If anyone has any information they would like to post on this site, regarding club news, issues or anything else of intrest, please feel free to contact me at: rossmoralee@msn.com Awards Night 2008, 10th May 2008 For all the prize winners of 2008 please follow the link. HERE Wembley Anniversary, 9th May 2008 Tow Law Town AFC are to hold a reunion of the squad from their May 1998 FA Vase final appearance. It will be in the Clubhouse on the evening of Friday 16th May 2008. Most players have been contacted & are attending. Pin Badges, 6th January 2008 Tow Law Town AFC Pin Badges are now available from the club at £3.50. Also scarfs are available on our ever growing list of merchanice. See All Our Merchandice or Download a Order Form Transfers, 5th January 2008 Peter Watling has been transferred to Washington. He leaves Tow Law with our best wishes for his career & thanks for his service in the first half of this season. Manager, Michael Vasey has moved to give the squad cover by signing David Bellamy. David is an ex-Lawyer who will provide Northern League experience to the squad. Grants Update, 6th December 2007 The Club are pleased to announce that grants amounting to £64,938 have now been secured from The Durham County Foundation (The Banks Group) & The Football Foundation. The Club are extremely grateful to Mark Dowdell (Banks), Christina Rackley (Durham County Foundation) & The Football Foundation for the assistance provided in securing this funding. These grants will be used to provide new Disabled toilets for Clubhouse patrons & match day spectators. Copies of the plans are available in the Clubhouse. Representatives of the Management Committee will shortly be meeting with the builder & architect to finalise a commencement date for the Clubhouse refurbishments. Game Off, 22nd November 2007 Newcastle Benfield have reported that there is a problem with their changing facilities. We have been asked to reverse the fixture. We have games on Wednesday 28th Nov. & Saturday 1st December & after the recent spell of wet weather, our pitch is too wet to stage 3 games in the space of 7 days. Reluctantly, we have declined Benfield's request, leaving us with no fixture on Saturday 24th. Transfers, 18th November 2007 Tow Law completed the signing of experienced midfield player Anthony March from Chester-le-Street, with Danny Craggs moving in the opposite direction. March made his debut on Saturday against Bedlington Terriers. League Cup Draw, 12th November 2007 Tow Law have been draw away in the quarter final of the Durham Challenge Cup at Unibond Preimer League Gateshead, to be played at the International Stadium before 12th January 2008. Admission Charges, 10th November 2007 Over recent years, despite increases in match day overheads, we have maintained entry charges at a level set in the 2002/03 season. Since then, we have seen a large increase in expenses for Match Officials, as well as gas and electricity. We have remained competitive in the 1st Division of the Arngrove Northern League and are currently at our highest position since 2001/02 season. We compete against teams from much larger catchment areas (Durham, Billingham, Consett, Bishop Auckland, Shildon, Spennymoor, etc). Some of these teams also have a wealthy financial backer to support them. Unfortunately, we are not in that position. Reluctantly the Management Committee have decided that the admission charges will be increased with immediate effect to £5 (adults) and £3 (concessions). We apologise for this, but at the present moment, it is the only way to maintain our current success. We hope you will all continue to support the Club. Grants News, 4th November 2007 The Club are pleased to announce that grants amounting to £59,538 have been secured from The Durham County Foundation (The Banks Group) & The Football Foundation. These grants will be used to provide new Disabled toilets for Clubhouse patrons & match day spectators. Copies of the plans are available in the Clubhouse. Work will commence when the final £6700 has been secured. Transfer News, 19th October 2007 Danny Craggs will tonight complete a transfer to ANL 1st Division Chester-le-Street, joining ex-Lawyers Scott Emerson, Andy Armstrong and Tony Heslop at Chester Moor. Danny has been an excellent servant to Tow Law football Club since joining as an 18 year old, showing loyalty and devotion to the Club. Danny leaves Ironworks Road with the best wishes of the Club; he will be most welcome to return at any time in the future. Kraig Wilkinson, 13th October 2007 Tow Law have signed striker Kraig Wilkinson from Consett and he goes strait into the squad for todays game at Seaham Redstar, meanwhile young goalkeeper Kevin Morton has left the Lawyers signing for West Allotment Celtic. Transfers, 17th September 2007 Following his request Gary Ankers has now completed a transfer to Shildon FC. Tow Law have agreed a deal with Newcastle Benfield Bay Plastics and Craig Tate is expected to be transfered shortly. Transfers, 6th September 2007 Defender, Gary Ankers has asked to be placed on the Transfer List. The Club has agreed to Gary's request & he will continue to be available for selection. Also, Scott Thompson has completed a move to First Division Club, Spennymoor Town. Scott leaves the Club with our best wishes for his future career Lee Innes, 26th August 2007 Tow Law Town today (26/8/07) completed the signing of Lee Innes from Esh Winning. Lee, a Centre Forward, previously played in the Tow Law team under Graham Forster that finished as League Runners-Up in the 2001/02 season. Bedlington Game, 25th August 2007 For todays game The Lawyers are without Chris Renshaw and Danny Craggs. Gavin Mudd and Mark Eccles will be taking part in a fitness test before the game. FA Cup Victory for Lawyers, 18th August 2007 Tow Law beat Hebburn Town 3-1 in the E.ON Sponsored FA Cup Extra Prelimimary Round. Report & photos in the Match Report page. In the Preliminary Round, The Lawyers will be at home on Saturday 1st September to Billingham Town. Banks Community Fund, 15th August 2007 The Club are pleased to announce that substantial funding has been aproved by The Banks Community