WINCHESTER CITY Fo otball Club The Citize ns Po st

Tuesday September 29th 20 20 Mangotsfield 7.45 pm

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The Citize ns Po st from t he b oardroom

Good Evening and welcome to the Simply- health City Ground for tonight’s Southern League Division One South fixture between Winchester City and Mangotsfield United.

We would like to offer a warm welcome to the players, officials, staff and supporters that have the made the journey from Bristol tonight and we hope you have a pleasant and safe evening with us and have a safe journey home.

Alth ough it is now the end of September, this is our first home league game of the season. We have made an excellent start to the campaign, winning both of our FA Cup ties as well as recording an impressive 2-1 away win at Melksham Town in the league.

The draw for the Second Qualifying Round of the Emirates FA Cup has been made and w e will travel to side, Bath City, this Saturday, October 3rd. At this stage, the fixture is to be played behind-closed-doors unfortunately, but as always, keep watching government guidance as things may well change!

Following the trip to Bath, we have a local derby in the league away at AFC Totton. Tickets are available online for this fixture, visit AFC Totton’s official website for further information.

We have seen some excellent attendances since football has returned to the Simplyhealth City Ground and we are very grateful for the support. To get another football fix this week, our Under 23s are in action on Thursday night, at home to Whitchurch United. Come on down and support our young side for that game as well as we look to make it three successive victories for the Under 23s.

Enjoy the game tonight! Stay safe and see you soon

Matt Ri chbell - Commercial Director Since 19 65 www .joma-sport. com The Citize ns Po st DAVOs diary

Good evening and a warm welcome to everyone for tonight’s first home league match for us, we wish a special welcome to Mangotsfield United and I wish their players, supporters and staff a pleasant evening and safe journey home later tonight.

Mangotsfield were extremely unfortunate to lose their first league game 1-0 against hot favourites Frome Town on the opening day, we know they possess a lot of talent in their group and we will need to be ready to produce our best tonight to get a positive result, we will be as prepared as we possibl y can be though!

No game at the weekend was a welcome break, we have carried a whole host of injuries and niggles in the busy start to the season, this gave us a chance to rest a few of those, it also enabled us to get out and watch some games and as usual we will be as prepared as possible for all the sides we play, starting of course with tonight.

It’s been a great start to the season, perfect in fact with 3 wins, albeit we haven’t really hit the heights, for an hour of the 90 against Melksham we wer e first class and for small pockets of the 2 cup games we have done well, however we are yet to fully click and so that’s no bad thing and hopefully we can do that moving forwards. Only blot has been the injuries with Simba and Liam Callaghan carrying injuries as well as several patched up and playing, let’s hope we can get a clean bill of health soon. FA Cup draw could have been kinder to say the least, it’s about as hard as it gets, however we will go to Conference South play off contenders Bath City and have a good go and see what we can do, we will go there with no pressure that’s for sure.

I hope you can have not tonight’s game as we look to build on the opening day league win, we will need the crowd to roar us forward, it certainly helps!

Up the Citizens

Davo Match Report By Malcolm Clarke WINCHESTER CIT Y 3 - 2 CLEVEDON TOWN Winc hester progressed to the 2nd qualifying round of the F A Cup for the fifth time in seven seasons with a 3-2 win against Clevedon of the Toolstation Western League. However after going 3-0 up in the 53rd minute Winchester seemed to have the tie won especially as Clevedon had missed a penalty with the score at 2-0. However a late rally saw Clevedon pull two goals back to set up a nervous fina le and reminded people of last season's F A Trophy tie against Thame where Winc hester surrendered a three goal lead.

The teams had only previously met in 2013/14 with Winchester winning 1-0 at home and drawing 1-1 away. Winchester legend Andy Forbes scored a hat-rtick in the 2007/08 F A Cup against Clevedon which won him the player of the round award. Forbes won a VIP ticket for the 2007/08 F A Cup final which was been Portsmouth and Cardiff City, as well as £500 worth of football equipment for a school of his choice.

Winc hester announced an unchanged starting line-up from Saturday which meant that the returning Ryan Pryce and Graeme Purdy were on the bench.

Early on Clevedon's Jay Murray forced a save from Charlie Philpott, but Winches- ter took an early lead when Danny King crossed the ball into the area and Tyrell Mitford scored.

Apart from the goal neither goalkeeper had to make more than routine saves to make, but the game came to life towards the end of the half with Max Smith coming close to scoring after being set up by Ollie Balmer, but Smith did score Winc hester's second shortly before half time following a goalmouth scramble. Cle vedon had a chance to pull a goal right at the end of the half when Mitch Osmond was fouled and took the penalty himself, but it was saved by Philpott.

