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2007
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THE FINAL
COUNTDOWN
KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS v STEVENAGE BOROUGH
Wembley Stadium - Saturday
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02 THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
FOUR FINALS IN 20 YEARS
Fan jets 10,500
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Ready for action
Family affair
4-5 6
In record books
Wembley focus
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8-9
Ocker backing
In dad’s footsteps
10
12
Man with a medal
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14-15 Skipper dreams
of lifting cup
16-17 Spotlight on
Harriers’ squad
22-23 Honours even
between finalists
26-31 The road to
Wembley
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■ It will be a real family affair
at Wembley on Saturday
when the children of players
and officials act as mascots
for the Harriers side.
Sophia Kenna, Holly Yates,
Francesca Kenna and Lewis
Howarth are pictured waving
the flag for the Kidderminster side.
Picture: DEBBIE THOMSON
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
EDITORIAL: Clive Joyce, Peter McKinney, Teresa Phillips, Paul
Whittaker, Chris Oldnall, Mat Kendrick, Matt Maher, Matt Walton
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A DEDICATED Harriers fan
determined to watch his beloved
side make it third time lucky is
travelling more than 10,500
miles around the globe to cheer
the team on.
Adam Ainsley, 31, is jetting back
to this country from Melbourne
in Australia for a short stay to
take his seat at the nation’s home
of football for Saturday’s historic
game.
The former King Charles I High
School pupil, who moved down
under two-and-a-half-years ago,
said, despite the hundreds of
pounds it has cost, the occasion
could not be missed.
Mr Ainsley, who formerly lived
in Holmcroft Road, said: “I am
making the trip because it is the
biggest game in the club’s history.
“I found out they had made it to
Wembley while I was over in New
Zealand. Before the game I was
in two minds about the result, on
one hand I really wanted them to
win but on the other hand I knew
the air fare was going to cost me
a fortune.
“I have supported them for
about 17 years and seen them
lose at Wembley twice, so hopefully it will be third time lucky.”
The engineer, who has flown to
see his adopted side, Melbourne
Victory, play in Sydney and
Adelaide, will be making the trip
to London with about 15
Kidderminster friends he used to
join in the stands at Aggborough.
● Distance no object: Globe-trotting fan,
Adam Ainsley, proudly wears his Harriers
shirt outside the famous Melbourne
Cricket Ground.
New chapter
in Wembley
love affair
A FRESH chapter in the love
affair between Kidderminster
Harriers and Wembley will be
written on Saturday when they
battle it out for the FA Carlsberg
Trophy against Stevenage
Borough on Saturday.
With the opening of a brand new
90,000 seater Wembley stadium, it’s fitting that Harriers are one of the first
non-league clubs to grace its pitch.
This will be the fourth time in 20 years
Kidderminster have played in nonleague’s showpiece event at the spiritual
home of English football.
It’s an impressive record that makes
some of Kidderminster’s League neighbours look on enviously.
This weekend’s final is set to be one of
the most memorable in the competi-
HARRIERS’ PROUD
WEMBLEY RECORD
● Wembley 1987
Harriers 0 Burton Albion 0 (aet)
Replay, Hawthorns:
Harriers 2 Burton Albion 1
● Wembley1991
Harriers 1 Wycombe 2
● Wembley1995
Harriers 1 Woking 2 (aet)
● Wembley 2007
Harriers v Stevenage
tion’s history with the attendance
record set to be smashed because of
the added interest in the new super stadium.
Wembley fever has gripped Kidder-
minster since Harriers defeated
Northwich Victoria in the semi-finals in
March.
Such was the interest that Harriers sold
out of their original allocation of 17,500
tickets in a matter of days and had to
twice ask the FA for more just to keep
up with demand.
It means that manager Mark Yates and
his team will be have a 24,000-strong
army of fans to cheer to them at the
venue of legends.
With Stevenage selling at least 20,000
tickets and 23,000 available directly
from the FA, the attendance is on track
to set a record for the final and obliterate the previous one – 34,842 – set back
in 1991 when Harriers played Wycombe
Wanderers.
To cope with the army of fans travelling
to the game Harriers have organised a
fleet of 50 coaches to transport ➤
Medals link could be lucky omen
ONE Harriers supporter making the trip
down Wembley way is keeping his fingers crossed the FA Trophy winners
medals he helped to make will soon be
taking pride of place in the cabinets of
the men from Aggborough.
Pete Harris, a die-sinker at Toye,
Kenning and Spencer, in Birmingham,
has been part of the team behind the
mementos for the winners and losers in
Saturday’s final.
The Stourport resident, of Stagborough
Way, has followed the side since moving
to Wyre Forest in 1970.
Mr Harris, 62, said he was quietly confident the playing surface at Wembley
would play a part in helping Mark Yates
and his players bring the trophy back to
the town.
He explained: “From start to finish it
takes about six weeks to make the final
medals.
“It has been nice working on them
because of the link with Kidderminster.
I know now I would have played a part
in making their medals – I just hope
they are the winners’ ones. I think they
will be.
