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WINCHESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB OFFICAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2017-18

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EVO-STIK LEAGUE SOUTH WEST WINCHESTER CITY v LARKHALL ATHLETIC SATURDAY 13th JANUARY 2018

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WHO’S WHO? BEHIND THE SCENES PRESIDENT – TERRY BONE CHAIRMAN – PAUL MURRAY DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL – DAVID MALONE VICE PRESIDENT –STEVE BRINE MP & COUNCILLOR IAN TAIT LIFE VICE PRESIDENTS – TERRY PAINE MBE & JOHN MOODY RPSL DEPUTY CHAIRMAN – DARRELL GOWERS SECRETARY – MARTIN MOODY TREASURER – DAVID MALONE COMMITTEE MEMBERS – KEVIN WATKINS, WAYNE ELKINS, ROBERT CONWAY, SALLY STATHAM, STEVE (RONNIE) RAINBIRD, ELLIOTT TRODD, MATT RICHBELL, MIKE CARTER HEAD OF COMMERCIAL – NEIL WILSON CAR PARKING & STADIUM – SALLY STATHAM STADIUM ANNOUNCER – WAYNE ELKINS WEBSITE – STEVE (RONNIE) RAINBIRD PROGRAMME EDITORS – MATT RICHBELL & MIKE CARTER MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY – WAYNE ELKINS GROUND MAINTENANCE – DAVE GREEN GROUNDSMAN – RAY BULPIT CHIEF STEWARD – STEVE RAINBIRD BAR MANAGER – KEVIN WATKINS PHOTOGRAPHER – TONY SMITH PLAYER SHIRTS SPONSORS & TRAVEL MANAGER – ROB CONWAY SHOP MANAGER – NIKKI PERCIVAL ASST. SHOP MANAGER – ROD YOUNGMAN CLUB CATERING – JUDY MALONE, JUDITH TOWERTON, TINA ELKINS, MARGARET MOODY DUG- OUT CAFÉ – RONNIE THOMAS, RHIANNON TRINDER, SUZANNAH TAYLOR, SUMMER THOMAS CAR PARKING – SALLY STATHAM, DAVE GREEN 50-50 DRAW – JUDY MALONE, JUDITH TOWERTON. TURNSTILE OPERATORS – RICH PICKETT & ALLY BROWN

ON THE PITCH FIRST-TEAM MANAGER – CRAIG DAVIS FIRST-TEAM ASSISTANT MANAGER – BARRY BLANKLEY FIRST-TEAM COACHES – RICHARD MORSE & GARETH BYRES GOALKEEPING COACH – STEVE HOLLICK SPORTS THERAPIST – MARK GIBSON CHIEF SCOUT – PETE MILLARD RESERVE TEAM MANAGER – RYAN ANDRESS HEAD OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT – ELLIOTT TRODD

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“THE CITIZENS POST” DAVO’S DIARY

Good afternoon and a warm welcome to everyone for this afternoons league match against a very decent Larkhall side. Phil Bater has done a good job there and they are a very dangerous side containing good players, we will certainly need to be at our very best to get the result we want, we won a tight game 2-1 at their place, let’s hope we can repeat that! I wish their players, staff, supporters a pleasant afternoon and a safe trip home afterwards.

Thursday was a really good and enjoyable day for the club (despite the very creditable result), we put on a great show against a very strong Southampton u23’s, we made sure they were given all the things they asked for and the pitch was in good condition, we gave them a good work out and we played the game the right way which they appreciated! They commented on how good a work out it was and praised how good our young side was, there were 11 teenagers who played a part in the game, most of which 16/17, this is amazing for the club and gives us a really exciting future as they develop! Obviously disappointed we lost 3-0 but it was only 1-0 for long periods and they didn’t actually pepper us with shot after shot, so it’s full credit to everyone involved!

Player wise we are suffering a little bit after several injuries of late, we have concerns over several players, we will definitely be without Danny King and we will have to see how the others shape up.

Keep up that great support, it’s a crucial time coming up and we need you all!

Up the Citizens!

Davo

“THE CITIZENS POST” CHAIRMAN’S COMMENTS

There were two interesting matches this week involving the two contenders at this afternoon’s match. First of all congratulations to Larkhall for beating Southern Premier Weymouth by one goal to nil away at the Bob Lucas Stadium in the League Cup third round. And respect to the Winchester City Reserves who played Southampton U23’s in the Southampton Senior Cup on Thursday evening here at the Simplyhealth City Ground. Our young team, which featured 11 teenagers acquitted themselves excellently before finally going down by three goals to nil to this side from a Premiership club. We should be very proud of your up and coming youngsters, who will provide a bright future for the club.

Many thanks to all who prepared the club and pitch for this showpiece match. And a crowd of around 350 must have been some kind of record for a youth match at the Club! Ray, our groundsman prepared a fine pitch for this time of year. Also the floodlights were in good shape after some attention this week, prior to our regular floodlight test which we passed, well exceeding the lux level required at our level of the game.

And finally if you look around the ground you will see that our main sponsors, Simplyhealth, have rebranded the whole ground with their logo. We really are now the Simplyhealth City Ground!

