SEASON
2014-2015
- CASTLES KNIGHTS |
Players |
Neill
Cooper, Hajane Anbukumar, Daniel Young, Pavan Murali, Philip Knott, Martin Bibby (Capt),
Ryan Eaw, Jon-Man Chung, Jake Eaw, Shavindra Jayasekera, John Bibby. |
Position |
1st
Team: Premiership - 6th out of 6 Cup - Cup
Intermediate Round 2nd Team: League
Two - 2nd out of 6 Cup - Plate Semi-Finals |
Comments |
The
1st team continued with their yo-yo experience by finishing bottom of the
top division having won the Championship last year, however
re-structuring might yet save them from the drop. The 2nd team won
their first 4 league matches, but had to concede 2 defaulted boards in
what turned out to be the head-to-head decider in the final round against
Pawn Crackers 1. The cups brought little light relief. |
SEASON
2013-2014
- CASTLES KNIGHTS |
Players |
Neill
Cooper, Pavan Murali, Daniel Young, Philip Knott, Martin Bibby (Capt), Hajane
Anbukumar, Theo Bibby. |
Position |
1st
Team: Championship - 1st out of 6 Cup - Cup
Quarter-Finals 2nd Team: League One -
5th out of 8 Cup - Plate Semi-Finals |
Comments |
The
1st team did exactly what they needed to do and bounced back to the top
flight at the first attempt with a simple 5 wins from 5 games. The
cup run ended for them in the quarter-finals against one of the
Premiership strugglers, whereas the 2nd team reached the semi-finals of
the plate. Their league season started and ended well with
victories, but 3 defeats in the middle left them just below the midway
point of the table. |
SEASON
2012-2013
- CASTLES KNIGHTS |
Players |
Neill
Cooper, Philip Knott, Pavan Murali, Martin Bibby (Capt), Hajane Anbukumar, Theo
Bibby. |
Position |
Premiership
- 6th out of 6 |
Comments |
They
never quite reached the heights they had hoped. Despite being on 50%
after the first 2 rounds, their league results saw them lose the last 3 to
drop into bottom place and down on the very last day of the league
season. In the cup, they won their opening round but went out on
board count in the quarter-final. |
SEASON
2011-2012
- CASTLES KNIGHTS |
Players |
Hajane
Anbukumar, Martin Bibby (Capt), Theo Bibby, Pavan Murali, Daniel Young |
Position |
Championship
- 1st out of 10 |
Comments |
For
many years a team to provide juniors with matches, a strong team grew and
wiped out the division with 7 straight wins to jump into the top flight
for the first time in their history. |
SEASON
2010-2011
- CASTLES KNIGHTS |
Players |
Hajane
Anbukumar, Martin Bibby (Capt), Theo Bibby, Joshua Caulcott-Cooper, Freddy
Gibson, Pavan Murali, Thomas Ward |
Position |
Championship
- 5th out of 8 |
Comments |
They
were right in the promotion race until the late stages of the
season. However, two defeats in the final 3 rounds, plus a player
agreeing to play and then not turning up cost them 3 match points.
But in terms of "over-the-board" play, the captain was extremely
happy with their achievements. |
SEASON
2009-2010
- CASTLES KNIGHTS |
Players |
Abimanya
Baranathan, Rajanayagam Baranathanm Martin Bibby (Capt), Theo Bibby,
Joshua Caulcott-Cooper, Freddy Gibson, Thomas Ward. |
Position |
Championship
- 6th out of 8 |
Comments |
Despite
not winning any matches, they managed to finish outside the bottom 2
thanks to others having points deducted. However, the team was being
run more for pleasure and practice so the results were not as important as
for other teams. |
SEASON
2008-2009
- CASTLES KNIGHTS |
Players |
Martin
Bibby (Capt), Theo Bibby, Joseph Carey, Emily
Galvin, Freddy Gibson, Philip Knott, Thomas Ward. |
Position |
Championship
- 7th out of 8 |
Comments |
This
season, they opted for a wide rotation of players with their entire squad
being "not appearance protected" and this played a big part in
them not challenging at the top of the table. They managed a couple
of draws but were never beaten by a large margin which must bode well for
next season. |
SEASON
2007-2008
- CASTLES KNIGHTS |
Players |
Theo
Bibby, Emily
Galvin, Nathan Heal, Philip Knott, Katherine Shephard, Jason
Ying. (Manager - Graham Knott) |
Position |
Championship
- 4th out of 8 |
Comments |
They
were in the running for promotion all season with a squad full of
dangerous young players. They even went into the last game sitting
in the promotion zone but couldn't find the result on the final day in
what was an extremely close and exciting division. |
SEASON
2006-2007
- Under 100: CASTLES KNIGHTS |
Players |
Emily
Galvin Nathan Heal, Philip Knott, Tom Lydford, Theo Bibby, Jason
Ying. (Manager - Graham Knott) |
Position |
6 out of
8 |
Comments |
Despite
their low position, Castles Knights only lost 1 of their 5 matches,
drawing 3. The did lose a point on a technicality which cost
them 5th place. |
SEASON
2005-2006
- Under 100: CASTLES SAINTS |
Players |
Joseph Brownless,
Tom Lydford,
Edward Owen,
Jason Ying. (Manager - Neill Cooper) |
Position |
8 out of 10 |
Comments |
They
ended as the middle of the 3 Castles teams and didn't disgrace
themselves. They managed a win and a draw in their 5 matches, the
draw coming against Castles Seniors. |
SEASON
2005-2006
- Under 100: CASTLES SENIOR |
Players |
Joshua
Caulcott-Cooper (Capt),
Freddy Gibson,
Graham Knott,
Sebastian Lumb, George West. |
Position |
10
out of 10 |
Comments |
Despite
being the presumed strongest of the 3 Castles teams, they did in fact
finish bottom. They only managed 2 draws in the last 2 rounds including
one against Castles Saints. |
SEASON
2005-2006
- Under 100: CASTLES WHYTE |
Players |
Ruth Cooper,
Nathan Heal,
Daniel Hubbard, Phillip Knott, Charlotte West. (Manager - Neill
Cooper) |
Position |
5 out of 10 |
Comments |
2
wins in the first 3 rounds had them well placed but 2 defeats in the final
2 rounds left them sitting mid-table, but they finished highest of the 3
Castles teams. |
SEASON
2004-2005
- Under 100: CASTLES |
Players |
Joshua
Caulcott-Cooper, Luke D'Souza-Benham, Sebastian Lumb, James Sullivan,
George West, Ehsan Yoseflavi. |
Position |
6 out of 10 |
Comments |
Castles
more than held their own in this new Under 100 competition, much more
suited to the players involved. They won 1 and drew 3 of their 5
matches. |
SEASON
2003-2004
- CASTLES |
Players |
Neill
Cooper, Jonathan Lui, Richard O'Neill, Ishan Ramdewar, Theo Woodland-Hill,
Ehsan Yoseflavi. |
Position |
19
out of 20 |
Comments |
For
comments on this season, you could just as well read the entry for the
last season. Again, the team were never likely to threaten the top
and sadly withdrew from the competition after this season. |
SEASON
2002-2003
- CASTLES GOLD |
Players |
Neill
Cooper (Capt), James Foster, Jonathan Lui, Becky O'Neill, Richard O'Neill,
Michael Prizant, James Rudland. |
Position |
12
out of 12 |
Comments |
Castles
are a junior club based in Whyteleafe who saw our competition as a perfect
chance to test some of their junior players in adult ranks. The team
were always likely to struggle and were never likely to win but although
finishing bottom, the season was a good test for several young players. |