#29...MIDWEEK MATCH REPORT Greg Dickson writes AFC STONEHAM 1-1 SHOLING THE match was the inaugural game to be played at the new £10 million Stoneham Complex. The match went ahead

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SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2019/20 EDITION NUMBER 29

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of your Newsletter, if you have anything to contribute, please do get in touch by email- [email protected] You can keep up to date with all the news from around the League by following us on Twitter at - @Sydwessex You are more than welcome to use any material (excluding attributed photographs) but it would be appreciated if any material used is acknowledged. It is hoped you enjoy reading this each week. With readership quite widespread, not only within our own competition, but across the three counties and beyond- if ANY club has anything they’d like to have published in here, whether that be a request for helpers, promotion of forthcoming events, items required or available for sale please contact the Newsletter Editor. As a general reminder- Match Reports, player news and photos are always welcome- it is your Newsletter!

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The Sydenhams Wessex Football League Show is the official podcast of the Sydenhams Wessex League. We’re on air live from the 103.9 Voice FM studios in Southampton from 3pm to 5pm every Sunday and you can also listen live on www.voicefmradio.co.uk from anywhere in the world. You can listen again afterwards, one hour after the show has finished via the same website and there is also a Voice FM App you can download to your Phone I-Pad or Computer device. Our aim is to promote all local football but specifically the 39 teams of the Sydenhams Wessex League. So far, we have had managers, chairmen, players, press officers and secretaries joining us as studio guests and phone guests; from all the Sydenhams Wessex League clubs, as well as guests from local teams both higher up and lower down the pyramid. This is your show and is a platform for your club to promote its events and raise its profile. If your club produces post-match interviews please either email us a copy of the audio or give permission for us to play them on air straight from your website or social media sites, as we will aim to play them on the show. Please come and join us one Sunday – either live in the studio or on the phone. You can email us on either [email protected] or [email protected] Thanks- Cliff Pledge and Greg Dickson

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STAT ATTACK

LEADING GOALSCORERS- LEAGUE GAMES ONLY

PREMIER DIVISION DIVISION ONE Craig Harding Alresford Town 17 Justin Bennett Bemerton Heath Harlequins 27 Bobby Scott Horndean 15 Liam Magee Romsey Town 18 Cameron Beard Hamworthy United/Bashley 12 James Franklyn United Services Portsmouth 17 Freddie Bullard Brockenhurst 12 Connor Kelly Newport IOW 16 Dan Wooden AFC Portchester 12 Tom Moseley Downton 16 Dom Falco Lymington Town 11 Lee Vint Verwood Town 16 Harry McGrath Bashley 11 Robbie Owen Downton 13

Details are based on clubs being up to date with records on Full Time at time of publication and may or may not include League goals from this weekend.

THE LEAGUE GOALS

COUNT THIS WEEK-

PREMIER DIVISION

31

DIVISION ONE

20

PREMIER DIVISION Top three league attendances

Fleet Town v Brockenhurst 241 28 September Bashley v Alresford Town 221 7 September AFC Portchester v Fareham Town 220 29 October

DIVISION ONE Top three league attendances

Newport IOW v East Cowes Victoria 304 26 August Andover New Street v Andover Town 248 8 October Laverstock & Ford v Downton 201 28 December

PREMIER DIVISION GOALS DIVISION ONE GOALS Sharpest Meanest Sharpest Meanest Alresford Town 56 Christchurch 18 US Portsmouth 67 Petersfield Town 18 Lymington Town 55 AFC Stoneham 19 Bemerton Heath 66 Hythe & Dibden 25 Horndean 53 AFC Portchester 26 Andover New Street 55 US Portsmouth 29 Portland United 52 Baffins Milton Rovers 27 Downton 53 Bemerton Heath 31 Hamworthy United 47 Bashley 29 Newport IOW 52 Laverstock & Ford 32 AFC Portchester 46 Fareham Town 30 Whitchurch United 50 Newport IOW 33 Fareham Town 46 Lymington Town 31 [three clubs] 49 Downton 34

PROGRAMME COMPETITION

Clubs are reminded that it is a league requirement, that they MUST produce a programme for each home First Team game in the FA Cup, FA Vase, County Senior Cup, League and League Cup- and with that in mind a timely reminder again that we are running the Programme competition again this season. To enter simply send one League or League Cup programme produced for a game in December or January to the Newsletter Editor at the following address please. Mike Robins, 7 Wesley Road, POOLE, BH12 3BE

LEAGUE MEETING – DATE FOR YOUR DIARY

Clubs will have been circulated last weekend- but are reminded that there’ll be a meeting held at Totton Sports Club, Southern Gardens , Totton, Southampton, SO40 8RW on Thursday 6th February. Timing is 19:00 for a prompt 19:30 start, each club to send THREE delegates - Chairperson, Secretary and Manager. Clubs wishing to submit agenda items must do so in accordance with the appropriate rule, following which a full agenda can be circulated.

Good luck!



LEAGUE NEWS

Clubs will have been circulated about the Non-League Groundsman of the Year scheme. The completed application forms issued to clubs earlier this month need to be returned to the League Secretary as soon as possible as the closing date for receipt with the FA is Friday 13 March. Good luck to any club that enters the

competition. The League are sad to have to announce the passing of Ted Walters a former Referees Appointment Secretary who served the game for many years before retirement. Condolences to family and friends at this sad time, He is shown here when AFC Stoneham collected their Kappa Respect Club of the Month award in Division One for January 2018.See elsewhere for our obituary for him, RIP Ted.

One of our teams have missed out on progress in a local FA cup competition as they unfortunately used a player who had played for another team in the same competition- and have consequently been removed. It may seem a little late, but at this time of season it can be quite easy to lose track of who has played for who,

so hopefully it’s not too late to remind other clubs still involved in cup competitions to check now to avoid possible disappointment. Another of our clubs has fallen foul of a Food Standards Agency site visit recently, so again clubs are advised to please make sure all legal requirements and recommendations are adhered to over the handling of food- hot or cold. And finally within this section, clubs are also reminded that when they put a seven day approach in for a player it also needs to be done for dual registrations as well as transfers.

CLUB NEWS PART ONE

News from behind the scenes at Foxcotte Park, where Jamie Coleman has been appointed as First Team coach, effectively a role he has filled for most of the season- and Alex Thompson as goalkeeper coach. Danny Dolan has also been added to the Management team having had a short break after eight seasons at the helm for Tadley Calleva. Also on the Managerial front, we hear that New Milton Town have parted company with first team Manager Nigel Green, who the club wish to thank for the time and effort put in, Paul Nineham will step up to the plate for the remainder of the season. Ringwood Town reported that their sit-on mower was stolen on Friday 3 January at around 04:45. If you see or hear anything about one being available to buy, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the club directly. Fareham Town are still looking for a Club Secretary. Experience would be a bonus but far more important is an attention to detail and the ability to work within time constraints. Come and join the friendly team at Cams Alders. The position is a voluntary one but expenses will be paid. Please apply to the Vice-Chair Dave Mundy via e mail [email protected] Joe Sutherden has moved from AFC Stoneham to Totton & Eling and on the milestone front, Nathan Lynch has now made 150 appearances for Hamble Club and with 108 goals, that’s some return.