Enjoy the game

Paul Murray

Chairman

Winchester City Football Club

“THE CITIZENS POST” IN THE OPPOSITION DUGOUT… LARKHALL ATHLETIC CLUB HISTORY

Larkhall Athletic Football Club dates from 1914. In 1951 the club regained access to its home at Plain Ham after it had been turned over to allotments during WWII. Since then, it has gone from strength to strength, achieving the status in 2004 as a Premier Club and in 2008 as an FA Charter Standard Community Club, the first club to achieve this recognition in Bath. This status was renewed in 2011 and 2014. Initially the club rented the Plain Ham match by match. It offered a sloping pitch, a timber hut for changing and a single tin bath for washing, a nearby standpipe providing the water source. In 1962 a cricket team was formed and the club became Larkhall Sports Club. Around the same time the then Bath City Council granted the club a long lease on the ground at Plain Ham. A small club house was erected in 1965. In 1975 the main football pitch at Plain Ham was levelled to create a pitch suitable for senior football. In 1983 the club house and changing rooms were doubled in size and in 1989 the club purchased adjoining land at Pow’s Field which today is used by the Youth Section and the Sunday Veterans team. In 1996, aided by a Lottery Grant, the club further extended and improved its club house. In 2004 Plain Ham was re-levelled, drainage improved and floodlights installed, all with the help of the Football Stadia Improvement Fund. At the same time the car park was extended and new floodlights installed on the training area. In 2005, with tremendous financial support from the local community and members past and present, the club completed the purchase of Plain Ham from the Bath and North East Somerset Local Authority. In 2010 the battle with drainage of Plain Ham was once again a priority and in 2011 the hard standing was further extended to completely surround the pitch. At the same time new protective fencing was installed in the bottom corner of the pitch, new safety rails were constructed in front of the stand, pitch side rails and posts were refurbished, a turnstile was created at the entrance and new lighting was connected. To address ongoing drainage problems the pitch was gravel banded from across the pitch. Funding from the Football Stadia Improvement Fund helped towards this work. To meet FA grading requirements, applications for funding to Sport England and Football Stadia Improvement Fund were successful, securing 50% of the cost of the project to construct new changing rooms and to extend and update the clubhouse to provide improved hospitality facilities for spectators and visiting officials. Work started in December 2012 and the formal opening of the new facilities was celebrated with guest of honour the Mayor of Bath, Councillor Malcolm Lees, in August 2013.

In late 2013, inspired by recent developments on and off the field, friends of the club contributed to more facility improvements that had been identified in order to satisfy Grade E of the FA Grading requirements, including additional seats, more covered standing, improved turnstiles and new outside toilets. This work was completed to enable the club to accept promotion in our double winning centenary year. Further facility improvements, including a new ground boundary fence, pitch perimeter infill and a medical room have enabled us to satisfy the Grade D requirements. Half of the funding for this work came from the Football Stadia Improvement Fund. In 2014 the club celebrated its centenary year with gusto. Performances on the field provided an appropriate backdrop, the first-team manager was selected as manager of the year by the Western League, we were treated to a marvellous reception in the Guildhall Bath hosted jointly by the Mayor of Bath and the Chairman of BANES Council, and returned to the Guildhall for a Centenary Dinner in September 2014. On the pitch the first team have a long list of honours, including: the Somerset Senior Cup in seasons in 1975-76 and 2003-04, the Western League First Division Championship in 1988-89 and 2008-09, the Western League Premier Division Championship in 2010-11 and the Western League double - Premier Division Championship and Les Phillips Cup – in 2013-14. The Larks reached the last 16 of the FA Vase three seasons in succession; in 2012-13 and 2013-14 we lost to the eventual finalists of the competition. In 2014 we gained promotion to the Southern League. Our first season was a huge success and we reached the play-off final where we narrowly lost out 3-2 to Stratford Town. We also enjoyed a wonderful FA Cup campaign defeating Merthyr Town and Truro City away before losing in a replay with Gosport Borough from the FA Conference. In 2015-16 the first team finished the season in the top half of the Southern League Division 1 South and West table, had another fine FA Cup run including taking Conference side Havant and Waterlooville to a replay, and reached the final of the Somerset FA Premier Cup for the first time in club history. Elsewhere, the Reserves just missed out on promotion to the Premier Division of the Somerset County Football League and the Ladies team capped a successful league season by retaining the Somerset FA Senior Cup for a second consecutive year. In 2008 Larkhall Sports Club was recognised as the BANES Club of the Year by the Chairman of BANES Council. In December 2011 we were selected by our local paper, the Bath Chronicle, as the local sports team of the year; quite an honour given the richness of the local competition. In 2011, two of the club's longest serving officials were recognised by the Somerset County FA, receiving the award of Somerset County FA Volunteer of the Year and a Somerset County FA Long Service Award. In 2012 the Somerset FA added Clive Burge to our hall of fame by recognising his ‘Outstanding Contribution to Community Football’. In 2014 the club was once again selected by the local paper for an award, this time as Senior Team of the Year. In July 2015 we were honoured to receive FA Charter Standard Community Club of the year award from the Somerset FA. This season we are looking to build on the success and enjoyment of our first three seasons in the Southern League while recognising the very stern challenge that this will present. We offer to all of our visitors a very warm welcome to what is probably the prettiest ground in the country. Details of all sections can be found through the club's web-site: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/larkhallathleticfc/. We are also on Twitter: @larkhallafc (first team); @larkhallALFC (Ladies); @LarkhallYouthFC (Youth Section).

“THE CITIZENS POST” IN THE OPPOSITION DUGOUT… LARKHALL ATHLETIC PLAYER PROFILES

SHAUN SEMMENS – (26) Goalkeeper. Shaun signed for the Larks in January 2017 from Mangotsfield United, having started his playing career for Godolphin Atlantic in Cornwall.

JAMIE POWELL – (25) Goalkeeper. Signed recently on a dual-registration basis from Bitton AFC as back- up for Shaun. Made his debut recently and came up against Jamie Cureton.

