THE 400 CLUB

As time has passed, the Club has seen seven* players reach an extremely impressive FOUR HUNDRED APPEARANCES for Temple Fortune Football Club! Incredible! Fantastic!

We cannot allow the milestones to pass by without paying tribute to the Club's most loyal and committed members of all time. Seven guys who have devoted many a Sunday morning to the Club's cause over a period of approaching (or surpassing) 20 years all told. It's an amazing testiment to utmost loyalty and support for just one Club over such a lengthy period.

Each 400 Club member received a splendid trophy to commemorate the occasion plus inclusion on this celebration page. So from all at the TFFC, congratulations to the Magnificent Seven!

* Increased to eight with Robert Botkai's inclusion – more details at the bottom of this page.

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN'S PROFILES ALPHABETICALLY

JONATHAN DAVIDOFF
Jonathan Davidoff joined Temple Fortune in 1985 from EDRS Stonegrove and won a MSFL Division Two championship medal in his first season, playing in the First Team’s midfield. He served on the Club’s Management Committee for one season running the Second Team and played in the Second Team’s 1998/99 promotion campaign, passing 400 appearances for the Club during the 2003/04 season. After spending a few years with the Old Boys Team, an immobilising back injury curtailed Chelsea-supporting Dav’s playing career just eight games short of the big 500.

STEVEN FEIGER
Steven Feiger originally joined the Club in 1981, playing mainly for the Second Team before leaving for Marlborough. He returned to the Club in 1985 and won a MSFL Division Two championship medal. Steve had a 5-year spell with Marshside but came back to Temple Fortune again in 1991 for the third time. Feigs won the Leading Goalscorers’ award for all three teams – 15 times in total – and is the Club’s all-time leading goalscorer with 423 goals. Twice a First Team Player of the Year award winner in 1996/97 and 1999/00, and once with the Old Boys Team in 2007/08, Steve supports Spurs. He once scored 43 goals in one season (1985/86), his best TFFC tally.

JEREMY FESS
Jeremy Fess first played for the Club in 1984, winning the Second Team Player of the Year award in his first season. He has also won the First Team Player of the Year, the Old Boys Team Player of the Year (twice), and has been leading scorer for all three teams. Jeremy passed 200 goals in TFFC’s all-time goalscoring list during season 2005/06 and reached 400 appearances during the following season, followed by the incredible 500 in 2012, only the second player to achieve this. Jeremy follows Spurs and Watford.

PHILIP FRIEND
Scotsman Philip Friend joined Temple Fortune in 1987 and reached 300 games during the 2001/02 season, with the majority of appearances made for the Second Team. He was the Second Team Secretary for three consecutive seasons and was in charge when the Seconds reformed in 1997 after a 6-year absence. Celtic fan Phil reached 400 appearances during season 2007/08 and retired after playing several seasons for the Old Boys Team in Masters football.

PETER KYTE
Ex-Athletico Neasden player, Peter Kyte is TFFC’s longest serving member, having passed the magic 500 appearances mark in 2000 and then 600 at the end of the 2003/04 season. He reached the incredible 700 mark in 2011. A Co-Founder back in 1968 who instigated the Second Team’s formation in 1979, Gunners fan Peter was the first Temple Fortune player to win three Player of the Year awards (for the Second Team in 1982/83, 1983/84 and 1986/87). He was the Club’s Treasurer and General Secretary for many years.

BRYAN SILVER
Bryan Silver first played for Temple Fortune in 1988 and started off in the Second Team before becoming a First Team regular and then played for the Old Boys Team. He holds the distinction of completing two successive seasons without missing a game for his respective team. Bryan, who supports Celtic and attends Watford games, spent six seasons serving on the Club’s Management Committee mainly as Second Team Assistant Secretary and passed 300 appearances in 2000/01, followed by reaching 400 games during season 2004/05. Scotsman Bryan is the Club’s all-time top scoring midfielder and no other player has captained TFFC teams more than him – nine seasons in total.

SERGE WEINBERGER
Serge Weinberger made his debut during the 1996/97 season and became the regular goalkeeper for the Old Boys Team for a number of years. He has passed 200 appearances for the Masters side alone, adding to 148 games for the Second Team and 56 for the First Team during his spell of playing in the MSFL. A Spurs supporter, Serge has won the Old Boys ‘B’ Team Player of the Year award once in season 2008/09 and has come close on a few other occasions. He reached 400 appearances during the 2016/17 campaign and is – by some distance – the Club’s longest serving goalkeeper.

ROBERT BOTKAI
Striker Robert Bokai became the eighth player to pass 400 appearances for Temple Fortune FC and received his trophy from Club Chairman Nigel Kyte in 2020. Robert joined the Club in 1995 and has spent a long playing career playing for the First Team, Second Team and Old Boys Team since then. He won the Second Team Player of the Year award four seasons in succession (1998/99 to 2001/02 inclusive), the only player to ever achieve this at the Club. Robert went one better for the Second Team Leading Goalscorers' award, winning it five times in row over the same period plus season 2002/03. The popular striker netted two goals off the bench during the Old Boys Team's Jack Morgan Memorial Trophy success against St John's Wood Tigers in May 2021, and sits in second place in TFFC's all-time Leading Goalscorers :List on 301 goals.


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