rrane our first game until we have tried and tested all aspects of facility from playing on the pitches to pouring a pint in the bar and Life President: Frank King ensuring there is hot water in the showers. This in itself will take time but get ready to move home games from Lancing by around mid Directors: season. I can't wait !! Kevin Borrett (Chairman), John Lines (CEO), Mark Butler (Finance)

David Hillier, Paul Osborn (Commercial) James Clewlow (Legal Advisor and Company Secretary), Jeff Barrett Club Committee: The above plus: Sean Bravery (chairman), Annie Raby, Mark Wells, Sam Borrett, Jeanie Charman Roger Charman, Joe Clarke, Ray Farrell, Howard Frogley, Paul Ockenden Nigel Smithers, Matt Dale, Mark Barrett, Paul Osborn HORSHAM FOOTBALL Club Secretary CLUB Jeff Barrett 07712 888980 Email: [email protected] FOUNDED 1881 Youth Secretary & Child Welfare Officer: Annie Raby 07800 922442 Email: [email protected] Health & Safety Officer: Roger Charman Major honours Programme: Mark Wells West Sussex Football Website: Mark Wells League Commercial: 1899-90, 1900-1, 1925-6 Programme advertising: Sue Bravery Email: [email protected] Sussex County League Matchday advertising: Paul Osborn 07748802424 Email: [email protected] 1931-2, 1932-3, 1933-4,

1935-6, 1936-7, 1937-8, Vice Presidents: S.Bravery, Mrs J Brittain, G Brittain, J.Dale, T.Dickinson, D.Duffield 1946-7 Mrs J.Mallard, W.Michel, D.Rick, J.Smyth, E.Stephens, Southern Combination Howie the Hornet Football League Life Members: 2015-16 Jeff Barrett, Roger Charman, Clive Edwards, Howard Frogley, Adam Hammond Sussex RUR Cup Frank King, Maureen Smith, Nigel Smithers, Ted Streeter, Eric Wright, Miss Joan Young 1900,Annie 1931, 1932, 1934 Raby, Ivan Raby, Mark Wells, John Lines (Jt), 1935, 1936,1937, Trustees: A.Baker, D.Burstow, C.Edwards, F.King 1938 (Jt), 1946, 1949

(Jt), 1951,1952, 1957 FOOTBALL 1st Team Manager: Dominic di Paola Sussex Floodlight Cup 1st Assistant Manager: Adam Westwood 1977-8, 2001-2 1st Team Coach: Jon Meeney Sussex Senior Cup Goalkeeping coach: Andy McCarthy 1934-5, 1938-9, 1949-50, InjuryTherapist: Stephanie Apps 1953-4, 1971-2, 1973-4, Kit Man: Darren Etheridge 1975-6 Youth Development Officer: Ivan Raby FA Cup 1st Round U16 Manager: Adam Hartley Coach: U13 Green Manager: Ian Scott Coach: Ellis McKay, Andrew Stowell 1947-8, 1966-7 U13 Amber Manager: Tony Massimo Coach: Steve Bridle, Aaron Coniff-Broom FA Cup 2nd Round U12 Manager: Paul Brown Coach Alex Bethell, Ross Butterfill 2007-8 U11 Manager: Sam Jones, Matt Robinson Metropolitan League 1951-2 website: www.horsham-fc.co.uk Athenian League Division Two 1969-70 Athenian League Division One 1972-3 Division Three 1995-6

Life President: Frank King Directors: Kevin Borrett (Chairman), John Lines (CEO), Mark Butler (Finance) David Hillier, Paul Osborn (Commercial), Jeff Barrett James Clewlow (Legal Advisor and Company Secretary)

Club Committee: The above plus: Sean Bravery (chairman), Annie Raby, Mark Wells, Sam Borrett, Jeanie Charman, Roger Charman, Joe Clarke, Ray Farrell, Howard Frogley, Nigel Smithers, Matt Dale, Mark Barrett, HORSHAM FOOTBALL Club Secretary CLUB Jeff Barrett 07712 888980 Email: [email protected] FOUNDED 1881 Youth Secretary & Child Welfare Officer:

Annie Raby 07800 922442 Email: [email protected] Health & Safety Officer: Roger Charman MAJOR HONOURS Programme: Mark Wells West Sussex Football Website: Mark Wells & Matt Dale League Commercial: 1899-90, 1900-1, 1925-6 Matchday advertising: Paul Osborn 07748802424 Email: [email protected] Sussex County League Vice Presidents: 1931-2, 1932-3, 1933-4, S.Bravery, Mrs J Brittain, G Brittain, J.Dale, T.Dickinson, D.Duffield 1935-6, 1936-7, 1937-8, Mrs J.Mallard, W.Michel, D.Rick, J.Smyth, E.Stephens, 1946-7 Howie the Hornet Metropolitan League 1951-2 Life Members: Athenian League Jeff Barrett, Roger Charman, Clive Edwards, Howard Frogley, Adam Hammond, Frank King, Division Two Maureen Smith, Nigel Smithers, Ted Streeter, Eric Wright, Miss Joan Young, Annie Raby, Ivan 1969-70 Raby, Mark Wells, John Lines Trustees: A.Baker, D.Burstow, C.Edwards, F.King Athenian League Division One FOOTBALL 1972-3 1st team manager: Dominic Di Paola Isthmian League 1st team assistant manager: Adam Westwood Division Three st 1 team coach: Jon Meeney 1995-6 Goalkeeping coach: Andy McCarthy Injury therapist: Stephanie Apps Southern Combination Kit man: Darren Etheridge Football League U14 Amber manager: Tony Massimo Coach: Steve Bridle 2015-16 U14 Green manager: Ian Scott Coach: Andy Stowell, Rob Carter Sussex RUR Cup U13 manager: Paul Brown Coach: Alex Bethell, Ross Butterfill 1900, 1931, 1932, 1934 U12 manager: Ben Pugh U11 manager: Sam Jones Coach Matt Robinson (Jt), 1935, 1936,1937, 1938 (Jt), 1946, 1949 (Jt), website: www.horsham-fc.co.uk 1951,1952, 1957 Sussex Floodlight Cup 1977-8, 2001-2 Sussex Senior Cup 1934-5, 1938-9, 1949-50, 1953-4, 1971-2, 1973-4, 1975-6 The Isthmian Football League and Horsham FC strongly support the FA FA Cup 1st Round statement that there should be a zero tolerance approach against 1947-8, 1966-7 racism and all forms of discrimination. Accordingly any forms of nd discriminatory abuse, whether it be based on race or ethnicity, sexual FA Cup 2 Round orientation, gender, faith, age, ability or other form of abuse will be 2007-8 reported to for action by that association.

RESULTS Bostik League South East Division Table Saturday 20 October Bostik South East Division P W D L F A Pts Faversham Town 2 Haywards Heath Town 4 Greenwich Borough 1 Ramsgate 2 1 Cray Wanderers 10 9 1 0 28 9 28 Herne Bay 1 Cray Wanderers 2 2 Hythe Town 10 6 1 3 24 18 19 Horsham 3 East Grinstead Town 1 3 Phoenix Sports 10 5 2 3 25 21 17 Sevenoaks Town 1 Ashford United 0 Sittingbourne 1 Phoenix Sports 1 4 Hastings United 6 5 0 1 13 7 15 Three Bridges 2 Hythe Town 3 5 Whyteleafe 8 4 3 1 15 9 15 VCD Athletic 3 Whitstable Town 1 Whyteleafe v Thamesmead Town postponed 6 Haywards Heath Town 9 4 3 2 16 11 15 7 Whitstable Town 10 4 3 3 11 12 15 Sunday 21 October Guernsey 0 Hastings United 1 8 VCD Athletic 9 5 0 4 13 15 15 9 Sittingbourne 9 4 2 3 12 12 14 Tuesday 23 October Velocity Trophy 2nd round 10 Horsham 8 4 0 4 15 16 12 Hythe Town 2 Bognor Regis Town 1 11 Sevenoaks Town 10 3 3 4 14 15 12