MIKE BAKER (25) Defender. A left-footed centre-back with a big presence. Baker joined the Larks this season from Yate Town. Started out as a Schoolboy at Bristol Rovers and has since played for Mangotsfield United and Odd Down.

ALFIE CLARKE (17) Defender. Is currently on-loan at the club from Bristol Rovers.

JACOB COX (28) Defender. Left-sided full-back with bags of experience. Previously played for Mangotsfield United, Yate Town and Taunton Town. Switched to the Larks from Bristol Manor Farm. Can also play in midfield if needed.

ED DRYDEN (20) Defender. A ball playing centre-half. Joined the Larks in November 2016 from Winchester City. Dryden was initially playing for Petersfield Town where he was snapped up by Stoke City. Stoke loaned him out to Whitehawk before he returned South.

MATT GUY (27) Defender and Team Captain. Joined the Larks last season from Yate Town. Previous clubs include Odd Down, Longwell Green Sports and Team Bath.

JOSH JONES (22) Defender. Imposing centre-half, Josh joined the Larks from Mangotsfield United. Has also played for Clevedon and is currently dual-registered with Cribbs.

DAN RESTORICK (18) Defender/Midfielder that has come up through the ranks at the club, previously playing for their Under-18 side.

MASON WINTER (21) Defender. Pacy right-sided full-back. Began his career at Bristol Rovers Academy and joined the club last season from Cribbs.

GERAINT BATER (37) Midfielder. Bates is an experienced central midfielder having previously played for Bristol Rovers and Newport County as well as a number of Southern League sides. He became Assistant Manager in 2015 and also had a spell as First-Team Manager.

MATT BRITTON (22) Midfielder. Nicknamed ‘Ginge’, Britton is a robust midfielder, who can also play in central defence. Joined the Larks from Cadbury Heath.

ALEX LAMBERT (26) Midfielder. Fast, strong left-sided midfielder. Lambert joined the Larks last season from Brislington. Also has previously played for Mangotsfield United and Yate Town.

SEAN SEAVILL (31) Midfielder. Has previously played for Paulton Rovers, Mangotsfield United, Cirencester Town, Chippenham Town and Cinderford Town in the UK, as well as Gloucester City at a higher level. Seavill has played for Manley United, Dandenong City and South Springvale in Australia.

CORY SIMPSON (25) Midfielder/Attacker. Joined the Larks from Cadbury Heath.

FRANCOIS ALLEN (25) Striker. Francois joined the Larks having impressed in a Somerset Cup Tie at Welton Rovers. A tricky forward who made the step-up to Southern League football with great aplomb.

GEORGE KING (21) Centre Forward. Promising young attacker who joined the Larks from Cribbs having previously played for Weston-Super-Mare and Yate Town. He scored on his competitive debut for the Larks.

GREG PEEL (23) Striker. Re-joined the Larks from Evesham United.

JAMES SPRUCE (18) Striker on loan at the club from Bristol Rovers.

JOE TUMELTY (23) Striker. Tumelty was Supporters Player of the Year in 2015 and re-joined the Larks this season from Hereford.

STAFF PROFILES

PHIL BATER – Manager. Played for Bristol Rovers, Brentford, Wrexham and Cardiff City as well as Wales Under-21s. Has successfully managed and coached Mangotsfield United, Bristol Rovers and Clevedon. Took over as Manager of the Larks in January 2017.

NEIL ARNDALE – ‘Arnie’, Assistant Manager. Joined the Larks from Mangotsfield United in 2015. Played for Bristol Rovers and Cirencester Town.

KIERAN MODEN – Physio. Has a debut in Sports Rehabilitation from UWE and FA Qualifications in Intermediate Trauma and Medical Management in Football. He has also previously worked for Bristol Rovers and Mangotsfield United.

ROB YORK – Experienced kit-man that has spent many years with the club.

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“THE CITIZENS POST” 2017-18 1st TEAM FIXTURES

Sat 13/01/18 Larkhall Athletic (H) League Wed 17/01/18 Slimbridge (A) League Sat 20/01/18 Bishops Cleeve (A) League Tue 23/01/18 Alresford Town (H) Hants Senior Cup ¼ Final Sat 27/01/18 Cinderford Town (H) League Wed 31/01/18 Kidlington (A) League Sat 03/02/18 Mangotsfield United (A) League Sat 10/02/18 Didcot Town (H) League Sat 17/02/18 Bristol Manor Farm (A) League Sat 24/02/18 Barnstaple Town (H) League Sat 03/03/18 Salisbury (A) League Sat 10/03/18 Taunton Town (H) League Sat 17/03/18 Slimbridge (H) League Sat 24/03/18 Evesham United (A) League Sat 31/03/18 Cirencester Town (H) League Mon 02/04/18 AFC Totton (A) League Sat 07/04/18 Yate Town (H) League Sat 14/04/18 Swindon Supermarine (A) League Sat 21/04/18 North Leigh (H) League Sat 28/04/18 Bideford (A) League