In the 53rd minute Mitford found himself clean through and made no mistake, extending the lead to 3-0. However Clevedon were awarded a second penalty whic h was converted by Cameron Allen. Winchester still looked comfortable with a two goal lead until Osmond scored with 6 minutes left to set up a tense finale. Winc hester having made all three substitutions in the second half were able to keep the visitors at bay for the remainder of the game. WINCH ESTER CITY Football Club CHANGES SIGNAL EXCITING FUTURE FOR WINCHESTER CITY

Following a n E mergency General Meeting, Winchester City Football Club are delighted to announce the a ppointment o f a new Chairman, Ken Raisbeck, writes Matt Richbell.

Ken h as been i nvolved with t he football c lub for several years, m ost recently last season as Head of Youth & Devel- opment. K en is a lso C hairman of W inchester Youth FC, who have n ow a malgamated w ith W inchester C ity F ootball Club and a s a result, the new community club have over 500 players of all ages.

Ken i s h eading up a new Board of Directors that will be overseeing the running of the football club as well as devel- oping f uture plans including implementing a 4G pitch at The Tha nks to Gary Marsh for the photography. Simplyhealth City G round to create a hub for the local football community.

In asking him about his vision for the future Ken commented “Winchester City FC has a wonderful heritage a nd t he role of any incumbent management board is to ensure the club is on a sustainable footing f or future years. The key is to develop and activate partnerships across the local community and u se f ootball a s a vehicle for positive engagement. Football like many other industries is having a tough t ime and w e are not sure what the immediate future holds, but when football does return we want a product that the City of Winchester c an be proud of and one that i nspires f uture generations to get involved in football”.

First- Team Manager, Craig Davis, has welcomed t he c hanges at t he f ootball club; “It’s exciting to be part of this project and I know the players share our a mbition. Winchester i s a great club a nd I look forward to working with the n ew b oard of directors to deliver the s uccess t his c lub d eserves. I can’t wait to welcome fans back when safe to do so and l hope this includes many new ones keen to see our brand of football ”

Winchester C ity Football C lub h as created a ‘Future Fund’ to support the club during these difficult times on Just Giving - https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/matthew-richbell

The c lub welcomes t he s upport that i t h as received to date of its supporters, committee members and l ocal community b ut remains on the lookout for the support of local businesses and there are some e xciting sponsorship p ackages available at the football club. For more information, please contact; com [email protected].

Thank-you for your continued support. Todays Visitors mangotsfield utd.

The 2020/21 season is Mangotsfield’s 21st campaign as a Southern League club, which includes the voided 2019/20 season. This is their twelfth season in the Pitchin In S outhern Football League - (Division One South), previously finishing 9th in 2009/10, 3rd in 2010/11, (but losing the play-off semi-final, 1-3 to Frome Town), 14th in 2011/12, 13th in 2012/13, 11th in 2013/14, 10th in 2014 /15, 14th in 2015/16, 8th in 2016/17, & 16th in both 2017/18 and 2018/19. The B oard of Directors comprises, Mike Richardson as Chairman, & Pete Crowley as Dir ector of F ootball Club Development.

There has been football in the village since 1888 and four years later, Mangotsfield FC became a founder member of the Bristol & District League (later to become the W ester n F ootball League in 1895) but the club folded after 10 years. From 1898 until the 1950s, Mangotsfield FC was disbanded and subsequently reformed on several occasions. In January 1951, the par ent club disp ensed with the Reserve X1 fo r financial reasons leaving many local players without a team to play fo r. These players decided to form a new club in the village and at the start of the 1951-52 season, the newly-established Mang otsfield United FC was entered into the Bristol & District League, Division Vll. They achieved five successive pr omotions and gained entry to the Bristol & District Premier Combination in 1957. The club remained there until 1972-73, when it was accepted in to the Western League.

The Club became established in the Western League during the 1970’s and despite being relegated to the first division in 1981-82, “The Field”, as they wer e af fectionately kno wn, bounced straight back the following season and under the guidance of the charasmatic R alph Miller , who as Chairman, undertook the task of improving the ground and its facilities, became a force in the Premier, mainly featuring in the leading positions.

In 1991, the club, managed by Har old Jarman and assisted by Terry Rowles, achieved regional glory by taking the (then) Gr eat Mills League Pr emier Divisio n title, ahead of runners-up Torrington. Disappointingly, they were denied pr omotion to the Southern League as their ground failed to meet the grading requirements and there followed several lean seasons as the team disbanded. Under newly-elected Chairman Richard Davis, however, off the pitch, things were improving.