FIXTURES 12 Ashford United 9 3 2 4 13 12 11 Buildbase FA Trophy Preliminary Round 13 East Grinstead Town 10 3 2 5 13 17 11 AFC Hornchurch v Ramsgate Brentwood Town v Whitstable Town 14 Ramsgate 8 3 1 4 16 15 10 Wanderers v Sevenoaks Town 15 Faversham Town 9 2 2 5 18 25 8 Herne Bay v Witham Town Horsham v Corinthian-Casuals 16 Three Bridges 10 2 1 7 14 26 7 Hythe Town v Bishops Stortford 17 Greenwich Borough 8 2 0 6 12 17 6 Merstham v East Grinstead Town Mildenhall Town v Greenwich Borough 18 Guernsey 9 2 0 7 12 22 6 Sittingbourne v Wingate & Finchley 19 Herne Bay 8 1 2 5 12 17 5 Tonbridge Angels v Whyteleafe VCD Athletic v Leiston Thamesmead Town's record expunged. League table amended accordingly Bostik South East Division

Guernsey v Haywards Heath Town Herne Bay v Thamesmead Town

CULVER ROAD GROUND REGULATIONS Spectators may not bring the following into the ground: musical instruments, drums, klaxons, air horns, whistles, fireworks, smoke bombs, flares, glass bottles/containers, tin cans or any object that may be deemed to be dangerous. Spectators may not bring alcohol or food and drink into the ground. Spectators must, if required, submit themselves to be searched in order that the club can prevent any prohibited items from being brought into the ground. The club reserves IMPORTANT the right to eject from the ground and prosecute any person who has: Horsham FC does not accept any liability for a) Failed to comply with an instruction given by a County FA or club any injury to or claims of any kind from, official, steward or police officer spectators arising from incidents either within b) Thrown missiles of any description the ground or its precincts. All spectators must c) Encroached onto the playing area remain behind the pitch barrier at all times. All d) Made obscene, racist or insulting gestures or used obscene, racist or vehicles are parked in the car park at the insulting language owner’s risk and the Horsham Football Club e) Used violence of any nature accepts no liability for any losses or damage to f) Climbed on any building, wall, fence or floodlight equipment vehicles of any kind. Parking is not allowed on g) Defaced or committed any act of vandalism against Horsham Football Culver Road. Club or Sussex County Football Association property h) Taken glasses or glass bottles outside the clubhouse building

Greetings This afternoon we welcome a familiar foe in the shape of Corinthian-Casuals, who visit us for a Buildbase FA Trophy 1st qualifying round tie. The Casuals are no strangers to us, of course, our paths having crossed in league and cup competition on no fewer than thirty-seven occasions as well as an FA Amateur Cup meeting with Casuals FC back in 1936. Despite being one of the big names in non-league football, the club's greatest achievements arguably came through their predecessors – the Corinthians and Casuals football clubs – before the Second World War, whose exploits you can read about later in this programme. Following their return to the Isthmian League in 1997, the club struggled to make much of an impact until recently when they have finished in sixth, fourth and fifth place, culminating in promotion to the Bostik Premier Division last season where they have won three of their last fixtures, the most recent a 3-1 defeat of Haringey Borough on Tuesday night. A tough ask for Dom and his players this afternoon, then, but we are in fine form ourselves right now and have proven ourselves to be a very good cup side this season so all we can say is 'may the best team win'. To everyone connected with our visitors, we bid you a warm welcome and wish you all a safe journey home this evening. To our own supporters, for whom this is a fifth 'home' match in six games, we thank you for your continued commitment in making the journey down from Horsham. It won't be long before we are back in our home town. The countdown clock is ticking!

It is great to see that our disappointing FA Cup exit hasn't had an adverse effect on subsequent results, with the players registering back-to-back victories against Ware and East Grinstead and, although the two performances were poles apart, few could disagree that we deservedly came out on top in both matches. The latter was only our eighth league match of the campaign and the three points lifted us up to eleventh in the Bostik South East table with as many as three games in hand on those sides above us. On Tuesday we face a six-pointer of sorts when we make the long journey through the rush hour traffic to Ramsgate. With very few matches scheduled this coming midweek, victory over the Rams could lift us as high as sixth (admittedly it would take one heck of a goal swing to do so) but would most certainly move us above Ramsgate, Sittingbourne and Whitstable Town so your support would be most welcomed. We are running a coach to this match, leaving Horsham Park & Ride at 4.15pm. Apart from saving you the stress and worry of driving, this is also a great way to bond with your fellow supporters as well as the players themselves and there's another chance to do so next Saturday when we return to Kent to take on Ashford United. For this one, the coach will leave Collyers at 11.45am and the fare for both is £12, bookable through Jeff Barrett at [email protected] or 07712 888980. If today's match ends in a draw, the replay will take place at King George's Field, Tolworth, on Tuesday night (ko 7.45pm) and the Ramsgate game will be postponed to a later date. The third in our trio of successive away trips sees us making the far shorter journey to Storrington for a Senior Cup tie on Tuesday 6 November. Kick-off for that one is 7.15pm.

Last Sunday I took the opportunity of watching our U13s and what a pleasant experience it was! The lads played some genuinely impressive football that belied their young years and I would urge anyone with a spare Sunday morning to venture down to Southwater Leisure Centre and take a look at our youngsters in action. I don't think you'll be disappointed. It was great, too, to see Lewis Hyde giving the boys his support. Lewis is sponsored by the U13s this season and I know they were thrilled that he paid them a visit.

Don't forget that you, too, can sponsor a player this season, although I can't guarantee that they will pop round and visit you on a Sunday morning! Just £50 gets your name in the programme and website, as well as the opportunity to have your picture taken with your chosen player and an invitation to a special sponsors’ event at the new Hop Oast stadium (once open). You can find more details about this inside this match programme.

Finally, a huge thank you to the Horsham FC Stewards, Roger, Nigel, Ray, Graham and gateman Howard for sponsoring today's match. These stalwarts of the club are out there in all weather, manning the car park, fetching wayward footballs, controlling the tunnel and safeguarding the players and supporters. We are very fortunate to have such loyal people at our club. Thanks, too, to our equally loyal former player Dennis Strudwick for providing the matchball.

Mark

Cover image: Tyrell Richardson-Brown shields the ball from an East Grinstead opponent (pic: John Lines)

From the boss This afternoon we face a Corinthian-Casuals side that has begun to find their feet in the Bostik Prem after a tough start, so we'll have to be at our best if we want to be in Monday's draw. It's never easy playing a team from a higher division but we've had that a couple of times already this season and done well so I don't think we have anything to fear. We know a bit about them, having played them over the last couple of years, and they've not changed their personnel too much from last season. They're always well organised, hard to break down, and have players that can hurt you so we'll have to make sure we're properly prepared for it. From my perspective, there's no risk for us in this tie. There's not the same sort of pressure you get in the FA Cup and if we do go out then I'd be quite happy that we can focus on the league. Don't get me wrong, I've loved the cup runs, but I'm keen to get a run going in the league now.

I was delighted to have picked up three points against East Grinstead on Saturday, especially as it wasn't what you'd call a vintage performance. They were unbeaten in six and desperate to beat us so fair play to the boys because they're always a difficult side to play against and that was the case this time. There's not a great deal of structure to them, they move all over the place, and in George Landais, Nico Cotton and Orlando Smith they've got three players up top who are a real handful. But Pells only had one save to make, apart from the stupid goal we let in, while we scored three, had one cleared off the line and Smudge hit the post. It was definitely a good one to win as East Grinstead are no mugs and will be comfortably in mid-table come the end of the season and I think it’s a measure of our confidence, and the quality we have now, that I don't think we'd have won that game last season.

We have another tough match ahead of us on Tuesday when we go to Ramsgate. They're half decent this season and have beaten a couple of higher-ranked teams in the cups but if we go there with the same mindset as Saturday then there's no reason that we can't get a result. We've moved up a couple of places after that win and I think clubs will start to worry about us now, rather than the other way round. We got a few more minutes into Smudge last weekend, which is a major plus as he'll always get you goals – as we saw on Saturday – and Lee Harding should be available again from next weekend so we'll be pretty much at full strength from then on. Macca is available for selection again today after missing the last one but Harvey is unavailable as he is away on a charity walk and Joey Taylor is likely to be suffering from a bit of jetlag after a couple of long trips overseas in the last couple of weeks so we might change things up a bit today.