“SIX AND OVER” A DECADE (2009/10-2019-20) OF HIGH SCORES

The figures relate to matches played in the PREMIER DIVISION over the last decade, not including this season. The brackets indicate the number of times the score was achieved. Any mention of Follands covers the ten years in all their various guises. SIX GOALS (8) Bemerton Heath Harlequins, Winchester City. (7) Moneyfields, Salisbury, Sholing. (6) Alresford Town, Blackfield & Langley, Horndean. (5) Folland Sports, Poole Town, Portland United. (4) AFC Portchester, Andover Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Fareham Town, Lymington Town,

Newport IOW (3) Bashley, Brockenhurst, Hamworthy United, Team Solent (2) Fawley AFC, Hamble Club, Laverstock & Ford. (1) Alton, Downton, Petersfield Town, Romsey Town, Shaftesbury, Totton & Eling, Whitchurch United,

Wimborne Town. SEVEN GOALS (6) Alresford Town. (5) Team Solent (4) AFC Portchester, Downton, Fareham Town, Winchester City. (3) Bournemouth, Christchurch, Hamworthy United, Poole Town (2) Folland Sports, Hayling United, Newport IOW, Whitchurch United. (1) Bashley, Bemerton Heath Harlequins, Blackfield & Langley, Hamble Club, Horndean, Laverstock & Ford, Lymington Town, Moneyfields, Petersfield Town, Sholing, Wimborne Town. EIGHT GOALS (3) Bemerton Heath Harlequins, Blackfield & Langley, Hamworthy United. (2) AFC Portchester, Winchester City. (1) Hamble Club, Newport IOW, Petersfield Town, Sholing. NINE GOALS (3) Team Solent. (1) Hamworthy United, Salisbury, Sholing. TEN GOALS (1) Blackfield & Langley, Poole Town. TWELVE GOALS (1) Newport IOW, Sholing.

CLUB OF THE MONTH Premier Division Aug-19 Alresford Town Sep-19 AFC Portchester Oct-19 Christchurch Nov-19 Christchurch Dec-19 AFC Stoneham

Division One Aug-19 Hythe & Dibden Sep-19 Petersfield Town Oct-19 United Services Portsmouth Nov-19 Alton Dec-19 Alton

SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE

CLUB OF THE MONTH- DECEMBER 2019

Premier Division

AFC STONEHAM

Division One

ALTON



MJM SPORTS-

KAPPA RESPECT AWARD Premier Division Aug-19 Cowes Sports Sep-19 AFC Portchester Oct-19 Solent University FC Nov-19 Hamworthy United Dec-19 Fleet Town Division One Aug-19 Ringwood Town Sep-19 Whitchurch United Oct-19 Pewsey Vale Nov-19 New Milton Town Dec-19 Alton

MIDWEEK RESULT

Tuesday 14 January 2020

Hampshire Senior Cup 3rd Round AFC Stoneham 1-1 Sholing 226 Edu Jimenez 79 [4-5 on penalties]

Lee Wort 39

MIDWEEK MATCH REPORT

Greg Dickson writes AFC STONEHAM 1-1 SHOLING THE match was the inaugural game to be played at the new £10 million Stoneham Complex. The match went ahead despite the strong wind and driving rain across the pitch. Despite the conditions 226 brave souls ventured out for their football fix and a new ground ticked off. Most were packed into the stand while others had to try and shelter from the conditions. Ahead of the game a minute’s applause was held for the passing of former Sydenhams Wessex League Referees Appointment Secretary Ted Walters 24 hours earlier. First effort fell to Sholing when referee Foster awarded a free kick 25 yards out but the resulting kick sailed easily over the bar with the wind. AFC Stoneham were also struggling to cope with the wind as they saw their first effort go well. Ryan Gosney was the first keeper to be tested but held on to the ball well. Stuart Green was causing AFC Stoneham problems running at their defence but he saw his first two efforts go wide after he had done the hard work. A rare slip from Terry Cuthbertson nearly caught Sholing out but AFC Stoneham couldn’t capitalise on the mistake. Likewise Lee Wort was looking sharp up front but had a couple of efforts go wide, then his efforts were nearly rewarded but his goal bound shot hit the post. WORT eventually broke the deadlock on 39 minutes when he rifled his shot across Tom Parker-Trott the ball went in just inside the post however it hit the base stanchion and shot out, confusion reigned as the referee gave the goal but then consulted the assistant before awarding the opening goal. This kicked the game into life with AFC Stoneham squandering another chance when Tom Hogan should have equalised. Green thought he had doubled Sholing’s lead but again the upright saved Parker-Trott. HT 0-1 Players from both sides were a bit reluctant to come out for the 2nd half as the rain had become relentless. Dave Diaper made an immediate substitution replacing James Lauder with Jack Nicholas. Sholing continued to press for their second goal but the AFC Stoneham keeper was dealing well the movement of the ball caused

The MJM Sports Kappa RESPECT AWARD

DECEMBER 2019

Premier Division

FLEET TOWN

Division One

ALTON



by the wind. Owen Royl was winning the midfield battles and Stuart Green was enjoying the space he was creating running at the AFC Stoneham defence but couldn’t force the important second goal. Jack Nicholas became referee Foster’s first booking this was quickly followed by AFC Stoneham’s captain Alex Welch and Matt Palmer. Mike Marsh and James Phillips made three changes bringing on Edu Jimenez, Charlie Rattley and James Parker-Trott for Matt Bainbridge, Manning and Hogan. Brad Targett got clear but hit his shot wide. Edu Jimenez injected some pace in to AFC Stoneham and the substitute robbed Cuthbertson but fired his shot across the face of Gosney’s goal. Owen Roundell gave away a free kick 35 yds out and collected a caution for his challenge but the resulting free kick sailed into the car park. Jimenez was causing the Sholing defence many problems and it was with eleven minutes remaining that JIMENEZ finally got AFC Stoneham’s equaliser when his shot moved in the air deceiving Gosney. Both sides continued to look for the winner but eventually the referee took the game to penalties. FT 1-1 So to the penalties Scott Hills put the ball past Gosney, then Green levelled it up. AFC Stoneham goal hero Jimenez stepped up and saw his spot kick saved by Gosney, then Gosney put Sholing in front with his 100% record of spot kicks this season. James Parker-Trott scored then Jake Hoole put Sholing back in front. Cal Laycock was the next AFC Stoneham scorer, Cuthbertson scored Sholing’s fourth. Rattley scored AFC Stoneham’s final penalty and it was left to Roundell to put Sholing into the quarter finals which he did despite the barracking of the home supporters slotting the ball past Tom Parker-Trott. Sholing now face AFC Bournemouth under-23s at home next Wednesday.

