

Kits and sponsors

2013/14 Kit Supplier & Sponsors

Kit Supplier

Home Kit Sponsor

Away Kit Sponsor

Supplier: Jako
Sponsor(s): Solus Coaches (Home), Drayton Manor (Away)

Home

Away

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See also

• List of Tamworth F.C. seasons
• 2013–14 in English football
• 2013–14 Football Conference

References

General

• Tamworth F.C. Official Website

Specific

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