Terry Rowles returned to manage the club himself in 1995 and kept them in the spotlight by consistently finishing in the top thr ee/four in the Gr eat Mills/Scr ewfix Leag ue and an appearance in the F A Vase semi-final ( losing to Clither oe), but their ambitions of promotion and Southern League football were always thwarted by the continual success of T aunton and Tiverton T own. It was considered very important to establish a sound working base, impr ove ground facilities and secure a long-term tenure on their Cossham Street ground.

In earlier years, the R oger Pullin / Richard Davis partnership had seen many improvements take place, with the installation of Confer ence-style flo odlights and at the end of the 2003/04 season, the Cossham Street end of the ground was covered, together with new toilet blocks and social club improvements. Ex player Andy Black returned to the club as Manager in 1999 and guided the club to promotion to the Dr. Martens Southern League and thr ee successful campaigns. The 2003/04 campaig n did not g o too well and just before Christmas, Black was r eplaced by Martyn Grimshaw . T owards the end of the campaign, Nigel Webb came in as his Assistant, but the club could only finish in 13th place, which was no t high eno ugh for the planned re-structuring of the Pyramid.

The Management duo made promotion their priority in 2004/05 and the club headed the table for most of the campaign, eventually taking the Divisio n One W est title with a 21 match unbeaten run. After 28 seasons at Western League level, the club had spent just five campaigns at Southern League level before reaching the Premier Division. In April/May 2005, Roger Pullin left the club and Mike Richardson took over as Chairman, with a new B oard. The club have looked for financial stability in recent years, with the need to reach out to the community and attract a broader fan-base and local sponsorship. There has been only limited success in that area.

Sometimes now referred to as “The Mangos”, the 2020/21 campaign, started with Glyn Ashton, at the helm. He had pr eviously been in char ge of the U18s Floodlit Youth side, then took over as temporary Manager, with the immediate aim of survival at Step F our level. The ultimate aim is to stabilise the club, linking it to the SGS College and a re-introduction of the Youth team, and eventually return to the , Premier Division, wher e they spent four seasons fr om 2005-2009, finishing 10th, 9th, 14th and 22nd. Division 1 South Results

AFC Totton 1-1 Bideford Bristol Manor Farm 3-2 Highworth Town Sholing 0-2 Slimbridge Willand Rovers 2-0 Larkhall Athletic Fixtures Bar nstaple Town V Cinderford Town Cir encester Town V Thatcham Town Frome Town V Evesham United Moneyfields V Melksham Town Sholing V Highworth Town Winchester City V Mangotsfield United WEDNESDAY 30 SEP 20 Lar khall Athletic V Basingstoke Town Paulton Rovers V Bideford Slimbridge V Bristol Manor Farm Willand Rovers V AFC Totton Bar nstaple Town V Basingstoke Town Bide ford AFC V Slimbridge Cir encester Town V Cinderford Town Highworth Town V Paulton Rovers Willand Rovers V Thatcham Town MONDAY 05 OCT 20 Evesham United V Larkhall Athletic TUESDAY 06 OCT 20 AFC Totton V Winchester City Basing stoke Town V Sholing Bide ford V Frome Town Bristol Manor Farm V Barnstaple Town Cinde rford Town V Paulton Rovers Mangotsfield United V Willand Rovers Melksham Town V Cirencester Town Thatcham Town V Moneyfields Under 23’s

p w l d f a di! pts Whitchurch United U23 2 2 0 0 7 1 6 6 Gosport Borough U23 1 1 0 0 7 1 6 3 Winchester City U23 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3 Sholing U23 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 Hamble Club U23 2 1 0 1 3 5 -2 3 AFC Portchester U23 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0 North Waltham U23 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 Andover Town U23 2 0 0 2 1 11 -10 0

Fixtures

Ando ver Town v North Waltham Alton v AFC Portchester Gosport Borough v AFC Portchester Whitchurch United v Hamble Club Sholing v Hamble Club Gosport Borough v Sholing Winchester City v Whitchurch Utd

