Isleham United formed in 1910. We run 3 adult teams currently in Senior A, 3B & Vets Div 1 of the Cambridgeshire County League. Competitive & Sociable ⚽️🍻🍻
Despite our poor performance and defeat yesterday we would like to say that the Referee - Robert Smith, was brilliant yesterday. Great communication skills and let the game flow, stopping it when needed and talking to players throughout.
@CambsFAReferees
@CambsLeague
For anyone involved in running a grassroots club it is definitely getting harder. Expectations, volunteers, commitment and availability are far different from what they used to be. If you are still going as a club, well done and enjoy the break! Happy Xmas and see you in 2024🍻⚽️
A tough few weeks with results & the departure of our 1st Team Manager but after waiting so long and working hard to get to this level we wont be going down without a fight. The club is committed to bringing through our younger players, being competitive and enjoying our football
The 1st team started there season with a close 3-2 victory at home against
@Witchford96
.
Having been 2-0 up after 30 minutes we were pegged back to 2-2 after 60 minutes. The winning goal coming 5 minutes from time.
Goal Scorers
@dionbadcock1
⚽️
Ryan Collis ⚽️
@7MT7
⚽️
Well who’d have thought… Hello Kershaw Prem 👋🏻
Brand new season, brand new league and our 1st Team welcomes
@Witchford96
to The Beeches in what is sure to be a tough opening fixture!
17th August, 6.15pm KO
Match sponsor: The Rising Sun Pub, Isleham
Congratulations to all the winners of leagues, cups and those that got promoted, well done👍 We didn’t win anything😔 But all 3 teams completed their season, no late call off’s and we expect/hope to have all 3 teams entered next season. That in itself is an achievement nowadays.
A 3-0 away win against
@sohamres
tonight a good start for us. Should have scored more in the 1st half and tired in the 2nd, but a wins a win. Back 4 bloody brilliant. Great support as well👍👏Our goals: Ryan Collis, Martin Turner & Tom Sheehan. Good luck to Soham moving forward.
⚫️⚪️ IUFC News ⚪️⚫️
Hello... Senior A!!
Amazing achievement for the club and a challenge that we look forward to.. We’ll give it our best shot as always!
So after a tough few weeks and 4-0 down at HT away v
@CherryHintonFC
it looked like another bad day at the office. But down to 10 and battling back to 4-4 showed spirit and hopefully we have stopped the rot. Goals
@TKukuris
x 2 and our moody teenager, Josh James x2 saved the day!
⚫️⚪️IUFC RESULTS⚪️⚫️
Late winner in tough conditions from
@jackchallis31
secures 3 points for our Firsts, defeating
@OrwellFC1920
2-1.
Goals:
@jackchallis31
⚽️⚽️
Ressies share the points with
@BartonMillsFC
in 0-0 draw.
Thank you to our match sponsor:
Rising Sun Pub, Isleham
Big win for our 1st team today 6-1 against our bogey team
@OrwellFC1920
.
We was very good in possession and worked bloody hard out of it for a good all-round team performance
⚽️⚽️⚽️ Josh James
⚽️ Kyle Huxtable
⚽️ Spike Murkin
⚽️ Archie Smith
⚫️⚪️WE’RE IN THE FINAL⚪️⚫️
Really tough semi-final against tough opposition
@BassingbournFC
. 1-1 at full time however, winning 5-4 on pens with
@dannystackhouse
saving the crucial last two penalties to send IUFC to the finals of the Creake Shield. Well done!
Goals:
@alexjwatson
🔥🔥🔥Other News🔥🔥🔥
⚫️⚪️WE ARE GOING UP⚪️⚫️
It’s now black and white.. Little Downhams defeat today means our Ressies cannot be caught and are promoted to Div 3 as runners up!!!!!
A superb season from our Ressies, congratulations from us all at IUFC!