“It has been a bit up and down this season but the size of the pitch, and the
condition, should let them play the
football they are capable of and that will
● Prize connection: Wembley-bound Harriers fan and die-sinker, Pete
Harris, and Bewdley stamper Brian Lawley with their handiwork.
help a lot.
“I went down the last time we played at
Wembley and hopefully the result will
be a better one. I did see them lift the
trophy at The Hawthorns but to do it
down there would be that bit special.”
A total of 50 medals – hand-made from
nine-carat gold and about one-and-
three-quarter inches in size – will be
given to players and management from
the two sides at the end of the game.
The Wyre Forest connection does not
end with Mr Harris as Brian Lawley, of
Bewdley, has also had a hand in making
the mementos, although he will not be
at the game.
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A great day out for fans
➤ supporters to the Capital.
A host of individual groups have also
arranged to travel to the game by coach,
meaning the equivalent of almost half
the town will be making the trip.
Many shops in Kidderminster will be
closing on the day of the game to allow
their staff to watch Harriers in this historic encounter.
Win or lose, the final could be the
springboard the club needs to launch
even more success and bring back the
League glory days.
The club is also in line to receive a
bumper pay day from the final, which
could dramatically increase their
spending power and attractiveness to
players, as Yates tries to build a team
that can go for promotion in the
Nationwide Conference next season.
Harriers have already banked in the
region of £35,000 in prize money for
making it to the Trophy final.
But that figure could reach as high as
£500,000 because of the surge in ticket
sales.
After FA expenses and overheads have
been subtracted from the total gate
receipts, each team will be
entitled to a 45 per cent cut.
There is also the added incentive of a
£50,000 prize for the winners of the
tournament.
Money, though, will be the furthest
thing from the Kidderminster fans’
minds on match day, as they hope to
watch captain Stuart Whitehead lift the
Trophy above his head at the end of the
game.
Harriers have a habit of being involved
in nail-biting final matches to leave
their supporters’ hearts in their mouths.
The first time Kidderminster reached
the final in 1987 they were held to a 0-0
draw by Burton Albion at Wembley.
Striker Paul “Ocker” Davies etched his
name into Kidderminster’s history
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set for
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books in the replay at West Bromwich
Albion when his brace of goals won the
game 2-1.
Only four years later Kidderminster
reached the final again and pushed
Wycombe Wanderers, managed by double European Cup winner Martin
O’Neill, all the way before losing 2-1.
Harriers fans were to suffer more tension and eventually heartbreak against
Woking in 1995 final, when a goal in
● Theatre of dreams: The new
Wembley has caused a massive
surge of interest in Saturday’s
FA Carlsberg Trophy final.
extra time denied Harriers and ensured
the Surrey club were the first ever to win
the competition in successive seasons.
This year’s final promises to be just as
close as the two teams have been evenly
matched over the course of the season.
Harriers lost 2-1 to Stevenage at
Aggborough in the Conference in
November but bounced back to win by
the same scoreline in the return at
Broadhall Way and gain a crucial psychological boost before the final.
Whatever happens Kidderminster’s
fans and the club are set for a grand day
out at one of the world’s greatest stadiums.
HARRIERS supporters will line
the streets of Kidderminster on
Sunday to show their appreciation of their history-making side
regardless of the outcome at
Wembley.
Players and staff will pass on
their thanks to the fans during
an open-top bus parade through
the town, which will travel from
the Hoo Farm Industrial Estate
at 2pm to its final destination of
Aggborough.
The club are urging as many
people as possible to come out
for the occasion, which will finish when the doors are opened
at the ground – including the
ones to the bar – to celebrate the
events of the landmark weekend.
On its way the bus will travel
down the A449 into the town centre via New Road, Exchange
Street, past the town hall and
then make its way to the
Aggborough stadium through
Oxford Street, Blackwell Street
and Coventry Street.
A civic reception will take place
at the town hall on Monday night
for players and staff.
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● Well
prepared:
Mark Yates
has stepped
up his team’s
training in
preparation for
Saturday’s FA
Carlsberg
Trophy Final
against
Stevenage
Borough since
the end of the
Conference
campaign.
Harriers
BOSS CONFIDENT HIS MEN WON’T BE FAZED BY OCCASION
WHEN Kidderminster
Harriers step out onto the
hallowed turf of
the new Wembley
on Saturday the
players will
have been
given the best
possible
chance of
winning the
FA Carlsberg
Trophy and
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manager Mark
Yates.
The Harriers’
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ready mentally and physically for
the challenge of defeating
Stevenage Borough and sending the
tens of thousands of Harriers fans
into raptures by lifting the Trophy at
the end of the game.
Yates has been planning his side’s
preparations for Saturday’s day of
destiny since their dramatic semifinal victory over Northwich Victoria
in March to ensure his weary troops
will be fresh and fighting fit for the
big game.
The effects of a long, hard season
have taken their toll on the club’s
small squad, particularly during the
run-in when a gruelling schedule of
two games a week in the final two
months drained their energy.
“We had a lot of games at the end of
the season but we toned down
training once reaching the play-offs
was out of the question to help
players conserve energy for the
final,” said the manager.
