Lee Hughes - Head Coach
Lee heads up the Game On Football Development Academy. As well as organising the Game On Football Development Academy he also runs a company called Dribblers, which focuses on very young football players giving them a very early taster of football. In addition to that Lee is a coach for the Centre of Excellence at Leyton Orient F.C. and has strong links with the set up at the club.
Steve Good - Coach
Steve brings a wealth of experience from his successful playing career which covers the last 12 years at Non League level. Steve started off learning his trade playing for Uplands Rangers from age 11, by the time he reached the age of 17 he found himself knocking on the door of the 1st team at Billericay Town FC. After a couple of years and a successful loan spell Steve moved onto Romford FC of the Ryman League, Steve then moved to Braintree Town FC where he saw his real success spending 8 seasons with the now Conference South Club. During his time there he won the Supporters Player of the Year, Ryman Premier League Title, Conference South Playoff Finalist and to mark off his time with the Essex club was rewarded with a testimonial against Charlton Athletic FC. Currently playing for Tilbury FC in the Ryman 1 North Steve also assists with Braintree Town Reserves and has links with a number of Essex based Non League clubs.
Matt Thompson - Coach
Matt has been been coaching for the last 5 years with Great Danes of Brentwood assisting with their Soccer Fun School as well as coach for their Under 14s. Unfortunately Matt's playing career was cut short when he was injuryed playing in Holland for Hounslow Youth. Later on he played for Bedfont FC however with limited first team chances available he decided to retire to concentrate on a coaching career and now is a qualified Level 2 Coach. Since then Matt has been working with Lee at LOYD and Game on Academy for the last 2 years, mainly based at Rainham he also helps out at the Notley Discovery Centre when needed.
Carl Griffiths - Coach
He started his career with Shrewsbury Town in 1988, and after five years moved on to Manchester City. In 1995 he transferred to Portsmouth, moving on to Peterborough United a year later. He joined Leyton Orient in 1997, where he stayed for four years, interrupted by short spells at Wrexham and Port Vale. He played for Luton Town between 2001 and 2003, later dropping into non-league football with Harlow Town, Braintree Town, Brentwood Town, and Maldon Town. He also represented Wales at under-21 level and also for the "B" team. Within his three spells with Leyton Orient he achieved cult status and in 2004 received 9% of the vote for all-time cult hero behind Peter Kitchen and Terry Howard.
Turning to management in 2008, he took charge of Brentwood Town for a year. In 2010 he was made manager of Aveley.
Turning to management in 2008, he took charge of Brentwood Town for a year. In 2010 he was made manager of Aveley.
Scott Canham - Coach
Scott was associated with West Ham United from the age of nine. As a young professional he spent a month on loan at Torquay United in late 1995, where he made his debut in the Football League, and in January 1996, joined Brentford on loan for the remainder of the season, in which he played 14 league games.
In August 1996, Canham returned to Brentford on a permanent basis for a fee of around £25,000, potentially rising to £60,000 depending on appearances.
He played 35 league games for Brentford, 11 of which were as a substitute, scoring only once before being released after Brentford's relegation in the summer of 1998. On 10 August 1998 he joined Leyton Orient, but the form of the other midfielders at Brisbane Road limited his chances and he joined Isthmian Premier League side Chesham United for a month's loan on 22 December. On his return to Orient, he failed to reappear in their first team, and in August 2000 was released to join Chesham United.
Such was his form for Chesham the following season, that Orient manager Tommy Taylor, who had released him a year before, brought Canham back to Brisbane Road for the 2001–02 season. He earned a contract extension, but then fell out of favour, and joined Conference club Woking on loan in March 2003. After helping them avoid relegation, he joined the club on a free transfer at the end of the 2002–03 season. In February 2005 he moved to Farnborough Town, where he spent some time as joint manager alongside Gerry Murphy, but moved nearer his Romford home at the end of the 2005–06 season when he linked up with his former Farnborough manager Frank Gray at Grays Athletic
In August 1996, Canham returned to Brentford on a permanent basis for a fee of around £25,000, potentially rising to £60,000 depending on appearances.
He played 35 league games for Brentford, 11 of which were as a substitute, scoring only once before being released after Brentford's relegation in the summer of 1998. On 10 August 1998 he joined Leyton Orient, but the form of the other midfielders at Brisbane Road limited his chances and he joined Isthmian Premier League side Chesham United for a month's loan on 22 December. On his return to Orient, he failed to reappear in their first team, and in August 2000 was released to join Chesham United.
Such was his form for Chesham the following season, that Orient manager Tommy Taylor, who had released him a year before, brought Canham back to Brisbane Road for the 2001–02 season. He earned a contract extension, but then fell out of favour, and joined Conference club Woking on loan in March 2003. After helping them avoid relegation, he joined the club on a free transfer at the end of the 2002–03 season. In February 2005 he moved to Farnborough Town, where he spent some time as joint manager alongside Gerry Murphy, but moved nearer his Romford home at the end of the 2005–06 season when he linked up with his former Farnborough manager Frank Gray at Grays Athletic