MIDWEEK ROUND UP

HAVING seen nearly a full programme of matches completed on Saturday it was probably too much to ask that we would enjoy the same in midweek and so it proved. Six matches scheduled for Tuesday – five postponed. Those lost were Verwood v Weymouth (Dorset Senior Cup), Andover New Street v Moneyfields and Bashley v Eastleigh (both Hampshire Senior Cup), Christchurch v Brockenhurst (Russell-Cotes Cup) and US Portsmouth v Horndean (Hampshire Senior Cup). The one game to survive was the Hampshire Senior Cup Third Round Tie between AFC Stoneham and Sholing, the first competitive fixture to be played on Stoneham’s new Ground and nearly marked with a historic win for the home side. It also attracted an attendance of 226 on a foul evening weather wise. Lee Wort put the visitors ahead before the break but an Edu Jiminez equaliser in the second half took the tie to penalties in which Sholing came out on top by the margin of five four. The win earns the Boatmen a home tie with AFC Bournemouth in the next round, A good night for Sholing, a proud night for Stoneham but a poor night for the Fixture Secretary and the various Cup Competitions. Despite some improvement as regards the weather there was still enough water around to wipe out Wednesday’s Southampton Senior Cup tie between Fawley AFC and Lymington Town and Thursday’s fixtures at US Portsmouth and Sholing in the Portsmouth and Southampton Senior Cups respectively. The final score for the three days was Football 1 Storm Brendan 8

WILTSHIRE SENIOR CUP 2019/20

Semi Final draw Corsham Town 18-Feb Bemerton Heath Harlequins at Melksham Town Calne Town 19-Feb Wroughton at Highworth Town

PHISHING EMAIL ALERT

Just a quick word as there seems to be another attempt within our League to illicitly gain information or more, just please be aware of who you are answering in emails by checking the address is in fact a genuine one for someone you know.



THE “OTHER” SPURS

A look at another of the Clubs that left us to ply their trade elsewhere. FLEET SPURS were founded as relatively recently as 1948 and progressed via the Aldershot & District League and the Surrey Premier League to join the Hampshire League Division Three as Champions of the Aldershot League in 1991. In their first season they finished third behind Portsmouth Civil Service with the League also including such as AFC Aldermaston, Netley Victoria Athletic, Ecchinswell, Covies and Lansdowne. [Covies and Lansdowne were unknown to the writer. In most cases those reading this will have superior knowledge but on checking with Gary Day, whose knowledge of Hampshire Football is probably unrivalled, Covies changed their name to Farnborough North End in 1998 and of course competed in our League under that title. Lansdowne were based in Bournemouth and had only two seasons in the Hampshire League but played at two different grounds; Winton Recreation Ground and Slades Farm for those who know the area]. In 2004/05 they became members of the Wessex League joining what was then Division Three after the merger with the Hampshire League. Their opponents in that initial season included current members AFC Portchester, Hamble Club, Laverstock & Ford, Tadley Calleva and Verwood Town as well Micheldever, Ordnance Survey, Ludgershall Sports and Yateley Green. Colden Common were Champions come the end of the season, Fleet Spurs occupied seventeenth place and Yateley Green were bottom with a goal difference of minus 183. Both RS Basingstoke and DC (David Coleman) withdrew during the course of the season. Fleet Spurs remained in our League, mainly under the knowledgeable and affable Chairmanship of Bryan Shepherd, until the end of the 2016/17 but never played in the Premier Division. Their most successful season was in 2009/10 when they finished in third place in Division One and in their final season, they finished twelfth out of eighteen in the same Division. The Club’s aggregate record for the thirteen seasons with us reads as follows:-

PL W D L F A Pts 450 143 70 237 803 1049 499

The Club entered the FA Cup in seasons 2011/12 and 2012/13, going out to Shrewton United and Totton & Eling in the Extra Preliminary Round, and have entered the FA Vase every season since 2010/11 without ever passing the Second Qualifying Round. In 2013 the Club attracted the notice of the National Press when Tottenham Hotspur threatened legal action against them if they did not remove the Cockerel from their badge. Not only a sledgehammer to crack a nut but indicative of the manner in which Professional Football regards and treats the Grass Roots game. Their leaving of the Sydenhams League was not carried out as one would have wished. They approached the FA with a view to crossing to the Combined Counties League but were told their application was too late in accordance with FA Rules. A month later they were moved as per their wish! In their first two seasons in the Combined Counties Division One they finished 16th out of 19 and 17th out of 18 but are enjoying better fortune this time round and as this is written are in mid-table. We wish them well.

MAKING A START- PREMIER DIVISION MAKING A START- DIVISION ONE Craig Hunt Solent University 23 Brendan Holmes Andover Town 22 Harry Barkaway Solent University 21 Lloyd Thompson Whitchurch United 22 Craig Harding Alresford Town 21 Aaron Randall Whitchurch United 21 Lewis Harvey Bournemouth 21 Konrad Szymaniak Whitchurch United 21 Ryan Helmkay Solent University 21 Justin Courtnage Alton 20 Luke Mitchell Solent University 21 Luke Dennison New Milton Town 20 Ben Clarke AFC Stoneham 20 Joe Petty New Milton Town 20 Rob Evans AFC Portchester 20 Charlie Plumbley Whitchurch United 20 Liam Hibberd Alresford Town 20 Owen Trapnell Andover Town 20 Jack Martin Tadley Calleva 20 Michael Macleod Fawley AFC 20 Ryan Penny Solent University 20 Players making 20 or more league starts for one club in