“But we’ve
stepped
up the
intensity
again
since the
Conference
finished
to make sure
the players are fit
and ready for the
match. The Trophy final
became our focus near the
end of the season so there was
definitely a method to our
madness.
“The good thing is that all our
players are fit and ready for
action, we don’t have any
injuries to worry about.”
With a fully fit squad to
choose from the manager’s
main selection headache is
the full-back position, with
first team regular Jonny
Harkness suspended for
the final.
Midfield wideman
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keeping his cards close to his chest.
He said: “I’ve got my own ideas
about how the team is going to
shape up for the final but it’s up to
the players to impress me and the
coaches in training.”
The manager is also confident that
playing in the first FA Carlsberg
Trophy final in the all-new Wembley
stadium in front of a near capacity
crowd won’t faze his players.
“We’ve got a good mix of youth and
old heads in the team.
“The older players in the side will
have the experience to deal with the
day.
“Younger players can let the nerves
of the big occasion get to them. But
you know what young players are
like, they play without fear and
we’re hoping that’s what will happen on the day.
“We’re all going down to see the
ground the day before to get the
wow factor out of the way.
“It’s a day to be enjoyed but we
also have to work hard to get the
job done.
“It’s great to know we’ll have so
many fans coming down to watch
us. I know there are a few coming
down to see the ground, which is
understandable, but it’s going to
be an incredible day for the team
and supporters.
“Appearing at Wembley is the pinnacle of any player’s career, this
will be a special day for all the
players but it’s important we are
focused on the job in hand, which
is winning the Trophy.”
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CHAIRMAN DEDICATES GAME TO HIS DAD
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● Harriers chairman Barry Norgrove
BARRY Norgrove is dedicating Saturday’s Wembley
showdown to one of
Harriers’ former trainers –
his late father Hubert.
“Dad would be very proud of
me,” said the Kidderminster
chairman, who fondly remem-
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very much part of the
Aggborough scene.
“It’s being brought up with the
club in the blood and I think
that’s what’s happened here over
the last 18 months or so. Neil
Savery, for instance, is now a
director and his father and brother were former chairmen.”
Hubert, however, didn’t just
restrict his duties to that of trainer. He also wrote reports on far
flung away matches for the local
newspapers, including the
Kiddermainster Shuttle.
“When Harriers were away, say
at Dover, he used to do all the
reports for the papers because
they couldn’t afford to send anybody there.”
Barry will no doubt have a tear
in his eye – and a thought for his
dear old dad – when Harriers’
players troop out onto the new
Wembley turf on Saturday.
“If he were alive it would be fantastic for him to be there. But
there’s a lot of people who’ve
worked hard for this club over the
years and for me to be here for
such a short period and achieve
this is absolutely wonderful.”
● Hubert Norgrove
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Ian Hancock, Director of Asset Management
bers his sports-mad father as
being “Harriers through and
through.”
Hubert, who died in 1981 at the
age of 76, was associated with the
club from 1947 to 1963, and got
Barry involved with life at
Aggborough at a very early age.
“When I was a young lad he
used to bring me over on a
Sunday morning in my pram to
clean the boots. Dad used to do
everything in the dressing room,
even washing, and I used to be a
regular at Aggborough on a
Sunday from about 9am to 1pm.
He’d be very proud of me now,
he was Harriers through and
through.”
Alveley-born Hubert, along with
the then secretary Ted Gamson,
played a major role in bringing
several yesteryear heroes to
Kidderminster, including one of
the club’s most famous products
– Gerry Hitchens.
In those days Alveley, and nearby Highley across the River
Severn, were active coal mining
communities which often provided Harriers with a rich vein of
footballing talent, including
Hitchens, a former pit boy from
Highley.
Harriers first became interested
when he played at Aggborough
for Highley Miners Welfare in
the 1952-3 Harriers Junior Cup
final.
The free-scoring striker went
on to play for England as well
as Cardiff City, Aston Villa and
Inter Milan – a glittering career
which Hubert was proud to
have helped launch. Another
Highley lad loyal Hubert
helped become a firm
Aggborough favourite was
defender and captain
Aubrey Haycox who
served Harriers with distinction from 1948 to
1961.
“Dad worked down
the pit at Alveley and
brought in quite a few
footballers from
there and Highley,”
said Barry, who’s
delighted that the
Norgrove name
continues to be
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The Harriers at
Wembley from all
at Wessons Timber”
● Steve
Guppy, who
will be in
the
Stevenage
squad.
Players who
will make
Wembley
history
HARRIERS’ experienced defender Jeff
Kenna is set to enter the record books
when he becomes one of the first two
players to perform at both the old and
new Wembley stadiums.
The other campaigner poised to share the
same distinction is someone he intends to keep
in check on Saturday – Stevenage’s winger Steve
Guppy.
“I believe I’ll be one of the first couple of players to have played at both the old and new
Wembley, so it will be a great honour and I’m
absolutely thrilled,” said the 36 year-old rightback, who battled it out between the famous
Twin Towers for both Blackburn Rovers and
Southampton.