“THE CITIZENS POST” 2017-18 1st TEAM RESULTS

DATE RESULT COMPETITION ATT Wed 05/07/17 Romsey Town 2-2 WCFC (Bailey, Stanley) Pre-Season Fri 07/07/17 WCFC 3-2 Gosport Borough (Bailey 2, White) Pre-Season Tue 11/07/17 WCFC 0-1 Hungerford Town Pre-Season Sat 15/07/17 WCFC 4-0 Hanwell Town (O.G, White, Barron (pen), Byres)Pre-Season Tue 18/07/17 WCFC P-P Sholing Pre-Season Sat 22/07/17 Bashley 0-2 WCFC (Tomasso (pen), Stanley) Pre-Season Tue 25/07/17 Blackfield & Langley 1-1 WCFC (Carr) Pre-Season Sat 29/07/17 WCFC 3-3 Alresford Town (Jenkinson 2, Barron) Pre-Season Tue 01/08/17 Moneyfields 3-3 WCFC (Barron 3 (3 pens)) Pre-Season Sat 05/08/17 WCFC 0-1 Farnborough Pre-Season Sat 12/08/17 Shortwood United 2-4 WCFC (Bailey, Cox 3) League 96 Tue 15/08/17 WCFC 0-1 Kidlington League 116 Sat 19/08/17 Bracknell Town 0-4 WCFC (Cox, Carr, Jenkinson, Flooks) FA Cup 238 Sat 26/08/17 Larkhall Athletic 1-2 WCFC (Carr, Cox) League 114 Mon 28/08/17 WCFC 1-0 Wimborne Town (Harfield) League 197 Sat 02/09/17 Paulton Rovers 1-0 WCFC FA Cup 190 Sat 09/09/17 Cirencester Town 1-0 WCFC League 121 Tue 19/09/17 WCFC 6-2 East Cowes Vics (Mlambo, Cox 4, Bailey) H.Senior Cup 44 Sat 23/09/17 WCFC 3-0 Mangotsfield United (Cox, Carr, Bailey) League 161 Tue 26/09/17 Didcot Town 2-4 WCFC (Bailey 2, Carr, Mlambo) League 111 Sat 30/09/17 Barnstaple Town 1-4 WCFC (Bailey 2, Mlambo, Flooks) League 130 Sat 07/10/17 Kidlington 3-1 WCFC (Harfield) FA Trophy 78 Sat 14/10/17 WCFC 1-2 Bristol Manor Farm (Bailey) League 194 Tue 17/10/17 WCFC 1-1 Paulton Rovers (Carr) League 110 Sat 21/10/17 Taunton Town 4-1 WCFC (Bailey) League 340 Fri 27/10/17 WCFC 4-5 Salisbury (Cook, Barron, Bailey 2) League 623 Sat 04/11/17 Cinderford Town 2-2 WCFC (Gilbert, Cox) League 118 Sat 11/11/17 WCFC 2-1 Bishops Cleeve (Bailey 2) League 156 Tue 14/11/17 WCFC 4-1 Nursling (Andrady (pen), Corner, McCormick S.Senior Cup 66 Sunley) Sat 18/11/17 Yate Town 1-1 WCFC (Cox) League 152 Tue 21/11/17 WCFC 3-2 Swindon Supermarine (Barron 2 (2pens), Bailey)League 85 Sat 25/11/17 WCFC 2-3 Bideford AFC (Sampson O.G, Bailey) League 165 Tue 28/11/17 North Leigh 1-2 WCFC (Bailey, Jenkinson) League 52 Sat 02/12/17 WCFC 2-0 Evesham United (Carr, Hill) League 171 Tue 05/12/17 WCFC 3-3 Basingstoke Town (AET) (7-6 on pens) H.Senior Cup 125 Sat 23/12/17 WCFC 5-1 Shortwood United (Cox 3, Bailey, Barron) League 126 Tue 26/12/17 Wimborne Town 3-0 WCFC League 235 Mon 01/01/18 WCFC 1-1 AFC Totton (Bailey) League 325 Sat 06/01/18 Paulton Rovers 2-2 WCFC (Cox, Barron (pen) League 118 Thu 11/01/18 WCFC 0-3 Southampton S.Senior Cup 353

“THE CITIZENS POST” CUP DRAWS

HAMPSHIRE SENIOR CUP QUARTER-FINALS

WCFC v Alresford Town AFC Bournemouth v Eastleigh Blackfield & Langley v AFC Portchester Havant & Waterlooville v Hamble Club

RUSSELL COTES CUP SEMI-FINALS

Fleet Town or AFC Totton v AFC Stoneham Andover Town v Fareham Town

“THE CITIZENS POST” FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

SATURDAY 13th JANUARY LEAGUE Barnstaple Town v Cinderford Town Bishops Cleeve v Mangotsfield United Bristol Manor Farm v Kidlington Didcot Town v Cirencester Town Evesham United v Paulton Rovers Salisbury v North Leigh Slimbridge v AFC Totton Swindon Supermarine v Bideford Taunton Town v Shortwood United WCFC v Larkhall Athletic Yate Town v Wimborne Town

TUESDAY 16th JANUARY LEAGUE Cinderford Town v Larkhall Athletic Cirencester Town v North Leigh Mangotsfield United v Taunton Town

THEBIGFREEBET.COM CHALLENGE CUP 3RD ROUND Didcot Town v Chesham United

RUSSELL COTES CUP QUARTER-FINAL Fleet Town v AFC Totton

WEDNESDAY 17th JANUARY LEAGUE Evesham United v Swindon Supermarine Slimbridge v WCFC

OXFORDSHIRE SENIOR CUP QUARTER-FINAL Kidlington v Thame United

SATURDAY 20th JANUARY LEAGUE Barnstaple Town v Taunton Town Bishops Cleeve v WCFC Cinderford Town v Bideford Didcot Town v Bristol Manor Farm

Evesham United v Slimbridge Kidlington v Shortwood United Larkhall Athletic v Salisbury Mangotsfield United v AFC Totton North Leigh v Paulton Rovers Swindon Supermarine v Yate Town Wimborne Town v Cirencester Town

TUESDAY 23rd JANUARY LEAGUE Barnstaple Town v AFC Totton Bishops Cleeve v Larkhall Athletic Cinderford Town v Evesham United Shortwood United v Kidlington Swindon Supermarine v Slimbridge Taunton Town v Wimborne Town