F.A YOUTH CUP FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND Arundel 0-10 Kingstonian WCFC 2-2 Poole Town Hamworthy United 3-1 Havant & Waterl (2-4 on penalties) Thatcham Town 2-3 Kidlington Moneyfields 3-2 Basingstoke Town US Portsmouth 9-0 Fareham Town Yate Town 5-1 Bradford Town Oxford City 0-1 Ascot United Cinde rford Town 2-3 Odd Down Evesham United 1-2 Coventry Sphinx Chiche ster City 1-4 Sutton Common Didcot Town 6-0 Thame United Wokingham & Emm 6-2 Cove Fleet Town 3-0 Clanfield 85 Brockenhurst 5-0 AFC Portchester Chippenham Town 1-0 Slimbridge Wimborne Town 0-1 AFC Stoneham Keynsham Town 0-8 Mangotsfield Utd Results

F.A CUP FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND Fairford Town 1-2 Sholing IHighworth Town 1-1 Melksham Town Frome Town 4-1 AFC Stoneham (4-5 on penalties) Hartley Wintney 5-0 Erith & Belvedere Kidlington 1-1 Salisbury Margate 1-2 Hayes & Yeading (4-2 on penalties) Saltash United 3-1 Cirencester Town Lar khall Athletic 3-2 Bitton AFC Swindon Supermarine 3-0 Shepton Mallet Sutton Common Ro 1-3 Met Police Tadley Calleva 0-1 Truro City Tavistock 2-2 Gosport Borough (3-5 on penalties) Taunton Town 5-0 Wantage Town Tiverton Town 2-0 Bideford WCF C 3-2 Clevedon Town Aylesbury United 3-3 Moneyfields Yate Town 1-2 Bristol Manor Far (3-4 on penalties) Bar nstaple Town 2-3 Wimborne Town F.A TROPHY - 1st Qualifying Round Chalf ont St P eter 2-3 Farnborough AFC Dunstable 1-2 Tooting & Chr ist chu rch 2-1 Dorchester TownMitcham Utd Cinde rford Town 2-2 Royal Wootton Cirencester Town 1-1 Paulton Rovers Bassett T (5-4 on penalties) (5-6 on penalties) Evesham United 3-1 Biggleswade FC Cowes Sports 0-5 Weston-Super-Ma Melksham Town 3-3 North Leigh Daventry Town 0-2 Evesham United (4-5 on penalties) Soham Town Rangers 0-3 Corby Town Fixtures F.A CUP 2nd Qualifying Round Chi chester City v Risborough Rangers 3rd October 2020 Hanwell Town v Hartley Wintney Bath City v WCFC Moneyelds v Cray Wanderers Chor ley v Gateshead Ebbs€eet United v Hastings United Curzon Ashton v FC United of Manches Bedfont Sports v Carshalton Athletic Warrington Rylands v York City Dorking Wanderers v Eastbourne Borough Hyde United v AFC Fylde Bracknell Town v Marlow Boston United v AFC Manseld Met Police v Walton Casuals Tamworth v Evesham United Weston-Super-Mare v Swindon Supermarine Alvechurch v Kidderminster HarriersTruro City v Hungerford Town Leamington v Banbury United Saltash United v Sholing Worksop Town v Chester Frome Town v Larkhall Athletic Brackley Town v Billericay Town Chr istchurch v Gloucester City Hashtag United v Braintree Town Tiverton Town v Taunton Town Havant & Waterloovi v Horsham Gosport Borough v Hereford Hayes & Yeading Uni v Bognor Regis Town Wimborne Town v Melksham Town Dartford v Slough Town Kidlington v Bristol Manor Farm Farnborough v Tonbridge Angels Chi ppenham Town v Poole Town Ground Regulations Welcome to the Simply Health City Ground. Please respe ct the staff and the facilities:

◊ Please do not enter the field of play before, during or after the game. ◊ Ball games are not permitted around the ground whilst matches are in progress ◊ Please do not use rude, obscene, racial or abusive language or gestures that are likely to cause offence. ◊ Please do not take glasses outside. Alcohol may now be consumed outside, but in plastic glasses only (in accordance with new FA ruling). ◊ Please do not climb floodlights, pylons, fences, stands and other club structures. ◊ Please do not stand in the hatched areas around the pitch. ◊ No offensive objects are permitted (including bottles, cans, glasses, smoke bombs, flares etc.) or throwing any objects on the field of play. ◊ Please note that all vehicles parked on the club premises are at owners/driver's risk. ◊ The club accepts no responsibility for any damage to vehicles. ◊ Any supporter who encroached on to the playing area will be arrested. ◊ Comments or items in the programme do not necessarily represent those of Winchester City FC. ◊ The club reserves the right to refuse admission, eject from the ground, or prosecute any person in breach of the rules Winche ster City FC CLUB HISTORY

The Winchester Football Club was founded in 1884 as a result of the endeavours of two residents of the city – Oxf ord graduate and former England Rugby cap Charles Sylvester Wooldridge and Hunting- don-born all-round sportsman (and, incidentally, inventor of ice hockey!) Arnold Tebbutt. The football club, which had strong links with Winchester College, made quite an impact in the early years of association football in Hampshire, reaching the final of the inaugural competition in 1888 and providing a number of players to represent Hampshire in county-based competitions. However financial difficulties, combined with the indifference of Winchester residents, led to the 1884 club folding in 1893.