“I played there for Southampton in the Zenith
Data Systems Cup in 1992 and we lost 3-2 to
Nottingham Forest.
“I was then lucky enough to play
there again for Blackburn against
Everton in the Charity Shield in 1995,
but I fractured my tibia after about 20 minutes.
“I had to come off and we lost 1-0.”
The former Republic of Ireland international
is now determined to make it third time lucky
with a Wembley win to celebrate on Saturday.
“We’ve just got to make sure we soak up everything and don’t let the excitement and the honour of the occasion pass us by,” said the former
Birmingham City and Derby County captain.
Guppy will be equally keen to make it another
Wembley day to remember, having played at
the old stadium for Leicester City when they
beat Tranmere Rovers 2-1 in the 2000 League
Cup final.
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poor pitches as the stands in
um concourse will make it much
Though designed primarily for
them can leave large sections of
easier, and safer, to enter and
football, rugby and music
the pitch in almost permanent
leave the stadium.
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shadow. Grass demands direct
A key feature of the stadium is
Stadium is also capable of hostsunlight to grow effectively.
that almost all spectators sit in a
ing world-class athletics events.
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single bowl rather than four sepA revolutionary solution has
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design for the new Wembley.
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both football and athletics fans
Options such as a palletised
new design with almost all supcan enjoy perfect views, thanks
pitch (moving a patchwork pitch
porters or concertgoers able to
to a temporary athletics platin and out of the stadium
share the event with 90,000
form that can be installed when
between events) or regularly reother fans and should contribute
necessary.
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to a memorable experience and
If Wembley is required to host a
inappropriate for Wembley.
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major athletics event, the preInstead, computer models have
The acoustics of the new
fabricated platform can be built
been made of air movement and
ground have taken the original
over the lower bowl, covering
sunlight on the existing pitch
stadium as a benchmark.
some of the seats but creating
and the unique moving roof
Recordings taken during the
the increased surface needed to
designed for the new stadium.
1999 FA Cup Final and models of
fit an athletics track.
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the stadium created by using
The platform will take just a few
events but can be moved to line
three blasts of white noise durweeks to install and remove,
up with the touchline within 15
ing the England v Poland game
making Wembley a versatile,
minutes, ensuring every spectain 2000 have formed the basis of
multi-sport venue.
tor is sheltered during an event.
sophisticated computer models
● Information and the photoOne of the most recognised feathat will allow the design team
graphs for these pages have been
tures of Wembley is the presento finely tune the acoustics of
kindly supplied by Wembley
tation of trophies from the Royal
the new stadium.
National Stadium Limited.
Box rather than
on the pitch. The
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in the traditional
position – in the
middle of the
■ With 90,000 seats the
under its roof. This is the
metre.
north stand – as
equivalent of 25,000 dounew £757 million Wembley
in the old
■ The London Eye could
ble decker buses.
is the largest football stadi- fit between the top of the
Wembley
um in the world with every arch and the pitch.
Stadium.
■ There are 2,618 toilets –
seat under cover. There will ■ At peak construction
To accommowhich Wembley National
be NO obstructed views.
date an external
Stadium Limited estimate
there were 2,000 people
concourse all
■ The stadium roof rises to working on site.
is more than any other
around the stadibuilding in the world.
52 metres above the pitch.
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um, the new
This compares to the 35metres
lower
than
the
pre■ There is more leg room
building has
metre Twin Towers of the
vious one.
in every seat in the new
moved 30 metres
old stadium.
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Wembley Stadium than
north, towards
■ The new Wembley has a
encloses 4,000,000 cubic
there was in the Royal Box
Wembley Park
metres inside its walls and
of the old stadium.
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THE STRIKER WHO SHOT HARRIERS TO TROPHY WIN IN 1987
Goal legend Ocker
backs new breed
AGGBOROUGH old boy
Paul Davies is backing
Harriers’ “new generation” to grab the glory at
Wembley.
● Who ya gonna call? Paul Davies works for former
Harriers’ chairman David Reynolds at his clothing business, D & C Reynolds (Wholesale) Ltd on Kidderminster’s
Hoo Farm Industrial Estate.
The former Kidderminster goal
scoring legend is convinced
manager Mark Yates’ troops
have the ammunition to win the
FA Trophy for the second time
in the club’s history.
On the previous occasion, in
1987, Davies was the toast of the
town after bagging a brace
when Harriers beat Burton
Albion 2-1 in a thrilling replay of
the final in front of 15,685 spectators at West Bromwich
Albion’s ground, The
Hawthorns.
Four days earlier a 23,617
crowd had watched the sides
draw 0-0 at Wembley.
And now Davies, affectionately
known throughout the nonleague football fraternity as
“Ocker”, is rooting for Harriers
to emulate their 1987 success
on Saturday.
“Obviously there’s a new generation at Aggborough now and
I’d like to think they’re good
enough to win it. To be honest I
haven’t seen Stevenage at all
this season so I can’t really comment on them. But they’re not
going to be easy by any means
and on the day I’m sure it could
● Pucker up: Matchwinner Paul Davies and matchsaver
Jim Arnold celebrate Harriers’ FA Trophy triumph over
Burton Albion at The Hawthorns on May 12, 1987.
probably go either way – but
hopefully Kidderminster’s,” said
the 46-year-old.
