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	Welcome to the Official Website of Didcot Casuals Football Club. We are an FA Charter Standard Club, committed to providing amateur football opportunities for everyone (girls, boys, women and men) throughout Didcot and the surrounding area. We are affiliated to the Berks & Bucks FA (REG. NO. JBD00061) and have teams playing in the North Berks Football League, Upper Thames Valley League, the Oxford Mail Boys League and the Oxford Mail Girls League.

	Latest Results	\| Forthcoming Fixtures
	Sat 3 May 08	\| Sat 10 May 08
	1st no game	\| 1st season completed
	Res no game	\| Res season completed
	U12A no game	\| U12A season completed
	U12B no game	\| U12B season completed
	U10 no game	\| U10 season completed
	U9 no game	\| U9 season completed
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	Sun 4 May 08	\| Sun 11 May 08
	Sun no game	\| Sun season completed
	U13 5 - 1 Botley	\| U13 season completed
	U12 4 - 2 Wantage (Thu 1 May)	\| U12 season completed
	U11 no game	\| U11 season completed
	U10 no game	\| U10 season completed
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	Boys team fixtures in blue, girls team fixtures in red	\|
	Club Event
	Family Fun Day Date: Saturday 7 June 2008 Time: 11.00am until 5.00pm Venue: Loyd Recreation Ground, Brasenose Road, Didcot Details: we will be holding our third annual Family Fun Day with all sorts of fun for everyone. There will be bouncy castles, giant slide, gladiator jousting, bungee run, sumo wrestling suits, fun adult 6-a-side competition, "Didcot Hotshot" (who has got the fastest shot in Didcot?), fun assault course, human table football, stalls, refreshments and much more. For further details, see our Family Fun Day events page.
	Important Notices
	PARKING (SATURDAYS, BRASENOSE RD) - IMPORTANT NOTICE Home teams: It would be a great help if parents could try to walk or cycle to the ground with their child wherever possible and, if it is essential to come by car, please try to park away from Brasenose Road (and please do not park across residential driveways as this creates problems for our near neighbours). Visiting Teams: We have been lucky enough to be offered use of the Conservative Club car park on Foxhall Road (opposite the end of Brasenose Road) on Saturday mornings (when it is not being used), so could all visiting teams please use this car park (please do not play any ball games whilst in the car park and take care crossing Foxhall Road to reach the Brasenose Road ground).
	Latest News
	Champions [added 4 May 2008] Earlier today, the U13 boys capped a wonderful season in the top of the table clash with Botley. Already guaranteed the runner-up spot, Casuals went in the game knowing that a win would bring home the division title. Having lost to Botley 8-4 earlier in the season, it was going to be a tough game but, in the end, Casuals wanted it more and came out 5-1 winners. Congratulations to Graham, all the boys, and everyone associated with the U13s. More detail soon... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Winners [added 27 April 2008] Last night, the Reserves made it a double for the Men's teams this season by capturing the North Berks League Cup in a tough, end-to-end encounter with Coleshill Utd 'A', with every member of the team playing their part in a strong performance. The final score was 2-0, with both goals coming in the second half. More detail soon... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Champions [added 25 April 2008] The First XI have done it - Division 3 Champions. They finally got to lift the Div 3 title on Wednesday night following a 3-0 victory over Botley United who had been their main title contender a few weeks ago until a dip in form saw them lose three in a row. Congratulations to Wayne, Lee and the whole squad on a fantastic achievement. Division 2 here we come! More detail soon... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ North Berks League Cup Final [added 21 April 2008] The Reserves play Coleshill Utd 'A' on Saturday in the NB League Cup Final. Kick-off is 7.00pm at AFC Wallingford. A minibus has been arranged to take the players and fans over to the ground and back afterwards. Players will leave on the first trip, with another two trips for fans. The cost is £5 for the return trip, with the players' minibus leaving at 5.00pm and the ones for fans leaving at 5.40pm and 6.20pm. Return minibus at 10.00pm, 10.40pm and 11.15pm (times approximate). Please call Neil on 07876 765757 to book your seat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Firsts made to wait [added 21 April 2008] The First went down 2-1 to second place Warborough & Shillingford on a cold and damp day to record only their second defeat of the season. Despite just about having the best of the first half, it took until 72nd minute for Tommy Fisher to find the goal for Casuals that could have brougnt the Division 3 title to Didcot. However Warborough had other ideas and took full advantage of some disarray at the back to grab two well taken goals to draw them level on points, though Warborough have played their games and Didcot have three games left. However other results went Didcot's way, with Ardington Res losing at Childrey and Botley losing their third straight game, which leaves Casuals needing just one point to clinch the title. Next up Botley United on Wednesday at home (6.30pm kick-off). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday side bounce back [added 21 April 2008] After the disappointment of the Ridgeway Cup, the boys in the Sunday side were back to their best with an 8-2 victory over Bowyers Arms on Sunday, with John Hedges grabbing four goals, and Lewis Monaghan, Luke Hammond, Andrewy Taylor and Ashley Wilcox bagging the others for Casuals. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ridgeway Cup [added 14 April 2008] The Sunday XI put on a strong performance at Alfredian Park on Sunday evening against a very strong Robin Hood side, who were the defending champions from last year. The game was a cagey affair in the first half, with both sides unwilling to give any ground and Casuals were unlucky not to take the lead when Andrew Taylor's quick break was stopped by the Robin Hood goalie. Pressure mounted on the Casuals goal and it finally told when Robin Hood's Chris Thomas fired his shot into the net. In the second half, both sides came out strongly, Robin Hood looking for a goal that might kill off the tie and Casuals looking for an equaliser. Each side had their chances, but both goalies pulled off great saves to keep the ball out, with Joe Betteridge producing a fast reaction save to tip one shot on to the bar from short range. Casuals threw everything at the Robin Hood goal in the last ten minutes, with the travelling band of supporters trying to be the 12th man, but the ball just would not go in. Congratulations to Robin Hood for defending the Cup. Well done to Jon and all the boys in the Sunday XI for reaching the final and putting on such a valiant display against strong opposition. We're all proud of you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Girls reach the semi-finals [added 29 March 2008] The U10s girls continued their impressive first session by reaching the U10 League Cup semi-final today, beating Marston Saints Angels 3-0. Match report now available. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tesco FA Skills holiday course [added 26 March 2008] The Tesco FA Skills coaching team will be holding their next few holiday FA Coaching sessions for children aged 5-11 years at Loyd Recreation Ground, Brasenose Rd on Monday 7th & Tuesday 8th April 2008. As previously, the sessions have been split into two segments on each day: from 10.00am until 12.00pm and from 1.00pm until 3.00pm. Additionally, as per the previous courses and due to the high volumes of children applying - Tesco have centralised ALL applications. If you would like to register your child for one or more sessions, please use the following Freephone number: 0800 121 4836 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ridgeway Cup details [added 26 March 2008] The Sunday XI will play Robin Hood FC from Division 3A in the Ridgeway Cup Final. The Final is scheduled to take place on Sunday 13 April at Wantage Town FC (kick-off at 6.30pm). More details will be available nearer the time. Casuals semi-final match report now available. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Casuals join Didcot First [added 24 March 2008] Didcot Casuals are now community members of Didcot First, the organisation set up with the aim of being a voice for the community and working as a community catalyst, making good things happen for Didcot. Further details on our Community Focus page. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday team make Cup final [added 22 March 2008] The Sunday XI played their postponed Ridgeway Cup semi-final against JP's under the floodlights of Didcot Town's Reserve pitch on Wednesday, coming out winners on penalties. They are now waiting to see who they will face from the postponed game between Robin Hood FC and AFC Cowley. Match report to follow. Details of the final will be given when known. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday teams in Cup [added 26 February 2008] The 1st XI put in a battling performance away to Rangers XI, based in Milton Keynes, in the Berks & Bucks Saturday Junior Cup sixth round (aka quarter-finals) but lost 3-1 in the end. Meanwhile the Reserves beat Faringdon Town 'A' 1-0 to reach the final of the North Berks League Cup. This match will be held on 26th April at AFC Wallingford (ko 7.00pm). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday teams in Cup [added 21 February 2008] This Saturday sees both our Saturday men's teams in Cup action. The 1st XI are away to Rangers XI, based in Milton Keynes, in the Berks & Bucks Saturday Junior Cup sixth round (aka quarter-finals) whilst the Reserves are playing Faringdon Town 'A' in the semi-final of the North Berks League Cup, ko 2.30pm (at stanford-in-the-Vale FC). Good luck guys. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday team reach semis [added 21 February 2008] Division 3B Didcot Casuals keeper Joe Betteridge proved his side's hero as Casuals claimed the scalp of second division Abingdon Exiles. After a goalless 120 minutes, Casuals won through, 4-2 on penalties. Betteridge saved Exiles' first penalty attempt then converted his own, with Lewis Monaghan, Simon Pritchard & Luke Hammond the other penalty shoot-out heroes. That puts the side through to the semi finals of the Ridgeway Cup. Great result everyone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FA/Tesco Football Skills holiday course [added 21 February 2008] We are in discussion with Tesco and the FA Skills team about running another FA/Tesco Skills holiday course for children in Didcot during the Easter holiday, hosted at Didcot Casuals' Brasenose Road ground. More details available if/when this is arranged. Individual sessions for each age group within the club (up to U12) are being arranged over the next few months. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All older news has been archived and can be found on our News Archive page
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