The decline of the city’s most high-profile club left a void that was subsequently to be filled by the Winchester Swallows FC. Formed in 1891, the Swallows were less socially exclusive than the 1884 club and had a membership more reflective of that of Winchester as a whole. The club changed its name to Winchester FC at the start of the start of the 1894/95 season, and again in 1907 when it became Winchester City FC. Like the 1884 club, the Swallows appeared in a dark blue and white strip and played their home games at Bar End, before moving in 1896 to a field adjoining the Old Red Deer pub in Stockbridge Road, and relocating again to the Roebuck Inn in 1902.

The club first played in a league-based competition in 1896/97 when it entered the newly-formed South Ham pshire League. Winchester FC won the title in this first season, and repeated that feat in the each of the following three years. The club joined the Hampshire League in 1898/99 where, after struggling during their first few seasons, they remained unbeaten throughout the 1904/05 season and won the League’s North ern Section. The club also enrolled to the Southampton and District League in 1908/09, but with no notable success.

Like a number of other football clubs, Winchester City FC effectively disbanded at the start of the First World War in 1914, and didn’t reappear until 1920. The rebirth of the club signalled two significant changes. Firstly, the club had moved again, this time playing its home fixtures at the Fair Field at Bar End (now the site of the Bar End Industrial Estate), a site where it was to stay until the Second World War. Secondly, it adopted a new strip, discarding its navy-blue colours in favour of red and white stripes.

The late 20s and early 30s proved to be a purple patch in City’s fortunes. The 1929/30 season saw the side again win the North ern Section of the Hampshire League, and achieve its most successful FA Cup run to date. That year saw City reach the fourth qualifying round of the tournament where a 3-0 defeat by Thames FC at the 120,000 capacity West Ham Stadium deprived them of an away trip to Fulham in the First-Rou nd proper. Any disappointment at this would have been forgotten two years later in 1931 when City lifted the Ham pshire Senior Cup for the first time after defeating Andover at The Dell.

One of the key members of the team in that era was the teenage Ted Drake. A local gas meter-reader at the time of joining City, Drake went on to enjoy a successful career with Southampton before joining Arsenal an d also collecting five England caps. The highlight of his subsequent managerial career saw him steer Chelsea to their first (an d, until 2005, their only) league title in 1955. Play was again interru pted by war in 1939, although the club did continue to play and took advantage of the presence of a number of enlisted players that passed through the city. The end of hostilities saw City move yet again, this time taking up a lease of the Army’s playing field at Airlie Road, Stanmore.

The 1950s saw a second notable period of success at Winchester City. The side were runners up in the Ham pshire League in 1949/50 and, in the same season, won their first Southampton Senior Cup final, an achievem ent which was repeated in 1951/52. The Russell Cotes Cup was also won for the first time in 1954/55. Success on the field was mirrored off the pitch as the club enjoyed some of its largest gates with cr owds that r egu larly topped 1,000 filing into the Airlie Road stands. CLUB HISTORY

It was d uring this period that the young Terry Paine ran out for his hometown club. His prodigious talent led to his being sign ed in 1956 by Southampton with whom he made a record number of appearances (713 over 17 seasons). Paine also made 19 appearances for England, the last of which was against Mexico in the 1 966 World Cup finals for which he (belatedly) received a winner’s medal in 2009.

Prior to the 1 970s City had played virtually all of its competitive football, with the exceptions of the Amateur and FA Cups, within the confines of the Hampshire county border. However, after the club’s Russell Cotes Cup victory and a creditable second spot in the Hampshire League in 1970/71 the club’s Boar d decided to make the step up and enter the Southern League for the first time. City survived for just two seasons at that higher level, achieving disap pointing final positions of 12th out of 16 (1971/72) and 21st out of 22 (1972/73), before electing to return to the Hampshire League.