Enjoy the game

Dom

MATCH REPORT

Horsham 3 East Grinstead Town 1 Bostik League South East Division Saturday 20th October 2018 Horsham climbed up to eleventh as their impressive form continued with this 3-1 win against their Sussex rivals. They got off to the perfect start on just four minutes when Joey Taylor's low cross took a heavy deflection off the boot of Ryan Johnson, sending the ball rocketing past 'keeper Sheikh Ceesay and into the net. But the Wasps hit back almost immediately when a soft free-kick saw Dean Gunner's flighted cross ended up in the bottom far corner of the net without apparently taking a touch off anyone inside a packed penalty box. Town’s Nico Cotton found Josh Pelling well-positioned to keep out his shot after the home defence seemed to momentarily switch off while, at the other end, Oliver Boulding headed Rob O'Toole's dangerous chip away from danger after the striker had tempted Ceesay out of his goal.

The Hornets restored their lead on twelve minutes when a fine run and pass by Tyrell Richardson-Brown was despatched by Will Hoare, scoring against his former side. Richardson-Brown’s pace was soon causing the visitors more problems when he again managed to trick his man before sliding the ball across to O’Toole but the striker delayed his shot and was crowded out at the expense of a corner. With Horsham continuing to probe for a third, a Charlie Harris daisy-cutter from twenty-five yards brought a comfortable save from Ceesay but the visitors went close, two minutes from the interval, with a double block on goal as Harris and Joe Shelley both put their bodies on the line to clear fierce efforts from Adodje Yao and Cotton respectively. However, Taylor spurned a fine chance to put clear daylight between the sides before the break when he was found totally unmarked just inside the box. But, despite bringing the ball onto his favoured left foot, he shot straight at Ceesay to let The Wasps off the hook.

The visitors went close to levelling for a second time, early in the second half, but were denied by Pelling who clawed the ball away from Yao’s shot after he had burst into the box. Grinstead began to sniff out openings but were largely finding themselves reduced to pot shots as Horsham appeared content to soak up the pressure and hit them on the break. Pelling was again called into action to smother low down as he reacted to Karn Miller-Neave’s deflected shot before a double substitution by the hosts saw Richardson- Brown make way for Chris Smith, while Jack Brivio came off for George Haywood as Di Paola looked to shore things up. Smith's first involvement, though, found him inadvertently blocking Shelley's thumping goalbound header on the line at a corner.

Horsham continued to look edgy at the back, with Pelling struggling to deal with a tricky looking cross that threatened to fall into the back of the net, but despite spilling his catch, he managed to do just enough to prevent the ball crossing over the line. Smith nearly made the game safe with ten minutes of normal time remaining when he raced through and battled with Johnson but, despite emerging with the ball and managing to knock it past the advancing Ceesay on the edge of the area, the Wasps defender recovered superbly to stick to his man and put in a goal-saving challenge. Yet Smith would not be denied his goal and wrapped up the game when he was set free one-on-one with seven minutes remaining and deftly lobbed Ceesay with an exquisite chip that dropped perfectly underneath the crossbar. The points already safe, Smith came close to grabbing his second of the game when he launched another counter as Horsham ran at the Wasps’ defence. With O’Toole tripped during the build-up, referee John Pike waved play on as Smith continued his run at goal alone, and his cross-cum-shot hit the base of the far post, coming back into play just beyond the lurking Hayward.

Horsham: Josh Pelling, Steve Metcalf, Joey Taylor, Joe Shelley, Lewis Hyde (Dean Lovegrove,80), Dylan Merchant, Will Hoare, Charlie Harris, Rob O'Toole, Jack Brivio (George Hayward,60), Tyrell Richardson- Brown (Chris Smith,60) East Grinstead: Sheikh Ceesay, Ollie Boulding (O'shaye Giraud-Hutchinson,80), Karn Miller-Neave, Callum Emptage, Dean Gunner, Ryan Johnson, Abodje Yao, Mitchell Chapman, George Landais, Orlando Smith, Nico Cotton Referee: John Pike Att: 146

Bostik South East Division round-up

League leaders Cray Wanderers are one of just two sides yet to be defeated in all four divisions of the Bostik League this season but their expected easy ride at second-bottom Herne Bay turned into a bit of a struggle before emerging 2-1 winners. Cray had the better of a goalless first half, in which Jay Leader headed against the crossbar, and needed just two minutes of the second period to ease in front through Ben Mundele. Tom Phipp then scored his first senior goal for the club from the penalty spot and although Bay hit back ten minutes from time, with a spot-kick of their own by Jake Embery, they were unable to find an equaliser and ended the match with ten men following the late dismissal of Danny Rumbol. Phoenix Sports remain in second place but eight points now separate them and Cray after Lex Allan's first goal of the season, in the last minute of the match, earned hosts Sittingbourne a share of the spoils at Woodstock Park after Jack Parry's sixty-ninth minute opener for the Sports.

The top four places remain unchanged with Hythe Town and Hastings United both enjoying successful awaydays at the weekend. Hythe were at lowly Three Bridges, who were 4-2 winners at Ashford United last time out, and went ahead two minutes after the interval through Jack Sammoutis. But Bridges didn't lie down and Ibby Akanbi levelled the scores just before the hour only for Zak Ansah to reply for the visitors and Sammoutis added his second on seventy-seven minutes. Connor French gave Bridges feint hope of pulling off a miraculous recovery when he scored a stoppage time penalty but it was too late to effect the result. Hastings travelled to Guernsey on Sunday for their first league game in nearly four weeks and came away with the points, courtesy of Sam Adams' close-range finish, to inflict a sixth successive defeat on the luckless islanders who had earlier been denied by the woodwork with the game goalless. VCD Athletic are up to fifth with a 3-1 home triumph over a Whitstable Town side defending an eight match unbeaten run in all competitions. It was the visitors who took the lead, through an Aiden Enver header, but VCD were back on terms just before the break when Ali Fuseini found the net. Fuseini got his second, midway through the second half and Charlie MacDonald settled matters in stoppage time to make it ten for the season for the former Greenwich striker.

Haywards Heath Town made it six games undefeated in the league with a 4-2 success at Faversham Town, bouncing back after conceding an Ashley Miller goal after just three minutes to take an interval lead through Andrew Dalhouse and Kieran Rowe on the strike of half-time. Danny Walder restored parity from the penalty spot after an hour but Karly Akehurst replied in kind, seven minutes later, and Byron Napper added a fourth goal for the Sussex side who are just one win outside the play-off places. Its three league losses in a row for Greenwich Borough, who remain fourth-bottom after conceding twice to visiting Ramsgate at the DGS Marine Stadium in the first half. Both goals came in a six minute spell, the first through Sam Lawford and the second a Rory Smith effort, and although Greenwich put in a strong second half display, they could muster just the one goal in reply, courtesy of Mo Kamara.

You have to go back to August Bank Holiday Monday to find Ashford United's last win in any competition and that dreadful run continued on Saturday when a solitary goal from Frankie Sawyer earned Sevenoaks Town the win that lifts them above the Nuts & Bolts into twelfth place. Whyteleafe's home match with Thamesmead Town was postponed due to ongoing issues concerning the future of the Kent club.

A Cup 3rd Qualifying Round draw in full

In defence of the middle man – and woman

Sooner or later it crops up during the season….this continuing breach between referees on the one hand and players, fans, and club officials on the other. It is one of the most unsatisfactory, unresolved and unfair issues in the game today. The referee is fair game in these permissive days, more so than ever before. It has gone past the big joke in which the fans doubted his sanity, his eyesight and his ancestry. Few players or club officials, with a more positive stake in results, seldom go for long without joining in the condemnation. He is not professional enough…he picks on the innocent while the guilty get away with it… he cannot keep pace with the modern game.

