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43. Seasons 1998-2001


1998/99: First Season at Badgers Sports Ground, Middle Park Avenue Eltham SE9 (Formerly known as Middle Palace Sports & Social Club.)

1998-99 Founder members of London Intermediate League and Intermediate Cup Finalists
2001 Left to join Kent County League

1998-99 LON I 30 15 6 9 81 41 51 8/16
1999-00 LON I 26 13 6 7 59 38 45 5/14
2000-01 LON I 22 10 6 6 41 39 36 5/12

London Intermediate Cup Finalists
1998-99 17/4/99 Canning Town v Cray Valley (Paper Mills) 1-0

Cray Valley squad: Peter Allen, Dean White, Robert Nelson, Tara Brady, John Tallis, Scott Palmer, Michael Heverin, Paul Troke, Paul Kemp, Patrick Brady, Mark Symonds, Joe Vines, Andy Beardwell, Chris Meech, Malcolm Woodward, Danny Back.
Manager: Chris Brady
Colours: Shirts Green, Shorts White, Socks Black.

Pictured: The Cup Final Programme cover

Road to the Final:
First Round: Cray Valley 3 Vandyke Colliers United 1
Second Round: Cray Valley 3 Ford United Reserves 0
Third Round: Cray Valley 3 Leytonstone United 1
Semi-Final: Fisher Athletic (London) Reserves 0 Cray Valley 0 (Cray Valley won 3-1 on penalties)
Peter Allen the goalkeeper saved two penalties in the shoot out.

Cup Final programme player profiles:
Peter Allen: Goalkeeper, reliable keeper who was the hero of the semi-final against Fisher Athletic saving two penalties in the shoot-out.
Dean White: Wing-back, Cray's most consistent player this year and rarely puts in a bad performance, joined Cray straight from youth football and is now one of the first names on the team sheet, joint top scorer this year.
Mark Symond: Defender, aged 38, is the veteran of the team, can play equally as well at full-back or centre-back, due to strength of the first team squad his appearances have been limited this term but last season was awarded Managers Payer of the Year.
Joe Vines: Centre back / midfield, at 17 is the youngest player in the team, Joe has been in outstanding form all season and he should play a key role in today's game wherever he plays.
Andy Beardwell: Centre Forward, since he joined the club two years ago he has established himself as first choice centre forward, extremely brave Andy is always in the thick of the action and contributes with his fair share og goals throughout the season.
Chris Meech: Centre forward, in outstanding form at the beginning of the season Chris broke his ankle in October, has now recovered and is almost back to his best, last seasons top scorer and despite his time out will be thereabouts again this year.
Malcolm Woodward: centre forward / midfield, mid-season signing from AFC Blackheath, Mal has settled well into the first team squad, an intelligent player who is equally at home playing up front or in midfield.
Danny Back: Centre forward, Danny has matured this season into a good attacking player, last seasons top scorer for the reserves he has broken into the first team this season and scored some valuable goals.
Paul Edwards: Midfield, good header of the ball, makes good forward runs, passes well, good ball control.
Robert Nelson: Left back / midfield, last season's player of the year by a mile, Robert has two good feet and invariably you will find him involved in the majority of set play, also joint top scorer this term.
Tara Brady: Centre midfield, Mr consistent, Tara has played in every game this tear and has contributed with some valuable goals, mainly with his head, unfortunately, a recent injury may deprive him of a deserved place in today's line-up.
John Tallis: Centre-back, tall experienced player who reads the game well and marshalls his defence expertly, rarely seen in the opposition half and consequently is still awaiting his first goal for the club.
Scott Palmer: Centre-back, previously with Thamesmead Town, Scott is now an established member of the first team, his father and two brothers have also played for Cray.
Michael Heverin: Centre-back, having rejoined the club last year he was outstanding in last seasons run in, moved to Bath in the close season and his appearances have been limited this year but still managed to score the winning goal against Fisher.
Paul Troke: Midfield, joined the club at the same time as D.White and R.Nelson and all three still play for the same Sunday team, tricky player who always gives 100%.
Paul Kemp: Midfield, this seasons find, a regular reserve team player last season who, given the opportunity, has played consistently well in the first team all season, loves to debate issues with the Manager during the interval.
Patrick Brady: Left back / midfield, Pat has missed most of the season due to injury but is now fully fit, has a cultured left foot and is strong in the tackle.

Chris Brady: Coach, Chris has transformed the team over the last two seasons taking Cray to their highest ever League position last year and their first London Cup final this term.

Reserves
2000-01 Hospitals Charity Cup Runners-Up

Reserves match report
31-Mar 2001 Kent Junior Cup Group A Semi-Final
Hollands & Balie 3 v Cray Valley Reserves 1
Match Report
https://www.hollandsandblair.co.uk/match/it/1022/3150?sort=sdate&order=asc&fsea=all&frt=all&offset=4#players

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