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Club news in full.

6/3/2010	Former Tadcaster Albion midfielder, Rob Ellis has left Scarborough Athletic. He is reported as wishing to take a little time out of the game before reassessing his situation.
28/2/2010	More success for Taddy's Tips. Those of you who are generous enough to buy a matchday programme will have noticed the recommended football bet from our club tipster, Taddy. This week Taddy had success with his recommended the treble of Liverpool, Tottenham & Glasgow Rangers. Taddy's Tips are only available by purchasing a matchday programme.
26/2/2010	League Cup 4th Round draw. Tadcaster Albion or Long Eaton Utd v Bridlington Town or Armthorpe Welfare
19/2/2010	The names of the President's Club members have been added to the Sponsorship page. There are many more to add, these will be added over the next few weeks. Many thanks to all of those who have joined, your support is greatly appreciated.
12/2/2010	The clubhouse will be open every Monday from 10am. Anyone who has any spare time is welcome to join the Ground Maintenance Team and help us carry out repairs, redecoration and maintenance to the ground and clubhouse. Free hot or cold drinks will be provided.
10/2/2010	The telephone landline has been removed from the clubhouse. Anyone wishing to contact the club by phone are advised to call the mobile telephones of Paul Marshall, Kevin Derry or James Hamilton. Their numbers are at the bottom of the website home page.
8/2/2010	Mrs Helen Hamilton has been appointed the Community Liaison Officer. The role will involve improving the profile of the club in Tadcaster and identifying ways by which the club can give back to the town.
3/2/2010	Mr Phil Derry won £100 in the President's Club cash draw. Alan Jackson has left Tadcaster Albion to join Glasshoughton Welfare. He scored two goals for Glasshoughton in his debut last night. Jacko rejoined Albion at the start of this season and scored 5 goals. We wish him well at his new club.
27/1/2010	Under 18's will be able to watch Albion's home games for nothing. The club had decided to drop the £2 admission charge for the rest of the season to encourage more kids to come and support the club.
26/1/2010	Vacancies:   The club also requires a voluntary Groundsman to look after the playing surface and keep the ground generally neat and tidy. This would ideally suit someone who is retired or semi retired and who is able to spare a few hours a week. Duties include marking the pitch out before matches and maintaining the playing surface. We are still looking for a permanent Programme Editor to produce the matchday programme. If any of these positions interest you please contact the club.
25/1/2010	Terry Taylor has signed for Tadcaster Albion. Terry is a former Haxby United midfielder who now plays in the York League for Nestle. He made his debut away at Brighouse Town.
17/1/2010	Darren Wilson has been appointed the Reserve team manager.
16/1/2010	The club has organised an Evening with Nobby & John Stiles on Friday 12th March starting at 7.30pm. Nobby Stiles was part of the England World Cup winning team in 1966 & Man Utd's European Cup winning team of 1968. His son, John Stiles played for Shamrock Rovers, Leeds Utd & Doncaster Rovers before becoming a comedian. Tickets are £20 each, which includes a Pie & Pea supper. For tickets call Kevin Derry on 07836712708.
15/1/2010	Tadcaster Albion have signed Andy Dawson from Pickering Town. Andy had spent six seasons at Selby Town before he moved to Pickering Town last October. He is a dependable right back who can also play centre back. His previous clubs include York City, Carlisle United, Scarborough & Whitby Town.
13/1/2010	Defender, Ryan Watson underwent knee surgery last week. He is suffering from a torn cruciate that will need a full reconstruction. An MRI scan is planned for the next couple of weeks before going for the reconstruction surgery. Following the operation there will be a 9 to 12 month rehabilitation period. Everyone at the club wish him a full and speedy recovery.
12/1/2010	Due to the fixture backlog, Tadcaster Albion's 3rd Round League Cup match at Long Eaton has been moved to Tuesday 23rd February, kick off 7.45pm.
10/1/2010	A new sponsorship page has been added to the website.
8/1/2010	Time is running out to join the President's Club before the first cash prize draw on the 1st of February. The President's Club is a new way to support the football club while at the same time potentially win yourself some money. For £10 a month you will be entered into a monthly prize draw with a minmum cash prize of £100 (£500 maximum). You will also be entitled to free admission to all home league matches and inclusion of your name or company on the President's Members board displayed in the Clubhouse and on the website. Call Paul Marshall on 07949452054 or Kevin Derry on 07836712708 as soon as possible to join.