We've heard it all before, we are hearing it more vehemently now than ever. Referees cannot hit back and too often, when they do their job as they see it, the backing to which they are entitled is not forthcoming. He is not supposed to mind when, before half a dozen players, he is subjected to vilification, his authority flaunted. The gutter minds on the terraces avidly take up the obscene denunciation in song which breaks out on disagreement with his decisions. It is time that somebody took their side. From behind their pints, their TV scripts and their typewriters, from the comfort of their armchairs the critics want our referees a) better trained (physically) b) to become full-time at the job c) to have more ex-players in their ranks d) on higher pay to put them on par with the pricey stars they have to control.

There is an alarming shortage of referees. All junior grades are suffering. Many young men today, who might otherwise be interested, see little future in the long steady grind from the parks and the council pitches which is the natural progression to the top with all that is stacked against them. And the game at top level is largely responsible for souring them. The sight of the referee as whipping-boy for so much that goes wrong on and off the field is no incentive to others to take up such onerous, unsung and ill-rewarding duties. If his authority and standing is constantly being chipped away at the top, how much more quickly is it disappearing in the parks through the callow imitation of the tricks and tantrums of professional playing idols?

We should be thinking of the fellows at the bottom of the pile to ensure that only the best really come out on top. I see referees make mistakes…they still make far fewer than players! And when they err badly they are entitled to our criticism. But they KNOW the rules, a basic fact not often apparent among their critics and, unlike most, have no concern or consequence at the result. The referee's task is becoming tougher all the time by the constant playing-down of his role and his manner of carrying it out. They are blamed for missing intimidation and punishing only retaliation, of stopping the game too often or not often enough to apply the brake when the heat is on. But it isn't the referee who stupidly kicks the ball away in dispute against a free- kick ...or won't retreat the required distance…pinches yards at throw-ins…leans on an opponent in the air…pulls a shirt to stop a rival!

These are the needling, niggling little things he has to sort out many times during a match. They are cloaked as professionalism instead of what they really are – petulance and provocation. The day may dawn when we shall actually hear the same applause for a referee as he leaves the pitch as it is accorded a star player. Many referees have earned such an accolade…and never got it. The more you think of this the more you realise how little we appreciate even their best efforts.

It may surprise some – or none – of you to know that the above was written, not last week, last month, not even last year, but way back in 1968 for November's edition of Charles Buchan's Football Monthly magazine! Advances have been made in the fifty years since, of course, with the advent of goal-line technology, VAR, and professional referees but are we any closer to showing the match officials the respect they deserve? I don't think we are. But this afternoon, and in the future, let us all acknowledge the part played by the selfless men and women without whom we wouldn't have a game.

On that note, we welcome today's match referee Ian Fissenden and his two assistants Joe Mckay and Peter Conn. Have a good game, gentlemen. We hope you enjoy your brief stay with us.

Today's opponents

CORINTHIAN -CASUALS

The Corinthian-Casuals Football Club was formed in 1939 following the merger of the two great amateur sides bearing those names. The Corinthians The Corinthians were founded in 1882 by N.L."Pa" Jackson, Assistant Honorary Secretary of the Football Association, whose aim was to develop a club side capable of challenging Scotland at international level. Within four years, calling on the best amateurs from the public schools and universities, there were nine Corinthians in the England team and twice the national squad consisted of all Corinthian players. The Corinthians went on to challenge some of the top professional teams in the land including, in 1904, beating Manchester United 11-3 which is still the worst defeat in their long history. Corinthians also took Year formed: 1939 football round the world, touring South Africa, Canada, the USA, South Current ground: America and across Europe, including Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Spain, King George's Field, Tolworth Denmark and Germany. In 1910, after a visit to Sao Paulo in Brazil, the locals were so impressed that they founded a Corinthians of their own, Previous leagues: now Corinthians Paulista - one of the most successful clubs in South Spartan League, Combined America. Real Madrid, Leeds United and, some say, the English Counties League National Team play in white shirts partly in tribute to the Corinthians. Spartan League champions: The Casuals The Casuals were founded in 1883 with a membership restricted to the 1985/86 Old Boys of three public schools, Charterhouse, Eton and Westminster, Spartan League Cup winners: although that was soon changed to include all ex-public school and 1994/95 university players. Casuals were a strong force in the early amateur game, coming runners-up in the first FA Amateur Cup Final in 1894, Surrey Senior Cup winners: founder members of the Isthmian League in 1905, first holders of the 1953/54, 2010/11 AFA Senior Cup in 1907, and winners of the Amateur Cup in 1936. Best FA Cup run: Casuals' victory in the Amateur Cup Final came after beating Ilford 2-0 First round: in a replay before 28,000 at West Ham after a 1-1 draw at Crystal 1965/66, 1983/84 Palace. Their success was crowned by a civic reception in Kingston. Corinthian-Casuals Best FA Amateur Cup run: The Corinthian-Casuals Football Club had played only one game when Finalists 1955/56 World War II broke out, though it really wasn’t their fault! Come the recommencement of football in 1945, the club proudly retook its place in Best FA Trophy run: the Isthmian League, were it would remain for another thirty-nine years. Second round 2002/03 In 1956 they reached the FA Amateur Cup Final, drawing 1-1 with Best FA Vase run: Bishop Auckland at a packed Wembley Stadium. The neo-legendary Fifth round 1983/84 north-eastern club won the replay at Middlesbrough 4-1. A year later, another good run in the FA Amateur Cup saw the club reach the semi- Last season: final. After this high point, the club slipped into a long decline, a rare 5th Isthmian League South moment of success seeing them reach the FA Cup 1st Round in Manager: James Bracken 1965/66, where Watford won 5-1. The 1973/74 season was an historic milestone; heralding the end of the amateur. As if in empathy, Last match: Corinthian-Casuals were relegated, for the first time in their history, into Haringey Borough (h) Isthmian League Division Two. There they would stay there until 1978, 23.10.18 Won 3-1 when further relegation to the basement followed a third bottom finish in four years. ground A number of steady seasons were played out before new ground-sharing rules created by the Isthmian Le ague saw the club unceremoniously thrown out in 1983/84. This coming after sixty-five years of continuous membership, and in spite of a fifth place finish, simply because the club’s long nomadic history meant it shared a ground, thus did not have one of its own. Ironically, the year this occurred was the best in quite a while. The club reached the 1st Round of the FA Cup, holding Bristol City to a goalless draw at , before losing 4-0 in the replay. The club also made it to the fifth Round of the FA Vase, the replacement competition for the FA Amateur Cup.

The first season in the Spartan Premier League was a disaster and a second consecutive relegation occurred. The following year the Corinthian-Casuals fortunes took an upturn when they bounced back as champions, remaining in the Premier Division for a further twelve seasons. 1988 was a truly historic year, with the club securing its first ever home ground, merging with the crippled Tolworth FC, thus taking over the running of their facilities. This season also saw the Corinthian-Casuals Tour of Brazil, when legendary Brazilian international, Socrates, donned the famous chocolate and pink colours for a special game. A runners-up berth in 1993 and winning the League Cup in 1995 were the highlights of the Spartan League era, before the club switched to the Combined Counties League in 1996. This was a greatly improved experience. In the first season, a runners-up spot was achieved to at last win back our place in the Isthmian League.

The team’s best finish for many years, fifth in 2000/01, saw them miss promotion by a mere three points. In May the club toured Brazil again, winning the Sao Paulo Athletic Invitation Cup with victories over Paulistano and Sao Paulo AC, though SC Corinthians Paulista’s U21s inflicted a 2-0 defeat.

Season 2006/07 saw the club enjoy the momentous honour of celebrating 125 years of football with a commemorative match at Wembley Stadium. The 2010/11 season was memorable as the club lifted the Surrey Senior Cup for the first time in fifty-seven years when were defeated 2-0 in the final at . This triumph was a fitting tribute to Brian Adamson who stood down as manager at the end of the season. In January 2015, Corinthian-Casuals embarked on an historic tour to Brazil to play the two-time FIFA World Club Champions SC Corinthians Paulista. The match played out in front of 30,000 fans and screened live on two national TV stations. Although the final score was 3-0 to the hosts, Casuals held the professionals to 0-0 for seventy-eight minutes. Corinth won the hearts of many millions of fans in the week spent in Sao Paulo.