OXFORDSHIRE SENIOR CUP QUARTER-FINAL North Leigh v Oxford City

HAMPSHIRE SENIOR CUP QUARTER-FINAL WCFC v Alresford Town

“THE CITIZENS POST” 1st TEAM LEAGUE TABLE

P W D L FOR AGAINST G. PTS DIFF 1 TAUNTON TOWN 21 17 3 1 52 20 32 54 2 SALISBURY 23 14 5 4 62 26 36 47

3 BRISTOL MANOR 24 12 6 6 55 40 15 42 FARM 4 SWINDON 22 12 4 6 42 32 10 40 SUPERMARINE 5 WIMBORNE 24 12 3 9 53 34 19 39 TOWN 6 EVESHAM 23 11 6 6 40 33 7 39 UNITED 7 DIDCOT TOWN 24 11 6 7 45 42 3 39 8 BIDEFORD 21 11 5 5 38 26 12 38 9 WCFC 23 11 5 7 47 37 10 38 10 AFC TOTTON 23 11 4 8 40 29 11 37

11 YATE TOWN 24 9 8 7 47 42 5 35 12 KIDLINGTON 22 8 9 5 43 36 7 33 13 LARKHALL 21 8 4 9 40 36 4 28 ATHLETIC 14 CIRENCESTER 23 8 4 11 45 44 1 28 TOWN 15 PAULTON 24 7 5 12 35 43 -8 25 ROVERS 16 NORTH LEIGH 23 7 4 12 31 41 -10 25

17 CINDERFORD 22 5 9 8 30 32 -2 24 TOWN 18 SHORTWOOD 23 5 7 11 37 66 -29 22 UNITED 19 MANGOTSFIELD 23 5 5 13 25 47 -22 20 UNITED 20 SLIMBRIDGE 22 5 5 12 30 59 -29 20

21 BARNSTAPLE 23 3 5 15 32 59 -27 14 TOWN 22 BISHOPS CLEEVE 22 1 2 19 17 62 -45 5

“THE CITIZENS POST” RECENT RESULTS

THURSDAY 11th JANUARY SOUTHAMPTON SENIOR CUP QUARTER-FINAL WCFC 0-3 Southampton (353)

WEDNESDAY 10th JANUARY GLOUCESTERSHIRE SENIOR CUP QUARTER-FINAL Bristol Manor Farm 6-1 Bishops Cleeve (56)

TUESDAY 9th JANUARY LEAGUE AFC Totton 0-3 Paulton Rovers (225) (Joshua Cann, Jack Ball, Dale Evans) Cirencester Town 6-1 Shortwood United (109) (Ben Whitehead 3, Alan Griffin 2, Henry Spalding) (Jack Freeman) North Leigh 1-4 Yate Town (65) (Ryan Paddock) (Lewis Leigh-Gilchrist 2, Giancarlo Gabbiadini, Ben Brooks)

THEBIGFREEBET.COM CHALLENGE CUP 3RD ROUND Cinderford Town 1-4 Redditch United (66) (Paul Michael) (Myles Phipps, Stuart Fleetwood 2, Lewis Wright) Weymouth 0-1 Larkhall Athletic (174) (Cory Simpson)

SATURDAY 6th JANUARY LEAGUE AFC Totton 0-4 Taunton Town (342) (Ross Staley 3, Matt Wright) Bideford 1-0 Bishops Cleeve (209) (Josh Downing) Cinderford Town 0-0 Yate Town (131) Cirencester Town 2-3 Salisbury (254) (Henry Spalding, Aidan Bennett) (Daniel Young, Owen Howe, Claudio Herbert) Kidlington 5-2 Barnstaple Town (68) (Declan Benjamin, Duran Martin, Darius Browne, Lewis Coyle, George Nancekevill o.g) (Archie Reay, Harry Stevens) Larkhall Athletic 3-3 Swindon Supermarine (131) (Joseph Tumelty, Cory Simpson, Alex Lambert) (Joe Selman 2, Joshua Grace-Parsons) Mangotsfield United 2-1 Bristol Manor Farm (214) (Kailan Gould, Jordan Ricketts) (Dean Stamp) North Leigh 1-1 Slimbridge (61) (Roger James) (Joseph Wilton) Paulton Rovers 2-2 WCFC (118)

(Joshua Morgan-Williams, Liam Monelle) (Pat Cox, Jamie Barron (pen)) Shortwood United 3-3 Didcot Town (67) (Nicholas Humphreys, Adam Learoyd o.g, Liam Meredith) (Adam Learoyd, Richard Thwaite o.g, Marlon Agyakwa) Wimborne Town 3-4 Evesham United (273) (Tobias Holmes 3 (1pen)) (Matthew Liddiard, Adam Mann 2, Archie Haskayne)

MONDAY 1ST JANUARY LEAGUE Evesham United 2-2 Shortwood United (259) (Adam Mann, Matthew Liddiard) (Nicholas Rhodes o.g, Chris Earle) Salisbury 2-0 Wimborne Town (902) (Daniel Young, Stuart Green) Swindon Supermarine 2-2 Kidlington (205) (Joshua Grace-Parsons, Ryan Campbell) (Anaclet Odhiambo, Declan Benjamin) WCFC 1-1 AFC Totton (325) (Oli Bailey) (Alfy Whittingham (pen))

“THE CITIZENS POST” LEAGUE NEWS

AFC TOTTON – The Stags have signed Matt Bozier on loan from Aldershot Town for the remainder of the season.

