Corinthian-Casuals will host the newly-named Jimmy Hill & Geoff Harvey Memorial Trophy on July 9th and 10th with four prestigious non-league sides battling it out to be crowned champions.

With the sad passing of former Casuals President Jimmy Hill OBE in December, the esteemed two-day tournament, now in its seventh year has been co-named in his honour.

The tournament has become an established part of pre-season preparations with many non-league sides. Joining James Bracken's Corinthian-Casuals is Alan Dowson, who brings his Ryman League Championship winning Hampton and Richmond Borough side to King George's along with Evo-Stik Southern Premier side Hayes & Yeading and Steve McKimm's Ryman Premier playoff placed Tonbridge Angels.

The format sees two ‘semi-final’ matches on the Saturday, with 11am and 3pm kick-offs. The winners of each game, decided by penalties should the scores remain level at 90 minutes will then face each other for the prestigious Vase on Sunday 12th July at 3pm. The losers from Saturday will face each other in the early kick-off at 11am.

Admission is £8 per day or £12 for the weekend – working out at just £3 per match. Seniors are half price and under-16s are FREE with an accompanying adult. Supporters and visitors alike can enjoy a fully licenced bar, hot food and a full colour, glossy souvenir programme.

Whatever the outcome of the four games, adding a competitive edge to the pre-season programme is always welcome and last year’s tournament saw Tooting and Mitcham defeat Hampton 4-3 on penalties in a gripping final.

King George’s Arena, Queen Mary Close, Hook Rise South, Tolworth KT6 7NA

Admission
Adults: £8 per day / £12 weekend ticket
Seniors: half price
Under 16’s FREE with paying accompanying adult or senior
Corinthian-Casuals season tickets purchased before this date are accepted for admission.

Saturday 9th July
Match 1: Semi Final 1 (TBA) – 11am
Match 2: Semi Final 2 (TBA) – 3pm

Sunday 10th July
Match 3: Losers from Match 1 vs Losers from Match 2 – 11am
Match 4: FINAL – Winners from Match 1 vs Winners from Match 2 – 3pm

Teams entered:
Corinthian-Casuals (Ryman Division One South)
Hampton & Richmond Borough (Vanarama National League South)
Hayes and Yeading (Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division)
Tonbridge Angels (Ryman League Premier Division)

Tooting and Mitcham United defeated Ryman Premier opposition over two days to claim the sixth annual Geoff Harvey Memorial Vase.

The tournament, played over the weekend of the 11th and 12th July saw four Ryman League teams (hosts Corinthian-Casuals, Tooting and Mitcham United, Met Police and Hampton and Richmond Borough) compete in the pre-season warm-up.

In the Saturday morning fixture, Tooting tore apart a Met Police side littered with trialists. Billy Marshal bagged two along with one from Gareth Chendlik. Met will rue the chance missed from the penalty spot with the score at 1-0 but on evidence of play, 3-0 was a fair result.

Corinthian-Casuals and Hampton and Richmond would play to decide who would join Tooting in Sunday’s final. A new look Casuals line-up looked lively and arguably should’ve been ahead, not least from the penalty spot. However, Jamie Byatt’s effort was well saved by experienced stopper Seb Brown.

Hampton nicked the game in the last few minutes when Kamara scored after Josh Casey’s free kick was flicked on by Ross Defoe.

With Sunday’s ties decided, Corinth faced Met Police in dull and drizzly conditions to see who would avoid the wooden spoon. Both sides made several changes to the ones that played the day before which included the wonderfully named Diego Maradona starting in the chocolate and pink. Of course… he had to score… and he did to the delight of the Corinth fans who’d already mustered a song in tribute. Casuals ran out deserved 1-0 winners.

The final took a while to get going but when it did, it came in a flurry of goals. Hampton took the lead before ex-Casual Michael Salako levelled. The teams then traded goals as the Beavers once again took the lead before the Terrors hit two in reply. Parity was restored in the dying minutes and the Geoff Harvey Vase was to be decided by penalties.

With a little confusion from the officials (who clearly miscounted), Adam Faith had saved two for Tooting and Seb Brown just the once for Hampton. Tooting took the title winning 4-3 on pens. It was left to Corinthian-Casuals Vice-President Brian Adamson to present the Vase to Tooting skipper Harry Knock.

On a side note, I’d like to thank all the players, officials and supporters for their participation in this pre-season tournament and for paying your respects to Junior Dian who sadly passed away in the week playing for Ryman side Tonbridge Angels against Whyteleafe.

Saturday's photos can be seen here. 
Sunday's pics... here.

Corinthian-Casuals will once again host the annual Geoff Harvey Memorial Vase tournament on July 11th and 12th with four Ryman League sides battling it out to be crowned champions.

The two-day tournament, held at Corinthian-Casuals’ King George’s Arena in Tolworth is now in its sixth year and has become an established part of pre-season preparations.

Alan Dowson’s Ryman Premier side Hampton and Richmond are joined by hosts Corinthian-Casuals, who are led by the incoming James Bracken. Making up the four are Tooting & Mitcham United, with new manager Mark Hams in charge and Jim Cooper's Ryman Prem side Met Police.

The format sees two ‘semi-final’ matches on the Saturday, with 11am and 3pm kick-offs. The winners of each game, decided by penalties should the scores remain level at 90 minutes will then face each other for the prestigious Vase on Sunday 12th July at 3pm. The losers from Saturday will face each other in the early kick-off at 11am. 

Admission is £8 per day or £12 for the weekend – working out at just £3 per match. Seniors are half price and under-16s are FREE with an accompanying adult. Supporters and visitors alike can enjoy a fully licenced bar, hot food and a full colour, glossy tournament programme.

Whatever the outcome of the four games, adding a competitive edge to the pre-season programme is always welcome and last year’s tournament saw no less than fifteen goals. 

King George’s Arena, Queen Mary Close, Hook Rise South, Tolworth KT6 7NA

Admission
Adults: £8 per day / £12 weekend ticket
Seniors: half price
Under 16’s FREE with paying accompanying adult or senior

Saturday 12th July
Match 1: Semi Final 1 (TBA) – 11am
Match 2: Semi Final 2 (TBA) – 3pm

Sunday 13th July
Match 3: Losers from Match 1 vs Losers from Match 2 – 11am
Match 4: FINAL – Winners from Match 1 vs Winners from Match 2 – 3pm

Teams entered:
Corinthian-Casuals (Ryman Division One South)
Hampton & Richmond Borough (Ryman League Premier Division)
Merstham (Ryman League Premier Division)
Tooting & Mitcham (Ryman League Division One South)