Understandably Davies, now
assistant manager at Stourport
Swifts, has fond and vivid memories of Harriers’ 1987 Trophy
triumph.
He said: “When I was playing,
for a non-league footballer to
have the chance to play at
Wembley was probably the
highest honour you could have
apart from winning the league.
So the first time we went there
was probably the biggest thing
in the club’s history. It was such
a new thing that there was so
much interest and the town was
buzzing for weeks.
“When it became a reality it
was brilliant.
“The fact we’d actually got to
Wembley was fantastic. For me
to play there was unbelievable.
“It was the pinnacle if you were
playing non-league football and
at that time we were just establishing ourselves as a top nonleague club. But it was beyond
our wildest dreams to be going
to play at Wembley.”
Davies, however, had mixed
emotions after the Wembley
stalemate.
“Personally, I was very disappointed it was 0-0 having
missed the best chance of the
game. I missed with about six
minutes to go, hitting the crossbar from about six yards out.
“Although I think I played quite
well on the day I had the lasting
memory of that miss and the
replay on the following Tuesday
at West Brom couldn’t come
quick enough in the hope that I
could redeem myself, which fortunately I did with two goals.
“There was a bit of fortune with
the first one in as much as it was
a deflection, but when you
score a goal in a Trophy final
you don’t worry about how pretty it is!”
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● Decisive strike: Paul Davies slides the ball past the Burton ‘keeper for Harriers’ second goal in the FA Trophy final replay in 1987.
● Up and at ‘em: Davies cracks home Harriers’ first goal at The Hawthorns.
‘I’d just love to be playing’
“Then I was lucky enough to get the
second one which turned out to be
the winner. Obviously, it was a dream
come true for me having had the disappointment of that miss at
Wembley.”
The next time Harriers reached the
final was in 1991 when 34,842 spectators saw them lose 2-1 to Wycombe
Wanderers at Wembley in a match
which Davies missed due to difficulties with a serious back injury.
“Although I was back playing I’d had
quite a few problems throughout that
season.
“I’d only scored four or five goals in
the Conference and, basically, I was
just struggling to get my fitness back
after a major operation and missing a
whole season. Consequently, I was in
and out of the side and by my own
admission I was struggling for form. I
probably didn’t merit a place at that
time, although I was disappointed to
be left out.
“But that was the way it was. It was a
disappointment although I travelled
with the team and sat and watched
the game.
“It was a low point in my career at
Harriers, so when we got there again
in 1995 it was great to be involved
again.”
On that occasion Davies, who made
over 650 appearances and scored
more than 300 goals during his illustrious Aggborough career, hit the target against Woking who won 2-1 after
extra time in front of a 17,815 crowd.
“Obviously, playing at Wembley
again was great, although it was
becoming by then less of an occasion
simply because we and the supporters had been there before. Certainly,
as far as the players were concerned,
it was a great occasion, but we were
so disappointed to lose in the manner we did because we played very
well on the day.
“From a personal point of view I had
a ‘goal’ disallowed in the first half
which was nowhere near offside, so it
could’ve been the same scenario as in
the replay against Burton with me
scoring two goals. But sadly I wasn’t
to be.”
Davies smiles when he admits he’d
love to play in Saturday’s match.
“In fact, I’d just love to be playing! It’s
such a wrench to have to pack in,
although it comes to us all.
“But it’s all about the players who are
there now. I’m still personal friends of
Mark Yates and Neil Howarth and I’m
really pleased for them. I’ll certainly
be rooting for them on the day.”
● So close: Davies’s last gasp effort at Wembley rattled the Burton Albion
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Harriers hero’s joy as he follows
● Penn is mightier: Russ Penn races to the fans to celebrate his goal in the FA Carlsberg Trophy
semi-final tie at Northwich. Inset: The young Harrier with his dad Mark.
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in his dad’s Wembley footsteps
Like father, like
son for Russ...
A PROUD father is celebrating after his son
clinched the chance to
follow in his footsteps
up Wembley Way.
Mark Penn played in front
of the famous Twin Towers
on three occasions, winning
two FA Vase finals and losing another with Halesowen
Town during the 1980s.
Now son Russ is set to
appear at the new Wembley
stadium after playign a key
part in helping Harriers
reach Saturday’s nonleague cup showpiece.
The 21-year-old midfielder scored a crucial goal in
Harriers’ semi-final victory
over Northwich Victoria, a
game his dad could not
attend as he was in Italy
watching younger son
Michael play for the
England under-18s rugby
union team.
Mark said: “We were stuck
in a hotel room in Verona
while the game was on
which was really frustrating.
“When we heard the result
we were delighted and I’m
really proud of him.
“Russ has not had the best
of it at times during his
career, and it just goes to
show what can happen if
you stick at it and have
faith. The fact it is at the
new stadium will only make
it extra special.”