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22 at training tonight despite the weather & no games at the weekend. As a half term report the club is in a far better place than we were last season, committee are working hard, our teams are competitive and the pub is a happy place. Still room for improvement but.. Happy Xmas
Glad to have this fella back home after a very short stint over the fens. Added some much needed experience to our midfield over the last 6 games, MOM yesterday with two goals and now helping sponsor the club. 👏👏
@ScrivenerRobbie
- Shinetime Cleaning Services
Despite the name - Cambs County Senior A is a competitive & challenging league not just on the pitch but also with the travelling. Last week we played in Essex
@Thaxted_Rangers
, next week in Norfolk v
@AFCEmneth
and then the following week in Suffolk v
@HundonFC
. Need a team bus!
All at
@IslehamUnited
are gutted to hear the news that 1st Team top Goalscorer Kyle Huxtable will miss the rest of the season through injury. His 22 goals already scored have made a big difference. We wish him well with his recovery.
As a club we have reluctantly accepted the resignation of 1st Team Manager Adam Horrex during the week. A combination of personal factors and some tough results but we would like to place on record our gratitude for the last 4.5 years. What a rollercoaster of a ride. 1/2
⚫️⚪️Friendly Result⚪️⚫️
Another competitive preseason game and win for our First team against higher league opposition,
@Jmarks04
scoring both goals, final score 2-1.
Thanks to
@cupfc
for the friendly, all the best for the season ahead.
An interesting afternoon away
@BluntishamFC
where we came from 2-0 down to win 2-3 with goals from Rhys Mazey (68m)Josh James (87m)and 17 year old Callum Towler (91m).
1st team played
@sohamres
last night in a very competitive pre season friendly.
Game finished in a 1-0 victory for us with the only goal of the game scored by
@BenShep11
.
A comfortable win for our Reserves today against
@2021Mepal
with
@_BenstuckY
running the show.
Goals:
⚽️ Rhys Nunn
⚽️ Jakub Stolarz
⚽️ Matt Scroggie
⚽️ Tom Bristley
⚽️ Ben Stucky
⚽️ Harri Reynolds
⚽️ Xander Reeve
⚽️ Callum Drain
18 goals for and 0 conceded in the last 3 games.
The Vets come away with a hard earned point in a 1-1 draw with
@CasualsVets
. Competitive game with our goal scored by
@RussBoneham1969
and our man of the match Russell Hall. Thanks for the game and good luck for the rest of the season.
A tough game as always away against our friends and neighbours
@FordhamFC
. Starting 11 below with Kyle, Jobo, Jack C, Reuben and Xander on the bench, all used. Result 1-4 win with Goals: Jack Bowman, Kyle Huxtable x2 & Tom Heywood. Joint MOM: Kurtis & Ash.
Thanks to Robbie Scrivener at Shinetime Cleaning Services for sponsoring the 1st training t-shirts. A local business sponsoring its local football club. Sourcing & Printing supplied by Lee Chipchase at Assured Retail Services. Thank you
Not the result or performance we wanted tonight but despite the score line we was competitive in the game. 3 goals conceded in a 15m spell didn’t help. Final score a 4-0 loss. Well done to
@miltonfc_
on their win and good luck for the rest of the season.
Last night the 1st team traveled to
@OverSports_FC
for our 2nd league game. With 4 centre backs missing it was always going to be tough. However a battling performance saw us come away with a 1-0 victory.
Goal
Harri Reynolds
Congratulations to
@AFCEmneth
on winning the league comfortably. A very good side & a decent bunch. Well done also to
@miltonfc_
on promotion, another good team and club. Enjoyed our games this season (not all the results). Good luck next season in the Prem. BW
@IslehamUnited
@refsupportuk
The FA can run as many Respect or Enough is Enough campaigns as they want but if players, coaches, parents, supporters see these types of actions in almost every televised game it won’t change a thing. It needs to start at the top!
1st team played there 1st pre season friendly last night resulting in a 4-2 win against
@TownMildenhall
Reserves. 5 new players playing and a very positive performance all round.
Ryan Collis ⚽️⚽️
@dionbadcock1
⚽️
@TKukuris
⚽️
⚫️⚪️Result⚪️⚫️
After such a high from the weekend, a surprisingly below par performance tonight against
@ChatterisTownFC
Ressies, losing 2-1.
