GROUPS ANNOUNCED FOR 2010 TOURNAMENT AT REPTONThe Groups have been announced for the 2010 a2om ISFA Six-a-Side Tournament at Repton School which will take place on Sunday 5th September (10.00 am).
GROUP A
Chigwell
Kimbolton
Lancing
Repton
RGS Newcastle
St. Bede's College (Manchester)
GROUP B
Forest
Highgate
Ibstock Place
Oldham Hulme GS
Oswestry
QEGS Blackburn
GROUP C
Bolton
Charterhouse
Hampton
Manchester GS
St. Columba's College
Westminster
GROUP D
Alleyn's
Ardingly
Bradfield
Grange
King's School, Chester
St. Bede's School (Hailsham)
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Mike Askham
BRADFIELD’S DAY OF GLORY AFTER 52 YEAR WAIT
Victorious Bradfield team
Bradfield College are one of ISFA’s most long established schools and have been entering the a2om ISFA Six-a-Side Tournament since its inception in 1957. Now, for the first time, they have finally lifted the trophy, defeating Bedford Modern School in the Final.
The day began badly when the entire programme had to be put back 30 minutes after the closure of the M25 caused many schools to arrive late. However, once play got underway, a number of ISFA’s Associate Member schools showed themselves to be more than a match for the Full Members. Ibstock Place, Felsted, KCS Wimbledon and Bedford Modern all won through to the main Cup competition in the afternoon while City of London and Victoria College were other schools who, despite little previous pedigree in the competition, made the knock-out stages of the main competition. KCS Wimbledon and Bedford Modern won through to the semi-finals where Bedford scored an impressive 5-0 win to claim a place in the Final.
KCS Wimbledon (blue) v. Bedford Modern (white) in the semi-final
Meanwhile, in the top half of the draw Repton impressively disposed of much fancied Millfield and Manchester Grammar School but they then met Bradfield in what was arguably the Match of the Day, drawing 3-3. In the penalty shoot-out, the goalkeepers took charge, making a number of fine saves before Bradfield won through 2-1.
In the Cup Final, Bradfield went ahead just before half-time through Abid Merali but, in the final minute of the match, Bedford Modern goalkeeper, Danny Green, left his goal to go forward and make the extra man. When the ball came to him, he played a fine cross to the back post where Brandon Brako controlled and smashed home the equaliser. Bradfield went back in front in the first half of extra-time, Matthew Judge setting up Merali to score and then, in the second half, a shot from Matthew Siredzuk was saved by Green but Merali ran in to finish easily and complete his hat-trick. Bradfield had ended their long wait and were finally ISFA Six-a-Side champions.
Cup Final Action - Bradfield in red
In the Plate competition, Ardingly College defeated Westminster 3-0 in the Final, Daniel Sargent scoring a hat-trick.
Plate Final action - Ardingly in navy/yellow
RESULTS:
Group Matches:
Group A: Bedford Modern 1 Bradfield 2; Highgate 1 RGS Newcastle 1; Bedford Modern 0 Highgate 0; Bradfield 2 RGS Newcastle 1; Bedford Modern 1 RGS Newcastle 0; Bradfield 2 Highgate 2.
1 Bradfield; 2 Bedford Modern; 3 Highgate; 4 RGS Newcastle
Group B: Victoria College 0 Chigwell 0 ; Charterhouse 2 St. Columba’s 1; Victoria College 3 Charterhouse 2; Chigwell 0 St. Columba’s 3; Victoria College 2 St. Columba’s 0; Chigwell 2 Charterhouse 2.
1 Victoria College; 2 Chigwell; 3 Charterhouse; 4 St. Columba’s
Group C: Millfield 0 Kimbolton 1; Lancing 1 St. Clare’s 0; Millfield 1 Lancing 0; Kimbolton 3 St. Clare’s 0; Millfield 4 St. Clare’s 0; Kimbolton 0 Lancing 3.
1 Millfield; 2 Lancing; 3 Kimbolton; 4 St. Clare’s
Group D: Winchester 0 Manchester GS 2; Ewell Castle 0 Felsted 2; Winchester 1 Ewell Castle 2; Manchester GS 1 Felsted 0;
1 Manchester GS; 2 Felsted; 3 Ewell Castle; 4 Winchester
Group E: St. Bede’s Hailsham 0 Forest 0; Ibstock Place 1 Alleyn’s 1; St. Bede’s Hailsham 1 Ibstock Place 1; Forest 2 Alleyn’s 0; St. Bede’s Hailsham 1 Alleyn’s 2; Forest 1 Ibstock Place 3.
