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30.07.08 On 13th September - SATURDAY CLUB RETURNS

Saturday club returns at Balcarras astro turf for years 2 & 3 boys and girls. 9.30 - 10.30. read more

27.06.08 SENIORS PRE-SEASON TRAINING

Pre-Season training begins on Tuesday 1st July, 6.30 till 8.30 at The Beeches. This will continue every week till September, then we will move to the Astro Pitch at Balcarass.

BRING PLENTY OF WATER & DON'T BE LATE

28.05.08 ROVERS WIN DOUG MASLING TROPHY

To celebrate the life of the late Doug Masling, his beloved Charlton Kings AFC took on local rivals Charlton Rovers AFC in a memorial match as part of the Charlton Kings festival.

In what will hopefully be the first of an annual event, the teams took to the pitch on a very wet and windy Bank Holiday Monday. It was Rovers who made the first probing attacks and with almost half an hour gone, Manager/Captain for the day, Tom Price ran down the left wing and squared the ball to Matt Chilvers to open the scoring with a neatly placed shot into the bottom right corner. Just before half time though, Charlton Kings hit back with their number 2, striking the ball perfectly from 25 yards into the corner of the Rovers goal. 1-1 at half time. The second half got under way, and again Rovers made the early attacks, and with Charlie Homer on the wing, a well crafted individual goal was taken as he ran into the box onto a through ball from Tom Price and curled the ball into the Kings net from an acute angle. With the second goal, came a strong surge from Rovers as Matt Masling, Grandson of Doug sprinted down the wing and dinked the ball into the area, to be met by the head of Mark Herbert. At 3-1 the game was almost over, as the weather seemed to sap the mental strength of Kings as well as any killing edge that Rovers may have had, but there was time for Johnny Adams to get a fourth. Matt Masling again got down the left wing and cut the ball back to the edge of the box for Kinky Adams to slot home.

Final score 4-1, but despite the final score the game was played in a very friendly manner and was enjoyed by all despite the weather. Tommy Price accepted the Doug Masling trophy in what was his first piece of silver wear as a manager. Hopefully the first of many. Well done to all those involved as it was an enjoyable morning, and thanks to Tom Masling for organising it in remembrance of his father.

Charlton Rovers Squad: Chris Courtney-Smith, Rich Berry, Tom Price, Joe Price, Mark Herbert, Charlie Homer, Tom Green, Dave Payne, John Adams, Adam Gyde, Matt Chilvers, Marc Beedon, James Kerr, Jordan Cooper, Matt Masling, Steve Rogers.

21.05.08 U15's Win Fair Play Trophy

The under 15's were this years winners of the Under 15 Sportsmanship Trophy. Click here to to see the trophy!

07.05.08 MINI SOCCER starts Sat 10 May

Mini Soccer starts - 9 sessions @ the Beeches Sat 10.00am - 11.00am & Weds 7.00pm-8.00pm for Under 7, 8, 9 and 10s. £20 - details from Sage or the Saturday club

26.04.08 U10 LEAGUE CUP FINAL Charlton Rovers 1 v 0 Southside Lions

Fred Watson was the hero for as he individually beat 3 players and drilled the winning goal into the net to win the league cup for rovers. Man-of-the-match Matt Bower worked tirelessly in midfield and strong defensive play from Sam Smart & James Burgess denied Southside any real chance on goal.

08.04.08 ANOTHER VICTORY

The First team notched their seventh consecutive win on Tuesday night, with a 2 - 1 victory over AC Olympia. Rovers played probably their best football of the season in the first twenty minutes. A stunning 30 yard strike from Tom Barton opened the scoring. Five minutes later, from a ball crossed in from the right, Pete Hambling connected with a swivelling volley sending the ball into the top corner.

05.04.08 SIX OUT OF SIX

The First team kept up their fine form, beating Bourton Rovers 3 - 1 at home to make it 6 wins out of 6. Goals from Jack Cooper, captain Mark Herbert and man of the match Jon Adams sealed the comfortable victory. Rovers push to finish third in the table is still alive, but they need victories against teams in 2nd and 3rd to do so. With the way Rovers are playing this is still a great possibility.

30.03.08 UNDER 10's REACH LEAGUE CUP FINAL!!

The u10's team have reached the League Cup Final, beating Gotherington in the semi-final 2-1 after extra time. The final will be on Saturday April 26th v Southside Lions at Bishop's Cleeve F.C. - Kayte Lane.

Kick-off - 11.15am - Try and provide as much support from the club as possible

25.03.08 Under 10's make League cup semi-final

Congratulations to the under 10's who are playing in the League Cup semi-final @ Whaddon Rec - on 29th March at 10.00am kick-off v Gotherington.