Mark’s last appearance for
Halesowen at the old stadium was in a 3-0 triumph
over Southall in 1986, having previously played in the
1984 victory against
Fleetwood and 1983 defeat
by VS Rugby.
He said: “It’s an old cliche
but I will just tell Russ to go
and enjoy it. You never
never know when you will
get the chance to play there
again.”
While memories of his
own experiences are still
fresh in his mind, the former full-back said he would
try not to bore Russ before
the big day, something his
son thinks could be difficult.
Russ said: “Dad is always
going on about Wembley,
he never shuts up about it!
“I know how happy he is
at the moment though, it’s
going to be a great day for
everyone.”
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STUART Whitehead once
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Dutch ace Dennis
Bergkamp in an FA Cup
clash against star-studded
Arsenal.
● Dutch master:
Arsenal’s Dennis
Bergkamp was marked
by Whitehead in an FA
Cup third round tie.
He also played a major role in one of
football’s “great escapes.”
But the Harriers captain admits both
memorable experiences will pale into
insignificance if he gets the chance to
lift the FA Carlsberg Trophy at
Wembley on Saturday.
“Never in my wildest dreams did I
think that I’d have a chance of
holding up a cup at Wembley,”
said central defender
Whitehead, who still
remembers vividly two
main career highlights during his
days with
Carlisle United.
The first was on May 8, 1999, when he
was in the Cumbrians’ side which preserved the club’s Football League status
when their goalkeeper Jimmy Glass
scored a dramatic 95th minute winner
against Plymouth Argyle.
It was the last day of the season and
Carlisle’s critical 2-1 home victory meant
it was Scarborough who went tumbling
down into the Conference.
Former Bromsgrove Rovers campaigner Whitehead, who had arrived at
Brunton Park from Bolton Wanderers,
was again centre stage on January 6,
2001, when Carlisle entertained mighty
Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup.
The Gunners, who went on to lose 2-1
to Liverpool in the final, edged a 1-0 win
over the Cumbrians with Whitehead performing well against Bergkamp and co.
He said: “Arsenal just had a whole host
of stars playing. I was marking Bergkamp
and managed to get his shirt at the end.
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“To be up against players
who were at the top of their
game in the Premiership,
especially the likes of
Bergkamp and Vieira, made that
a very special day for me.
“In the match
when Jimmy Glass scored it was just
Roy of the Rovers stuff to be honest to
experience that. It was a high point,
but not in the good sense as it was
just keeping us
in the League.
It was nothing to celebrate
really
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because we had had a poor season, but
it was one of my biggest games in
terms of actually doing something.”
And on Saturday Whitehead, whose
previous clubs include Darlington,
Telford United and Shrewsbury Town,
will be “doing something” to try to
ensure Harriers win the Trophy.
He said: “Without any doubt it’s the
pinnacle of anyone’s career playing at
the new Wembley, especially being
one of the first teams to play there. It’
ll be a phenomenal day.
“In football I’ve always
thought there’s a lot
more lows than highs.
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of memorabilia from myself and
my brother’s careers and that’s the
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Bolton-born Howarth, a defender
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“As we’re one of the first club sides
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HEAD TO HEAD IN THE CONFERENCE
● Hasim Deen gets up to
challenge Iyseden Christie
in the match between the
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Honours are even between sides
● Eye on the ball:
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B
November 25: Harriers 1 Stevenage 2
How Harriers must have wished they had disACK in November the FA Carlsberg Trophy
played the same composed cutting edge with the
was the last thing on Harriers’ minds as a
rest of the chances they created.
slow start to the season left them looking over
In the first-half alone there was a James Constable
their shoulders at the wrong end of the Conference
volley, Gavin Hurren’s diving header, Christie’s
table.
grasscutter and Russ Penn’s run and
Despite dominating with
shot, all of which were either off taran improved performHOW THEY LINED UP
get or easy for Julian in the visitors’
ance, the hosts ended up
Harriers (4-4-2): Bevan 6, Kenna 6 (Smikle 87),
Creighton 6, Whitehead 7 (Harkness 68, 6),
goal.
on the end of a defeat
BLACKWOOD 8; Russell 6, Davies 6 (White 86),
After the break Kidderminster conafter goals from Borough
Hurren 7, Penn 6; Christie 7, Constable 7. Subs
trolled possession but perhaps tried
not used: S Taylor, B Taylor.
defender Luke Oliver, in
Stevenage (4-4-2): Julian, Fuller (Deen 27),
to be too intricate.
the eighth minute, and
Oliver, Henry, Nutter; Guppy, Miller, Johnson,
Still Harriers carved out opportuniGeorge Boyd, 10 minutes
Beard, Boyd (Dobson 82), Morison (Scaley 88).
Subs not used: Potter, Binns.
ties with Michael Blackwood
into the second period.