For the r emainder of the 1970s City yoyo’d between the top two divisions of the Hampshire League before a potentially fatal blow hit the club in 1981. In that year the lease agreement with the Army for Airlie Road exp ired and was not renewed. Briefly homeless, the club eventually moved to its current ground, a pitch leased from the City Council at Hillier Way. The ground needed a considerable amount of work to get it u p to scratch, as did the team which had tumbled into the Hampshire League’s third division by 1982/83. The ignominy of this decline was made all the greater by the success of local rivals Winchester Castle in the first division – City cou ld no longer claim to be Winchester’s premier club.

The continuing existence of Winchester City FC throughout the 1980s owed much to the work of Geoff Cox who at various times acted as Chairm an, Manager, Coach and Groundsman at the club. Under his guidance the club was eventually to return to the Hampshire League’s top division in 1993/94. The new millennium ushered in a period of unprecedented success for Winchester City. Prompted in part by the arrival of new and ambitious members to the Board, the club merged with Winchester Castle and began a rapid rise through the local league structure. Promotion to the was achieved in 2000/01, and followed two years later by promotion to the Wessex League. The Wessex League title was secured at the first attempt.

That same season witnessed the club’s greatest ever triumph. May 2004 saw City face Suffolk side AFC Sudbury in the final of FA Vase at Birmingham City’s St Andrew’s ground. Few that were there will forget the spine-jangling moment when club captain Danny Smith lifted the trophy after the 2-0 victory.

Further successes were recorded in the seasons that followed – 2004/05 saw City win the Hampshire Senior Cu p for the second time, beating Aldershot 2-1 at Bournemouth’s Dean Court ground, whilst 2005/06 witnessed the club regain the Wessex League championship and win promotion to the Southern League for a second spell. City’ s r etu rn to the Southern League lasted three seasons. Financial problems, followed by a final day points deduction saw City return to the Wessex League for the 2009/10 campaign. Despite a concerted push to gain promotion back to the Southern League which ultimately proved successful in 2011/12, the resources required to sustain the club’s position at that level proved elusive. Winchester City FC finished the 2012/13 season at the foot of the Southern league and facing an uncertain future. The late spring of 2013 saw a takeover at the club and, with a new Committee structure and financial backers in place, the 2013/14 season heralds the start of a new chapter in the history of Winchester City FC.

2013-2014 saw a season of re-organisation and team building, with City retaining a place in the Syden- hams Wessex League.

2015-2016 – City made a valiant attempt to take the Wessex title but just fell short to a very successful Peters field Town side who were rightly promoted to the Southern League. City under the Managership of Paul Masters th en set about strengthening the squad to win the title next season when out of the blue they were offered a place in the Southern League due to a withdrawal. The Club were given 24 hours to pay their fees and attend the AGM in Torquay. A frantic drive by Director of Football Dave Malone saw him arrive just in time with the r elevant p apers and bank draft! As a result, our neighbours, Peters field Town, wer e moved out of Division 1 South and West to accommodate City and placed in the Central Division! CLUB HISTORY

City's first season back in the Southern League was a success with them reaching the play-offs final losing to Ban bury United in the quarter finals, who were promoted and coming within minutes of winning the Hampshire Senior Cup losing on penalties to Havant and Waterlooville. City's preparation for this season wer e disru pted by the unexpected resignation of Manager Paul Masters in the middle or pre-sea- son friendlies. The Club quickly filled the vacancy by appointing Petersfield Town's Manager Ian Saunders to the post.

The club started the season brightly and made it to the fourth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, beating US Portsm outh, Street and Truro City before finally succumbing to Harrow Borough. The club also had a successful run in the FA Trophy, thanks to wins against Petersfield Town, Fleet Town and Phoenix Sports before getting knocked out narrowly by Dulwich Hamlet. Craig Feeney and Howard Neighbour forced a str ong strike partnership, added to that the midfield flair of Captain Stuart Green and winger, Andy Jenkinson, City r ecover ed from a difficult spell before Christmas to mount a play-off push in the early stages of the New Y ear . Manager , Ian Sau nders, went away with the military, and during this time, Mick Catlin step ped in to take over the running of the First-Team. When Saunders returned, form deteriorated and Saunders subsequently left the club and was replaced by Interim Manager, Craig Davis, who joined the club from Fleet Town. Davis took control of the club until the end of the season, when it was announced that he would officially be becoming Permanent First Team Manager.

‘Davo’ f inished 11th with City in his first full season in charge, a season that saw a successful run, resulting in a Hampshire Senior Cup Semi-Final where City eventually lost to Blackfield & Langley. The Citizens also hosted Sou thampton FC in the Southampton Senior Cup and achieved memorable league victories against Didcot T own, Evesham United, Swindon Supermarine and Wimborne Town as well as impressive away draws at both Swindon Supermarine and Salisbury, the latter seeing City come from 2-0 down to salvage a point at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium.