the LEAGUE this season as at 16 January Darryl Wollers Alresford Town 20



TED WALTERS

The League was very saddened to hear of the passing of Ted Walters who was a life member of 30 years with the League, a member of the Hampshire Football Association Council and Disciplinary Board. A life member of Southampton District Referee association and a huge influence in the development of so many referees in the south League Development Officer Bob Purkiss was a long-time friend of Ted’s and a neighbour for some years and has put together the following: - Ted played local football for Eastleigh Old Boys before becoming a referee. As with all referees he started in Junior Football before moving on to the Hampshire League and then the Western League, and when he reached Football League level at the age of forty, he was the first to achieve same at that age. He became Appointments Secretary for the Hampshire League and the Wessex League and served at one time as Assessors Secretary for the latter. He was always a stickler for the correct dress and behaviour, Tie at Board meetings and White laces for referees’ boots. As an Assessor he was always brutally honest but fair. If, as a referee, you asked him how you were getting on his answer was always the same - “If you ask me a question be prepared to accept the answer”. But he became a friend and mentor to many, many referees and some, who reached very high status in the refereeing world, would always recall and be grateful for his help and advice. One of his lesser known roles in the Football World was as Superintendent of Stewards at Wembley for Internationals and Cup Finals. I was one of his stewards and one cup final (Everton) he asked me to go along in his place and say I was him. This I did and nobody batted an eyelid – though we were hardly similar in looks or build! He had influence! Ted was something of a legend in the Refereeing world and stories and tales are numerous. In our Newsletter last week Rudi Burton described being approached by this chap in a flat cap and glasses at the end of his second game in the middle with the words “Do you know what running the diagonal is because it does not look like it”. That was Rudi’s introduction to Ted, and they became firm friends over the years. Our President, Dennis Challis, was already high on the refereeing ladder in the Football Combination when he moved to the area and contacted Ted as regards officiating locally. Ted’s first question was “can you referee “and “I will give you a game this week”. The game was between Hedge End and West End and, unknown to Dennis, was a local derby of the highest order. In the course of the game there was a fracas on the touchline which caused play to be stopped. When order had been restored a “small man in a bobble hat” came on to the pitch and was informed by Dennis that he “could leave the pitch as well”. At the end of the game the man in the bobble hat approached Dennis again with the words “not bad, not bad”. On enquiring as to who he was Dennis discovered he had met Ted Walters! (Seemingly not bad, not bad was classed as high praise from Ted). recently Ted attended a Sydenhams match at the start of last season, saw Dennis and asked him where the referee was from. Dennis did not know which produced the remark “why not, you’ve got a handbook”. When told we no longer had handbooks the reply was “Whatever next” which spoke volumes. Teds whole life was football and after retiring from Fords, where he was a toolmaker, he repaid Doreen, his wife, for all the years of support she gave him, by moving down to France to live near me. He took up Line Dancing and Bee keeping and was very critical of local French football played on a Sunday afternoon.

After Doreen passed away two years ago, he reluctantly came back to Southampton and would come out with me to League matches, still as critical as ever over standards and values (or lack of as he would articulate). Ted was a character who did an awful lot of work for Football in the County over

many years and was responsible for the advancement of many referees. Football is poorer without him. Our condolences go to his family and friends, and his memories will stay with many of us for ever. Bob Purkiss MBE



RAISING AWARENESS AND REPORTING DISCRIMINATION

Last Friday the FA launched a new anti-discrimination campaign, aimed at raising awareness of how and why you should report any instance of discrimination. While incidents of discrimination in grassroots football are rising, we understand people may not be confident in the process of how to report them. With Tell us, we’ll tackle it, we are updating and simplifying the reporting process to make it quicker and easier to report issues of discrimination in grassroots football. The campaign will re-confirm The FA’s zero tolerance stance to discrimination in the grassroots game. The new reporting process will be available at the same time as the campaign, which encourages people to report incidents at www.TheFA.com/TellUs.

http://www.thefa.com/TellUs



CLUB NEWS PART TWO

Sad news has come to our attention from Hamworthy United who are sorry to have to inform fans and supporters of changes that they’re having to undertake due to difficult circumstances away from the club itself. The health situations of Chairman Steve Harvey and Club Secretary Kevin Keets have been well documented, and over this season they have been at the forefronts of minds at the Specsavers County Ground. However, it has reached a point where both Steve and Kevin are looking to take a step back from their roles to focus on their health and recoveries. The club will always be in debt to the levels of commitment and drive that both Steve and Kevin have bought to the Club, and on behalf of the League we wish them both well. In response to these decisions the club have moved swiftly to appoint Steve Mitchener as the new club Chairman, with club President Bruce Scammell returning to more hands-on activities. There will be more updates and news on club positions over the coming weeks. Steve Mitchener commented: “Steve Harvey has driven this club forward over the last few seasons, both on and off the pitch, and I can’t emphasise enough how much we will feel his absence." "Serious illness has also robbed us of the services of Kevin Keets, who has been an amazing secretary in his short time with us. Kevin almost pioneered the electronic age of being a football secretary. We will miss his enthusiasm and efficiency, but most of all his company. I send my best wishes and thanks to both Steve and Kevin. There can’t be too many successful organisations that lose the services of a Chairman and Secretary at the same time but, sadly, that is the case for us."

WEEKEND RESULTS

Saturday 18 January 2020

Premier Division

AFC Stoneham 2-0 Baffins Milton Rovers 75 Scott Hills [pen] Will Wiseman

Alresford Town 3-0 Amesbury Town 63 Ollie Dennett [2] Duarte Martens

Bashley 4-1 Portland United 162 Lewis Ross [2] Sol Roche Harry McGrath Conor Whiteley [pen]

Hamble Club 4-2 Cowes Sports 63 Nathan Lynch 19 [pen], 53 Jamie Wykes 76, 82 Ollie Lovell 58 Chris Onoufriou 84

Hamworthy United 1-3 Fleet Town ? James King 40 Aaron Redford 14

Jake Hammond 18

Dan Bone 82

Lymington Town 5-2 Tadley Calleva 69 Sam House 61, 78, 84 Nick Bignall 48 Ali Zintany 66 Brad Neal 77 Dom Falco 71

Shaftesbury 0-4 Horndean 58

Mark Smith [2]

Alfie Lis

Connor Duffin



Division One

Alton 1-0 Andover Town 126 Phil Moore 19 [pen]

Downton 2-0 Verwood Town 62 Ben Smith Robbie Owen

Folland Sports 2-3 Laverstock & Ford 25 Krystie Sullivan Russell Jones [2] Jake King Archie Lovegrove

Newport (IoW) 3-3 Romsey Town 147 Connor Kelly 14, 36 Craig Bryant Jordan Browne 42 Liam Magee [2]

Ringwood Town 3-3 Hythe & Dibden 55 Ben Harris 43, 55, 77 Cain Prentice 7

Beng'yela Ngwa 20

Sam Floyd 59

WEEKEND MATCH REPORTS

Roger Allen writes LYMINGTON TOWN 5-2 TADLEY CALLEVA THIS was the proverbial game of two halves with all the scoring coming in a breathless second half. In the first period the game was not without chances but neither goalkeeper had a direct save to make. Lymington are in a rich vein of form with only one defeat in their last 9 League games and they had the first chance when Mickey Finch shot wide. But Tadley went straight down the other end and Brad Neal should have scored from a corner with a free header. The nearest either side came to scoring in the first half came on 10 minutes when Finch picked up a long cross from Harvey Elsom and his shot come lob glanced off the top of the cross bar before going over. As the game developed both sides had chances but shots were wayward and neither keeper was troubled. HT 0-0