1 Ibstock Place; 2 Forest; 3 Alleyn’s; 4 St. Bede’s Hailsham
Group F: KCS Wimbledon 2 Aldenham 1; St. Bede’s Manchester 1 Bolton 0 ; KCS Wimbledon 2 St. Bede’s Manchester 1; Aldenham 0 Bolton 1; KCS Wimbledon 1 Bolton 0; Aldenham 1 St. Bede’s Manchester 2
1 KCS Wimbledon; St. Bede’s Manchester; 3 Bolton; 4 Aldenham
Group G: Oldham Hulme GS 0 Hampton 0 ; Westminster 0 Repton 4; Oldham Hulme GS 2 Westminster 1; Hampton 1 Repton 0; Oldham Hulme GS 0 Repton 3; Hampton 1 Westminster 0
1 Hampton; 2 Repton; 3 Oldham Hulme GS; 4 Westminster
Group H: City of London 0 QEGS Blackburn 0; Oswestry 1 Ardingly 3; City of London 1 Oswestry 2; QEGS Blackburn 1 Ardingly 0; City of London 2 Ardingly 1; QEGS Blackburn 4 Oswestry 0
1 QEGS Blackburn; 2 City of London; 3 Ardingly; 4 Oswestry
Cup Competition:
Last 16: Bradfield 2 Forest 2 (Bradfield on pens); Victoria College 3 St. Bede’s Manchester 0; Millfield 0 Repton 2; Manchester GS 1 City of London 0; Ibstock Place 1 Felsted 0 ; KCS Wimbledon 1 Lancing 1 (KCS on pens); Hampton 3 Chigwell 0; QEGS Blackburn 1 Bedford Modern 1 (Bed Mod on pens).
Quarter-Finals: Bradfield 2 Victoria College 1; Repton 2 Manchester GS 0; Ibstock Place 1 KCS Wimbledon 2; Hampton 2 Bedford Modern 3.
Semi-Finals: Bradfield 3 Repton 3 (Bradfield on pens); KCS Wimbledon 0 Bedford Modern 5.
Final: Bradfield 3 Bedford Modern 1 after extra-time
Bradfield captain receives the trophy from Oliver Gale of a2om, the tournament sponsors
Plate Competition:
Last 16: Highgate 1 St. Bede’s Hailsham 2; Charterhouse 1 Aldenham 2; Kimbolton 0 Westminster 1; Ewell Castle 2 Oswestry 2 (Oswestry on pens); Alleyn’s 3 Winchester 0; Bolton 3 St. Clare’s 0; Oldham Hulme GS 1 St. Columba’s 2; Ardingly 4 RGS Newcastle 1.
Quarter-Finals: St. Bede’s Hailsham 0 Aldenham 0 (St. Bede’s on pens); Westminster 3 Oswestry 0; Alleyn’s 0 Bolton 0 (Alleyn’s on pens); St. Columba’s 1 Ardingly 2
Semi-Finals: St. Bede’s Hailsham 0 Westminster 0 (Westminster on pens); Alleyn’s 1 Ardingly 2.
Final: Westminster 0 Ardingly 3
Ardingly - Plate Winners
PAST WINNERS:
| Date | Cup Winners | Plate Winners |
| 1957 | Malvern | Brentwood |
| 1958 | Repton | Bolton |
| 1959 | Bolton | Malvern |
| 1960 | Bolton | Hulme GS |
| 1961 | Malvern | Latymer Upper |
| 1962 | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| 1963 | Bolton | Latymer Upper |
| 1964 | Wolverhampton GS | Newport GS |
| 1965 | Manchester GS | Peter Symonds |
| 1966 | Wolverhampton GS | St. John's Southsea |
| 1967 | QEGS Blackburn | Winchester |
| 1968 | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| 1969 | Bolton | Latymer Upper |
| 1970 | Bolton | Eton |
| 1971 | QEGS Blackburn | Alleyn's |
| 1972 | Bury GS | QEGS Blackburn |
| 1973 | QEGS Blackburn | King's Chester |
| 1974 | Bolton | QEGS Blackburn |
| 1975 | Forest | Shrewsbury |
| 1976 | Shrewsbury | Wolverhampton GS |
| 1977 | Hulme GS | Shrewsbury |
| 1978 | QEGS Blackburn | Repton |
| 1979 | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| 1980 | Hulme GS | Ardingly |
| 1981 | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| 1982 | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| 1983 | Chigwell | King's Chester |
| 1984 | Bolton | Chigwell |
| 1985 | Shrewsbury | Wellingborough |
| 1986 | QEGS Blackburn | Hampton |
| 1987 | Manchester GS | Wolverhampton GS |
| 1988 | Hulme GS | Wolverhampton GS |
| 1989 | Manchester GS | Alleyn's |
| 1990 | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| 1991 | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| 1992 | Forest | Chigwell |
| 1993 | Brentwood | Shrewsbury |
| 1994 | Wolverhampton GS | Hampton |
| 1995 | Hampton | Brentwood |
| 1996 | Wolverhampton GS | Hampton |
| 1997 | Latymer Upper | Aldenham |
| 1998 | Repton | Bradfield |
| 1999 | Bolton | Manchester GS |
| 2000 | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| 2001 | Brentwood | Hampton |
| 2002 | Bolton | Millfield |
| 2003 | Charterhouse | Latymer Upper |
| 2004 | St. Bede's College | Bradfield |
| 2005 | Brentwood | St. Bede's College |
| 2006 | Millfield | Hulme GS |
| 2007 | St. Bede's College | Bolton |
2008 | Millfield | Aldenham | 2009 | Bradfield | Ardingly |