In the 2018-19, City had an impressive pre-season including victories over Dorchester Town and Eastleigh. City started strongly in the league too. This went hand-in-hand with a cup run that saw the Citizens make it th rough to the 4th Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, following victories against Bourne- mouth Poppies, Frome Town, Merthyr Town and Cirencester Town before eventually losing 4-1 away at Torquay United. City’s league form dipped slightly during this period but a strong finish to the season meant that City missed out on the play-offs on the last day of the season. City needed three points away at Cin derford Town, but the game finished 0-0 meaning it was in fact Cinderford that finished in the final play-off berth.

Tyrell Mitford, Joe Cook and Josh Harfield left the clu b during the 2019-20 pre-season and into the clu b have come Kieran Douglas, Keith Emmerson, Olly Balmer an d Dan Williamson has returned to City . City perform ed well during the 2019-20 cam paign and were 4th in the league with a play-off berth looking likely when the season was curtailed due to Covid-19. City made the First Qualifying Round of the FA Cup before losing to Taunton Town but impressive cup runs in the local com petitions took place once again. City were also League Cup semi-finalists, securing £1000 prize money for doing so.

A belated pre-season campaign took place in August 2020 with away wins at Bedfont Sports, Hartley Wintney and Marlow FC. Tyrell Mitford has returned to the club along with Josh McCormick and new faces Graeme Purdy, Jack Wilson, Felix Davies, Charlie Philpott, Josh Davies and Kel Akpobire have all joined the club. WINCHESTER CITY Football Club covid risk assessment statement

Sounds dull doesn’t it? We take your safety seriously. We urge you to read our risk assessment statement. To familiarise yourself with what we exepct of you so that fooball can continue to be enjoyed by us all, safely.

As well as instructions here, you will find many new signs around the ground. Please respect and obey the instruc tions

Intr oduction This document is for all Players, Coaches, Staff, Volunteers, Officials and Spectators to prepare to the return of football at The Simplyhealth City Ground.

Winchester City F ootball Club has followed all FA guidance and risk assessed each directive to provide a policy that meets the criteria set by the F A. Many o f the dir ectives ar e mandato ry, and if not, are at the very least, adviso ry, to ensure the complete safety of all those that enter the Simplyhealth City Ground.

It is critical that this document is r ead by all attending The Simplyhealth City Ground. As per F A Guidance on 17th July 2020 r elating to grassroots football, the following is applicable at The Simplyhealth City Gr ound:

Covid Of fic er All Clubs must appoint a Covid-19 O fficer. This Officer must constantly monitor FA Guidelines and ensure that all updated information is communicated to all Players, Coaches, Staf f, V olunteers, Officials and Spectators (when they ar e permitted to return).

Code of Conduct It is the clubs’ r esponsibility to ensur e that T he Simplyhealth City Gr ound is a safe environment for all and we ther efo re need to minimise the risk of infection and use close care and attention in all aspects of preparation for the r etur n of F ootball.

If you or anyone in your household is experiencing symptoms r elated to Covid-19, please do not enter The Simplyhealth City Gr ound. If you do experience any symptoms, you should stay at home, arrange a test and self-isolate. This applies not just to Spectators, but also to Players, Coaches, Staff, Volunteers and Officials.

If you develop any symptoms whilst at The Simplyhealth City Gr ound, please make a member of staff aware and leave the stadium to return home, arrange a test and self-isolate.

Guidance fr om both the Government and also the FA is changing on a regular basis so please ensure that you know the latest guidance befo re attending The Simplyhealth City Ground.

Before you arrive at The Simplyhealth City Ground, when you arrive at the stadium and also before you leave the ground, please wash your hands. There will be sanitizer available throughout the ground, so please make sure that you apply this r egularly.

Please ensur e that you maintain Social Distancing thr oughout The Simplyhealth City Ground. The two-metre rule is still applicable so please keep two metr es apart wher ever possible.

You will be requested to sign-in upon your arrival at The Simplyhealth City Ground and give your details in line with the g overnment’s Track and Trace guidelines. This will be done evePaSS – an App that can be downloaded, altho ugh there will also be a paper sign-in sheet. These details will be destroyed within 21 days to ensure that the club r emains GDPR compliant.

Cont.. covid risk assessment statement

Please be considerate of others when yo u ar e using the facilities at The Simplyhealth City Gr ound.,

Travel If you have to travel to the g round with someone, please ensure that you always travel with the same person. Ensur e your windows ar e open to pr ovide ventilation and do not sit face-to-face.