Tadley opened the second half well and on 48 minutes they took the lead through Nick BIGNALL. The striker got on the end of a through pass but his first touch looked heavy. However he arrived at the ball at the same time as Lymington keeper Rian Drake (a late change after a warm up injury to Ross Casey), and the ball rebounded into the net following the tackle between the two players. Shortly after Tadley nearly doubled their lead when Brad Gale shot just wide. The goal sparked the home side into life and they equalised just after the hour mark. Callum Davies picked out Lymington substitute Sam House and as he moved

onto the through ball, he was taken down by Tadley keeper Jack Martin. HOUSE stepped up to take the penalty which Martin saved but the ball rebounded to the striker who converted at the second attempt. Five minutes later Lymington were ahead from a free kick awarded just outside the penalty area. Finch's low strike was parried by keeper Martin but again he was unlucky with the rebound as it went straight to Ali ZINTANY who scored from close range. On 66 minutes Lymington made it three as Dom FALCO was allowed to turn in the penalty area. His shot was mishit but it completely wrong footed Martin and trickled into the corner of the net. Goals were now raining in and in the space of sixty seconds both sides scored in the 79th minute. First NEAL followed up on a Bignall shot to put Tadley back into the game at 3-2 but that did not last long as Lymington went straight up the other end and HOUSE scored his second with a header from a corner. Finally on 84 minutes HOUSE completed his hat trick scoring from close range at the second attempt. FT 5-2



Mike Robins writes RINGWOOD TOWN 3-3 HYTHE & DIBDEN DING-DONG battle at the Macra Community Stadium with a hard fought draw the probably deserved outcome. But early indicators pointed towards an away win. Despite Ringwood’s Joe Manley having two great chances inside the first five minutes, one of which I am not sure how he contrived to put over the bar- it was the visitors who took a seventh minute lead when Cain PRENTICE found himself unmarked inside the goal area at the Allotments End and stooped to head the ball home from an Owen Fee free kick. At the other end, Manley had another chance to restore parity before Hythe extended their lead. Prentice again involved- this time as provider when his delivery was swept home by Beng’yela NGWA from close range. In quite an even first half, the hosts got a goal back with a couple of first half minutes left when Ben HARRIS worked an opening and fired home despite the best efforts by Josh Cotton. HT 1-2 Early pressure from Ringwood almost brought an equaliser when Ryan Hamm headed a corner just wide of the upright, but the goal did come ten minutes in when HARRIS beat Cotton with a fine strike from the edge of the penalty area. However just before the hour mark, the visitors got their noses in front again when Sam FLOYD was allowed too much space and made a 30 yard run unchallenged run into the penalty area before picking his spot from close to the penalty spot to put them 3-2 ahead. Tempers were a little frayed with some pretty poor behaviour from both camps that did little to enhance the spectator experience. Spells of pressure at both ends failed to produce another goal until the 77th minute when HARRIS completed his hat trick with perhaps the pick of the bunch- with a strike from distance that gave Cotton no chance. The hosts had the bit between their teeth and nearly grabbed all the points in the dying moments when a chance flashed wide of the mark. FT 3-3

ATTENDANCE STATISTICS

Something a bit different this week, in that these are the top gates reported at each of our teams this season as at today’s date.

PREMIER DIVISION DIVISION ONE

FLEET TOWN 241 NEWPORT (IOW) 304

BASHLEY 221 ANDOVER NEW STREET 248

AFC PORTCHESTER 220 LAVERSTOCK & FORD 201

TADLEY CALLEVA 216 TOTTON & ELING 186

HAMBLE CLUB 167 ALTON 184

BROCKENHURST 163 PETERSFIELD TOWN 175

FAREHAM TOWN 158 ANDOVER TOWN 173

COWES SPORTS 152 ROMSEY TOWN 122

PORTLAND UNITED 144 HYTHE & DIBDEN 120

HAMWORTHY UNITED 138 DOWNTON 119

AFC STONEHAM 121 FAWLEY AFC 112

CHRISTCHURCH 113 WHITCHURCH UNITED 111

LYMINGTON TOWN 103 UNITED SERVICES PORTSMOUTH 103

BOURNEMOUTH 92 NEW MILTON TOWN 78

ALRESFORD TOWN 88 VERWOOD TOWN 75

AMESBURY TOWN 77 BEMERTON HEATH HARLEQUINS 72

HORNDEAN 77 EAST COWES VICTORIA 65

BAFFINS MILTON ROVERS 76 RINGWOOD TOWN 55

SOLENT UNIVERSITY FC 67 FOLLAND SPORTS 50

SHAFTESBURY 58



LEAGUE TABLES

RANK PREMIER DIVISION PL W D L F A GD PTS PPG

1 Alresford Town 23 16 2 5 56 35 21 50 2.1739

2 AFC Stoneham 21 15 2 4 40 19 21 47 2.2381

3 Hamble Club 23 13 4 6 41 32 9 43 1.8696

4 Horndean 22 11 7 4 53 32 21 40 1.8182

5 AFC Portchester 20 13 1 6 46 26 20 40 2.0000

6 Lymington Town 21 12 3 6 55 31 24 39 1.8571

7 Christchurch 18 11 3 4 35 18 17 36 2.0000

8 Bashley 21 11 2 8 43 29 14 35 1.6667

9 Fareham Town 19 10 3 6 46 30 16 33 1.7368

10 Portland United 21 9 5 7 52 36 16 32 1.5238

11 Brockenhurst 21 9 3 9 43 32 11 30 1.4286

12 Baffins Milton Rovers 18 10 0 8 33 27 6 30 1.6667

13 Hamworthy United 23 8 5 10 47 46 1 29 1.2609

14 Fleet Town 20 7 4 9 35 32 3 25 1.2500

15 Tadley Calleva 21 7 3 11 31 45 -14 24 1.1429

16 Shaftesbury 23 6 2 15 31 57 -26 20 0.8696

17 Solent University 23 4 3 16 36 81 -45 15 0.6522

18 Bournemouth 21 4 2 15 18 48 -30 14 0.6667

19 Cowes Sports 22 3 2 17 24 58 -34 11 0.5000

20 Amesbury Town [pts adjusted] 21 3 2 16 23 74 -51 8 0.3810

RANK DIVISION ONE PL W D L F A GD PTS PPG

1 United Services Portsmouth 21 14 3 4 67 29 38 45 2.1429

2 Downton 22 14 3 5 53 34 19 45 2.0455

3 Alton 22 14 2 6 49 36 13 44 2.0000

4 Hythe & Dibden 20 12 6 2 49 25 24 42 2.1000

5 Andover New Street 18 13 2 3 55 37 18 41 2.2778

6 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 21 12 1 8 66 31 35 37 1.7619