Booked: Johnson, Henry, Morison.
whizzing a couple of piledarivers
The Stevenage double
Attendance: 1,584.
wide, substitute Jonny Harkness
strike sandwiched a piece Referee: K Evans (Greater Manchester).
scuffing a volley from a corner and
of magic from Harriers
Mark Creighton having a header from Simon
striker Iyseden Christie which was at odds with the
Russell’s cross plucked to safety by Julian.
home side’s otherwise profligate work in the final
Borough’s first goal had come with a hefty assist
third.
from former England international Steve Guppy
There’s not too many strikers at Conference level
who flighted a measured flag-kick which was crywho can kill a long ball with one touch, turn their
ing out to be nodded in and Oliver obliged with a
marker inside out with the next and nearly rip the
thunderous header which flew past Bevan.
net with the third, but Christie can – and did.
Boyd decided matters, finding the net when he
His 47th minute goal would have graced a much
outpaced the Harriers defence and capitalised on
higher stage and the fact the enigmatic battering
rare hesitancy from Scott Bevan to latch onto
ram is not a League One player at least suggests he
Guppy’s through-ball for Borough’s 55th-minute
is non-league football’s answer to Stan Collymore
winner.
when it comes to talent-wasting.
● George Boyd, who is now with
Peterborough, grabbed the second
goal for Stevenage in their win at
Kidderminster.
● Adam Miller
challenges
Russ Penn in
Borough’s 2-1
victory at
Aggborough.
NATIONWIDE
CONFERENCE
FINAL TABLE
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April 3: Stevenage 1 Harriers 2
As the hosts became rattled and their fans
HE performance from the visitors at
frustrated, Harriers clicked into gear in a way
Broadhall Way richly deserved the 2-1
in which they have failed to do since winvictory it gained – but certainly did not
ning the right to face Borough at Wembley
deserve the baffling performance of referee
P W D L F A GD Pts
back in March.
Steven Cook, who clearly wanted to share in
Dag and Red 46 28 11 7 93 48 45 95 the occasion brought about by the Trophy
Ten minutes after the opener Simon Russell
Oxford United 46 22 15 9 66 33 33 81 dress-rehearsal, at one stage booking striker
had two legs crudely swept from underneath
Morcambe
46 23 12 11 64 46 18 81 Iyseden Christie for
him by Mark Hughes in the area, leaving
York City
46 23 11 12 65 45 20 80 flicking a corner flag.
Cook and his assistant no
Exeter
46 22 12 12 67 48 19 78
doubt.
Eight Kidderminster
HOW THEY LINED UP
Burton Albion 46 22 9 15 52 47 5 75 players were cauChristie stepped up and coolStevenage: Julian, Fuller, Nutter, Gaia, Henry,
Hughes (Stuart Lewis 86), Beard,Dobson (Oliver ly slotted home the penalty to
Gravesend
46 21 11 14 63 56 7 74 tioned – while the
89),
Guppy
(Cole
67),
Nurse,
Morison.
Subs
not
STEVENAGE 46 20 10 16 76 66 10 70 home side escaped
end a 10-game drought.
used: Potter, Hakim.
Aldershot
46 18 11 17 64 62 2 65 unpunished, at least
The second half was always
Harriers: Bevan 7, Kenna 7, Harkness 7 (Hurren
64, 7), Creighton 8, Whitehead 8,
HARRIERS
46 17 12 17 43 59 -7 63 by the referee.
going to be a physical affair
Sedgemore 7, Blackwood 7, Russell 7 (Reynolds
and for a few minutes after
Weymouth
46 18 9 19 56 73 -17 63
It was up to Mark
84, 6), PENN 9, Wilson 7, Christie 8.
Subs not used: Taylor, Brady, Hay.
Ronnie Henry slashed
Rushden
46 17 11 18 58 54 4 62 Yates’ men to dish
Booked: Harkness, Penn, Whitehead, Creighton,
Harriers’ advantage in half
N’wch Vic
46 18 4 24 51 69 -18 58 out natural justice to
Blackwood, Russell, Sedgemore,Christie.
with his 46th-minute strike it
Attendance: 1,753.
Forest Green 46 13 18 15 59 64 -5 57 Borough and they
seemed the weary travellers
Woking
46 15 12 19 56 61 -5 57 did through first-half Referee: S Cook (Surrey).
may buckle.
Halifax
46 15 10 21 55 62 -7 55 goals from Russ Penn
But a rearguard action held firm – defenders
Cambridge
46 15 10 21 57 66 -9 55 and Christie.
Mark Creighton and Stuart Whitehead workHarriers were easily the better side in the
Crawley
46 17 12 17 52 52 0 53
ing with keeper Scott Bevan who kept out
Graths Ath
46 13 13 20 56 55 1 52 opening period after a cagey start from both
Craig Dobson’s effort one-on-one 10 minStafford
46 14 10 22 49 71 -22 52 sides and when the ball pinballed around
utes after the break.
Altrincham
46 13 12 21 53 67 -14 51 Alan Julian’s penalty area on 21 minutes it
But there was still time for an 18-man brawl,
Tamworth
46 13 9 24 43 61 -18 48 was down to Penn – arguably Harriers’ best
the Stevenage side charging into Russell
Southport
46 11 14 21 57 67 -10 47 player – to smash his side ahead from close
after he took exception to Barry Fuller’s foul.