CIRENCESTER TOWN – Cirencester will be hosting North Leigh in a re- arranged League fixture on Tuesday 16th January and entry for this fixture will be FREE. The evening will be dedicated to raising money for Macmillan Cancer Research.

NORTH LEIGH – The Oxfordshire club have signed several new players. Jamie Cook and Matty Sysum have both returned to the club from Westfields and Ryan Barney has also joined the club.

WIMBORNE TOWN – The Magpies have captured a couple of new players. Ex-AFC Bournemouth youngster, Paddy Hester has re-joined the club for the remainder of the season. Another ex-Cherries man, Charlie Kendall, has also switched to the Cuthbury.

YATE TOWN – Ross Langworthy has joined the club after a spell in New Zealand. Langworthy played for Auckland based club, North Shore United, and scored 29 goals in just 26 games.

“THE CITIZENS POST” 2017-18 RESERVE TEAM

RESULTS

Weds 16/08/17 Poole Town 6-1 WCFC League Weds 23/08/17 Bashley 2-1 WCFC League Tues 29/08/17 WCFC 1-2 Basingstoke Town League Tues 12/09/17 Tadley Calleva 0-2 WCFC Memorial Shield Thur 28/09/17 WCFC 0-1 Salisbury League Wed 04/10/17 Lymington Town 2-1 WCFC Challenge Cup Thurs 12/10/17 WCFC 1-0 AFC Stoneham S. Senior cup Wed 18/10/17 AFC Portchester 0-2 WCFC League Tues 24/10/17 AFC Stoneham 1-3 WCFC Memorial Shield Thur 02/11/17 WCFC 2-1 Dorchester Town League Wed 08/11/17 Wimborne Town 1-7 WCFC League Tue 14/11/17 WCFC 4-1 Nursling S. Senior Cup Thu 11/01/18 WCFC 0-3 Southampton S. Senior Cup

2017-18 RESERVE TEAM

FIXTURES

Tue 17/01/18 Gosport Borough v WCFC Memorial Shield

OTHER FIXTURES TBC

“THE CITIZENS POST” WYVERN COMBINATION MIDWEEK DIVISION LEAGUE TABLE Basingstoke Town 10 6 1 3 25 18 7 19 Poole Town 6 6 0 0 32 4 28 18 Salisbury 5 5 0 0 17 4 13 15 Dorchester Town 6 4 1 1 26 12 14 13 Moneyfields 8 4 0 4 20 20 0 12 WINCHESTER CITY 7 3 0 4 14 13 1 9 Bashley 7 3 0 4 8 23 -15 9 Wimborne Town 9 1 0 8 9 36 -27 3 AFC Portchester 10 0 2 8 9 30 -21 2

“THE CITIZENS POST” CUP HONOURS

FA Vase: Winners (2004)

Hampshire Senior Cup: Winners (1935 & 2005). Finalists (1888 & 2016)

Hampshire Tournament Cup: Winners (1888). Finalists (1889 & 1890)

Hampshire Floodlit Cup: Winners (2005). Finalists (2003)

Russell Cotes Cup: Winners (1955 & 1971)

North Hants Senior Cup: Winners (1982, 1987, 2002 & 2015)

North Hants League Cup: Winners (2003)

Southampton Senior Cup: Winners (1950, 1952, 2001 & 2003). Finalists (1909)

Basingstoke Senior Cup: Finalists (2002)

Andover & District Open Cup: Winners (2002)

Hampshire Intermediate Cup: Winners (1952, 1968, 1973 & 2002)

Wessex League Cup: Winners (2004)

Wyvern Challenge Shield: Finalists (2013)

Hampshire League, League Cup: Winners (1994 & 2003)

Hampshire League Combination Cup: Finalists (2002)

Hampshire Chronicle Cup: Winners (2005)

Southern Newspapers Invitation Cup: Winners (1971)

Inter-League Challenge: Winners (2001 & 2002)

“THE CITIZENS POST” LEAGUE HONOURS

Southern League: Play-Off Semi-Finalists (2016)

Wessex Premier League: Winners (2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2011-12). Runners-Up (20042005, 2014-2015)

Hampshire County League: Winners (1928-1929)

Hampshire Premier League: Winners (2002-2003)

Hampshire League Division 1: Winners (2001-2002). Runners-Up (1929-1930, 1949-1950 & 1970-1971)

Hampshire League Division 2: Winners (1957-1958, 1973-1974 & 1991-1992)

Hampshire League Division 3: Runners-Up (1967-1968 & 1979-1980)

Hampshire League Division 3 East: Runners-Up (1949-1950 & 1951-1952)

Hampshire League North Division: Winners (1904-1905 & 1928-1929). Runners-Up (19091910, 1911-1912 & 1919-1920)

Hampshire League Championship Shield: Winners (1928-1929)

Hampshire League Combination Division 2: Winners (2005-2006)

South Hampshire League: Winners (1896-1897, 1897-1898 & 1898-1899)

North Hants League: Winners (2002-2003)

“THE CITIZENS POST” MALCOLM’S MUSINGS

We welcome Larkhall to Winchester for today’s game. As this is only Larkhall’s fourth second season in the Southern League the clubs had not met prior to the 2015/16 season. season. Interestingly enough when I first heard the name Larkhall mentioned in football circles I thought that they were a team from Larkhill near Salisbury even though the spelling is one letter different.