This puts an end to promotion hopes but we gave it a real good go.
Congrats to
@eatonsoconfc
Ressies and
@FordhamFC
on securing promotion
@IslehamUnited
7 (Seven) - 0
@BurwellSwiftsFC
. A few players missing and only 13 available but what a fantastic performance and we won every battle. Fair play to Craig and the boys for fronting up down our pub. Your AM though is still a knob 😉
⚽️⚽️⚽️Kyle
⚽️⚽️⚽️ Josh
⚽️ Martin
“Nobody saw it coming.” 🗣
“We wish she had reached out.” 💭
“We didn’t know how they felt.” 🗣
“He felt like he couldn’t open up.” 💭
This is not the end of your story.
You are not alone.
Talk • Listen • Live
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay2020
@squeezefootball
IUFC are ‘over the moon’ that we have been awarded a
#RetaintheGame
grant from
@FA
&
@FootballFoundtn
! This money will mean we can keep our annual membership and weekly match fees at affordable levels enabling our 2 adult male teams a platform to keep playing the game
A good first 50 minutes last night v
@elycityfcres
before losing our discipline, 3 hamstring injuries and getting well beaten. Well done to Ely, they are well managed, organised and combine some very experienced solid players with some pacey youngsters. Plus the loudest music!
⚫️⚪️IUFC Result⚪️⚫️
First team found themselves 0-2 down after 60 mins however, found their feet and put on a much better display for the remainder to defeat
@WUFC1914
4-2.
Goals from:
@TKukuris
x2
@Willjames968
@CharlieRoot_
Our match sponsor today:
R&MPS Drainage Services
Grass cut and pitch set up for our Reserves last league game at home v title chasing
@TheEagleFC2011
With so many players stepping up to 1st team it has not been the season we expected but hoping for a positive finish. Kick off at 3pm and 🍻🍻at The Rising Sun post game.
WE ARE GOING UP!!!!! ⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️
2-0 win for the first team, which means we finish second and are going up to div1B
Goals
Jordan Chambers ⚽️
Andrew Sanders ⚽️
⚫️⚪️1st Team Result⚪️⚫️
Our first team advance to the next round of the cup with 4-2 win v
@LRessies
. Tough 1st half coming in at 1-2 however, great effort in the 2nd and dominated, a thoroughly deserved result.
Goals:
@RonanKerr99
@dionbadcock1
@JackChallis1
#willjames
At a time when commitment and loyalty isn’t what it used to be we have introduced new awards in recognition and appreciation of players that do.
300 Club (300 appearances +)
Danny Stackhouse
Thank you and well done 👏
⚫️⚪️1st Team Result⚪️⚫️
Three first half goals provide our 1st team with a 3-0 win v
@girtonutd
. 2nd half performance also sound and lots of chances created but just couldn’t get a 4th. Good effort all round and first win in Sr B!
Goals:
@Jmarks04
@dionbadcock1
@Leechy_7
We could bore everyone silly with daily posts showing our registered players and new signings but we won’t, no-one else cares and they aren’t a very photogenic bunch! According to WGS we have 69 registered for our 3 teams. But still looking to add quality and competition.
⚫️⚪️First Team Result⚪️⚫️
Good result for the first team against a young but determined
@WisbechStMaryFC
Reserves. Final score 8-0.
Goals:
@dionbadcock1
x4
Will James x2
@tezamag
Tom Heywood
⚫️⚪️IUFC RESULT⚪️⚫️
THE FENS ARE BLACK & WHITE... After disappointment in the last fixture, IUFC secure the derby rights in a close fought game against
@FordhamFC
with a thoroughly deserved 3-1 win to claim all 3 points.
Goals:
@dionbadcock1
@baz100284
OG - A. Cummings
0-2 down to a 3-2 win v
@HundonFC
yesterday. In a game where we missed plenty, it was a great comeback. Goals: Martin Turner (89)sponsored by Pro-line interiors and Kyle Huxtable (62 &93) sponsored by the Rising Sun got us over the line. MOM Hundon keeper - Martin Sexton.