25.03.08 Mini Soccer - Sat 10 May

Mini Soccer starts - 9 sessions @ the beeches Sat 10.00am - 11.00am & Weds 7.00pm-8.00pm for Under 7, 8, 9 and 10s. £20 - details from Sage or the Saturday club

17.03.08Promotion hopes still alive

The First team made it three wins out of three with a 4 -1 victory at home to Dowty Dynamos and keep their promotion hopes alive. Goals from Pat Daly,Pete Hambling, an own goal and a superb edge of the box volley from centre back and man of the match Joe Price sealed Rovers come back after trailing 1 - 0 at the break

24.02.08 RACENIGHT DETAILS

There will be a Racenight on Friday 4th April at the London Inn in Charlton Kings - 7.30pm start - Read this link!!!

01.02.08: FIRST TEAM CONTINUE PURSUIT FOR PROMOTION

The First team continued their pursuit on promotion with a comfortable 3 - 0 home win over Gala Wilton. Goals from Pat Daly (2) and Jon Williams sealed the victory that puts rovers 5 points of top with 2 games in hand. A big game this weekend when they travel to Whaddon Utd in a top of the table clash.

23.01.08: ENGLAND v CROATIA U19 GAME

England v Croatia u19 game, Tues 5th, Feb - 7.00pm kick-off, County Ground, Swindon Town FC - £5 per person, includes ticket and coach travel, application request form from SageSteven5@aol.com

03.01.08: SATURDAY CLUB RETURNS

The Christmas Break is over and Saturday Club returns on 5th January 08.

08.12.07: FIRST TEAM WIN AGAIN

The First team continued their fine form with a 4 - 2 win over Cheltenham Saracens. This confirmed their place in the Senior Charities Cup Quarter-finals. Goals from Pat Daly (2), Jon Adams and Mike McCarthy sealed Rovers sixth consecutive win. Jon Williams was instrumental and deservedly got man of the match.

02.12.07: A FINE PERFORMANCE FROM THE UNDER 11 BLUES

The Under 11 Blues beat second in the league Swindon Village Bowmen 2-1 at the Beeches with two goals from Will.

01.12.07: FIRST TEAM MAKE IT FIVE OUT OF FIVE

The First team continued their fine form by beating Star 3 - 2 in the County cup. Making it five wins out of five, Rovers came from 2 - 0 down to win the game and progress to the Quarter-finals. Two goals from man of the match Pat Daly and one from Jon Adams cemented victory.

24.11.07: FIRST TEAM MAKE IT FOUR OUT OF FOUR

Charlton Rovers first team finished the month of November unbeaten. This was completed by a 3 - 1 win away at Dowty Dynamos. Goals from Matt Payne, James Payne and Pat Daly sealed the win. Keeping Rovers second in Division Two.

23.11.07: Saturday Club News

Christmas Break - The last Saturday this term is 15th December – We resume on 5th January 08.

Games Coming Up - Very soon we will be able to test our new skills against other teams. In the new year we will have games every other week (on average) for both U7s and U8s. We will be playing against teams from Cirencester, St Marks, Gotherington, Bishops Cleeve, Lakeside and Leckhampton … plus others. The games kick off with Cirencester U8s (YR3) coming to us on 8th December. They will bring two teams, and we will select a squad of around 20 players for the game. For those not involved in the games, the Saturday Club continues as normal. We will need mums / dads to help with transport and supervision during away games – please let me know if you can help.

Girls Football - We have tried to attract more girls to Saturday Club, and would love to have a girls team in the league in a year or twos time. We do have 5 or 6 girls this year, but the numbers dwindle if they find they are greatly outnumbered by the boys. Well please bear with us. We have recently met with the Gloucestershire FA, and between us, the FA and the 6 x local schools we are planning to run a series of training sessions for girls only during the winter term. We hope to get a large group of girls interested in football, with a view having a girls section at Saturday Club from September. When I know more I will let you know.

Kit - Historically, we have held a stock of club shorts /socks for sale to the Saturday Club children, and we plan to do this again. I have placed an order for a stock of shorts / socks which I hope to have in the next week or so … in time for Christmas … the cost for socks is £ 4.00 and shorts £ 6.00 – if you buy them as a set we will do it for £ 10.00 ……… we will include our range of kit, including training tops on the new website in due course.

17.11.07: FIRST TEAM MOVE TO SECOND PLACE
Charlton Rover's First team moved upto second in Cheltenham Division 2. A third win on the trot saw Rover's beat Bredon res. 4 - 1. With goals from Tom Herbert, Tom Barton, Mark Herbert and Pat Daly.

23.10.07: NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED
The new Charlton Rovers website is launched.