Earlier iu the season we won 2-1 at Larkhall thanks to header from Rob Carr and a further goal from Pat Cox after they had drawn level. Our cause was helped by the fact that they were reduced to 10 men on the stroke of half time, but it was a good team effort from the players. We have in fact won all three games we have played at Larkhall’s ground, but both of their visits to this ground have produced drawn games, with last season’s corresponding match finishing goalless. At the time of writing Larkhall were just below mid-table, but with a positive goal difference., but they have had excellent away wins at Wimborne, Cirencester and on their own patch scored five goals without reply against North Leigh. I went to last season’s match at Larkhall and it was quite a challenge to negotiate the steps in the dark on the journey to the coach as the hill is quite steep. I did however enjoy their cheese rolls and certainly had more than my fair share of them. Larkhall were formed in 1914 and spent their early years in local football before joining a newly reformed Western League Division 1. In their first nine seasons in this division they did not finish higher than 9th and for four consecutive seasons they finished in the bottom five. However they did much better in the next four seasons finishing 5th, 7th, 5th and 1st, but despite their title success remained in division 1. After finishing 6th in 1989/90 they did not finish in the top half of the table until 2003/04, when they achieved 8th place. They followed up this 8th position by achieving 5th, 7th. 5th, 3rd and 1st positions in the next five seasons and this time they took up their place in the Premier Division. After finishing 14th in their first season in the Premier Division they won the title in the second season, but due to the ground requirements for promotion remained a Western League club. However after finishing 3rd and 5th in the next two seasons, a very impressive 2013/14 season saw them win the title with 34 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss with 114 goals saw them once again take the Premier Division title (they finished 21 points above the 2nd placed team) and this time they were able to take up their place in the Southern League. Their first season of Southern League football saw them finish 5th, but after beating Evesham in the playoff semi final they lost to Stratford Town in the playoff final. Last season they finished a respectable 11th, and at the time of writing they were just below mid-table. I first identified Larkhall as a real force to be reckoned with when as a Western League Division 1 team they beat Wimborne who were invariably one of the best Wessex League clubs in the 2008/09 F A Vase and it was no surprise that they got promoted that season. They went on to reach the 4th round of the competition that season, and the 5th round proper in 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14, in both of the two latter cases losing to eventual finalists, They have also won the Western League Cup once and the Somerset Senior Cup twice, while their reserves play in the Somerset County League. They are not to be confused with Larkhall Thistle who are Scotland-s oldest junior club and have 13 ex-players who have gone on to be Scottish internationals, five of them being captains. Last season’s Winchester goalkeeper Lewis Noice played against us while on loan from Eastleigh and Jack Masterton and Ollie Griggs two other players with Eastleigh connections also played for them in 2015/16.

“THE CITIZENS POST” MALCOLM’S MUSINGS (PART 2 – SOUTHAMPTON)

With their great Academy from which the likes of Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade- Chamberlain and Adam Lallana Southampton football club has had a reputation for producing some great young talent and before that the likes of Matt Le Tissier, Rodney Wallace and Alan Shearer also began their careers at Southampton.

However going back 50 years we are almost to the day at the point where Southampton sold Martin Chivers to Tottenham Hotspur with Frank Saul who only eight months earlier had scored an F A Cup final goal moving in the opposite direction. Chivers was very much a local boy who went to school in the area, but Southampton also had an emerging Mike Channon in their ranks to play alongside Ron Davies and Saul. George O'Brien and Martin C hivers had been Southampton's leading goalscorers in their promotion season, but now both had been sold.

Southampton certainly made some astute signings in their early days of top flight football and have spent more than 40 of the last 50 years in English football's top division.

“THE CITIZENS POST” Q&A WITH JOSH HARFIELD

Age: 22

Place of Birth: Winchester

Middle name: Lee

Hair colour: Dark brown

Previous Clubs (oldest to most recent): AFC Stoneham, Whitchurch United FC, Fleet Town FC

Career highlight so far: Winning the Southampton Senior Cup Final at St Mary’s and Scoring.

Favourite Stadium you've played at? St Mary’s

Biggest joker? Willow

Quickest player? Rob Carr

Slowest player? Morsey

Hardest shot? Ryan Pryce

What boots do you wear? Adidas

What music gets you motivated before a game? Anything and Everything

Which Football Club do you support? Southampton

What car do you drive? Audi A5

Favourite film? Fast and Furious (All)

Favourite TV show? My Wife and Kids

Favourite food? Pizza

Favourite drink? Fanta Orange

What is your other job, outside of Football? Marine Electrician

What advice would you give to a young aspiring sports star? Keep Focused on Your Personal Goals, Work Hard Attitude

What do you do in your free time? Sleep, Gym, Family

The Citizen’s Post thanks Josh for his time and wishes him all the best for the rest of the Season!

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PLAYER PROFILES

RYAN PRYCE – Ex-AFC Bournemouth Goalkeeper that also lists Salisbury City, Gosport Borough and Fleet Town amongst his former clubs. Pryce made five senior appearances for the Cherries, making his debut against Southend United.

DAN WILLIAMSON – Referred to by Manager, Craig Davis as an “electric-heeled, attack-minded right back” joined the club from Fleet Town. Williamson has also previously played for Marlow and Hungerford Town.

DANNY KING - Left sided defender, the clubs longest-serving player currently and a real fans favourite. A teacher by trade, he has played for Chelsea and Southampton in his youth.

ADAM TOMASSO - Had a brilliant season for City and part of the promotion side in 2014/2015. Played for AFC Totton and Lymington Town. A student fabricator/welder, another one of our long serving players.

ROB FLOOKS – Centre-back who is in his second spell with the club. Flooks previously played for Fawley AFC and AFC Totton before he first came to City. Flooks subsequently left the club due to work commitments and switched to Alresford Town before returning to City this summer.