21/12/2009	Tadcaster Albion have lost the services of two more defenders. Rob Whitehead has been transferred to NCEL Division 1 rivals Yorkshire Amateur, while Karl Jankowicz has moved down south on business. Paul Marshall is considering whether he will need to strengthen the squad defensively to compensate for the loss of these players.
9/12/2009	Flooding update: The remaining flood water was pumped off the pitch yesterday. Dry weather is needed to give the ground an opportunity to dry out before Saturday's match.
4/12/2009	Flooding update: 25% of the pitch is still under water. The car park is now fully accessible. We are hoping for some dry weather to allow the pitch to dry up before the next home match against Rossington on the 12th December.
1/12/2009	Flooding update: The flood water has dropped significantly, access to the clubhouse can be made on foot rather than by the boat that was used yesterday. Only a small amount of water got into the away dressing room. Tadcaster Albion boss, Paul Marshall was interviewed on Radio York this morning. He confirmed that the pitch is under water and said it was too early to predict when Albion's next home match will be. He said he is worried about the players fitness with them unable to train at the ground and is keen to organise a training session, possibly this weekend. Ex Albion winger, Dave Watson has left Brighouse Town and signed for Unibond Premier club Ossett Town.
30/11/2009	The ground has been seriously flooded again. The River Wharfe burst its banks and has submerged the pitch and car park under at least 1.2 metres of flood water. The water appears to be entering the clubhouse.
20/11/2009	TOP meets bottom and the mission statement from Tadcaster Albion chief Paul Marshall will be to guard against complacency. Albion, journey to bottom-placed Eccleshill United tomorrow.   The hosts have the unenviable record of conceding 48 goals already from a dozen league outings this term, an average of four goals a match.   The form-book would point to a convincing conquest for the Tadcaster crew. But Marshall was having none of that logic, least of all because Eccleshill have appointed a new manager and that could have an inspirational effect.   Declared Marshall: “I’ve seen teams slip up so often in this sort of situation so we will have to be on our guard that it doesn’t happen to us.   “The pitch there is not so good and they’ve got a new manager in tow so we have to make sure that we are ready for a battle, which it will be.”   Albion will attempt tomorrow’s task without defender Ryan Watson, who has suffered an ankle ligament injury, while one-time York City midfielder Marc Thompson is unavailable.   However, Marshall said there was enough cover in his squad to ensure they stay in pole position.
13/11/2009	Tadcaster Albion chief Paul Marshall knows his side are in for a gruelling contest tomorrow as they gear up for the visit of AFC Emley to 2inspire Park (3pm kick off). Their opponents sit third in the division, two points behind leaders Taddy and banging in goals for fun. It promises to be a tasty treat for Albion supporters, who have become used to winning in the league this season. Marshall knows the Taddy defence will hold the key. “If we keep it tight at the back, then we’ve got people who can score goals,” he said. “It’s going to be a tough game. I watched Emley against Barton recently and they’re a good team”. “They beat Teversal 4-0 at the weekend and they’ve been scoring a lot of goals. But if we keep our defence tight like it has been in lately we’ll be in with a good chance.”
11/11/2009	Tadcaster Albion (& Haxby Utd) pair Marc Thompson & Darren Brandon have been selected for the York Minster Engineering Football League representative squad to play the Leeds Old Boys League team. The match will take place tonight at Altofts ground, near Castleford., kick off is 7.30pm.
7/11/2009	Kevan Thorpe has left Tadcaster Albion to joined Worsbrough Bridge Athletic. He played centre back for the reserve team and was tipped by many as a future 1st teamer. However, with such strong competition for defensive places this season he has seen his chances of promotion to the 1st team diminish. We wish him well at his new club.
6/11/2009	Tadcaster Albion were beaten 1-0 by Kippax in the Temple Newsam Cup Final. The game at Selby Town was played the day after the County Cup match with Guiseley that went into extra time and Tadcaster were forced to rest many of the first team players. See match report.
21/10/2009	Tadcaster Albion have been drawn away at Long Eaton Utd in the 3rd Round of the NCEL League Cup.
18/10/2009	The club has organised an Evening with Allan Clarke & Paul Reaney on Friday 27th November starting at 7.30pm. The former Leeds United & England players from the 'great' Revie team will be in the clubhouse to speak about their footballing experiences and to take part in a question and answer session. Tickets are £15 each, which includes a Pie & Pea supper. For tickets call Kevin Derry on 07836712708.