St Albans
46 10 10 26 57 89 -32 40 range, his seventh goal of the campaign.
HARRIERS’ ROUTE TO FINAL
First round
Harriers 4 Vauxhall Motors 4
Replay
Vauxhall Motors 0 Harriers 4
Second round
Exeter 0 Harriers 1
Third round
Harriers 0 Braintree 0
Replay
Braintree 1 Harriers 3
Quarter-final
Harriers 3 Halifax 1
Semi-final
(agg 4-3)
Harriers 2 Northwich 0
Northwich 3 Harriers 2
BOROUGH’S ROUTE TO FINAL
First round
Stevenage 7 Merthyr 0
Second round
Stevenage 3 Leigh RMI 1
Third round
Morecambe 1 Stevenage 1
Stevenage 3 Morecambe 0
Quarter-final
Stevenage 3 Salisbury 0
Semi-final
(agg 3-1)
Grays 0 Stevenage 1
Stevenage 2 Grays 1 (aet)
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Doing
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➤ Next up was a trip to
Exeter, which because of
all the delays took place
the following weekend.
Having earned a creditable 1-1 draw in their earlier league game at St
James’ Park, Harriers went
one better to win 1-0.
While Aggborough old boy
Billy Jones took the lyrics
to ‘Billy don’t be a hero’ a
bit too literally by missing
his second successive
penalty, Christie smashed
in the only goal of the
game early on to send
Kidderminster marching
into the third round.
There they faced another
committed club from the
level below – and this time
it was battling Braintree of
Conference South.
Knibbs & Co.
● Top notch: Skipper
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In possibly the dullest of
their Trophy ties Harriers
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couldn’t find a way past
the Essex boys who held
them to a frustrating 0-0
draw.
Harriers might have been
doing things the hard way
but it was a groundhopper’s dream as the away
fans were able to cross off
another new venue, the
Cressing Road stadium for
the replay.
On a freezing cold
Tuesday night in February,
Kidderminster looked to
be tumbling out of the
Trophy when Russell
Edwards’s slick strike put
Braintree in front. But a
spirited second-half ➤
● Though shalt
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Constable and Russell
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from Gavin Hurren, Russ
Penn and Constable. ➤
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First leg lead
is just enough
➤ So far so good, as a semi-final double header against Conference rivals
Northwich Victoria beckoned.
Harriers had established a reputation
as being better away from home so the
order of the legs with the first tie at
Aggborough and the second at Victoria
Stadium suited the red and whites.
And part one could not have gone better as Hurren smashed them into the
lead and Constable added a second
before a solid showing secured a 2-0
first leg lead.
Then disaster struck. There was a wind
of change blowing straight into
Harriers’ faces in part two at Northwich
and the Cheshire side were somehow
back level on aggregate with two goals
in 20 minutes.
But man mountain Mark Creighton
kick-started Kidderminster with his first
ever goal for the club and Penn put
them 4-2 up overall with a second-half
strike and despite a controversial late
penalty for Steve Burr’s men, Harriers
held on.
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chairman chair-lifted onto the shoulders of jubilant fans as joyous chants
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long into the night back at the Harriers
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● First for the club: Mark Creighton heads home in the semi-final
second leg at Northwich to put harriers back in front in the tie.
● Killer goal: Russ Penn sweeps home the second goal at
Northwich and Harriers held on to clinch their Wembley place.
● On our way to Wembley: Jubilant fans hoist chairman Barry
Norgove on to their shoulders at the end of the semi-final.
● Relief and joy: Harriers fans salute their heroes after a
pulsating game at Northwich.
Dramatic semi-final
MARK Stimson is aiming for a hat-trick of FA
Trophy final triumphs
after winning it while in
charge of Grays Athletic
in 2005 and 2006.
The Stevenage boss,
however, is playing
down his chance of a
magical treble, saying:
“The final is not about
me, it’s about the players. I just tell them what
to do, but they’re the
ones who go out and do
it on the pitch.
“I’m not concentrating
on winning it for the
third time in a row. I
just want to win it for
the club. It will be a
great final against
Kidderminster and I’m
sure both sets of players and fans are looking
forward to it.”
Boro began their
Trophy campaign in
free-scoring form when
George Boyd hammered four goals in a 70 home demolition of
shell-shocked Merthyr
Tydfil.
Broadhall Way was
also the venue for the
second round when
Stimson’s men saw off
Leigh RMI 3-1.
Then a tough trip to
Morecambe ended in a
1-1 draw before Boro
took another big step
towards Wembley by
winning the replay 3-0.
A 3-0 home victory
over Salisbury City set
up a two-legged semifinal against Grays who
lifted the Trophy in
2005 by beating
Hucknall Town in a
penalty shoot-out and
then holding on to the
silverware last season
by overcoming Woking.
This time, however,
Grays were denied the
chance of another
appearance in the final
when beaten 3-1 on
aggregate by bouyant
Boro.
It enabled them to
reach the final for the
second time, the first
occasion ending in a 20 defeat against Yeovil
Town at Villa Park in
2002.

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