7 Whitchurch United 23 10 3 10 50 44 6 33 1.4348

8 Newport (IoW) 20 10 2 8 52 33 19 32 1.6000

9 Laverstock & Ford 20 9 4 7 40 32 8 31 1.5500

10 Andover Town 24 8 6 10 31 37 -6 30 1.2500

11 Romsey Town 19 9 2 8 49 47 2 29 1.5263

12 Petersfield Town 17 8 4 5 27 18 9 28 1.6471

13 Ringwood Town 20 5 5 10 38 51 -13 20 1.0000

14 New Milton Town 22 4 7 11 26 58 -32 19 0.8636

15 Verwood Town 19 5 2 12 34 50 -16 17 0.8947

16 Fawley AFC 20 4 5 11 30 50 -20 17 0.8500

17 East Cowes Victoria 20 3 5 12 27 55 -28 14 0.7000

18 Totton & Eling 20 4 2 14 20 52 -32 14 0.7000

19 Folland Sports 20 3 2 15 21 65 -44 11 0.5500



SIX PACK

RANK PREMIER DIVISION W D L F A GD PTS FORM – LAST SIX

1 AFC Stoneham 6 0 0 10 1 9 18 WWWWWW

2 Lymington Town 5 1 0 19 6 13 16 WWDWWW

3 Christchurch 4 1 1 10 5 5 13 WWWDWL

4 Fareham Town 4 0 2 13 7 6 12 WWLWWL

5 AFC Portchester 4 0 2 8 5 3 12 WWWLWL

6 Horndean 3 2 1 13 7 6 11 DLDWWW

7 Hamble Club 3 1 2 12 10 2 10 DLLWWW

8 Alresford Town 3 1 2 9 8 1 10 LDWLWW

9 Bashley 3 0 3 15 9 6 9 LLWLWW

10 Baffins Milton Rovers 3 0 3 10 14 -4 9 WWLWLL

11 Fleet Town 2 2 2 10 9 1 8 DLLDWW

12 Hamworthy United 2 1 3 14 13 1 7 LWWLDL

13 Solent University 2 1 3 8 18 -10 7 DLWLWL

14 Tadley Calleva 2 0 4 10 14 -4 6 LWLWLL

15 Shaftesbury 2 0 4 12 21 -9 6 WLWLLL

16 Brockenhurst 1 2 3 9 11 -2 5 DLLLWD

17 Portland United 1 1 4 10 13 -3 4 LWDLLL

18 Amesbury Town 2 0 4 10 15 -5 6 LLLWWL

19 Bournemouth 1 0 5 4 13 -9 3 LLLWLL

20 Cowes Sports 0 0 6 8 18 -10 0 LLLLLL

RANK DIVISION ONE W D L F A GD PTS FORM – LAST SIX

1 Andover New Street 6 0 0 25 10 15 18 WWWWWW

2 Newport (IoW) 4 1 1 20 9 11 13 WLWWWD

3 Downton 4 1 1 15 11 4 13 WDLWWW

4 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 4 0 2 22 9 13 12 WWWLLW

5 United Services Portsmouth 4 0 2 21 9 12 12 WLWWLW

6 Alton 4 0 2 12 10 2 12 WWWLLW

7 Romsey Town 3 2 1 20 12 8 11 DWWWLD

8 Hythe & Dibden 3 2 1 13 10 3 11 WDLWWD

9 Laverstock & Ford 3 1 2 18 13 5 10 LLDWWW

10 Ringwood Town 2 3 1 12 8 4 9 DWLDWD

11 Andover Town 2 1 3 5 7 -2 7 LDWLWL

12 Fawley AFC 2 1 3 8 14 -6 7 DWLLWL

13 Petersfield Town 1 3 2 8 6 2 6 DDDLWL

14 East Cowes Victoria 1 2 3 6 15 -9 5 LLDWDL

15 Verwood Town 1 1 4 12 18 -6 4 DWLLLL

16 Whitchurch United 1 1 4 7 13 -6 4 LLLWDL

17 Totton & Eling 1 0 5 8 20 -12 3 LLWLLL

18 Folland Sports 1 0 5 5 23 -18 3 LLLLWL

19 New Milton Town 0 2 4 4 21 -17 2 LDLDLL



FIXTURES UPDATE

Tuesday January 21st 2020 Dorset Senior Cup Semi Final Weymouth v Verwood Town Hampshire Senior Cup Quarter Final Bashley v Eastleigh Premier Division Alresford Town v Fleet Town Division One Bemerton Heath H’quins v Fawley AFC East Cowes Vics v Newport IoW Hythe & Dibden v Folland Sports New Milton Town v Andover New Street Petersfield Town v Alton Romsey Town v Ringwood Town Russell-Cotes Cup 2nd Round AFC Portchester v Fareham Town Bournemouth Senior Cup Semi Finals Hamworthy United v Downton Lymington Town v Brockenhurst Wednesday January 22nd 2020 Portsmouth Senior Cup Quarter Final Paulsgrove v Baffins Milton Rovers (at Baffins) Thursday January 23rd 2020 Southampton Senior Cup 3rd Round Bashley v QK Southampton Fawley AFC v Lymington Town Saturday January 25th 2020 Premier Division AFC Portchester v Lymington Town Bashley v Hamble Club Brockenhurst v Horndean Christchurch v Baffins Milton Rovers Cowes Sports v AFC Stoneham Fleet Town v Bournemouth Hamworthy United v Amesbury Town Portland United v Tadley Calleva Shaftesbury v Alresford Town Solent University v Fareham Town Division One Andover New Street v Laverstock & Ford Bemerton Heath H’quins v Ringwood Town East Cowes Vics v Petersfield Town Fawley AFC v Newport IoW Folland Sports v Downton Hythe & Dibden v Andover Town New Milton Town v Alton Romsey Town v U.S. Portsmouth