Wher e possible, try and use alter native metho ds of transpo rt rather than driving and ensure a car is cleaned both befo re and after a journey. Please ensure that face masks are worn both to and from The Simplyhealth City Ground as well as to and from away fixtures.

Upon your arrival at The Simplyhealth City Gr ound, please ensure that you follow all guidelines that have been set by the club. Ther e will be signage in place ar ound the ground, as well as floor markings and restrictions on the facilities at the club. T oilet facilities will observe a strict ‘one-in, one-out’ policy, this will apply for both inside and outside toilets.

When you arrive at The Simplyhealth City Gr ound, please make sure you wash and sanitize your hands. There is ample handwash and sanitizer available ar ound the ground. Please also ensure that you wash and sanitize your hands befo re you leave the ground too.

Players, Match O fficials and Coaches/Staff are required to arrive at the ground already changed and showered wher ever possible. Changing Rooms will be available, but there will be social distancing measurers in place.

Spectators must also observe all guidelines in place at the ground and maintain good hygiene and social distancing when it is safe for them to return to The Simplyhealth City Ground.

During M atches There will be no pre-match handshakes (as was the case pre-lockdown). Make sure you wash and sanitize your hands befo re matches. There will be no team talk huddles – all team talks are to be carried out whilst maintaining social distancing, along with both warm-ups and cool-downs. There is no spitting permitted by either players or coaching staff. Players are reminded not to shout in each other’s faces.

All O fficials and Players must always socially distance on the touch lines and in dug outs etc. Due to the size of the dug -outs at The Simplyhealth City Ground, there will be a designated, socially distanced area for those that ther e is not r oom for.

Goal posts and balls must be sanitized before the games, at half-time and also again at full-time. There are to be no goal celebrations and no sharing of water bottles. Players are advised to bring their own drinks bottles with them. No equipment whatsoever is permitted to be shar ed.

Clubhouse All drinks pur chased in the clubhouse at The Simplyheal th City Gr ound will be served in single use disposable glasses. There is a one-way system in the clubhouse, entry through the main doors by the toilets and exit thr ough the door heading out towards the pitch. Social distancing measures are in place in the clubhouse. After the game, the clubhouse ar ea will be used pur ely for ho spitality – as this can be offered with social distancing, provided that the numbers are restricted within the area. Spectators will still be able to purchase drinks and consume these outside the clubhouse area.

Cash payments will be accepted, but car d payments ar e the preferred method of payment. PPE (Personal Pr otective Equipment) is available on-site for staff and volunteers should they wish to wear it.

Final st atement Winchester City F ootball Club thank-you for both reading and following our club guidelines. This statement will be updated when further guidelines are issued by both the FA and the Government. WCFC STAFF

BEHIND THE SCENES

PR ESID ENT JOH N MOODY R PSL CH AIRMA N KEN RAISBECK VICE PR ESID ENT STE VE BR INE MP & COUN CILLOR I AN T AIT LI FE VICE PR ESID ENT TERRY P AINE MBE CLUB S EC RET ARY MIKE C ARTER TR EASURER PHIL GOUGH COMMITTEE ME MBER S MIKE CARTER MATT RICHBELL STEVE RAINBIRD WAYNE ELKINS JO BROCKSOM PHIL GOUGH KEN RAISBECK JOHN MOODY JUDITH TOWERTON ALLAN HIGGS MARK DODD SALLY STATHAM

COVID-19 OFFICER MIKE CARTER CLUB WELFARE OFFICER MIKE CARTER CHARTER STANDARD OFFICER MIKE CARTER STADIUM GENERAL MANAGER MIKE CARTER STADIUM ANNOUNCER WAYNE ELKINS GROUND MAINTENANCE DAVE GREEN WEBSITE STEVE RAINBIRD MEDIA OFFICER MATT RICHBELL PROGRAMME EDITOR MATT RICHBELL MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY WAYNE ELKINS CLUB PHOTOGRAPHER GARY MARSH GROUNDS STAFF RAY BULPITT & IZZY MEW CHIEF STEWARD STEVE RAINBIRD BAR MANAGER MIKE CARTER CLUB CATERING SALLY STATHAM, JUDY MALONE, JUDITH TOWERTON, MARGARET MOODY, JOHN MOODY, LYN BONE 50-50 DRAW JUDY MALONE & JUDITH TOWERTON TURNSTILE OPERATORS RICH PICKETT & ALLY BROWN

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