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GETTING TO KNOW CHELMSFORD CITY

This evening we welcome old league rivals Chelmsford City to Twerton for The Clarets arrive not in the best of form as, before
this Buildbase FA Trophy 2nd round match. This season, the name of the Saturday’s league meeting, they had lost four
rounds has been altered with City and the Clarets joining in the second straight matches and lay in 15th position with just
round instead of the 3rd qualifying round as in previous recent years. one victory on the road, that a 4-0 win at Welling
With the second national lockdown causing a pause at steps 3-6 of the United. Manager Robbie Simpson has hopes of
non league game, we have the rather unique situation of playing two a play-off push and ones to watch for the Essex
rounds in the space of 4 days and we embark on our road to Wembley visitors are 17-year old full back Danny Imray and
with a Tuesday evening fixture. Oxford United loanee Dylan Asonganyi. We can expect the Clarets to line
Having met today’s opponents in National League South action just three up in a 3-4-3 or 4-2-3-1 formation with Simpson preferring a fluid system.
days ago, both sides will be familiar with each other as they bid to earn a The Melbourne Stadium club’s best ever run in the FA Trophy was reaching
home tie in Saturday's next round against Swindon Supermarine. Let us the semi-finals in the inaugural season of the Trophy, 1969/70.
hope that, should we prevail, fans will be inside Twerton Park to see it. The Chelmsford City squad this evening is:
The Defender… Cameron returned to City for a Colchester and made his début in
CAMERON JAMES second spell in August 2020 after the 2-0 win against Chippenham
leaving Colchester United, where
Town. He made 6 appearances
he made 31 appearances in all before injury cut his season short.
competitions, including both League The versatile defender can play
One and League Two. Chelmsford- centre-back, right-back and central
born James, 22, spent time out on midfield.
loan with Maidstone United and Chelmsford City can also choose a
Welling United for the 2019/20 defensive line from: Danny Imray,
season. He made 10 appearances Cole Kpekawa, Adebola
for the Wings, scoring 2 goals and Oluwu, Elliot Omozusi,
featured primarily as a right-wing- Michael Spillaine and Elliot
back. Cameron initially joined City Ward.
in January 2018 on loan from
The Midfielder… Central midfielder, who had a In midfield, manager Robbie
ANTHONY CHURCH short spell with City at the start of Simpson also selects from: Billy
Crook, Callum Harrison,
the 2012-2013 season, making
six appearances before moving Chez Isaac and Tom Wraight.
on to Bishop’s Stortford. Re-joined
City in the summer of 2016. Since
joining, Church has been captain
of the club and is the heartbeat of
the midfield. He has now made
over 170 appearances and also
pops up with crucial goals.

The Striker… Adam joined Chelmsford in July between November 2018 and
ADAM LIDDLE 2020 after a spell at League of January 2019.
Ireland side Derry City, leaving
Elsewhere in attack the Clarets
when the season was put on hold, can choose from: Charlie
due to COVID-19. A highlight of this Sheringham (on loan from
spell was an injury-time equaliser Dartford), Adam Morgan, Phil
versus Finn Harps. His footballing Roberts and Alex Teniola.
education came through the
academy at Reading FC, making In goal Lee Worgan has the
numerous appearances for their gloves and the five-time capped
Under-18 and Under-23 side. He Wales U-21 international can name
also has Vanarama National League Maidstone United, Tonbridge Angels
South experience, having spent a and Hastings United as his former
loan spell at Eastbourne Borough clubs.
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