⚫️⚪️IUFC Result⚪️⚫️
Tough game v
@StIvesRangers
. 0-0 at HT having had the benefit of the wind but
@RonanKerr99
slammed home from close range in the 2nd to give us the edge. Great goal line clearance by
@Jmarks04
in last minute ensured all 3 points for IUFC!!
⚫️⚪️IUFC Results⚪️⚫️
1st Team leave it late to secure 3rd win out of 3 in Senior A v
@Thaxted_Rangers
. Last minute header from
@dionbadcock1
secures the points!
Ressies goal crazy v
@MottMacFC
Res, winning 9-0, even our GK on score sheet.
Match sponsor:
R&MPS Drainage Services
@HundonFC
0-1 IUFC 1st
A difficult afternoon and not a great performance from us but we get over the line with a 92m winner from
@7MT7
.
We will see our hosts again next month when we have the home fixture.
8 wins in our last 9 🚂🚂
⚫️⚪️Result⚪️⚫️
Excellent performance from the first team beating
@AlconburyFC1902
7-1.. Shout out to our Ressies that stepped up and all got their chance to put a shift in.
Goals:
@alexjwatson
x3
Jarel Orr x2
Will James
AND...... Ben Storey, yes Ressie GK Ben Storey!!
Isleham United and
@stfc1893
paying their respects to a very brave little boy before todays game. Our thoughts and condolences to David, Lisa and family. RIP George 💔
Our Reserves host newly re-formed Soham United in the 2nd round of the Lower Junior Cup. All support welcome at the game and in the Rising Sun afterwards. Match sponsor
1st Team go goal crazy in a 9-1 victory away to
@GShelfordFC
Res in the Creake Charity Shield.
Watson 3, Palmer 2, Badcock 2, Marks and an OG were the scorers.
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The wheels are back on! A tough game against a youthful
@sohamres
especially in the 1st half. A few words at HT & 4 goals scored in 18 minutes. Final score 6-1. Thanks for all those that travelled across the fen and good luck to our opponents for the rest of the season 🍻🍻🍻
⚫️⚪️DOUBLE PROMOTION⚪️⚫️
Two consecutive promotions for our first team as they are promoted to Kershaw Senior B!
Ressies also promoted to Div 3 after securing top 2 spot last term..
Highest both teams have been for a long time so happy times for IUFC, well done to all involved!
In a game where both managers will be frustrated with the defending and missed chances. After leading 2-0 and 3-1 it could easily have finished 8-8 we are pleased/relieved to get a 3-2 win away v
@Fulbournfc
Goals: Kyle Huxtable x2 & Tom Heywood.
⚫️⚪️IT’S BACK⚪️⚫️
First game of the season in Kershaw Senior A tomorrow against newly promoted
@eatonsoconfc
ressies.
Both teams coming up from Senior B and will want to get off to a good start. Tough away fixture, always is at River Road!
Good luck IUFC ⚫️⚪️
Top scorer went down to today with Kyle injured there was opportunity for both Josh & Ryan to overtake him.
They both got 2.
All 4 of our front players have made a difference this season and when we was on it we made them count scoring 4 or more goals in 9 games this season.
⚫️⚪️RESULTS⚪️⚫️
Great battle at the Beeches between Firsts and
@sohamres
, our Firsts securing the points with 2-0 victory.
Goals:
⚽️
@BenShep11
⚽️
@RonanKerr99
Ressies suffer 0-2 defeat to top of the table
@Longstanton_FC
Thanks to our match sponsor:
The Rising Sun, Isleham
After a short stint away, last seasons top scorer Ryan Collis has returned. We thank
@elycityfcres
for swiftly sorting the transfer. Ryan goes into the 1st Team squad v
@HundonFC
on Saturday afternoon.
Ryan has kindly been sponsored by Tim & Alan at AT Consultants & Builders.
Home tomorrow afternoon v
@cherry_hintonfc
Reserves. All support welcome at the game or in the Rising Sun afterwards. Tough game expected but hoping to build on recent good form.