5/10/2009	Reaction to Tadcaster Albion controversial defeat at Whickham.   Albion boss Paul Marshall was left fuming by what he discribed a “devastating” decision.   Played in a gale force wind that made it difficult for either team to play any decent football. Both teams were deadlocked at 0-0 with just seconds to go after 120 minutes of very few goal scoring opportunities.   Then, as a Whickham corner came in Albion defender Paul James was ruled to have impeded a home striker. James was sent off and the resulting penalty sent the Tadcaster side back home cursing their bad luck.   Said manager Marshall: “Nobody else saw a foul and Paul afterwards said the lad just ran into him. And not only do they get a penalty but Paul’s sent off and he now faces a three-match ban.   “It was a nothing game and we thought ‘okay, let’s get them down to Tad on Tuesday and we’ll beat them there’.   “We never played well, but they never had a shot until the penalty, so to go out like that is devastating.”
3/10/2009	Chris Storey has signed for Tadcaster Albion. He played and impressed for Dringhouses in their recent victory against the reserves.
2/10/2009	Manager Paul Marshall is demanding a reaction tomorrow, following Albion disappointing loss at Grimsby Borough last Saturday. Tadcaster travel to Whickham in the FA Vase 1st Round and following his scouting mission there, a few useful things were found out about the opponents. With £1000 prize money on offer there is no room for complacency. “We need to perform a lot better than we did on Saturday. Hopefully, that was the kick up the backside the players needed, especially before a big game like this.” Marshall said.
2/10/2009	Two of our ex-players are on the move. Andy Battersby has moved from Thackley to Maltby Main & Mark Brady has moved from Brighouse Town to Emley.
1/10/2009	Website traffic for September 2009. 6531 page views, 1830 visits from 870 unique users.
25/9/2009	Manager, Paul Marshall has descibed his pride in Albion's FA Vase performance. He said, "It's been a great effort by all the lads. Saturday wasn't our best performances but we got the job done and we got 900 quid for it. "All credit to the side for the way we played, they all worked exceptionally hard and they did the club proud, it was an absolutely superb result. "The whole club's buzzing at the moment, we've just got to keep it going." Marshall has already starting doing his homework on Whickham, the side they face in the next round. "They play in the Northern League 2nd Division, I was speaking to someone from Marske Utd who beat them 2-0 recently and he was saying they are a big, strong team who are well organised. They have a lad called Pitt who scores a lot of goals for them so we'll look out for that. But now teams will be looking at us after our start to the season," he said.
18/9/2009	Tadcaster Albion have signed the former Goole player manager, Nigel Danby. Danby, a centre back, left Goole last week. Paul Marshall is delighted with his new recruit, saying: “Nigel resigned as Goole manager and played for us against Hemsworth on Tuesday night.   “He’s 36, but he wants to play for another year and it’s great to have him here. He helped guide us through in the Wilkinson Sword Trophy match against Hemsworth and he looked as fit as anybody when the game went into extra-time.”
17/8/2009	Tadcaster Albion will meet Kippax in the final of the Temple Newsam Cup. Albion secured their place in the final with a 9-1 victory over Micklefield Town. Tadcaster Albion last won the Temple Newsam Cup back in the 1985/6 season.
10/8/2009	Tadcaster Albion beat Tate & Lyle in the 3rd round of the Temple Newsam Cup. Albion were losing 2-0 at half time. Goals from Alan Jackson and two from Graham Whitehead and a late Tate & Lyle equaliser sent the match to a penalty shoot out. Albion won on penalties 13 -12.
22/7/2009	Josh O'Neill has left Tadcaster Albion to rejoin his home team, Selby Town. He played in Selby's friendly defeat at Goole last night. He was a regular in midfield for Albion since joining last September.
20/7/2009	Tadcaster Albion is keeping up with the latest internet fashion and has created its own Twitter page. To take a look click here http://twitter.com/TadcasterAlbion
2/7/2009	Former Albion midfielder Simon Watson has signed for Brighouse Town. He will team up with Mark Brady and Steve Ward who were both at Tadcaster during the same period.
25/6/2009	At tonights AGM Kevin Derry stepped down as Acting Chairman and has been appointed President. Paul Marshall will take over as the Chairman.
23/6/2009	Mark Smitheringale is joining the Tadcaster Albion coaching team. Mark played professionally for Peterborough Utd and appeared in the 1984 FA Vase final for Stamford. He has managed Clitheroe and has coached at Harrogate Railway & Goole.
1/6/2009	Tadcaster manager, Paul Marshall is a World Cup winner. Appearing for the Harrogate Veterans team in Thailand. After a dramatic penalty shoot-out win in the Semi-Final against Iran they came out 1-0 winners in the Final against Australia.