Fund. This finance will go towards the overall costs of providing upgraded toilet facilities for Disabled & Female visitors. Particular thanks for assistance & guidance in this application must go to Mark Dowdell (Banks) & Christina Rackley (The County Durham Foundation). The Club has also applied to The Football Foundation & Wear Valley district Council for funding towards the project. New Signings, 9th August 2007 Michael Vasey & Graeme Forster have again been busy recruiting players at Tow Law Town AFC. Following closely on the International Clearance granted for Scott Thompson, the Club can now confirm that goalkeeper Michael Robinson & forward Craig Tate have signed from Newcastle Blue Star. Also joining the Club is exciting young forward, Peter Watling who joins Tow Law from Middlesborough. Scott Thompson, 7th August 2007 The Club today completed the registration of Scott Thompson, after his International Clearance was confirmed by The FA. Scott, who played for The Lawyers a few years ago, has recently been playing for St. Francis University in Pennsylvania, & returned to the UK after completing a scholarship in the USA. Once back in Britain, Scott quickly agreed to join Michael & The Doc at Ironworks Road. Friendlys, 30th July 2007 Due to being let down by a team we have now had to rearrange our Pre-Season Friendlys. Our Friendlys are as follows: Tuesday 31st July, Spennymoor 7pm HOME Thursday 2nd August, Anfield Plain 7:30pm HOME Saturday 4th August, Guiseley 3pm HOME Wednesday 8th August, Ryhope CA 7:30pm HOME Kendal Town Game Off, 26th July 2007 Unfortunately Kendal Town FC cannot travel to Tow Law for our fixture on Saturday, we apologize for any inconvenience. Hopefully this game will be rearranged for Tuesday 31st July, continue to check the news page for updates. Ryton Game Off, 22nd July 2007 Due to the extreme weather we have had tomorows match against Ryton FC will off. The pitch is very wet and will require some time to recover before the next fixture. New Television, 17th July 2007 The clubhouse will be upgrading their current 42" plasma screen at the end of the week to a new 50" model. Tow Law vs Condon Conservative Club Result, 15th July 2007 Our friendly game with Coundon Conservative Club resulted in a 3-3 draw. John Noddings Cup Update, 14th July 2007 The result of last nights game was 5-3 to the Weardale team. £300 was raised for the British Heart Foundation. Thank you to all the people involved and the people who donated money to the charity. John Noddings Cup, 13th July 2007 No enterance fee will be charged at todays game but there will be a honesty box at the gate, please give a donation as all the money will go to The British Heart Founation. Programmes will also be available. Tow Law U18's Update, 11th July 2007 Tow Law Town AFC will be running an U18’s team from Ironworks Road, competing in The Durham County Lomax League. The Club are pleased to announce that Ridley’s Exhausts will be kit sponsors for the U18’s team. Tow Law Town AFC U18’s will be part of the North Division which will consist of the following teams however fixture lists are yet to be published: TEAM Chester-le-Street Town Crookhall Pitman Gateshead Leam Rangers Gateshead Redheugh Lumley New Hartley Newcastle East End Ryhope CW Sacriston Sunderland RCA TOW LAW TOWN Walker Central Washington Dunlop The South Division will consist of Bishop Auckland St Marys A, Bishop Auckland St Marys B, Brandon United, Darlington Spraire Lads, Hartlepool St Francis, Ripon City and Willington. Pre-season training will commence Thursday 12th July. Our home games will be played at the Iron works ground on Saturday mornings with an 11 o’clock Next seasons squad list will be finalised shortly after discussions are completed with a couple of players however to date the confirmed signings total stands at 15 players. The North Division kicks off on Saturday the 18th August 2007 – one week after the start of the first teams season. Tow Law’s first youth league game of the season will be on 25th August. Social Club Events, 11th July 2007 The Clubhouse continues to be available for entertainment, contact Steve Readman to book your party. You pay for the catering, we will provide the entertainment. View our Social Club Page for more Information. Clubhouse Extension & Refurbishment, 9th July 2007 Plans have been approved for extensive modernisation to the Clubhouse & can be viewed at the bar. Grant applications have been submitted to The Durham County Foundation (Banks) & The Football Foundation. Once these have been approved, work should commence very quickly. Sponsors, 8th July 2007 The Club is pleased to announce that McInerney Homes have continued their sponsorship into a 2nd term. Details of McInerney Developments can be found by following the links from the Sponsors page on this website. The Club is also pleased to announce that Joe Ridley has agreed that Ridleys Exhausts Ltd will be the brand new shirt sponsor for the new U18’s team. Details of Ridley’s Exhausts Ltd can be found by following the links from the Sponsors page on this website. Community Involvement, 6th July 2007 Over the close season, the Club successfully hosted a number of Community Events, including a joint school sports day for the Millennium Primary & Blessed John Duckett schools. The event was well supported & the Club hopes that this can become an annual event. If any Community group thinks that the Club can assist, please get in touch using the Contacts page on this website. Paper Collection The football club are always looking to generate fundraising, to finance a successful team for the Community to get behind. As part of this initiative, a Paperbank is situated in the ground for the collection of paper to recycle. If residents of the town wish to leave papers for recycling, they will be gratefully accepted. Additionally, volunteers collect papers, left in packs on doorsteps around the town. All streets in the town are checked. If residents wish to donate papers for collection, they are collected after 9.30am on the first Sunday of every month. The next collections will be: 2nd December 2007 Thank You, The Management Committee.