JOSH HARFIELD – 21 year-old defender who was City reserve player three seasons ago. Since played for Whitchurch United and most recently, Fleet Town, Harfield has returned to City this summer, a player with real potential for the future.

JOE HAYWARD – Defender who joined us last season having previously been with Eastleigh FC, unfortunately broke his leg during last year but returned quickly and showed what great potential he has. Delighted he is with us again this year and look forward to seeing him in action.

ANDY JENKINSON - Twenty one year old Andy started his career at Reading, before joining Basingstoke Town when he was released by the Royals in 2013. He appeared for Basingstoke more than 50 times over two seasons, before moving on to Maidenhead United. Andy signed for Chippenham in the close season, but he became frustrated by the lack of first team opportunities. He joined City with a determination to demonstrate his ability on a regular basis last season, he has returned for another season this year having impressed last year.

JAMIE BARRON - Resigned from Gosport Borough Jamie has played for Salisbury, Andover, Sholing and Folland Sports. A winner of a Schools National Cup medal. Scored a hat-trick of

penalties in a pre-season friendly with Moneyfields this summer. Appointed Captain this season and a really important player for us.

OLI BAILEY – 20 year-old striker who has joined the club this summer from Gosport Borough, Has also previously played for Swindon Supermarine and started out as a youngster at Southampton FC. Pacey, enthusiastic forward with a bright future. Has already shown how good he is during pre season

PAT COX – A prolific striker that has signed for City at the end of this pre-season. Cox joined from Farnborough and also previously played for Fleet Town, Hayes & Yeading and Staines Town. Has been prolific at each of his previous clubs scoring 30 goals plus in each of the last few seasons at step 3 and 4, links back up once again with Manager, Craig Davis.

ROB CARR – 24 year-old highly rated winger that has previously played for both Woking and also Fleet Town. Another regular goalscorer with 20 goals plus in the last 3 seasons for Fleet Town.

SIMBA MLAMBO – Also signed from Davis’ former club, Fleet Town. Mlambo has spent the past few seasons in North Hampshire, and was an Alton Town player before this. Can play wide or up front and a player with immense speed and power in the air.

IK HILL – 16 year old forward player who broke through into the first team ranks last season, a player with a really bright future ahead of him, was looked at closely by Portsmouth FC last season, we are delighted to have him with us again and carry on developing his career this year.

BRETT STANLEY – Another player that has switched from City from Davis’ former club, Fleet Town.

GARETH BYRES – Player-Coach who has played for us in the past with distinction. Byres was previously running the club’s Under 16 side before stepping up to become First Team Coach. Has had an excellent playing career for ourselves, Fleet Town and AFC Totton where he appeared at Wembley in the FA Vase.

CRAIG DAVIS – Player-Manager who came to City from Fleet Town after relinquishing his position as Manager. Took over as Interim Manager until the end of the 2016-17 season before taking over the reigns permanently. His playing career started off as a pro at Cardiff City before spells at Bashley, Salisbury, Gosport Borough and AFC Totton. Has won both the Southern League South and West and Premier as a player.

BARRY BLANKLEY – Assistant Manager – Joined Craig as his assistant manager this season having previously worked with him as a player at Salisbury and Bashley. Barry was a professional as a player at Southampton and Aldershot Town and has managed Bashley and AFC Totton in the past, was also Assistant Manager for Salisbury and Havant & Waterlooville.

RICHARD MORSE – Coach – Joined Davis backroom staff this season, previously Assistant Manager at Brockenhurst FC and had a good playing career at several clubs including Bashley, Brockenhurst, Lymington Town, an important part of the management team this year.

PETE MILLARD – Scout – Someone Craig Davis brought to the club this season and has previously worked for Bashley FC and Craig at Fleet Town, has a wealth of knowledge and provides

important information to Craig throughout the season, really crucial member of the management team.

MARK GIBSON – Sports Therapist – ‘Gibbo’ joined The Citizens early in the 2016-17 season after spending 2 ½ seasons with Havant & Waterlooville FC. Has hard work experience with Portsmouth FC, as well as several clients including Rugby, Gymnastics, and an Iron Man! A valuable, and much-loved member of the backroom staff.

“THE CITIZENS POST” TODAY’S LINE-UPS Saturday 13th January 2018 Evo-Stik League South West

WCFC (Red & Black Shirts, Red Shorts, Red LARKHALL ATHLETIC (Blue): Socks) From: From: RYAN PRYCE SHAUN SEMMENS DAN WILLIAMSON MASON WINTER JOE HAYWOOD JACOB COX ADAM TOMASSO MATT GUY JOE COOK MIKE BAKER JOSH HARFIELD MATT BRITTON ANDY JENKINSON ALEX LAMBERT JAMIE BARRON GERAINT BATER OLI BAILEY GREG PEEL PAT COX JOE TUMELTY ROB CARR CORY SIMPSON SIMBA MLAMBO GEORGE KING CRAIG DAVIS JOSH JONES IK HILL DAN RESTORICK BEN SUNLEY ALFIE CLARKE JOSH CORNER JAMES SPRUCE

Manager – CRAIG DAVIS Manager – PHIL BATER A/Manager – BARRY BLANKLEY A/Manager – NEIL ARNDALE First-Team Coach – GARETH BYRES Physio – KIERAN MODEN First-Team Coach – RICHARD MORSE Kit Manager – ROB YORK

Sports Therapist – JO BROCKSOM Sports Therapist – MARK GIBSON

Reserve Team Coaches – RYAN ANDRESS, DARREN NICHOLSON & ELLIOT TRODD

Referee – ALEX FISHER Assistant Referees – JONATHAN DOLBEAR & NICHOLAS WHITTINGTON