MEMBERS OF THE READING LEAGUE SENIOR DIVISION

SATURDAYS HEADLINES
THE RED MACHINE CLICKS INTO GEAR
Cookham Dean doiminated the game at Westwood and goals from Dave Shaw and Louis Shepherd may have won the points, but this was a superb team effort that gets the Dean up and running in 2008/09.

RESULT:
Westwood Utd 1 v 2 Cookham Dean
scorers: Shaw 20 Shepherd 80
(See Match reports for Action Pictures)

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CUP NEWS: The Dean have been drawn at home to Highmoor/Ibis in the County Cup in an exciting tie scheduled for October.
Cookhams Senior side have also two opputunities to reach the Madejski Stadium in the new season. The League Cup and the Reading Evening Post Cup.
The Dean have received BYEs in both competitions First Rounds
Cookham Deans defence of the BTC Senior Cup will begin on Saturday 1st November after the holders were given a BYE in the first Round we drew UNITY Away in Round 2 and in the Evening Post Senior Cup the Reds will meet either Finchampstead or Hurst at Home

see the Notice Board for the Full Cup Draws involving the First Team

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NEWS: Sat 23rd Aug.
News of Former Dean players doing well for their new clubs this season continues as Jamie Handscomb and Pavi Bhangoos Burnham demolished Abingdon
4-1. Jamie scored yet another goal but missed the opportunity to add to his impressive early season total when he left the field with a twisted ankle.

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A NEW CHALLENGE FOR THE SENIOR SIDE


Anybody who has witnessed the pre season preparations at the Dean this Season could not fail to be impressed with the new Management duo of Dave Clarke & Colin Ferguson. The Pair both enjoyed plenty of success as players over the years but are now both extremely focused on the new job in hand. At Cookham Dean we believe it will not be long before they make a telling and positive contribution to the club due to their commitment and desire to do the job justice.
They are already working hard to improve the club on the playing side and are looking at ways to attract the right players to the club.

Everyone at the club wishes them well for the challenges ahead and looks forward to the start of a new and exciting era.

2008/2009
The new playing season starts for the First team and Reserves on Tuesday 2nd September

All players who Sign on this year will need to provide 4 passport sized photos and sign the back of the photos with the same signature as the registration form, to stop people playing under assumed names

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THE READING LEAGUE WEB SITE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAKE-OVER AND HAS JOINED THE GROWING BAND OF CLUBS WHO CHOOSE CLUBWEBSITE AS THEIR PROVIDER.
LINKS TO OTHER READING LEAGUE SIDES HAVE IMPROVED AND SEVERAL COOKHAM DEAN PLAYERS FEATURE ON THE RFL PHOTO GALLERY

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AT HOME:
The Chairman posts an important message on the Club News page (Homepage)

The Senior sides web pages have now received well over 97,700 strikes if you would like to display an avertisement on these pages contact us through the site

LEFT CLICK ON ANY OF THE LATEST PICTURES ON THE PHOTO GALLERY TO ENLARGE THEM

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WELCOME TO THE SENIOR SIDES HOMEPAGE


The Cookham Dean first team has earned a reputation over the years for producing some strong teams and has been represented by many of the top local footballers from the area throughout its long and successful history.
The team were founder members of the Reading Senior Division and in the last eleven years have finished every season in the top four positions of the competition.

As for Trophies in recent seasons the Senior side has won The BTC Senior Cup Final at both Reading FCs old ground Elm Park against Emmbrook and in 2005 the new Madejski Stadium in what was a cracking match with modern rivals Marlow United.

In 2005/07 the side won the elusive Reading Senior Division Championship after having been Runners up on no less than four occasions in the last ten years and the Dean were triumphant in a memorable last day show down with respected local rivals Marlow.

In the 2007/08 season after a great title race with eventual Champions Westwood and Runners Up Newbury Cookham finished in 3rd place. It could have been so different of course had the team not suffered a blip in form during an awful February which saw the side lose four matches on the trot after having reached that fateful month completely unbeaten and with an amazing defensive record of only three goals conceded in the League.
However the team showed great character to recover and take the title race right to the wire.
That good end of season form also carried the side to a sensational night of glory once again in the final of the BTC Senior Cup at the Madejski when the Dean overcame a spirited challenge from Premier side Shinfield to win 4-2 in a thrilling match that had just about everything and was a great way to end the 2007/08 campaign.

The end of the season also brought about the end of an era when Manager Terry Claydon announced that he would be standing down after four eventful and successful years as boss.
The club are rightly proud of Terry’s contribution both on and off the pitch and hope that he will be a part of Cookham Dean FC in other roles for many years to come.

The club are delighted that the new Manager for 2008/09 is former midfield player and successful Reserve team Manager Dave Clarke.
In his three seasons as Reserve team Manager Clarkie has improved the side each year. Following the first division title success of 2005/06 the team finished forth in the Premier in 2006/07 before storming to the Premier title at the end of 2007/08.

Dave Clarke announced that his assistant for 2008/09 will be Colin Ferguson.
The former Marlow Town player is also
an ex Cookham player and should bring plenty of fresh ideas and know how to the camp,while Clarke’s former Reserve assistant the experienced Dave Johnson will step up as Reserve team Manager.

For 2006/07 review see Season Archive



ABOUT THE READING LEAGUE

The Reading Football League is the largest Saturday Football League in the Thames Valley, providing football from Park to Pyramid level. The League has six divisions, with the Senior being part of the National League System as a feeder to the Hellenic League.
Formed in 1988, the League brought together over 100 years of local football, with the merger of the Reading & District and Reading Combination Leagues.

In addition to the League programme, three Cup competitions are run, which are sponsored by the Berkshire Trophy Centre. Division 3 & 4 compete in the Junior, Division 1 & 2 in the Intermediate, and the Senior & Premier Divisions in the Senior competition, which has it's final played at the magnificent Madejski Stadium, home of Reading football Club.


* for more see also club history, Team History and Season Archive

Addresses for all Reading League sides can be found by scrolling through the Reading League Directory on the Team Documents page



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