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The people running TFFC during the 2024/25 season
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MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE OFFICER YEAR JOINED |
THE CLUB / DUTIES
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PROFILE
IN BRIEF
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CHAIRMAN
NIGEL KYTE |
Joined 1968 |
Administration, Club policies, discipline, fixtures, newsletter, Club literature, archives and records Resides in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
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A Co-Founder of the Club in 1968, Nigel played for Temple Fortune mostly in the early pre-league days, top scoring prior to the Club joining the MSFL in 1976 (before it was renamed MGBSFL in 2013). Had one season with Athletico Neasden in 1974 before qualifying as a London FA referee a year later. Has been Club Chairman continuously since 1976 and still actively governs the running of the Club. Has now completed 40 years of refereeing and has won well over 60 awards over the years including the MSFL Referee of the Year in 1998/99 and Masters League Referee of the Year in 2006/07 and 2010/11. Refereed an England v Scotland charity 7-a-side match at Wembley Stadium in 1988. In 2003/04 was awarded the Maccabi GB Lifetime Achievement in Sport Award and won the MSFL Team Secretary of the Year Trophy in 2008. Nigel refereed the MSFL Cyril Anekstein Cup Final in 1986 and was an assistant referee four times. He refereed the Henry Swerner Masters Cup Final in 2007, 2011 and 2016, and was an assistant referee on four occasions. Has refereed the Masters Division 2 Cup Final three times, including season 2016/17 and also refereed the MMFL/MGBSFL Invitation Cup Final in 2015. In March 2011, Nigel refereed the University of London Challenge Cup Final at the Bank of England ground. He has refereed numerous finals for the Southern Amateur League, his main weekend competition. An Arsenal and Hendon supporter who is married with one daughter.
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VICE-CHAIRMAN
SIMON LINDEN |
Joined 2016 |
Administration, assisting the Chairman, Old Boys Team management Resides in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire Midfield. Simon joined Temple Fortune in May 2016 as the First Team manager having spent seven years managing Blizzard Storm in the MGBSFL, taking them from the bottom division into the Premier Division. Storm folded at the close of the 2015/16 season so Simon, in looking for a new club to join, emailed the Chairman Nigel Kyte and the rest is history! Viewed by Nigel as "a breath of fresh air for the Club", Simon's first pre-season with Fortune brought in an influx of new players who, together with a dozen or so of the 2015/16 squad, formed what looked like being a promising squad for 2016/17. And so it proved to be, with Simon's First Team turning Fortune's fortunes on their head, losing just two league games out of 20 and going on an unbeaten run to the end of the season. The campaign ended with a richly deserved promotion to the First Division as runners-up. At the close of the 2017/18 season, Simon led Temple Fortune to the Barry Goldstein Trophy Final followed by the David Wolff 8-a-side Trophy Final in 2019 and the MGBSFL Sevens Trophy in 2020 but Fortune were runners-up on each occasion. Simon is married with three children and supports Tottenham. |
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GENERAL SECRETARY & TREASURER
NIGEL KYTE |
Joined 1968 |
Administration, correspondence, membership, league registrations, finance
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Nigel replaced his wife Lynne who stood down after 17 years as General Secretary. More and more he virtually took over the role for a couple of seasons and took on the position on an 'Acting' basis during season 2009/10. He was elected as General Secretary at the 34th AGM in June 2010. When Peter Kyte stood down as Treasurer after 27 years undertaking the role, the position was not filled at the AGM in June 2012 and was left open. Peter's brother Nigel was 'acting treasurer' throughout both the 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons and was formally elected as Treasurer at the 2014 AGM to continue looking after the Club's finances thereafter. Nigel initially looked after WGS (Whole game System) and Full-Time when both systems were introduced by the FA for online administration. From season 2021/22, he worked closely with Kerry Higham on the accounts and online systems.
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FUNCTIONS OFFICER
PETER KYTE |
Joined 1976 (second spell) |
Club functions including Dinner/awards event, birthday celebration tournament Resides in Golders Green, London Defender/midfielder. Ex-Athletico Neasden player, Peter is Temple Fortune's longest serving member and passed 700 appearances for the Club in November 2011. He is the Club's second highest scoring midfielder with 87 goals. Co-Founder back in 1968 and instigated the Second XI's formation in 1979. Peter is one of only two Temple Fortune players to win three Player of the Year awards, his being for the Second Team in 1982/83, 1983/84 and 1986/87. An Honorary Member who has won the Chairman's Merit Award twice, he has been the Club's Treasurer since 1985 and was formerly General Secretary for 15 years. Also used to be Functions Secretary and Old Boys Assistant Secretary, a position he held twice. Peter received a 30 Years Long Service Award at the close of the 2008/09 season. A long term knee injury has kept him side-lined for quite a while but Peter returned to play seven games during the 2016/17 season six for the reformed Second Team and had reached a whopping 737 appearances at the close of the season! Supports Arsenal and is married with two sons and a daughter. |
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ADMINISTRATION OFFICER
KERRY HIGHAM |
Joined 2021 |
Matchday administration, WGS, Full-Time, discipline and assisting the General Secretary/ Treasurer Resides in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
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Non-playing Honorary Member. Kerry first became involved by helping at the Club Awards Presentation Event in 2019. Her next major role was supervising the set of sixty new Ellis & Co shirts which were distributed to players across the Club due to the Covid-19 pandemic for season 2020/21. At the close of that season she was elected as an Honorary Member and appointed as Assisting Admin in a non-Management Committee role. For season 2021/22, Kerry was the Club's Matchday Secretary for the two MGBSFL teams. She supervised registrations on WGS (Whole Game System) and the FA Full-Time site (team sheets). Her role included looking after Club membership, collecting fees and maintaining the weekly accounts in coordination with the General Secretary and Treasurer. At the close of the season, after sterling work at the two Awards games held in May 2022, Kerry deservedly won the Chairman's Merit Award, only the second female to have collected this prestigious trophy, after Lynne Kyte. She was then elected as the Administration Officer for season 2022/23, replacing Hilton Teper. Kerry's involvement in officiating games has rewarded her with four Southern Amateur League Cup Finals as assistant referee.
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