That same year, former Sutton United Reserve and Youth Manager James Bracken took charge and propelled the club to their best ever finishes in consecutive seasons. A three point deduction by the FA took Casuals out of the play-off placings however, in his second season, Bracken led Corinth to the play- off final against Dorking Wanderers, drawing 0-0 and missing out through a penalty shoot-out. Fate was to repeat itself in 2017/18 as Casuals once again reached the play-off final, drawing 0-0 and losing again on penalties. However, Bracken’s side finished as the losing finalist with the highest points-per-game average across all Step Four leagues and was therefore promoted to the Bostik Premier. With Bracken now in charge for a fourth season, we look forward with quiet optimism to another year as the eternal underdogs, punching above their weight. The Corinthian-Casuals Football Club continues to take great pride in its rich and glorious history, and still so very much more in its present day standing as the highest ranked amateur club in England.

Some Amazing Facts About Corinthian-Casuals:

 Between 1883 and 1890, fifty-two of the eighty-eight caps awarded against Scotland went to Corinthian players. In fact, in 1894 and 1895, Corinthians fielded the full England side twice… the only club to ever manage this feat.

 Corinthians were the English club to field the first ever Black International player.

 Corinthian-Casuals are the only club to be honoured with a Royal Coat of Arms.

 Corinthian-Casuals are the highest ranked fully amateur team in Senior football. We maintain our original ethos of fair play and good sportsmanship across all levels of football.

 Corinthian-Casuals has nearly 150,000 enthusiastic and avid Facebook followers. That puts the club in the social media site’s top thirty most supported football teams in England, beating many Football League clubs in the process.

Corinthian-Casuals – player profiles

Bradley Comins Bradley was a last minute signing to help alleviate the goalkeeping injury crisis at Casuals. The 6’4” stopper was with current manager James Bracken and a number of players at Sutton United’s successful youth side, having joined from Crystal Palace. Confident and assured, Bradley is set for a bright future.

Jack Tucker Another pacey winger, teenager Jack joins the Casuals from Eastbourne Town where he received Manager’s and Players' Player Of The Season plaudits last year. Jack was a firm fans' favourite at the Saffrons and will undoubtedly be the same at King George’s.

Reece Hannigan 6’4” Reece is an imposing figure in the defensive line. Earned Player Of The Year honours with UHV Jaguars – his University side in Houston, Texas where he was for three years. He’s returned home to his hometown of Sutton and hooked back up with James, his former youth Coach at Sutton United.

Juevan Spencer Wing-back Juevan re-joins Casuals after spending last season with Tooting and United. Now in his second spell at the club, he’s already notched up over two hundred appearances with the Casuals and was part of the squad that played against Corinthians in Brazil in 2015.

Warren Morgan In many supporter’s eyes, Warren is the most impressive right-back to play for the club in years. Lightning pace, quick feet and a calm persona makes Warren a dangerous threat going forward yet a reliable defender when needed. Ridiculously laid back when not on the pitch. Previous clubs include Sutton United and Athletic.

Terry Murray Fans' favourite Terry Murray returned to King George’s in December 2017, having departed the previous summer to Phoenix Sports. A highly capable defender, Terry notched up sixty-two appearances in his first season at Casuals, winning Young Player Of The Year award. Given the nickname Terry Butcher, due to his profession working in his award-winning South London Butcher shop.

Jack Strange Former Sutton United Youth Team Player of the Year, Jack won multiple honours with James Bracken’s youth side, including captaining the U's for their Ryman Champion of Champions win in 2016. His performances at centre-back have earned him ‘Young Player of the Season’ and ‘Supporter’s Player of the Season’ awards.

Gabriel Odunaike An exciting proposition signed by manager James Bracken in 2017 saw this prolific striker help guide Casuals to promotion. ‘Gabs’ has spent time with Welling United and more recently, Walton Casuals where he built up a fine goal-scoring reputation.

Hakeem Adelakun A former Crystal Palace youngster, Hakeem is a powerhouse midfielder who was with Horsham last season. Hakeem has had spells at Margate, Whitehawk, Carshalton Athletic, Lewes and Havant & Waterlooville amongst others.

Max Oldham This pacey Californian can play as a winger on both sides or up front. Played in the USA for a number of years, earning a call-up to the US development side in 2010. Was a star of the 2018 CONIFA World Cup, representing Cascadia in the tournament. Max counts Lewes, Merstham and Grays as previous clubs.

Corinthian-Casuals – player profiles continued

W arren Mfula Warren will go down in Casuals’ history books as the club’s first goal scorer in the Bostik Premier. The 27 year old striker joined in the summer and has fine attacking credentials. He scored 44 goals in one season for Athletic before Dartford snapped him up, where he spent last season.

Josh Uzun So versatile he played in every position for Casuals last season including goalkeeper, producing a Man Of The Match performance after Danny Bracken was injured. If you had a team full of Josh Uzuns, you won’t be far off winning the league. A dead ball specialist whose penalties, free kicks and corners are a commanding part of the Casuals attack. Josh is a product of Leyton Orient’s youth system.

Ben Cheklit Into his third season at Casuals, ‘Cheks’ is the 'real deal'. Starting life with Anderlecht and playing for a number of recognisable Belgium clubs, the pacey midfielder was with James Bracken at Sutton United before moving back to Belgium. Since returning to England, Cheks continues to dance in and out of defences. Got some serious skills on the mic too!

Coskun Ekim ‘Tolworth’s Iniesta’, Coskun (‘Josh’) began his career at Tottenham Hotspur where he had a two-year contract before moving onto Turkish side Trabzonspor. Since returning to the UK, the midfielder has played for the likes of Hayes & Yeading and, most recently, Bishop's Stortford. An intelligent player who knows how to use both feet!

Hamilton Antonio Hamilton joined Casuals at the beginning of the 2017/18 season in order to bolster the midfield, and he certainly achieved that. Hamilton has previously played for Combined Counties side Sutton Common Rovers and had interest from QPR as an eighteen year old. Looking to continually step up and prove himself.

Kevant Serbony A mercurial talent, strong yet skilful, Kevant originally joined Corinth back in 2015 along with Manager James and immediately impressed with his combination of strength and dazzling footwork. Scored a belter of a hat-trick against Redbridge in the FA Trophy. Had a brief spell at Hastings United and Walton Casuals.

Callum McAllister Callum has bided his time, making his way from the reserves to the first team this season. Since gaining his place he’s rarely lost it, making a big impact and winning plenty of plaudits from supporters. Scored a wonder goal on his debut in the Surrey Senior Cup against Merstham in 2016.

Tommy Smith Tommy is into his second spell with the Casuals after re-joining from Chipstead, from where he originally signed in August 2017. A fine defender with a bright future, Tommy can play anywhere across the back line. Counts Whyteleafe as another previous club. Unsurprising that he’s often referred to as Riise, since he resembles the former Liverpool and Norwegian international.

Jordan Clarke Attacking-minded Jordan made an immediate impact on his debut for Casuals back in 2015, scoring a vital winner in the FA Cup. Has made a massive contribution to the side ever since. A crowd-pleaser with his skill and pace, the former Crystal Palace youngster’s goal at Hythe Town came second in a ‘non-league goal of the season’ contest two years ago.