Verwood Town v Whitchurch United Monday January 27th 2020 Premier Division Solent University v Amesbury Town Division One U.S. Portsmouth v Petersfield Town Tuesday January 28th 2020 Hampshire Senior Cup Quarter Final Andover New Street v Moneyfields Premier Division AFC Portchester v Tadley Calleva AFC Stoneham v Horndean Bournemouth v Bashley Cowes Sports v Fareham Town Hamworthy United v Hamble Club Lymington Town v Portland United Shaftesbury v Christchurch Aldershot Senior Cup 2nd Round Alton v British Army Under 23s Camberley Town v Alresford Town Salisbury Hospital Cup Quarter Final Downton v Shrewton United Laverstock & Ford v Andover Town Wednesday January 29th 2020 Sydenhams League Cup 3rd Round Baffins Milton Rovers v Brockenhurst Thursday January 30th 2020 Southampton Senior Cup 3rd Round Sholing v Hamble Club Saturday February 1st 2020 Premier Division AFC Portchester v Baffins Milton Rovers AFC Stoneham v Hamworthy United Alresford Town v Fareham Town Amesbury Town v Tadley Calleva Bournemouth v Cowes Sports Hamble Club v Horndean Lymington Town v Brockenhurst Portland United v Christchurch Shaftesbury v Fleet Town Solent University v Bashley Division One Downton v Fawley AFC Folland Sports v Alton Laverstock & Ford v New Milton Town Newport IoW v Ringwood Town Petersfield Town v Bemerton Heath H’quins



Totton & Eling v Andover New Street U.S. Portsmouth v East Cowes Vics Verwood Town v Andover Town Whitchurch United v Hythe & Dibden Tuesday February 4th 2020 date reserved for Bournemouth Senior Cup Final Premier Division AFC Stoneham v Amesbury Town Bournemouth v Christchurch Cowes Sports v Baffins Milton Rovers Fleet Town v Tadley Calleva Horndean v AFC Portchester Shaftesbury v Portland United Division One Andover New Street v Alton Hythe & Dibden v Romsey Town Laverstock & Ford v Andover Town Totton & Eling v Ringwood Town Wednesday February 5th 2020 Division One Fawley AFC v Folland Sports Whitchurch United v Petersfield Town Friday February 7th 2020 Division One Totton & Eling v Romsey Town Saturday February 8th 2020 Premier Division AFC Portchester v Hamworthy United AFC Stoneham v Alresford Town Amesbury Town v Portland United Baffins Milton Rovers v Hamble Club Christchurch v Fleet Town Fareham Town v Cowes Sports Horndean v Solent University Lymington Town v Bournemouth Shaftesbury v Brockenhurst Tadley Calleva v Bashley Division One Bemerton Heath H’quins v Laverstock & Ford East Cowes Vics v Andover New Street Fawley AFC v Alton Folland Sports v Newport IoW New Milton Town v Verwood Town Petersfield Town v Ringwood Town U.S. Portsmouth v Andover Town Whitchurch United v Downton Tuesday February 11th 2020 Sydenhams League Cup Quarter Final Alresford Town v Hamble Club Baffins MR/Brockenhurst v AFC Stoneham

(Wednesday Feb 12 if Baffins) Premier Division Hamworthy United v Fareham Town Horndean v Bashley Tadley Calleva v Shaftesbury Division One Bemerton Heath H’quins v Downton Totton & Eling v Fawley AFC Verwood Town v Romsey Town Saturday February 15th 2020 Premier Division AFC Portchester v Christchurch AFC Stoneham v Tadley Calleva Baffins Milton Rovers v Amesbury Town Bashley v Fareham Town Bournemouth v Shaftesbury Brockenhurst v Cowes Sports Fleet Town v Solent University Hamble Club v Alresford Town Hamworthy United v Horndean Portland United v Lymington Town Division One Andover New Street v Hythe & Dibden Fawley AFC v U.S. Portsmouth Folland Sports v Andover Town New Milton Town v Downton Newport IoW v Bemerton Heath H’quins Ringwood Town v Laverstock & Ford Romsey Town v Alton Totton & Eling v Petersfield Town Verwood Town v East Cowes Vics Tuesday February 18th 2020 Wiltshire Senior Cup Semi Final [at Melksham] Corsham Town v Bemerton Heath H’quins Sydenhams League Cup Quarter Final Christchurch v Bournemouth Totton & Eling v Portland United Premier Division AFC Stoneham v Bashley Amesbury Town v Fleet Town Fareham Town v Baffins Milton Rovers Hamble Club v Lymington Town Division One Hythe & Dibden v Petersfield Town Romsey Town v Andover New Street Salisbury Hospital Cup Shaftesbury v Bemerton Heath H’quins Saturday February 22nd 2020 Premier Division Alresford Town v Bashley



Baffins Milton Rovers v AFC Stoneham Bournemouth v Portland United Brockenhurst v Hamble Club Christchurch v Tadley Calleva Cowes Sports v Hamworthy United Fareham Town v Lymington Town Fleet Town v AFC Portchester Horndean v Amesbury Town Solent University v Shaftesbury Division One Downton v Andover New Street Fawley AFC v Andover Town Hythe & Dibden v Bemerton Heath H’quins Laverstock & Ford v East Cowes Vics New Milton Town v Petersfield Town Newport IoW v Whitchurch United Romsey Town v Totton & Eling U.S. Portsmouth v Ringwood Town Verwood Town v Folland Sports Tuesday February 25th 2020 Premier Division AFC Stoneham v Hamble Club Bashley v AFC Portchester Brockenhurst v Fareham Town Christchurch v Hamworthy United Division One Andover New Street v Ringwood Town Laverstock & Ford v Alton Newport IoW v Fawley AFC Petersfield Town v Romsey Town

Salisbury Hospital Cup Quarter Final Amesbury Town v Salisbury Wednesday February 26th 2020 Premier Division Baffins Milton Rovers v Alresford Town Saturday February 29th 2020 Premier Division Amesbury Town v Brockenhurst Baffins Milton Rovers v Bashley Bournemouth v Tadley Calleva Cowes Sports v Alresford Town Fareham Town v Hamble Club Hamworthy United v Shaftesbury Horndean v Christchurch Lymington Town v Fleet Town Portland United v AFC Stoneham Solent University v AFC Portchester Division One Alton v Totton & Eling Andover Town v Andover New Street Downton v U.S. Portsmouth East Cowes Vics v Laverstock & Ford Folland Sports v Romsey Town New Milton Town v Bemerton Heath H’quins Petersfield Town v Hythe & Dibden Ringwood Town v Whitchurch United Verwood Town v Newport IoW **All subject to change at little or no notice**

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

With Hamworthy Recreation having an enforced day off, Gillingham Town picked up the points with a 2-1 win at Dorchester Sports to go joint top of the Dorset Premier. Merley Cobham Sports also won on the road, 4-0 at St Marys against Bridport Reserves, another side to enjoy their travels were Shaftesbury Reserves who won by the odd goal in seven at Portland. whilst Holt United beat Wareham Rangers 3-1 in a game at Slades Farm on the new 3G pitch there- with a 16:00 kick off. The only other game was out at Chapel Gate, where Bournemouth Sports scored four without reply against Sturminster Newton United. Only one game in the League happened in the Hampshire Premier where Colden Common won 3-1 at Paulsgrove. In Wiltshire Kintbury had a best of three win over visitors Frome Collegians and Shrewton maintained close order with a similar win over Cricklade to go joint top. Melksham enjoyed a 6-1 win at the expense of Marlborough whilst Purton beat county town Trowbridge 2-0 at Red House. Just the two games survived yesterday on the Wyvern Premier, Christchurch won 3-0 at Baffins whilst at the top Wimborne Town beat Poole Town 1-0. In the Bet Victor Southern League, in the South and West Division, AFC Totton won 2-0 against Basingstoke Town at Winchester- and with the crowd of 267 being the best in the Division yesterday. Sholing won by the odd goal in three over former members Moneyfields, with a very late second goal in front of 96. The results mean that the Boatmen are 16th, the Stags 17th and Moneys 18th in the twenty team division.