Some pictures from our Reserve Teams hard fought 3-2 home win against
@AfcLakenheath
on Saturday. After not winning for over a year, that’s 3 wins on the bounce. Good to see our opponents back at the pub as well, see you later in the season. More pictures on our FB page later.
⚫️⚪️Result⚪️⚫️
Brilliant performance and result from our Ressies today beating our closest promotion rivals Little Downham 4-1.. One more game to go!
Goals:
@evanbaird13
x2
@BenShep11
Harrison Milner
Had enough chances to probably win it, a silly red card with 28 minutes to go but still created chances. But Brampton took their chance with 3 minutes to go. Decent performance but we are disappointed with the result. Well done to
@FCBrampton
, see you later in the season.
We might be a small village club but we have aspirations to be competitive and sociable. We also like to look good and on that point we would like to show some appreciation to our 1st Team sponsors.
Rayment’s
Shinetime
The Rising Sun
Radcliffe & Rust
THANK YOU 👍👏
After a bad run of results this week we entertain current table toppers
@cupfc
at home but in theory a free hit for us. Our squad is evolving with players departed and others stepping up but confident we are now getting the right attitude and performances will improve!
Thanks to
@Witchford96
for a good game today, evenly matched and result could have gone either way. Both teams with new players getting used to each other. Best wishes to
@AdRichards23
and the team for the season ahead.
@rich6590
brilliant as always.
2/4
Russ Boneham & Graham Purdie have also agreed to carry on managing our Reserve team. Following promotion last year the emphasis will be on managing the youth to adult transition with 5 of last years U17’s stepping up to replace those players off to University.
Tonked is the appropriate word, poor performance from us but beaten by the better team. Played well for 20 minutes. 3 defeats in a row and the wheels have come off. Well done to
@EatonSoconRes
on a very good performance. Best wishes for the rest of the season, 6-1 🤬🙈
Subject to the weather all 3 teams in action this weekend.
1st host perennial bogey team and title contenders
@OrwellFC1920
Reserves travel to top of the league
@AfcLakenheath
Vets have the short trip to
@GamlingayUnited
Vets on Sunday morning.
All support welcome! ⚽️🍺🥶
⚫️⚪️Result⚪️⚫️
Horrible conditions out there this afternoon however, our Ressies battled really well to secure a 3-2 win against
@Hardwick_ResFC
. Just two more games to go!
Goals:
@BenShep11
Harrison Milner
Connor Walsh
Final score
@IslehamUnited
Res 2-3
@OutwellSwiftsFC
. We made them work for the win and almost held out thanks to a combination of good saves and poor finishing. Congrats to our opponents on winning the league. Enjoy & best wishes for next season.
⚫️⚪️IUFC Result⚪️⚫️
Nobody caught the Coronavirus but Isleham Utd caught the cup final bug!!!! Our Firsts beat
@BassingbournFC
on pens after a tough semi-final!!
@dannystackhouse
with 2 penalty saves and
@BenShep11
with the winning penalty ⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️
Connor Cobbold our young Reserve keeper had a busy afternoon over at
@OutwellSwiftsFC
on Saturday. We lost the game 2-0 but he was voted our man of the match. We are back over in 2 weeks for a cup game and we are expecting him to be busy again.
The way fixtures are being crammed in for evening games at the end of the season, if there is nothing riding on the game we can see lots of home walkovers. 6.15pm kick off’s in April🤬🤷🏻♂️it’s hard enough getting a squad when it is your home game.
Maintained our integrity, lots of young players used and a few old ones. Not where we wanted to finish but a strong side today as the students were back so finished on a positive. Thanks to all those who have stuck with us. Time for a break, summer rebuild and go again next year
Six-point Saturday 🙌. Our 1st win a hard fought battle against a strong
@miltonfc_
1-0 and Our Reserves win the local derby v
@fc_row
3-1. Pub a happy place tonight 🍻🍻🍻
Good luck to both
@FCBrampton
and
@Melbourn_FC
in the league cup final tonight. Enjoy the game and the opportunity not to be playing on a heavy, waterlogged surface. And yes we are envious!!