Gil Carvalho Highly rated, Gil Carvalho has joined the Casuals to provide extra bite up top. A product of Tonbridge Angels youth system, Gil can play on either wing. The twenty-one year old started with Sittingbourne last season before moving to Phoenix Sports. Buildbase FA Trophy 1st Qualifying round draw in full

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Kettering Town v Stourbridge

2018/19 Player Sponsorship Scheme launched We are delighted to announce that Horsham FC is now running a player sponsorship scheme for the 2018/19 season. For just £50, supporters will be able to sponsor a player of their choice (subject to availability) and in addition to the warm glow of satisfaction you’ll get from keeping a Horsham player fully kitted out in the yellow and green for the season, you’ll also have:

 - Your name in the list of player sponsors in match programmes  - Your name on the player’s profile on the Club’s website  - An opportunity to have your picture taken with the player you sponsor  - An invitation to a special sponsors’ event at the new Hop Oast stadium (once open)

Should your chosen player subsequently leave the Club, you will have the choice of sponsoring any other available player, or your sponsorship could transfer to whoever replaces him. To sponsor a player (or a member of the management team) this season, please email Paul Osborn at [email protected], call Paul on 07748802424, or speak to any Committee member at a game. Name Position Sponsor Dominic Di Paola Manager Clive Williams Adam Westwood Assistant Manager Neil Richmond Jon Meeney Head Coach Andy McCarthy Goalkeeping Coach Jimmy Punter Coach Steph Apps Physiotherapist Darren Etheridge Kit Man Clive Williams Jack Brivio Midfielder Howard Frogley Charlie Farmer Defender Lee Harding Midfielder Neil Clarke Charlie Harris Midfielder George Hayward Midfielder Will Hoare Midfielder Tim Harrison Lewis Hyde Defender #TB3 and Horsham FC U13 Squad Dean Lovegrove Defender Harrison Jones James McElligott Defender Dylan Merchant Defender Pete Little Steve Metcalf Defender Rob O'Toole Forward Cathy Snow Josh Pelling Goalkeeper Steve Snow Tyrell Richardson-Brown Forward Paul Osborn Joe Shelley Defender Sean Bravery Chris Smith Forward Harvey Sparks Midfielder Joey Taylor Defender Mark Wells Horsham Football Club fixtures 2018/19 Date Opposition Comp F-A Att Scorers Pos 11 Aug SITTINGBOURNE LGE 1-2 195 Smith 14 18 Aug Sevenoaks LGE 2-1 166 Shelley, Harding 9 21 Aug Haywards Heath VT 5-2 112 O'Toole, Richardson-Brown, Landais, Smith 2 - 25 Aug Carshalton Athletic FAC 1-0 274 Harris - - 27 Aug HAYWARDS HEATH LGE 4-5 240 O'Toole, Boswell, Richardson-Brown, Smith 13 01 Sep Whyteleafe LGE 1-3 196 Hyde 13 04 Sep Bracknell Town VT 1-3 175 O'Toole - 08 Sep Corinthian FAC 1-1 118 OG - 12 Sep CORINTHIAN FAC 5-0 124 Harding, Shelley, O'Toole, Smith, Brivio - 15 Sep HERNE BAY LGE 1-0 148 Smith 12 22 Sep HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS FAC 4-3 162 Metcalf, Shelley, O'Toole, Smith - 25 Sep Hastings United LGE 0-2 479 14 29 Sep Bury Town FAT 2-1 270 O'Toole, Richardson-Brown - 02 Oct PHOENIX SPORTS LGE 3-2 122 Hayward, Hoare, Brivio 14 06 Oct POOLE TOWN FAC 1-1 355 Shelley - 09 Oct Poole Town FAC 1-2 381 Sparks - 13 Oct WARE FAT 3-1 103 Hoare, Harris 2 - 20 Oct EAST GRINSTEAD LGE 3-1 146 Taylor, Hoare, Smith 11 27 Oct CORINTHIAN-CASUALS FAT 30 Oct Ramsgate (7.45pm ko) LGE 03 Nov Ashford United LGE 06 Nov Storrington (7.15pm ko) SSC 10 Nov GREENWICH BORO' LGE 17 Nov VCD ATHLETIC LGE 24 Nov Three Bridges LGE 01 Dec WHITSTABLE TOWN LGE 08 Dec Hythe Town LGE 15 Dec CRAY WANDERERS LGE 22 Dec Haywards Heath LGE 01 Jan GUERNSEY LGE 05 Jan Faversham Town LGE 12 Jan WHYTELEAFE LGE 19 Jan Phoenix Sports LGE 26 Jan RAMSGATE LGE 02 Feb East Grinstead Town LGE 05 Feb HASTINGS UNITED LGE 09 Feb VCD Athletic LGE 16 Feb THREE BRIDGES LGE 23 Feb Whitstable Town LGE 02 Mar HYTHE TOWN LGE 09 Mar Cray Wanderers LGE 16 Mar Greenwich Borough LGE 23 Mar ASHFORD UNITED LGE 30 Mar SEVENOAKS LGE 06 Apr Sittingbourne LGE 13 Apr Herne Bay LGE Will Hoare receives his bottle of bubbly after being 20 Apr FAVERSHAM TOWN LGE named Man of the Match versus East Grinstead by 22 Apr Guernsey LGE match sponsor Matt Dale

Home matches in CAPITALS KEY: LGE – Bostik South East Division, VT – Velocity Trophy, FAC – FA Cup, FAT – FA Trophy SSC – Sussex Senior Cup

2018/19 Career totals First team stats Apps Subs Goals Apps Goals Jack Brivio 7 4 2 11 2 Charlie Farmer 2 1 187 21 Lee Harding 9 1 2 10 2 Charlie Harris 15 2 3 21 4 Jack Hartley 1 3 42 3

George Hayward 8 5 1 13 1

Will Hoare 17 1 3 18 3

Adam Hunt 58 1

Lewis Hyde 10 82 9

Scott Kirkwood 85 9

Dean Lovegrove 9 3 16 0 James McElligott 10 1 11 0 Dylan Merchant 6 6 0 Steve Metcalf 15 2 93 8 Rob O'Toole 16 1 6 29 12 Josh Pelling 18 103 0

Tyrell Richardson-Brown 10 7 3 17 3

Joe Shelley 14 4 106 29

Chris Smith 7 5 8 12 8

Harvey Sparks 3 4 1 7 1

Joey Taylor 11 1 1 12 1

Horsham FC – on this day, 1956: Horsham's players had plenty to contemplate on the way home from their longest journey of the season, after going down 10-1 to Bedford Town Reserves. The 'ressies' were strengthened by a number of first team regulars and dominated from start to finish, to the delight of most of the 2,456 crowd. There was some dispute as to whether Staroscik's seventh minute opener had actually crossed the line but Horsham could have few complaints at any of the nine that followed, with goalkeeper Tony Winkworth doing his best to keep the hosts at bay with a string of fine saves. Bedford scored six in the first half alone with Horsham's consolation - from Keith Brister - coming twenty minutes from the end when the score stood at 9-0! It was Horsham's heaviest defeat during their six year stay in the Metropolitan League. Match sponsors 2018/19

Horsham Football Club would like to thank all this season's match & matchball sponsors 11.08.18 Sittingbourne Kevin Borrett Dennis Strudwick 27.08.18 Haywards Heath John Lines Howard Frogley 12.09.18 Corinthian Jeff Barrett Ray & Caroline Farrell 15.09.18 Herne Bay Mark & Angela Butler Nigel Smithers 22.09.18 Heybridge Swifts Sean Bravery & Mark Barrett Sam Borrett 02.10.18 Phoenix Sports Tanbury Garage Blue Stragglers 06.10.18 Poole Town Martin Frogley & Paul William Arnold Matt Dale 13.10.18 Ware Kevin Borrett Domino's Horsham and #HFCYU13 20.10.18 East Grinstead Matt & Jack Dale In memory of Roy Wells 27.10.18 Corinthian-Casuals Horsham FC Stewards Dennis Strudwick 10.11.18 Greenwich Borough David Hillier Matt Dale 17.11.18 VCD Athletic Alan Keary Dennis Strudwick 01.12.18 Whitstable Town HISC HISC 15.12.18 Cray Wanderers Monksgate Business Services Lyla Maj Clarke 01.01.19 Guernsey Horsham FC Committee Dennis Strudwick 12.01.19 Whyteleafe Neil Richmond & Co Sean Bravery 26.01.19 Ramsgate Holly Osborn Pete Tanner 05.02.19 Hastings United Watson Associates Mark Barrett 16.02.19 Three Bridges Simon Edwards Consultancy Jack Everley 02.03.19 Hythe Town Paul Arnold HISC 23.03.19 Ashford United 'Patricia' Rae Mark Barrett 30.03.19 Sevenoaks Town Tanbury Garage Saint Agnes 20.04.19 Faversham Town Jim Rae Oscar Kent