Thatcham went down 2-0 at home against Melksham but are still top of the pile, our other former members, Winchester City won on the road at Highworth by three goals to one. In the Premier South, Blackfield & Langley scored twice without reply over Harrow Borough to leapfrog them into 13th spot. Gosport Borough lost a best of three game at Hendon whilst Salisbury went down 2-0 at home against Swindon Supermarine and finally Wimborne conceded three without reply at Taunton, where a gate of over 550 is reported. Our highest ranked former members, Eastleigh went down 2-0 at home against Chesterfield. The Derbyshire sides victory lifts them to 21st, but still in a relegation spot. Eastleigh are 17th and a crowd of just shy of 2,100 was reported.

RANK DORSET PREMIER [TOP-6] PL W D L F A GD PTS PPG

1 Hamworthy Recreation 13 13 0 0 57 14 43 39 3.0000

2 Gillingham Town 19 13 0 6 52 27 25 39 2.0526

3 Merley Cobham Sports [*] 16 13 1 2 78 23 55 37 2.3125

4 Westland Sports 14 10 1 3 37 21 16 31 2.2143

5 Dorchester Sports 18 8 6 4 47 34 13 30 1.6667

6 Balti Sports 18 8 6 4 42 31 11 30 1.6667

RANK HAMPSHIRE PREMIER [TOP-6] PL W D L F A GD PTS PPG

1 Infinity 17 15 2 0 74 19 55 47 2.7647

2 Paulsgrove 21 12 5 4 57 32 25 41 1.9524

3 Fleetlands 19 12 3 4 60 28 32 39 2.0526

4 Bush Hill 15 12 2 1 59 12 47 38 2.5333

5 Hayling United 21 10 4 7 41 28 13 34 1.6190

6 Stockbridge 20 9 2 9 52 36 16 29 1.4500

RANK WILTSHIRE SENIOR [TOP-6] P W D L F A GD PTS PPG

1 Wroughton 13 12 1 0 55 10 45 37 2.8462

2 Shrewton United 17 12 1 4 56 25 31 37 2.1765

3 Corsham Town Reserves 17 10 4 3 47 25 22 34 2.0000

4 Kintbury Rangers 15 10 3 2 52 20 32 33 2.2000

5 Purton 16 10 2 4 45 26 19 32 2.0000

6 Melksham Town Reserves 16 9 3 4 42 22 20 30 1.8750

RANK WYVERN PREMIER [TOP-6] PL W D L F A GD PTS PPG

1 Wimborne Town 17 13 1 3 65 37 28 40 2.3529

2 Poole Town 17 10 2 5 63 32 31 32 1.8824

3 Sholing 13 10 0 3 35 17 18 30 2.3077

4 Fareham Town 16 8 3 5 40 38 2 27 1.6875

5 Hamble Club 10 6 2 2 35 17 18 20 2.0000

6 Horndean 13 6 2 5 30 35 -5 20 1.5385

[*] means a points adjustment has been made.



WEEK TWENTY FIVE ROUND UP

reduced programme but perhaps not as bad as feared given the weather in the week and the League’s thanks to those Clubs who were able to make their pitches playable. It was top versus bottom in the Premier Division and Amesbury came out with some credit to add to

their two recent wins by holding the leaders for seventy minutes before going down by three goals to nil. Ollie Dennett scored twice for Alresford, making it five in two games, as they stayed three points clear of their closest challengers AFC Stoneham. The Eastleigh based Club marked the first League game in their new surroundings with win over Baffins Milton Rovers with Scott Hills and Will Wiseman the marksmen in their two nil victory, their eighth win in a row. Hamble Club are third after a four two win over Cowes Sports and if Hamble score inevitably Nathan Lynch’s name will be mentioned and he did not disappoint with two goals to his name. Jamie Wykes scored both goals for the visitors but it is their conceding too many that is the problem. Horndean continued their recent fine run by scoring four without reply at Shaftesbury – two goals for Mark Smith – and are now in fourth place while Lymington stay in the top six after a five two home win over Tadley. All the goals came in the second half with the visitors opening the scoring before a Sam House hat trick helped the home side to take all three points. Bashley, as prophesied in the Preview (just occasionally we get something right), attracted the largest attendance of the day – one hundred and sixty two – and the majority will have enjoyed the four one win over Portland with Lewis Ross scoring twice. The Dorset side have hit a bad patch, not helped by injuries and have slipped in to the lower half of the table. Finally, Hamworthy United, with events off the field no doubt having a sad effect, lost three one at home to Fleet Town who no doubt enjoyed their long journey home. In Division One the top match between leaders US Portsmouth and Andover New Street fell foul of the weather and the other Clubs in the promotion race took the chance to improve their position. Goals from Ben Smith and Robbie Owen gave Downton victory over Verwood at Wick Lane and a lone goal, a Phil Moore penalty, gave Alton the points against Andover Town in a game where, on the day, both sides lacked any real threat in front of goal. Hythe & Dibden shared the points in a six goal thriller at Ringwood – a hat trick for the home side’s Ben Harris – and there was a similar scoreline on the Island after a superb comeback by Romsey Town. Two goals from Connor Kelly helped Newport in to a three goal lead before Liam Magee scored twice in the final ten minutes to give his side a well-earned point. In the only other game completed in the Division Follands narrowly failed to build on last week’s win with a very late goal giving Laverstock & Ford a three two victory and the points. Russell Jones scored twice for the visitors with Krystie Sullivan and Jake King on the mark for the Planemakers. At the end of the shortened, but still interesting day, Alresford still lead AFC Stoneham by three points, though the latter have games in hand, and four points cover the top five Clubs in Division One. US Portsmouth lead Downton on goal difference with Alton, Hythe & Dibden and Andover New Street in close pursuit. And there are suggestions that the weather is going to be much improved over the coming week.

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#29...MIDWEEK MATCH REPORT Greg Dickson writes AFC STONEHAM 1-1 SHOLING THE match was the inaugural game to be played at the new £10 million Stoneham Complex. The match went ahead

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