Wearing the Red & Green

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to our former defender Stewart Mitchell. Stewart talks through his time at Stag Meadow - including those Berks & Bucks Cup wins and FA Trophy runs, together with his time as part of that all conquering Woking side who enjoyed great success in both the league and FA Cup - including scoring against Windsor & Eton in the replayed game after the fog...

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to our former forward Keith Beckett. Keith joined the club back in the late 1970s, and we discuss his time Stag Meadow - including those Athenian League wins, cup and Vase runs, the filming of Yesterday's Hero and him tripping up Ian McShane, and just why he preferred training to playing.

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to our former reserve team manager Steve Roberts. Robbo was arguably our most successful ever reserve team manager, not only because of his Suburban League Cup win, but with the number of young players who progressed on up into the 1st team. We discuss life as a reserve team manager, that League Cup winning squad, and just why he switched around...

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to our former striker Stuart Walsh. Walshy was a prolific goalscorer for our successful reserve side of the early 90s and we discuss his years at Windsor, from signing as a 16 year old, the high and lows of reserve team football, his frustration at fewer first team opportunities that many felt he deserved, through to his wider career at Marlow,...

In this special Boxing Day episode of ‘Wearing the Red and Green’ I’ve posed another question for a group of supporters: “If you could share Christmas dinner with any three former players or managers, who would it be, and what would you ask them?” Enjoy the responses!

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to our former winger Dave Pearce. Dave only played a season and a half at Stag Meadow, but it would have been many more had the club not folded. We chat through his spell at the club, why he feels it gave him the grounding he needed to embark on a long non-league career, and of course becoming the last player to receive a red card for the origin...

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I caught up with former midfielder Terry Merriman. Terry was a combative midfielder under Alf Coulton in the late 80s and early 90s. We chat through his time at Stag Meadow, that FA Cup free kick against Dover Athletic, his time at Coventry City where he enjoyed some great tussles with Paul Gascoinge in the FA Youth Cup, and much, much more.

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to Kieren Adams, a former midfielder from the early 2000s. Shaggy, as he was affectionately known, was a pivotal member of Dennis Greene's successful squad and we chat through his time at Stag Meadow, his memories, the strength of that squad, and his footballing journey both pre (including coming up against the likes of Rio Ferdinand and Frank L...

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red and Green' I speak to our former physio Angela Di Benedetto. Ange was a physio at the club for 8 seasons and we discuss what life was like as physio at Stag Meadow, who were some of her favourite players to treat, and of course, who were the sick notes!

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to Mr Windsor & Eton, Malcolm Williams. Aside from chairman, there’s probably not one single role at the club he hasn’t undertaken! We discuss, all those roles, which was his favourite, who his favourite manager was as kitman, which player was the highest maintenance, and who makes his all time favourite Windsor & Eton XI?

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to supporter John Ayres. John, our second member of the BBC to join the show, was a regular at Stag Meadow before his career took off behind the mic. We discuss, his time watching Windsor in the early 80s, his time joint editing the matchday programme, his time as kitman, and his reporting days today for the BBC!

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to our former chairman Steve Gillham. Steve had been a supporter of Windsor & Eton from his childhood back in the 1950s, and we discuss his journey from supporter through to becoming chairman in the early 1990s. We discuss the dark times of those relegations and the hard work undertaken to save the club when it encountered those financial challe...

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to our former goalkeeper Kieron Drake. Drakey played a season at Stag Meadow in the mid 2000s, and we discuss a number of brilliant stories from that season - yes we do talk through the borrowing of Ralph Little's car, and of course THAT goal! - and we chat through his long career at a number of local clubs.

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to former midfielder Keith White. Chalky enjoyed four seasons at Stag Meadow in the late 80s and early 90s. We discuss his time at Stag Meadow, plus his 10+ years at Slough Town, where he played in a number of their big FA Cup runs and managed to score a hat-trick of free kicks in a league game at Dulwich Hamlet!

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to our former defender Jason Cousins. Jason, spent over 10 years at Wycombe Wanderers, before embarking on a second stint in non-league football. We discuss his time at Adams Park, including that goal at Wembley, that FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool and yes, that tackle! And of course, we chat through his season at Stag Meadow, a season (200...

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to former sports reporter of the Windsor Observer, Ron Chakraborty. Ron covered the Royalists in the mid 1990s. We discuss our famous 1995/96 promotion run, life as a sports reporter pre-internet, smart phone and email as we know it today, through to his current role as Head of Major Events & General Sport at BBC Sport - a role that over the yea...

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I’m joined by former players Micky Barnes and Steve Baynes to look back at our famous FA Trophy run in the 1988/89 season. It was a run that saw us knock out holders Enfield at Stag Meadow and exit in a replay to Manchester-based Hyde United on a plastic pitch in the last 16.

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to our former manager Simon Lane. Simon took over as manager following the club’s relegation from the Premier Division in 2006. We discuss his time in charge at Stag Meadow, the impressive squad he built up, his departure and his journey since then up to his present role joint managing Hayes and Yeading.

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to former manager Alan Davies. Alan was at the helm at Stag Meadow from 1994 through to 2000 - a period where he turned the fortunes of the club around after that spell of 3 successive relegations in the early 90s. The highlight of Alan's time in charge was of course that brilliant 1995/96 promotion season. We discuss not only his years at Winds...

In this Boxing Day special episode of ‘Wearing the Red & Green’ I ask a group of supporters a simple question: If Santa, offered you a present of being transported back to a particular moment or game in the history of the original Windsor & Eton, what would it be? I hope you enjoyed the responses! Many thanks to each of the supporters: Neil Russell, Michael Betteridge,  David Du-Feu, Ian Dawson, J...

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to former defender Jamie Furmage. 'Shimmer' enjoyed three spells at Stag Meadow and was an important member of the squad that enjoyed our famous FA Trophy run back in the 2002/03 season. We discuss each of those spells at Windsor and what it was like to represent your home town club.

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I speak to former striker Adam Wallace. Wallo shares some great stories from not only his time at Stag Meadow, but also his journey from a youth team player at Southampton, and cleaning the boots of the likes Glenn Hoddle and David Hurst, to trying to secure a contract at other League clubs, to the highs and lows of transitioning into non-league footbal...

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red & Green' I’m joined by former striker Keith Boreham and winger Steve Jones to look back at our memorable 1995/96 promotion season - a season that came after 3 successive relegations and a year in which we scored an incredible 117 goals in our 40 league games.

In this episode of Wearing the Red & Green, alongside former striker Shaun Gilman, I look back at our 1991/92 FA Cup run which culminated in those famous games against Merthyr Tydfil and Woking. We discuss the games, the build ups and all of Gilly's memories.

In this episode of 'Wearing the Red and Green' I speak to supporter and former committee member Steve Rowland. Steve's family is synonymous with Windsor & Eton, stretching all the way back to the great Billy Coward. We discuss his memories watching WEFC and just how challenging some of those roles as programme editor and match secretary really were. Steve also names his favourite all time WEFC XI...