Despite suggestion that interest from third parties might have given them a stay of execution, we have received confirmation from the league this week that Thamesmead Town have been placed into liquidation. Mead's results will be expunged from the records, meaning that Horsham's final match of the season will now be the away trip to Guernsey on Monday 22nd April. Burgess Hill Town have confirmed that manager Ian Chapman has left the club. Chapman, whose tenure included a record breaking promotion from the South Division and some memorable FA Cup and FA Trophy runs, which included away victories over Sutton United and Aldershot Town, offered his resignation after an eight-nil hammering at Bognor Regis Town on 2nd October, and since then has been on gardening leave whilst Chairman Kevin Newell considered whether to accept it. In the interim, caretaker-managers Simon Wormull and John Rattle have steered the side to two wins, two draws and a narrow defeat to Wingate and Finchley. The Hillians are currently bottom of the Premier Division. Craig Lewington has been appointed manager at South Central Division strugglers Molesey, replacing Sean Booth who left the Surrey club last week. Lewington, son of former Fulham midfielder and England assistant-manager Ray, took charge of the side before last Saturday's match at Bedfont Sports that saw the Moles end a run of four successive league defeats with a 1-1 draw. Premier Division Merstham has announced a new commercial partnership with Earlswood Homes, an award-winning property development company. The commercial partnership arrangement is for a three- year period and will begin immediately. The partnership will include a range of advertising and promotional activities, as well as local community initiatives. Haringey Borough will be the sole flag bearers for the Bostik League in the 1st round of the Emirates FA Cup after being drawn at home to AFC Wimbledon. It is the first time that Borough, who defeated Horsham's conquerors Poole Town 2-1 last Saturday, have ever reached this stage of the competition and they were spared the tension of Monday night's draw after their number was pulled out first. The draw for the 3rd round of the Velocity Trophy is full of ifs, buts, and maybes with a number of 2nd round ties still to be played but arguably the stand-out tie, certainly from a Sussex perspective, is Worthing versus Hastings United, provided the sides can get past Tonbridge Angels and Merstham respectively first

HALF-TIME QUIZ: England manager Gareth Southgate

1. For which club did Gareth Southgate make his Football League debut? 2. With which two clubs did he gain League Cup winners' medals? 3. Who was the England manager that gave Southgate his first senior international cap in 1995? 4. What was significant about his appearances for England v Luxembourg (1998) and South Africa (2003) 5. The finals of how many tournaments did Southgate appear in for England? 6. His final appearance as a player came in the 2006 UEFA Cup Final played between which two teams? 7. Which football club gave Southgate his first managerial role? 8. Whom did he replace as manager of the England senior team? 9. Prior to Southgate's England reaching the World Cup semi-finals this summer, in which two years had that feat previously been achieved? 10. A total of how many matches did Southgate play in his club career? 438, 538 or 638? answers on next page

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Crystal Palace 2.Aston Villa (1996), Middlesbrough (2004) 3.Terry Venables 4.He scored his only senior senior only his scored 4.He Venables 3.Terry (2004) Middlesbrough (1996), Villa 2.Aston Palace Crystal 1. Down with the kids – a round up from Horsham Youth

There was heartache for the U11s last Sunday as they lost out on winning the Arun & Chichester League Emerald Cup on penalties, following a 2-2 draw with Worthing Minors. The two sides were forced to play- off for the trophy after completing their programme with identical records and, having drawn 0-0 the week before, another tense tussle was anticipated. The match produced some of the best grassroots football you're likely to see at this level, with Dan Baxter giving the Hornets a tenth minute lead and Tom Wythers hitting a post soon after. Minors forced an equaliser before the break and went ahead within minutes of the restart, only for substitute Will Keeling to make it 2-2 with seven minutes left to play. Dan might have won it when he hit an upright in the dying moments but after an additional twenty minutes of extra-time failed to produce any more goals, the match had to be decided on spot-kicks and it was the home side that came out the winners by four to three. The entire Horsham performance was a credit to the club and their coaches, while both teams were commended by officials from the Arun & Chichester league for an exceptional football match.

Lewis Hyde was among the spectators as the U13s travelled down to Chichester City, looking to extend their unbeaten run to seven games, and the Hornets' first team defender was full of praise for the lads as they ran in eleven unanswered goals. They started brightly, despite illness and injury, passing the ball around nicely during the early stages and it was a good ball through to Zachary Jeanes who fired home the opening goal. With the ball being played down the flanks, Luke Harrison headed home for Horsham and the next goal came from a Horsham corner with Zach flicking the ball past the Chichester ‘keeper for his second of the match. With Horsham finding good space wide, Luke scored his second with another good header and then, with half-time approaching, the Hornets grabbed a fifth when Rylan Shickell smashed the ball home. There was no let-up after the break, with Cameron Cox firing a free-kick high over the ‘keeper and under the bar for Horsham’s sixth. The young Hornets’ seventh was a very good team goal, from ‘keeper, through defence and midfield onto the run of Nathan Jones who glided into the box to fire home. Cameron grabbed his second of the game with a good run and through ball to make it 8-0 before a Chi defender headed a free-kick from Zach into his own net. Another good corner saw Cameron complete his hat-trick to take the visitors into double figures, with Zach grabbing his third by calmly slotting home in the final minutes. Delighted manager Paul Brown said "We controlIed the game from the start and did not let up. It was also a great surprise to have Lewis Hyde on the sidelines to cheer the boys on, and an honour and a pleasure to have team photos with him after the match. Many thanks from the boys, coaches and parents”

The U14 Greens made the trip to Rustington for a bottom of the table clash with the Otters and were up against it from the moment the hosts took a fourth minute lead. A second goal followed soon after before the match settled down and the Hornets took the game to their opponents, with Bradley Bagnall putting an effort just wide, only for Rustington to add a third before half-time. The Hornets put in an improved showing after the break and reduced the deficit inside four minutes when Sam McMinn-Waller battled well to set up Finley Bagnall to shoot low under the 'keeper. Horsham were now playing with more intensity and using the space on the pitch better but Rustington survived the fightback and, after Matt Range had produced a terrific block to stop a likely goal, the Otters made it 4-1. Dan Woodward was then denied by the home goalkeeper but it was a rare chance for the Hornets, who were tiring under the relentless Otters pressure and struggled to retain possession of the ball. Number five followed from a corner, resulting from lax marking, and it took a good save from Louis Masters to prevent Rustington from scoring again from a three on one break. But then a catalogue of mistakes across the back line saw three more goals hit the Horsham net to give a final score of Rustington Otters 8 Horsham 1.

The matches involving the U12s and U14 Amber were postponed as their opponents were unable to raise a side.

Forthcoming matches: Sunday 28th October U12 v Worthing United Youth (a) Arun & Chichester League Division A U13 v Barnham Trojans Blue (h) Arun & Chichester League Division A * U14 Amber v Bognor Regis Town Youth (a) Arun & Chichester League Division A U14 Green v Chichester City Youth (a) Arun & Chichester League Division A *10am kick-off, Southwater Leisure Centre

Through the lens – Horsham v East Grinstead Town

Photographs by John Lines

My first time

Warning – this article contains references to both Crawley and Arsenal! In the spotlight this afternoon is cycling enthusiast Chris Holmes, who tells us of his first introduction to the Hornets and how he was subsequently saved from a life of misery and suffering watching football at the Emirates Stadium!

My first Horsham game was on 19th November 2005 but ahead of that I’d been talking to my wife, Wendy, about the prospect of taking my boys Alex and Kieran (aged nine and seven at the time) to watch a game at Crawley Town. I had already taken Alex, and my daughter Beth, to Highbury to watch Arsenal, a lifelong passion of mine, and Kieran would follow in January 2006 (on a day, incidentally, we encountered the Lardy Boys themselves, on their train back from Dover!) but the rising cost of Premiership football meant we had to look elsewhere for our 'live' matches. My wife had suggested a trip to our home town club, Horsham, rather than Crawley, but I had taken the alternative view (nothing new there!), eager to follow a local team out of non-League and into the Football League.

I scanned the forthcoming fixtures and, seeing an FA Cup tie coming up, I selected the 4th Qualifying Round tie against Braintree at The Broadfield Stadium. My love for the FA Cup had started in the early 1970s, when my Grandmother bought me the FA Cup Final programmes from her local Kilburn newsagent and saved them for me each year. Crawley, then in the Conference, started very brightly and could easily have had two or three goals but, after about fifteen minutes, Braintree scored against the run of play with a speculative shot that crept into the corner with the goalkeeper shepherding the ball round the post. From then on, Crawley simply turned to 'route one' football, hitting hopeful long balls up to their big centre forward Stuart Douglas. Dreadful football and without success as they crashed out of the Cup to lower league opposition.

In the weeks that followed, and as a coach of Kieran’s Roffey Robins Under 8s, some Kids Go Free vouchers came through my door for the Horsham versus Banstead Athletic Ryman League Division One game at Queen Street on that life-changing day, thirteen years ago. It was a perfect opportunity to watch our home town team and one that, a little to my surprise, nearly all the Roffey Robins boys in my team were happy to join in with. The scene was set for a trip to watch a 'proper game' of live football, and for some of those boys it would be their first.

After two wins in the morning for Roffey Robins against Heron Way, 4-3 and 5-1, (goal scorers available on request!) we met outside the wonderful old Queen Street ground. As the boys chatted excitedly amongst themselves, within the ranks of the on-looking parents I got a sense of “what is this I have let myself in for?” Admittedly I can’t remember too much about the game itself, other than the fact that Horsham were able to grab a win (2-0 as it turns out, with Gary Charman scoring both) in front of a reasonable crowd – many of whom were children and, like my own team, possibly visiting a non-league ground for the first time. Also present was a big friendly, furry hornet mascot known as Howie, who made friends with lots of the boys and, who we discovered later, was also making his Queen Street debut.

The game, the ground, the atmosphere, Howie, Horsham’s style of play? I don’t know, but something about the trip must have provided a special moment for some of those boys and some of the parents present, as many of them have returned to Queen Street, and then made the transformation to Gorings Mead, via Worthing, and on to Lancing many times during the subsequent years. Indeed, five of us were at this season’s Corinthian FC FA Cup replay.

There have certainly been many highlights. Notably of course, the extraordinary FA Cup run to Swansea in 2007, where I was lucky enough to be present at all eight games. The last-minute comeback winner against Bury Town, celebrated “Klinsmann style” in front of Alex and his three excited mates, my daughter Beth acquiring Lewis Taylor’s ‘lucky’ pink, stripy under sock after the penalty shoot-out against Wimbledon, Nigel Brake’s wonder goal against Maidenhead, and Stuart Myall supplying the crowd with baseball caps in the pouring rain ahead of the Swansea game.

But there have been other highlights along the way: our first away trip (to Leatherhead) in 2005, watching Alex lead the team out as mascot against Margate in 2006, witnessing the Lardy Boys building stacks of lard on opposition dug-outs, the Council meeting where permission was granted for the new ground to go ahead (hoorah to Billy Greening!), the New Year’s Day victory at Lewes in 2017, and the two FA Cup victories this season against Carshalton Athletic and Heybridge Swifts.

In pursuance of further FA Cup glory, I signed up for the supporters coach to Poole Town in October and that proved to be another highlight . Travelling with the players and management team as well as fellow supporters and, on the way home, chatting to the players, notably Rob O’Toole about his shot against the crossbar, and to Jeff and Mark Barrett, while we waited for McDonalds at the M27 Rownhams Services, was undoubtedly a special, if slightly surreal, moment. Travel on the supporters’ coach is something to be recommended for sure.

I am always so impressed with the support provided by the Lardy Boys, other regular supporters and committee members/stewards/volunteers who may be less vociferous but equally committed, and their self-effacing support of the team; unique and humorous (and clean) songs and chants, and very often making up a good deal more than half of attendances at away grounds. A mention too for the excellent programme editor Mark Wells, doing a great job now, super-speedy match reporter Matt Dale, the photos by John Lines and video cameramen past and present.

But I think the thing that I love most of all about watching Horsham has been the accessibility to the players, management teams, directors of the Club and Committee members over the years that has provided a real sense of belonging to an organisation that I now follow so closely, often relying on the truly excellent Twitter updates to keep in touch with games. Most of this is just something that those kids back in 2005 won’t get close to whilst watching their favourite Premiership teams. I'm really looking forward to the new era that awaits at our new ground back in the town next season.

It would be nice to end with a bit of music or one of the Lardy’s favourite songs, not easy on the printed page, so let’s imagine La Marseillaise, and remember that great player from the not too distant past…. ”EDDIE FRENCH”. Of all the great songs, that has to be my favourite. And by the way, whisper it quietly round here, I have been back to Crawley Town since - not often – but it will always be the yellow and the greens for me!

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Images: The programme for Chris' first Horsham match and his collection of match tickets from the 2007 FA Cup run

Horsham line-up v Banstead Athletic, 19th November 2005 (Attendance: 716) Gary Elliott, Tom Graves, Ian Payne, Eddie French, Andy Howard, Andy Walker, Lee Carney, Florian Mateos, Jamie Taylor, David Flemming, Gary Charman Subs: Leo Day, Dominik Hudak, James Cant, Carlo Castrechino, Simon Berry Goalscorer: Charman (22,31)

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On this day….

939 King Æthelstan, regarded by historians as the first king of England, dies. Thirty years of age when he came to the throne in 924, he wasn't crowned until September 925 and, once York was conquered in 927, he became the first Anglo-Saxon ruler of the whole of England. During his reign, Æthelstan centralised government and more legal texts survive from his reign than from any other 10thcentury English king. They show his concern about widespread robberies, and the threat they posed to social order. No other West Saxon king played as important a role in European politics as Æthelstan, and he arranged the marriages of several of his sisters to continental rulers

1904 The first line on the New York City Subway system opens with over

150,000 passengers carried on the first day, at a fare of $0.05. During the 1970s and 80s, the subway suffered from graffiti, and crime was rampant, leading passenger figures to drop to 1910 levels but now, operating throughout the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx, some 5.7million passengers are carried on any given weekday, making it one of the world's most used metro systems. The network suffered major disruption as a result of the Twin Towers atrocity in 2001 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, in which several tunnels were flooded. Out of the 472 stations on the Subway network, 470 of them are served 24hrs a day.

1957 Dubbed one of the most gifted English footballers of his generation,

Glenn Hoddle was born this day in Hayes, Middlesex. A Tottenham Hotspur fan since the age of eight, he was invited to train with the club on the recommendation of Spurs legend Martin Chivers and joined as a junior when he

was twelve, signing as an apprentice two years later. Capped at England youth level, Hoddle made his Spurs first team debut as a substitute in a 2-2 draw at Norwich City in August 1975 but had to wait until the following February to make his first competitive start, scoring in a 2-1 success at Stoke City. Although Spurs were relegated the following season, Hoddle was instrumental in helping them to an immediate return to the first division in 1978 and, a year later, he made a goal-scoring debut for the England senior side versus Bulgaria. Voted the PFA Young Player of the Year in 1980, Hoddle went on to win FA Cup and UEFA Cup winners medals and played in the 1982 and 1986 World Cup Finals.

In 1987, with 490 appearances to his name, he elected to move to Monaco whom he helped win the Ligue 1 title and was voted Best Foreign Player in French football. A knee injury curtailed his career and he returned to the UK to manage struggling Swindon Town, miraculously overturning their fortunes and

taking them into the Premier League, prompting Chelsea to successfully offer him the role as their player-manager. He led the Blues to the FA Cup final in his first season and to the semi-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup a year later before his attractive brand of attacking football earned him the call from his country, replacing Terry Venables in the England hot seat.

Despite enjoying a 60% success rate, and having qualified for the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 finals, he was sacked for expressing his controversial views on disabled people. A year later he was back in club management at only to return to Spurs as manager in 2001 where he remained for just over two years before being sacked after, ironically, a 3-1 loss to Southampton! His final managerial role came at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2004 but, having failed to meet the club's expectations of leading them into the

Premier League, he was sacked. Hoddle now divides his time between his own Football Academy, that aims to get former Premier League and Football League Championship scholars back into professional football, and his media work for ITV and BT Sport. In total, Hoddle made 690 career appearances and scored 144 goals.

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